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Review, referral, reappeal

Jul 24 2008, 06:17 AM |     0 Comments
The first ever reviews (read "legalised challenges") of umpiring decisions in Test cricket has taken place. And Sri Lanka have piled up over 400 runs with 3 century scorers . Jagadish has a few suggestions, including a novel way of handling...
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Rethinking Headingley and battling Lanka

Jul 22 2008, 05:41 AM |     0 Comments
As England try to regroup after being thrashed at Headingley, the recriminations and rethinking is everywhere. Here's Will on what to do with Broad . And part of King Cricket's tongue in cheek proposal : Buoyed by their mind-addling repast, the...

Taking Mendis out for a spin

Jul 21 2008, 05:38 AM |     4 Comments
Terry Jenner and Guddappa Viswanath are among the chorus of voices on Ajantha Mendis. Jenner is surprised that Mendis does not have a stock ball : "Mendis needs to develop the stock ball which is very essential for leg break bowlers. When I heard...
Twenty 20 Blog

Singh the King???

Jul 22 2008, 01:24 PM |     1 Comments
With the test series between India and Sri Lanka starting tomorrow, it is slated as a clash between the spin giants. If Sri Lanka will be betting on mastery of Murali and mystery of Mendis, India will surely rely on the accuracy of Anil Kumble and aura...

Test vs ODI!!!

Jul 17 2008, 11:01 AM |     0 Comments
One of the most common positives emanating out of ODIs are, they have made test cricket more exciting and result oriented. More and more tests are ending in four days and even if there are draws, they are not as boring as they used to be earlier. In the...
 

Partners in the middle!!!

Jul 10 2008, 12:14 PM |     2 Comments
After the madness of IPL and 2 consecutive ODI series, the Sri Lankan tour of Team India will bring back the so called old magicians into the business. If the ODI team could not hold their front against the Lankan’s spinners, the same spinners will be...
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Iron Maiden pads up!

Jul 10 2008, 07:10 PM |     0 Comments
Looks like even Iron Maiden could not escape cricket on his Indian tour!
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Mayanti Langer - From soccer to cricket

Jun 20 2008, 05:04 PM |     0 Comments
Once a football anchor on Zee Sports, Mayanti Langer has switched to cricket. This Punjabi 21 year old was the only student in Sriram School, New Delhi, to play football. Soon, she became the lead coordinator at the Girls’ Football League at the Indian...

From Channel [V] to Extra Cover - Archana Vijay

Jun 20 2008, 04:54 PM |     0 Comments
Supermodel, VJ, and now Cricket Anchor Archana Vijay, interviewed Virender Sehwag just before the start of play on the day he went on to score his triple century. She has that effect on people. Archana Vijay's life changed overnight after winning...
USA Cricketer Blog

Playing Youth Cricket in USA - Ups and Downs

Jul 22 2008, 01:56 PM |     3 Comments
By Mike Makin - A concerned parent A month in the life of Michigan Cricket Academy provides a vivid illustration of the highs and lows faced by young cricketers and their coaches, reinforcing many of the points made in Dreamcricket’s article on the first...

USACA - A review of the first 100 days

Jul 22 2008, 12:38 PM |     0 Comments
Last week marked the 100th day of the election of the current USACA administration. Although new USACA administration was not expected to fire away on all engines immediately, there have been a few outward signs of progress - the national tournaments...

High level cricket coaching arrives in USA

Jul 13 2008, 03:33 PM |     0 Comments
''America Can Provide Next Twenty 20 Playground'' With the completion of the inaugural session of the DreamCricket Academy, DreamCricket.com has taken yet another small step in cricket development in USA. Following the successful launch...
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Passing the Bat On

Jul 14 2008, 07:29 PM |     2 Comments
The previous week seems to be the one to have witnessed the passing of quite a few batons. Men's Tennis might have seen it on Sunday (a bit too early to call, admittedly), the Left parties passed the baton of the support to the Congress led UPA to...

(in)Sania(ty)

Jul 03 2008, 11:05 AM |     0 Comments
Ok, So we have a world number 32 here, who had an injury but still lost to a lower ranked opponent at Wimbledon, with 4 match points on hand. And we have the Chinese Zheng Jie reaching the semi finals of the Wimbledon ladies championships. Remember, Zheng...
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No colling(back)wood

Jun 29 2008, 09:57 AM |     2 Comments
Well, no judgements are going to be passed in this piece. For the uninitiated, this is what happened http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qs-Ye66_Tk4 Try and listen to the comments from Ian Smith and Nasser Husain. The entire incident just made one wonder about...
Calypso Cricket Blog

Stanford 2020: Good but......

Feb 12 2008, 08:42 PM |     1 Comments
The Stanford 20/20 tournament is a wonderful addition to the West Indies cricket calendar. Like the first edition of the competition 18 months ago, the second tournament has been a spectacle that has warmed the hearts of everyone privileged to get a glimpse...

Declining domestic standards

Feb 04 2008, 08:52 PM |     0 Comments
Declining domestic standards For some time now, observers have been lamenting the standard of regional competitions in the Caribbean. The early stages of the 2008 Carib Beer first-class competition have again emphasized the point. It is a crying shame...

Nothing has changed

Jan 24 2008, 08:14 PM |     0 Comments
You couldn’t fault West Indian supporters for having a sense of optimism after a significant win against South Africa in the first Test. It was, after all, a win against Test cricket’s No. 2 ranked team, their first Test victory on South African soil...
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