Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
England’s 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Pakistan in the recently concluded Test series in Dubai proved that they are not worthy number one in Tests and that, like India, they too made it to the top of the table courtesy a flawed schedule. While India played most of the matches at or near home during their reign at the top, similarly, the Englishmen too tasted most of their success in familiar conditions. As soon as they moved out of known territory, they were found out. The way they collapsed against the Pakistani spinners was embarrassing to say the least, and only reiterated the fact that no present team in world cricket is good enough to be the dominant Test side.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Sunday at Melbourne was yet another failed effort by Team India as Australia easily trounced them in a one-sided game, in the opening ODI match of the Tri-nation series. Some hopes were raised of an Indian revival following the impressive victory in the 2nd T20, which helped them square the two-match series. However, it was back to square one on Sunday. Like it has been throughout the tour, India were impressive in phases but could not capitalise on the advantage and allowed the opposition to get away easily. Vinay Kumar was extremely impressive as India bowled first, being rewarded with the big scalps of David Warner and Ricky Ponting in the process. After that though it was all one-way traffic as India lost the plot post the three-hour rain break. When it came to their batting, there was little to inspire confidence as the Aussie pacers meticulously plotted the downfall of the insipid Indians.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
With Pakistan beginning to consolidate themselves as team under the astute Misbah-ul-Haq as leader, there seems to be little chance of the banned trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir returning to their squad once their banned terms come to an end. Of course, Pakistan are struggling to find a suitable replacement for Amir and Asif, with Umar Gul being the only good and experienced fast bowler around. But then five years is a long time and by then, Amir may well be the forgotten talent of Pakistan cricket.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
There was nothing surprising about Tillakaratne Dilshan stepping down as captain (or being forced to do so as some reports suggest), nine months after having taken up the coveted post. After all, during his tenure at the helm of the Sri Lankan team, his side has hardly won anything. Ever since making it to the World Cup final against India at the Wankhede Stadium, the Lankans have been on a losing spree, which has coincided with the term of Dilshan as skipper. What’s more, Dilshan himself has been in miserable form which hasn’t helped matters one bit.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Shahid Afridi may not feature in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at all owing to the ODI series against England that will be on at the same time as the BPL. However, the fact that he was costliest player during the auction for the tournament, having been brought by Dhaka Gladiators for a whopping $700000, only reiterated that he is still considered amongst the most dangerous players in the shorter format of the game. True, Afridi may not have done full justice to his potential over the years. Still, world cricket needs Afridi if for nothing else then for the X-factor that he has.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Returning to the ‘Teesra’ question, it seems more of a mental disintegration tactic being tried out by Ajmal and less of a lethal weapon in his armoury. And, anyways, it has been proven over a period of time that mystery balls are overrated. Remember, Saqlain Mushtaq made a big name for himself with his doosra, picking up plenty of wickets initially. However, towards the end of his international career, his inability to strike despite possessing the famed delivery proved to be his undoing.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
As the year 2011 draws to an end, Cricketing record books for the calendar year get a respite after summing up all the figures. Pakistan’s bowling arsenal, which constituted the deceptive flight from Mushtaq Ahmad to the great inventor and improviser Saqlain Mushtaq, seems to have found another spin doctor – Saeed Ajmal.
By: Sheikh Usman N.
“Author is a computer software engineer by profession but a very keen follower of cricket. With his blog ‘Doosra’, he intends to express his views candidly to a wider audience.”
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
In Test cricket, an opener’s role can often be the defining factor. While the attractive strokes come from the middle-order batsmen, the openers have to deal with the ugly task of seeing off the new ball, and in the process taking the shine off it. Of course, till recently the Aussies did not believe in this policy with the likes of Matthew Hayden and Shane Watson hell bent on attacking the opposition. But, back then too, they had a Justin Langer who was prepared to bide his time even as his teammates went berserk. And, like most things in life, the value of a dogged opener is realized only when a team is struggling for one.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayewardene recently wrote his name into the history books by becoming only the 9th batsman in the history of the game to score 10000 runs or more in Tests. It was a credible achievement for the stylish middle-order batsman. On the outset, the feat would seem more than enough for Jayewardene to claim his place among the greats of the game. However, a statistical breakdown of his career demonstrates the fact that he still has a point to prove, and also reiterates that numbers alone do not always tell the whole story.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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Sunday, December 25th, 2011
As India and Australia take the field for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), a legend will be playing for his place in the side. Ricky Thomas Ponting with 158 Tests, 12656 runs and 39 hundreds to his name will have to prove that he is still good enough to be a part of the team he led not so long ago. Even with the exceedingly unexpected dip in form over the last two seasons, Ponting’s figures remain staggering. But, keeping reputation aside, the pertinent question that needs to be asked is has he been doing enough to deserve a place in the Test team. An average of under 30 in his last 31 innings since scoring his 39th hundred, against Pakistan back in January 2010, makes it perceptibly clear that the answer is a big no.
By: The Pinch Hitter
Ever since The Pinch Hitter was introduced to cricket at the age of nine, he fell in love with the gentleman’s game. While his desire to take up the sport professionally remained unfulfilled, he substituted the bat with the pen. And since 2003, he has been commenting on the sport for various magazines, websites, enjoying every moment of it. With ‘Over the top’ he hopes to continue enlightening and enlivening ‘cricket companions’ the write way.
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