Not reading or writing a cricket blog. There’s this interview, Mr IPL just gave, according to which, his mistress, the IPL, is worth $ 1.65 billion. That’s US dollars not Zimbabwe dollars. In Zim dollars, it would be…forget it, unfathomable.Now think about it seriously, if you’re here, it means you have more than a passing interest in cricket. It also means, that you may not be a player â€...
Dilshan swat sweeps Vettori for four; that pleased me immensely. At that precise moment I was able to address my warped relationship with Vettori. Now Dan plays for the Delhi Daredevils, at least he thinks he does – turns up year after year at the IPL. Throws up in IPL1, plays a game or two, barely, keeps Amit Mishra out. Then IPL2, where he plays again, keeps Mishra out, again, and gets smashed...
Dale Steyn might think the IPL was a paid holiday but it’s time the IPL franchises found a way to earn the return on their overseas investments. It’s time to bring back the supersub so that the owners don’t throw money at cricketers who do nothing but carry drinks and give interviews during games. The crowds will get to see better cricket and that’s always good for the game...
Although I prefer to celebrate the achievements of the power hitters, the stump assassins and the crazily airborne boundary riders, there comes a time when we have to man up and admit that not everyone pulled their weight in this year’s IPL.That time has come. It is here.Not all of the players on my list were total disasters - some of them even turned in match-winning performances. Others we...
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