Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Incredibly Shrinking Ravi Bopara

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Krishna

From Zero to Hero to Absolutely Freezing Zero in just a few short months. Here is Ravi Bopara’s Test career to date: 8, 34, 0, 0, 0, 104, 143, 108, 35, 1, 18, 27, 23, 1, 0 And now he … Continue reading →

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The Sad Plight of New Zealand Cricket

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Krishna

New Zealand slumped to another miserable Test defeat against the Sri Lankans. I don’t know if you can call a 2-0 defeat in a 2-Test series a whitewash, but that is exactly what happened. At no point in either match … Continue reading →

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Make Ireland a Test Team

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Krishna

Zimbabwe became a Test team after winning a match against England in the 1992 World Cup. Bangladesh became a Test team after winning a match against Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup. Ireland beat Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup, … Continue reading →

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Why It is Difficult to Respect Sri Lankan Players

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Krishna

99.94 has some praise for Thilan Samaraweera who has notched his second century of the series. Samaraweera’s average stands at 52.25, a figure that would find him a place among the great batsmen of all time. That is, if he … Continue reading →

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Ashes Predictions in the Dust

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Krishna

Like Ducking Beamers did, I took a look back at my Ashes predictions. It was not a happy experience as I got most of them wrong. Surprisingly though, I got 4 out of 5 Test results right, the only one … Continue reading →

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Homer Quits Blogging

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Krishna

Homer has had enough of dead pitches and predictable Test series: Because I cannot be bothered anymore. What point pontificating about the game when the outcome of a marquee series can be predicted so far in advance? What point talking … Continue reading →

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Should Hussey Be Retained After His Century?

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Krishna

Everyone is talking about how Michael Hussey, a la Hayden 2005, has saved his career with a century in an Oval Test. And that may very well be the case, as the Australian Board may give him a few more … Continue reading →

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England Win the Ashes

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Krishna

Incredible as the title seems, that is what happened today as England won by 197 runs, after bowling out a sometimes obstinate Australia. A few weeks ago, such a result would have been unthinkable as Australia seemed to have overcome … Continue reading →

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Surprising Disintegration for Sri Lanka

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Krishna

Maybe a few years later, someone looking up the stats on Cricinfo would see this Pakistani tour of Sri Lanka and note how Pakistan lost the Test and ODI series and won the one-off Twenty20 match. If they don’t look … Continue reading →

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A Weird ODI Series Comes to an End

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Krishna

Pakistan win the final ODI match against Sri Lanka, thus ending the series at a respectable 2-3. This after losing the series by the third match. Like the Test series, it is difficult to figure out which the better team … Continue reading →

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