It Figures: Batsman analysis by bowler-pitch quality – part one

Kim Hughes has scored 88% of his career runs in tough batting conditions

Written on January 17, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, Test cricket, UN, ad, batting, import

The Confectionery Stall: England to win 1-0. Or 2-1. Or tie

Azhar Ali, pictured here in Uncharacteristically Unseemly Haste mode

Written on January 17, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Pakistan, Sports, UN, US, ad, call, controversy, england

Tour Diaries: England fans: a breakdown

“Union Dave” interviewed by a TV reporter in Bangalore

Written on January 12, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Interview, Sports, UN, ban, england

The Surfer: Time for New Zealand to blood young talent

Writing in the Dominion Post, Simon Doull says New Zealand must use the home series against Zimbabwe to test new talent. He believes Auckland spinner Roneel Hira, Wellington batsman Michael Pollard and Northern Districts opener Brad Wilson deserve a go. Of course, to suggest that the selectors use this Zimbabwean series as the chance to pick a handful of untested players and see whether they’re up to the task would be foolish. The Black Caps can’t afford to be chopping and changing their line-up all the time. What I’m suggesting,…

Written on January 8, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, New Zealand cricket, Sports, UN, US, ad, new zealand, zimbabwe

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: Purists be damned, the T20 circus hits town

Experts world over are slamming national boards for scheduling Twenty20 bashes before important Test series. If the scheduling of the Big Bash League in Australia ahead of the India Tests isn’t questionable enough, the scene isn’t very different down in New Zealand, writes Dylan Cleaver in New Zealand Herald. The truncated format has always had its detractors, most things that are new and popular come with naysayers. The venom is more pointed this time, aimed at national boards who have succumbed to its commercial appeal at the cost of the…

Written on December 17, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, New Zealand cricket, Sports, UN, US, ad, ashes, australia, cia, import, india, new zealand, tests, twenty20

It Figures: Five-wicket hauls in Tests: a look across and deep – part one

Michael Holding: 14 wickets on a flat track at The Oval in 1976

Written on December 5, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, Test cricket, Tests - bowling, UN, media

Different Strokes: To be or not to be? Australian, that is

Ricky Ponting: Should he go gracefully or keep fighting for his spot?

Written on November 30, 2011 | Posted in Australian Cricket, Cricket, Football, ISI, Michael Jeh, Sports, UN, US, War, ad, australia, fans

The Surfer: Pakistan’s other form of cricket

Emmad Hameed traces the history of tape ball cricket in Pakistan in Dawn. The tape ball is harder than the tennis ball, swings more, and flies faster off the bat he explains. The transition from tennis to tape tennis ball came around the time the Kerry Packer revolution hit international cricket, the introduction of white balls, coloured clothing, black sight screens and floodlit cricket brought a new dimension and thrill. While closer to home, tape ball generated a new interest in players and fans alike….

Written on August 10, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, International, Pakistan, Sports, UN, ad, pakistan-cricket, tennis

India grenade blast hurts 3 at office of ruling party

GUWAHATI: At least three people including a regional leader of India’’s ruling Congress were hurt Monday when a grenade exploded at local party headquarters in the northeastern city of Guwahati. Unidentified attackers hurled the hand grenade inside the office of the regional chapter of India’’s ruling party, witnesses said. The building was packed with supporters at the time. Among those injured were Congress general secretary Ranjan Bora and the party’’s local spokesman Mehdi Alam Bora. A Congress government administers Assam, of which Guwahati is the largest city. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, police said. Some 30-odd militant groups are active in the tea- and oil-rich state, where some outfits are battling for independent homelands for ethnic Assamese.(AFP)

Written on March 14, 2011 | Posted in HDI, News, UN, ad, aid, india, police

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