ROUNDUP: Figuring out how Varma’s got more “Power” than Miller

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Rising from the ashes of a…Kiwi?

🏏 Cricket Roundup: NZ’s rearguard masterclass, ZIM’s revival, & the ECB’s quandary.

T20 World Cup

NZ beat SL by 61 runs, knocking them out.

• 🇱🇰🇳🇿 | Nagraj Gollapudi on NZ’s 7th wicket stand doubling their score, Abhijato Sensarma on Rachin Ravindra’s bowling masterclass, Madushka Balasuriya on SL fans’ dying faith, & Nagraj Gollapudi profiled Ish Sodhi before the game.

• Henry Moeran on ZIM’s return from the abyss, Tristan Holme on the sacrifices needed for that return, & Daniel Gallan on ZIM’s growing fanbase.

• Telford Vice on how David Miller’s marriage has grounded him.

• Sreshth Shah has an Associate’s XI from the group stage.

The Cricket Roundup

J&K on 527/6, SA beat PAK by 16 runs, WI beat SL by 6 wickets, & NZ beat ZIM by 92 runs.

• Aayush Puthran on Paras Dogra’s veteran innings & ugly head-butt.

• Atif Azam with AFG’s new coach, Richard Pybus.

• Barney Ronay on the ECB’s moral quandary after accepting Indian franchise money, & Neil Manthorp on CSA’s meek acceptance of crossed lines in the SA20.

Figuring out how Varma’s got more “Power” than Miller

📚 Best Features: Reverse-engineering the Skill Scale, & the consequences of the graphs.

• “WC’s Skill Scale: Advanced Stats or Guesswork?”
  🚨 Tanish Taneja takes a stab at reverse-engineering the nonsensical ‘Skill Scale’ stats we’ve been seeing every time a batter comes out to the middle.

• “ICC’s (failed) attempt at gamifying cricket”
  🔒 Jarrod Kimber writes about the potential consequences of this Skill Scale promotion, from dumbing the game down to affecting players’ livelihoods.

🗞️ Quick News: A new IPL bidder, Sussex’s £1.3 million loss, & WBPL wants IND players.

• Amy-Jo Crowley & Vibhuti Sharma report that David Blitzer is eyeing up a stake in an IPL team, either with or against his co-Chairman at Manchester United, Avram Glazer.

• Sussex have described a £1.3 million loss last year as a “wake-up call.”

• The BCB wants to host Indian players for their new Women’s BPL.

Jitesh on winning with RCB

📺 A/V: ABD x Jitesh, & reviewing the Associate performances.

• “I wasn’t interested in cricket, but…”
  📽️ AB de Villiers with Jitesh Sharma on the Indian batter’s career, and winning with RCB. [YouTube]

• “T20WC Associates review”
  🎤 Nick Skinner & Nate Hays run the rule over the Associate performances at the ongoing World Cup. [Apple/Spotify]

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