Are breathtaking innings all about how many sixes are hit and how few balls are faced?
Ross Taylor’s 81-ball hundred against Australia wouldn’t even be half as good as Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball IPL hundred if that were the case. Clearly, it’s all about context.
A DLF Maximum is commonplace. In Twenty20, batsmen are obliged to score very [...]
Starts in a couple hours, and has the potential to be either really entertaining or a snoozefest. We’ve seen some great cricket in the last few weeks, so groundsman permitting, this should be fun to watch.
Here are the squads, with the likely XI in bold:
India: MS Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-capt), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendu...
The Kiwis.
They may have lost a lot of games and series, including a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Bangladesh, but come World Cup time, they’re back as the eternal underdogs/dark horses. The batting, while inconsistent, is packed with quality game-changers, that looked like being in some form against Pakistan. The bowling was sort of harmless, but then they were playing on some pretty flat p...
Luck was riding on the side of Birthday Boy Ross Taylor, who made full use of it to score a spectacular 131 and ensured New Zealand a fighting total of 302 against Pakistan at Pallekele (Kandy). Taylor, who turned 27 … Continue reading →
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