Different Strokes: To whom is it an insult anyway?

Kohli was quite Australian after winning the U-19 World Cup in 2008

Written on January 17, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Shanaka Amarasinghe, Sports, US, World Cup, australia, cia

The Surfer: Administrators’ gluttony weighing cricket down

Chloe Saltau, writing in the Age, says the “gluttony” of administrators in trying to squeeze in more limited-overs cricket, usually matches without context, is proving detrimental to the game. Embracing temperance as a virtue, Saltau says, is the way to go. The effect of too much cricket, without context, is to induce a sleepiness in the same way a heavy turkey dinner releases tryptophan. It leads to an inability to recall details, to distinguish one innings or one game from the next….

Written on January 15, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, US, ad, ads, call, scheduling

The Surfer: Experience is a double-edged sword

As players get older, they understand the game more but they also know more about what can go wrong, Greg Chappell explains in the Hindu. He writes about how he he spoke to Sachin Tendulkar during his time as India coach about trying to think like a young player, who is only enthusiastic about scoring runs and is not worried about making a mistake. As a young player all that matters is cricket and batting. One hundred per cent of one’s mental capacity is devoted to training and playing. Doubts…

Written on December 29, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, UN, US, batting, india, training

The Surfer: McCullum is exposed at the top

Brendon McCullum is no opening batsman, and his talents will remain further unfulfilled while he continues in the role, writes Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald. His technique is too risky, too loose. McCullum, who has a decent test average by New Zealand standards, doesn’t look like an opener. He doesn’t have the application to adapt his game either. “When Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden tore into opposition bowling attacks, they did so with a sense of control. It did not look reckless,” writes Mark Richardson in the New…

Written on December 5, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, New Zealand cricket, Sports, UN, US, ad, bowling, new zealand

Waqar Ahmed bowls Peshawar to eighth win

at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, who will be Peshawar's opponents in the December 8-12 final, had won their game on the third day but it is Peshawar …

Written on December 3, 2011 | Posted in War, ad, unlmitie

The Surfer: Occupy Lord’s

The cricketwithballs blog says cricket is run by a 1 % minority – administrators and politicians – while the 99%, the fans, have no say. The blog lists the shortcomings of the ICC and all its member boards, and suggests fans take a more active role by emailing the ICC with suggestions for what changes could be made to the way the game is run. We can all sit around with our friends lazily whining about the abominable job the ICC has done to run cricket, or we can type…

Written on December 3, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, UN, ad, cia, fans, icc

Beyond the Test World: Irish club team get suspended ban

Limavady, a club team in Ireland, escaped a ban from the Irish Senior Cup despite refusing to come out to field in the second half of a match against Instonians in June The umpires abandoned the game and Limavady, near Londonderry, were thrown out of the competition. But Cricket Ireland suspended their two-year ban from the tournament. They will be forced to play all their games away from home during that period….

Written on December 2, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, Ireland, Sports, UN, US, Umpires, ad, ban, games

Shehzad gives SNGPL first-innings lead

An allround bowling performance coupled with an unbeaten century stand between captain Khurram Shehzad and Ali Waqas gave Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) control of their game against …

Written on November 30, 2011 | Posted in UN, ad, bowling, captain, pta, unlmitie

Good times for Pakistan, says Misbah after Pakistan beat Bangladesh

Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates, where they won in all three formats of the game, proved their mettle once again. The tourists, playing their 50th Twenty20 match, fought back after being …

Written on November 29, 2011 | Posted in UN, twenty20, unlmitie

Pakistan look to draw first blood

KARACHI: Buoyed up by their series-winning triumphs in all three formats of the game against Sri Lanka in the UAE,

Written on November 29, 2011 | Posted in Sports, karachi

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