Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Even if Ricky Ponting hadn’t surpassed Rahul Dravid’s number of runs to become the second highest run-getter in Test cricket, his greatness wouldn’t have been any lesser. But the fact that he stands right behind Sachin Tendulkar in the record books now is a direct pointer to the fact that he is the second best batsman of the modern era, behind of course Sachin Tendulkar. Not a lot separates Tendulkar and Ponting. In fact, at their peak, they were running neck to neck in the battle for the world’s best batsmen.
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, April 24th, 2012
With Samit Patel not quite grabbing his chances in the Test series against Sri Lanka, the battle for a spot in the middle-order has been thrown wide open as England begin a new summer. As such there are a number of contenders who can be asked to fit into the middle-order slot when the Englishmen take on West Indies in the first Test of a fresh series starting at Lord’s on May 17.
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, April 23rd, 2012
If all goes well, cricket could be included among the sports for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. It has been reported that the sport could feature in the Commonwealth Youth Games in St Lucia in 2017, which would pave the way for its inclusion in the 2018 Gold Coast Games. If that happens, the game of cricket will only be benefited for the sport will reach a larger target audience. However, as the Games’ committee explained, it will all depend on whether the ICC is able to convince all cricket-playing nations to participate at full-strength.
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, April 22nd, 2012
It has been over a decade since the Taliban were ousted from Afghanistan by US forces. And in this decade, the passion for the game of cricket in the country has grown like never before. Of course, it has helped that the cricket team has been performing exceedingly well, rising up from ICC’s World Division five to qualifying for this year’s T20 World Cup as well as the 50-over World championship in 2015. In a country torn by war and violence, the meteoric rise of Afghan cricket amidst the associate nations of the ICC has been almost fairy-tale like.
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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Saturday, April 21st, 2012
While the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) hasn’t quite lived up to all the hype generated, a number of South African players have made sure they have given their fans back home and their respective teams plenty to cheer about. Here’s a brief look at the players who have rocked so far, and a few others who have not quite, but have the promise to do 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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Friday, April 20th, 2012
It was touted to be the series that would re-launch Pakistan’s efforts to host international cricket again. However, it wasn’t to be as a Dhaka court ordered the series to be postponed by at least four weeks, citing security reasons. While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is obviously furious over the development in Bangladesh, since a big setback has been dealt to their hopes, both the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the PCB must share the blame for the series being postponed.
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, April 19th, 2012
We are now a fortnight into the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League and this is the first edition featuring nine teams. The initial tournaments had eight teams with Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors being added last year. However, the former’s run lasted for as little as one season in the IPL, following legal tussles between the franchise and the IPL governing body. Enough action has been seen thus far in this season of the T20 competition for the pertinent question to be asked – is the management of Kochi missing the IPL or are the fans and the tournament itself missing the Tuskers? Well, the answer is a clear no on both fronts.
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, April 18th, 2012
The International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) decision to not hold the Champions Trophy tournament or the mini-World Cup, as it is better known, makes a lot of sense for more reasons than one. Firstly, the concept of holding the tournament in the first place itself was a flawed one. Since a cricket World Cup is anyways held every four years, there was no reason to have a separate tournament featuring all the big teams, every two years.
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, April 17th, 2012
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to increase the number of participating nations from 12 to 16 for the 2014 T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh is a step in the right direction for sure. While Test cricket remains the purest form of the sport, the practical way to move the game forward is to by enticing smaller nations with interesting challenges. It is a fact that T20 is nowhere near as tough as Tests or even ODIs. However, allowing more teams from among associates and affiliates to take part in the T20 competition is a sure shot way of telling them that they are welcome in international 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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Monday, April 16th, 2012
Three years, one month and few days after militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, it was confirmed that international cricket will be played in Pakistan again, if only for two days. With Bangladesh agreeing to play a one-day and T20 game in Lahore, Pakistan should rejoice and enjoy the moment.
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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