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England Trounce India in Mumbai
Having been pummeled in the first Test match in Ahmedabad, England’s cricketers can’t have been too hopeful coming into the second Test match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Not only was Kevin Pietersen, England’s most destructive batsman, utterly at sea against … Continue reading
Semanus Mirabilis in Cricket
It’s been a remarkable week for cricket—one so full of improbable stories, unlikely heroes, and record-breaking achievements that I (Martin) can’t contain them in just one blog. One of the more astonishing facets of the last few days is that, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Bangladesh, Cricket, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
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Recipe for Success: Add More Cooks
There was precious little cheer for fans of the England cricket team following their nine-wicket loss to India in the first Test match last week. England didn’t bat as well, bowled less penetratively, and fielded slightly worse than the opposition. … Continue reading
Hot Stove Cricket
The Major League Baseball season has come to an end. For all those fans of the pastime who dread a desolate few months without the sound of bat hitting ball, may we direct your attention to a winter of fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, India, South Africa
Tagged Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Major League Baseball, Ricky Ponting, Vernon Philander
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Exit V. V. S. Laxman
Cricket has long been a sport associated with the aristocracy: some were born noble, some achieved nobility after they retired, and some just walk out onto the pitch as to the manor born. V. V. S. Laxman, tall and elegant, … Continue reading
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the IPL—Part One
It’s been less than a decade since Twenty20 (T20), the shortest form of the game of cricket, was created, and it’s spread like wildfire. At about three-and-a-half hours, T20 is the perfect length for those who can’t afford to take … Continue reading
When a Million Eyes Are Smiling
It was announced the other day that the games that constitute the 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL), a competition lasting six weeks and using the shortest form of the game of cricket, Twenty20, have been watched by more than a … Continue reading
The Curse of Number One
Amid the endless rounds of bi- and tri-lateral tournaments that dominate the cricket calendar, there are really only two honors that the major cricket-playing nations covet. One is to win the quadrennial World Cup, which uses the one-day (50-over) form … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Test Cricket, West Indies
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Sachin Finally Does It
It wasn’t exactly a crunch game; nor was the opposition (Bangladesh) the fiercest; nor was the location (Mirpur) a locus classicus for cricket lovers. But no one will remember the place or opposition—or even the fact that India still managed … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Cricket, India, One-Day Cricket, Test Cricket
Tagged Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar
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A Tale of Two Series
Two cricket series recently ended. A resurgent Pakistan took on top dogs England in three Test matches (in which Pakistan thrashed a hopeless England 3-0), four one-day internationals (in which England thrashed a hopeless Pakistan 4-0), and three Twenty20s (in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Right Off the Bat 