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  1. The New Ventures of the ICC

    The International Cricket Council or The ICC as it is known by its popular acronym has in the past few years two main jobs. 1. To follow the BCCI meekly in whatever it says or does; and 2...

    Written by rohini iyer about about 12 hours ago 1 comments

  2. Mumbai & The Mets

    I doubt many of you read The Guardian but I thought this was kind of cool perspective. (Excerpts below). Personally I feel the whole Piazza as hero thing has been way overblown (the dude hit ...

    Written by Mets Police about about 10 hours ago 0 comments

  3. Australia Recommence Winning Ways

    Recording an impressive 2-0 series win against New Zealand, Australia restored cricketing maxim, but the real test will be against the incoming South Africans...

    Written by James Mortimer about 1 day ago 0 comments

  4. The World Beyond Inspiring Words

    Everyone who believes that the English tour continuing would ‘send a strong message to the terrorists’ and ‘express solidarity with the Indians’ has to be complemented ...

    Written by Apoorv Singhal about 2 days ago 1 comments

  5. Cricket: Terrorism Threatens India’s Hegemony

    Any discussion on whether England should continue their tour to India needs to consider the following points: the team had been staying in the Taj Mahal hotel the week before...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about 2 days ago 4 comments

  6. Terror and Sport: Will England Return to India?

    Following the horrific terrorist attacks in Mumbai this week the England cricket team face a monumental decision on whether to return to India to play cricket or not. The England team returned on Saturday to consider their options...

    Written by Colin Mehigan about 3 days ago 2 comments

  7. ASBOS For Australian Cricket?

    Will Anti-Social Behavior Orders (ASBOS) Reform Australian Cricket ? There are plenty of bad jokes around about Australia's heritage and history as a penal colony...

    Written by Greg Smith about 5 days ago 1 comments

  8. Cricketers: Sportsmen Or Supermen?

    Almost every sport played at the professional level has a definite season charted out before it. This in turn acts as a pre-determined timetable before the players such that they have a perfect balance of active and passive work life...

    Written by rohini iyer about 6 days ago 0 comments

  9. The Future Looks Bright for India

    With the Indian Cricket Team starting to come to the forefront of the cricketing world, people are paying more attention to the talent available to them...

    Written by James Tucker about 7 days ago 0 comments

  10. Cricket For Dummies: A Footballer's Guide

    Cricket is a sport. Like football. It’s not hard to understand, but for those who never watch it can be about as fun as chemistry class (that is, if you’re not a nerd). Teams, points and stumps...

    Written by Michelle Alves about 7 days ago 25 comments

  11. Duckworth-Lewis Method: Cricket Fair Play Or Another Complication?

    In football, you see the players out on the ground, no matter what. Be it rain, storm or snow. Cricket, isn’t as rough. It’s a tiring game no doubt and sure does test your stamina...

    Written by Michelle Alves about 8 days ago 16 comments

  12. Aussies In Transition: The Decline of The Best

    Since the 2006/07 Ashes series the Australians have lost many key players and it seems that this is finally starting to hit back at them...

    Written by James Tucker about 9 days ago 1 comments

  13. Could Offensive Slogan Reignite West Indies Cricket?

    The social order in the ‘British’ Caribbean was carved out of slavery in the period 1650-1838. Its main industry was sugar; its ownership was British, and workforce African...

    Written by Jon Gemmell about 9 days ago 2 comments

  14. Who's After Gilchrist?

    What does "wicket-keeping" mean?Wicket-keeping is a task for which players are barely praised even though they show some praiseworthy performance, but if they make any mistake they are criticized much and blamed by the fans...

    Written by Fardeen Islam about 11 days ago 3 comments

  15. Cricketing Captains: Leading From the Front

    Cricket might be played with 11 players, but the one person who is responsible for making or breaking a team is the captain...

    Written by rohini iyer about 11 days ago 12 comments

  16. Mr. Gavaskar: Please BURY That Hatchet

    Maybe am left centrist in my values, but I have always had a problem with Sunny Gavaskar. Make no mistake, barring the 36 not out (in 60 overs), he was and still continues to be one of the most successful batsmen in the history of the game...

    Written by Long John Silver about 13 days ago 32 comments

  17. Indian Heat Too Hot to Handle for the English Boys?

    After the success against the Australians in the five match Border-Gavaskar test series, the Indian Cricket team is giving its fans more and more reasons to smile...

    Written by rohini iyer about 16 days ago 7 comments

  18. Time to Celebrate Test Cricket's Diversity

    I have been quite surprised to read the obituaries for test cricket that have been penned by numerous distinguished commentators. Apparently the 8-1 field that MS Dhoni set on the third morning of the final test was the proverbial nail in the coffin...

    Written by Abhilash Mudaliar about 18 days ago 0 comments

  19. Australian Backlash Looming In The Horizon

    India winning and retaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy by defeating the Australians 2-0 has raised speculations and questions among cricket buffs that the Australian might is on the way of perishing...

    Written by rohini iyer about 20 days ago 8 comments

  20. Is it a Change of Gaurd at the Helm in Cricket?

    Change, it is said is the only thing that is constant. Australian cricket 'seemed’ to defy it. From the time Steve Waugh took over from Taylor, there was but one team at the top. In soccer it was the Brazilians before the Italians...

    Written by Nikhil BUSY at COLLEGE about 21 days ago 20 comments

  21. History of South African Sport: VI. Cricket

    Cricket came to South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars and with the British forces occupying South Africa. The first match recorded was in 1808 in Cape Town between two service teams, for a prize of one thousand rix-dollars...

    Written by Tim Oates about 23 days ago 3 comments

  22. Gilchrist, Ponting, and The Racism Accusation at Sydney

    I guess it is not remarkable that books by players who participated in the series in Australia earlier this year discuss the events surrounding the Sydney Test Match in detail...

    Written by Kartikeya Date about 25 days ago 9 comments

  23. Stanford, A Stepping Stone To The Future

    Cricket is about to embark on a brave new world and will have to face up to the ravages of riches that come hand in hand with fame and fortune...

    Written by David Kifford about 27 days ago 0 comments

  24. Kevin Pietersen's Brave New Era

    Alas, the English cricketing summer is over. Well, at least, the internationals are over—the county season and the Pro40 Leagues are still to be fought over...

    Written by Mark Tilley about 27 days ago 0 comments

  25. AB De Villiers: Is He The Next Jonty Rhodes?

    Diving catches, quick pick-ups, and direct throws at the wickets, AB de Villiers is one of South Africa's premier fielders and middle order batsman...

    Written by Zaakir Hoosen about 27 days ago 3 comments