Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
No, the 3-0 whipping of England will not herald a new era in Pakistan cricket, and neither is it enough to hail Misbah-ul-Haq as a great skipper. Of course, this Pakistan team deserves all the kudos for the manner in which they bamboozled the numero uno side in Test cricket. However, most of all, what this triumph will do is bring in a feel good factor to Pakistan cricket. Prior to this everything that could have gone wrong in Pakistan cricket had gone so.
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, 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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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The England cricket team made the worst possible start to the new year when they were soundly beaten by Pakistan not once but twice. The results reopened the discussion of whether Andrew Strauss’ team can retain their position at the apex of the ICC Test Ranking.
By: Celia Roche
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Cricket is a happening game, and that is what we are witnessing in these times. Quite interestingly, the game has been making some adjustments lately as to who would hold the crown for being best of the best. As this season is coming to a close, we have some surprises to keep everyone glued. Within 12 months of lifting the world cup, India has been whitewashed twice in three of their overseas test undertakings. While its neighbor, Pakistan has been making headlines by winning against every side they have come across this season in tests. Rankings do not always do justice, but need more time for corrections and that is what is needed for India to take a more humble position in ICC Test rankings.
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, January 28th, 2012
India’s 4-0 drubbing in Australia once again raises the pertinent question as to whether the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is doing more harm than good to Indian cricket. While it will be unfair to blame the T20 league completely for India’s pathetic showing Down Under and earlier in England as well, it cannot be denied that IPL has without doubt played a major part in the decline of Indian cricket, especially away from home. We did win the World Cup at home, but since have fared very badly in Test 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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