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The Thousandth Test
On March 15 1877, Charles Bannerman and Nat Thomson strode out to open the batting for Australia at Melbourne against an England team, in what is generally acknowledged to be the first “Test” match—a cricket game of two innings each … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, England, India, One-Day Cricket, Stadiums, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket
Tagged Alastair Cook, Charles Bannerman, Joe Root, Keaton Jennings, Ned Thomson, Virat Kohli
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The Cricket World Cup: A Preview, Part 1
Every four years, the world’s top cricket teams gather to play a series of one-day internationals (ODIs)—the 50-over form of the game—to determine who is the best. It’s the nearest thing that cricket gets to a competition that the entire … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, New Zealand, One-Day Cricket, Sri Lanka
Tagged Angelo Mathews, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Williamson, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Rahul Dravid, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ross Taylor, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, World Cup
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What the Hell Happened to India?
Reader: Consider two cricket teams—India and England—both alike in dignity. Both sides are in transition: even though their star players may have departed to the skyboxes and commentary positions, both teams are blessed with plenty of youthful talent—to wit, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya … Continue reading
It’s India
India are the 2011 World Cup Champions. Amid scenes of sweeping emotion, dancing, and unfettered joy, befitting a game that took place in Mumbai, home of India’s mammoth movie industry, the Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, smote … Continue reading
Right Off the Bat 