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🏏 Cricket Roundup: Kohli v. NZ, Rana’s jump, & Vidarbha’s all-format dominance.
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India v New Zealand:
NZ beat IND by 41 runs, winning the series 2-1.
👉 Sidharth Monga on Virat Kohli’s indomitable century.
👉 Vijay Tagore on India’s silver lining; Harshit Rana. -
Under-19 World Cup:
👉 Telford Vice on how hosts Namibia are warming up to the WC.
👉 Deivarayan Muthu profiles NZ’s Snehith Reddy, a vet at his second U19 WC.
👉 Devendra Pandey on Abhigayan Kundu’s Karate Kid-esque training in IND.
👉 Nathan Johns on the latest IRE prodigy from the O’Brien sporting dynasty.
👉 Daniel Beswick on Japan’s journey to the U19 WC. -
The Cricket Roundup:
Vidarbha beat Saurashtra by 38 runs, to win their domestic trophy in a year.
👉 Shashank Kishore profiles Vidarbha’s Chetan Sakariya.
👉 Sruthi Ravindranath on RCB’s dominance in the first leg.
👉 S Sudarshanan on Kashvee Gautam’s resurgence for GG post-injury.
📊 Roshan Gede on statistical trends across the WPL.
👉 Firdose Moonda profiles 19-year old SA20 sensation Nqobani Mokoena.
👉 Rameen Salman on PAK’s reality check in the BBL.
🔒 Iain Payten on the BBL’s need for star power after Steve Smith’s heroics.
📚 Best Features: A statistical deep dive into the WPL teams, & how to rank Root in AUS.
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“The WPL Power Rankings!”
📊 Tarutr Malhotra goes deep on two niche stats for all five WPL teams to explaining their successes and struggles at the halfway mark. -
“Joe Root’s legacy in Australia”
🔒 Jarrod Kimber & Shayan Khan break down Root’s performance in Australia to get past the headline that he’s only scored two centuries down under.
🗞️ Quick News: The T20 WC stand-off, Chinnaswamy cleared, & the enforceability of NoCs.
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Bangladesh & the ICC hope to finalise the T20 WC schedule by 21st January. I have no idea how a deadline will help find a resolution.
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ENG’s Rehan Ahmed & Adil Rashid get their delayed visas for the WC.
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The Chinnaswamy has been cleared to host IPL & India games. I’m pretty sure nothing’s changed but the Karnataka administration’s president.
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Gideon Haigh on the issues around NoCs in franchise cricket.
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Matt Hughes & Ali Martin on Sussex being downgraded by the ECB.
📺 A/V: AFG’s rise, IND’s coaching, & Baker on his young career.
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“Afghanistan Came From Nothing”
📽️ Beard before Wicket talk to the (annoyingly clean shaven) Rahmanullah Gurbaz about his and AFG’s rise in recent years. [YouTube] -
“The Gautam Gambhir dilemma”
📽️ Jarrod Kimber & Robin Uthappa discuss the possibility of format-specific coaches for India. [YouTube] -
“The Final Word with Sonny Baker”
📽️ Adam Collins talks to Sonny Baker, the 22-year old that made such a mark for Surrey in last year’s County Championship. [YouTube]
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