Hindustan Times
In the last fortnight a man called Dhiraj Parsanna, who is usually only ever thought of when a Test match comes to Ahmedabad, set off a weighty discussion in world cricket. The former India spinner, who is now in charge of the pitch at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Motera, was pilloried for producing a surface variously described as a landing strip, a road or a bowlers’ graveyard, depending on who you read. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Anand Vasu on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Filed under Cricket · Tagged BCCI, Dhiraj Parsanna, dhoni, South Africa, test match
In a sport that has many different degrees of shame, this is one that has endured. At a time when teams bend the rules and stretch the “spirit” of cricket to some ridiculous extremes in order to get an edge, this is one infraction which will simply not be tolerated. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Anand Vasu on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Filed under Cricket · Tagged bowling, Cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ranji Trophy season, Shoaib Akhtar
This week has belonged to Sachin Tendulkar. No, he hasn’t played one of his trademark innings, but rather, is being celebrated for bringing joy to cricket lovers around the globe for two decades. With every batting record already bearing his name, it’s only fitting that his body of work, though still growing, is being appreciated for what it is. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Anand Vasu on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Filed under Cricket · Tagged Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, hindustan times, India, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, sri lankans
That cricket is a game that lends itself to numbers more than most is a given, considering the manner in which runs and balls are counted. While statistical tools of various kinds are employed, sometimes in a much more sophisticated manner, in other sports, there is literally no other game in which the main element (think goals, baskets, tries …) is counted in such volumes. Read more
(6 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Anand Vasu on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Filed under Cricket · Tagged Cricket, cricket is a game, game, hindustan times, news, Sunil Gavaskar
