The eventual margin of defeat flattered India. But for Shane Watson’s predictable full tosses outside off stump and Peter Siddle bizarrely opting to go round the wicket, they wouldn’t have got so close, and an undeserved victory would have brushed under the carpet shoddy attention to basics. Credit to Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar for [...]...
I have been reading a lot today. As I was reading, I just realised how timeless Indian cricket had been, apart from knowing how a certain Marquee can offend a person. I also read a great congratulatory for Pakistan on the T20 win, and add to that a sincere bashing of MSD’s tactics. I capped off my knowledge acquisition by finding out what a Characters XI would look like. To cut a long story ...
I was tempted to add another "he bangs" to the two above, but I decided to spare you the overkill. What is the difference between the pace men representing India and Australia in the this 7 match ODI series? For one, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Doug Bollinger are at least 10 km/h faster than their Indian counterparts. Second, they manage to get life out of the deadest of wickets. How? They ...
I’ve compiled a list of all the (Fast/Fast medium/Medium Fast/PK speed) bowlers in the World who would walk into an Indian T20 first XI. Feel free to add more names into the list...Australia: I’m trying to think of a bowler who actually won’t get selected. That’s a toughie. Well here goes. Dirk Nannes, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait, Ryan Harris, Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle,...
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