CSK win the battle of the bottom dwellers

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CSK win the battle of the bottom dwellers

🏏 Cricket Roundup: Samson’s second century, BAN’s pace stocks, & ENG’s WC opportunity.

• 🏆 CSK BEAT MI | Karthik Krishnaswamy on how Akeal Hossein strangled MI. | Vishal Dikshit on Sanju Samson’s century that had the opposition applauding. |

• 🏆 IPL FEATURES | Samreen Razzaqui on the Test lengths chased by the current IPL bowlers. | Himanshu Agrawal on GT’s outdated middle order. | Ganapathy Vishwanathan on the broken ad surrogacy rules in the IPL. |

• 🏏 BAN BEAT NZ | Mohammad Isam talks to BAN’s fast bowling coach Shaun Tait on how the team’s strength is suddenly their pacers. |

• 🏏 THE CRICKET ROUNDUP | Valkerie Baynes with Heather Knight on the potential opportunities of a home World Cup. | Vithushan Ehantharajah with SA’s Daniel Lategan on getting ENG interest after his County performances. | Naman Agarwal on whether Kusal Mendis’ PSL form is real or not. | Somesh Agarwal on how often the Big Three play smaller teams. |

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Bates wants to go out on a high

🗞️ Quick News: Bates to retire, Bellingham’s investment, & ENG can’t find selectors.

• Suzie Bates plans to retire after this summer’s World Cup.

• CSK sign Akash Madhwal to replace Ayush Mhatre, DC sign Rehan Ahmed to replace Ben Duckett, & the National Green Tribunal asks three IPL stadiums why they shouldn’t be shut for environmental regulation non-compliance (though the stadium operators don’t sound worried).

• Matt Roller on why football star Jude Bellingham bought 1.2% of a Hundred team, & Elizabeth Ammon on why ENG can’t find new selectors.

• Jomboy Media continues to push the boundaries of cricket media evolution, signing a deal with the Caribbean Premier League.

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How to piss off your brother-in-law

📺 A/V: Craig White’s hilarious stories, & ENG’s private school problem.

• “From Keeper to Bowler”
  📽️ Damien Fleming, Jason Gillespie & Glenn McGrath host former ENG bowler Craig White (who defected from the Aussies) to discuss hilarious locker room stories involving Darren Lehman, Shoaib Akhter, Shane Warne & more. [YouTube]

• “The state school divide”
  📽️ Yas Rana talks to Cameron Ponsonby about the repercussions of recent report that showed that 59% of ENG cricketers are from private schools. [YouTube]

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