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A Cricketing View
http://cricketingview.blogspot.com
This is my commentary about all things cricketing. I write about ongoing games, issues, debates, controversies and things which annoy or excite me. I especially enjoy writing about press coverage about cricket which i have come to think is a sport (or a rather more dubious variety) in itself.
- Added on: Dec 29th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: kartikeya
- Listed in: Sports
- Tags: cricket india australia England indian cricket cricket writing
Recent Posts
On India\'s Number 1 Rank in Test Cricket
I don't know how meaningful India's number 1 ranking in Test Cricket is. The methodology is shaky, but you could counter (quite convincingly i think) that it's the same methodology for everybody. There was a problem early in this decade when the dub...
Sobers
The commentary from Chappell and co. is a little bit cheesy, but, this is the greatest all round cricketer of all time:254 v Rest of the World at Melbourne, 1971-72. In the previous Test at Perth, Lillee had demolished Rest of the World with 8/29. B...
Ponting talking to the Umpires now
Ricky Ponting reportedly sought a meeting with the Umpires to talk about the referral system after the Adelaide Test. Given that there are two teams playing in this series, how can it be proper for Ponting to unilaterally seek a meeting with the Ump...
West Indies in Ponting\'s Australia
The Adelaide Test has been a pleasant surprise. The West Indies had Australia on their knees on the last day and the Australians survived through some careful batting. It is a peculiarly Australian habit to kick someone when they are down. I couldn'...
Against Referrals
The ICC has now formalized the Referral System in Test Cricket. This is a tragedy. The technology is not conclusive as multiple instances in the first Test series demonstrate. Here are just a few examples:Adelaide, Day 4, West Indies 2nd innings -5....
Ayaz Memon - A Pundit on Sehwag
Ayaz Memon has an article on Sehwag in Mint which is puzzling to say the least. He performs the lazy writer's trick of setting up a straw man and following this up with an equally lazy attack on this straw man.It is a gleeful celebration of the idea...
