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Team of the year 2014

A happy new year to you all from The Cricket Blog! There’s plenty to look forward to, not least in t...

Bent arms and broad bats
Sunil Narine's action has led to him being banned. Does it really need removing from the game?
Cricket has changed. Is the modern bat any more acceptable than the modern spinner's action? (On the left, a 1950 Lion cricket bat. On the right, a 2013 Slazenger V100)

It came and went in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, but the World T20 provided its usual staple of intriguing results ... 2014 World T20 review

Kumar Sangakkara has added The Cricket Blog's Player of the year to his list of prestigious awards

Team of the year 2014

January 4, 2015 2 comments
A happy new year to you all from The Cricket Blog! There’s plenty to look forward to, not least in the form a World Cup and an Ashes series. There will, of course, be plenty more besides. 2014 was an...
Sunil Narine's action has led to him being banned. Does it really need removing from the game?

Bent arms and broad bats

October 3, 2014
The recent spate of bowlers who have been called for, and subsequently banned for, ‘chucking’ the ball in their action has brought to mind the fairness in the battle between bat and ball; the battle ...
Sri Lanka celebrated their first World T20 triumph

2014 World T20 review

April 9, 2014
It came and went in what seemed to be the blink of an eye, but the World T20 provided its usual staple of intriguing results and enthralling cricket. It is the cricketing hors d’oeuvre that com...
Chris Gayle and the West Indies appear to be in with a real chance of retaining their title - if our predictions are anything to go by!

World T20 2014 semi-final preview and prediction

April 2, 2014
And then there were four. The 2014 World T20 has kicked up a few surprises so far and there may yet be one more in store. The semi-finals have pitted subcontinent against non-subcontinent in both fix...
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World T20 2014 – ones to watch

March 20, 2014
With the first phase of the tournament almost complete, the 2014 World T20 starts in earnest tomorrow when it moves onto the second group stage and introduces the top eight. Bangladesh join them, Ire...
Can West Indies retain the title they won in Sri Lanka in 2012?

World T20 2014 preview and predictions

March 13, 2014
It’s back for the fifth time. The World T20 2014 will be defended by the West Indies and hosted by Bangladesh. It’s a slightly bigger tournament this time out, and slightly longer as a result. Mercif...