Monthly Archives: February 2009

India as Usual in New Zealand

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Krishna

If anyone was expecting the Indian team to be behaving different on this tour of New Zealand, they would have been disappointed, but not surprised. If India was Australia’s Final Frontier, then New Zealand is India’s Collective Train Wreck. Not … Continue reading →

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The New Australian Team

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Krishna

Australia have made a confident start to their effort to regain the No.1 Test ranking from South Africa by first posting an above-average Wanderers score of 466 and then reducing the South Africans to 85 for 3. The Test could … Continue reading →

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Ewan Chatfield and Money in Cricket

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Krishna

Ewen Chatfield played 43 Tests and over 100 one-dayers for New Zealand, forming a lethal opening bowler combination with Richard Hadlee. He gained fame in the most painful way, hit in the head by a deflected ball from Peter Lever. … Continue reading →

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New IPL Schedule

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Krishna

We had to make some changes to the IPL schedule based on the latest updates from the governing bodes. Please check the 2009 IPL schedule here. Also updated information about the venues and timings. A team-by-team calendar is also coming … Continue reading →

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Triple Century-Makers in Cricket Tests

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Krishna

Younis Khan, playing the captain’s knock of a lifetime, scored a triple century to help Pakistan avoid a follow-on against Sri Lanka and overhaul the enormous Lankan total of 644/7. While the pitch is a graveyard for bowlers, fast and … Continue reading →

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Don Bradman’s Stance

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Krishna

One interesting peculiarity of how Don Bradman stood at the crease was to place his bat between his feet rather than behind the rear foot, as most players do. If I am correct, the only other batsman I have seen … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s Miserable World Cup Luck

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Krishna

South Africa must be the unluckiest, star-crossed team in the World Cup competitions, this despite the fact that they missed out on the first four Cups because of the apartheid boycott. New Zealand lags a distant second with their frequent … Continue reading →

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Australian Cricket’s Biggest Problem

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Krishna

In one word, “bowling”. Take a look at the runs per wicket for each innings in the last few matches by Australia (in reverse chronological order): Test #1904: 32.70, 27.20 (v SA) Test #1902: 45.90, 183.00 (v SA) Test #1899: 28.10, … Continue reading →

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IPL Schedule and Calendar for 2009

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Krishna

Here is the IPL schedule in a convenient calendar format. Here is the key BAN = Bangalore Royal Challengers KOL = Kolkata Knight Riders PUN = Kings XI Punjab CHE = Chennai Super Kings DEC = Deccan Chargers MUM = … Continue reading →

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Village Cricket Tips

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Krishna

Sports Dictionary has some good tips on how to captain your village (or town) cricket team: Make sure you have 11 players on the field at the start of play! Give priority in selection to those who come to nets … Continue reading →

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