Tag: Saeed Ajmal
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England face tough questions against Pakistan
England may have won The Ashes and, owing to the myopic nature of English cricket, that is sufficient in many eyes to deem the garden of English cricket as being awash with roses. It is not. A rude awakening looms large in the form of a trip to face Pakistan in their adopted home in […]
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 preview and predictions
So here it is; Cricket World Cup number 11. It promises to be a slow burner, taking a month to build up to the crescendo of the knockout stages, as two pools of seven teams each are whittled down to eight quarter finalists across the cricket grounds of Australia and New Zealand. Pool A England […]
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Kings of the desert
16 Tests, nine wins, five draws and two defeats – Pakistan have been the toughest of propositions since their enforced exile to the UAE commenced in 2010. South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Australia and New Zealand have all made the journey to the desert; only South Africa and Sri Lanka have returned home with Test […]
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The cricket world just keeps on spinning
It would be easy to conclude after the past couple of months that cricket had stopped. There was an explosive autobiography, a host of bowlers were banned and the West Indian Cricket Board has damn near imploded in an explosive cocktail of incompetence, debt and greed. If you are stressed and are feeling overwhelmed because […]
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Bent arms and broad bats
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 that defines this great sport. Batsmen have always had something of an easy ride, at least from the view point […]
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Team of the year 2013
Happy 2014 to you all! With the New Year having just been ushered in, we thought we’d have a quick glance back at the old and select our team of the year from 2013. The selection is made, as usual, solely based upon Test cricket. T20 may be glitzier, ODIs may be wealthier, but Tests […]
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Modern bowling requires traditional techniques
The constant changing of rules in limited overs cricket has made life for bowlers quite difficult; there is absolutely no margin for error. If a bowler bowls the ball slightly outside leg stump, it will be called a wide; a no-ball costs bowlers the penalties of an extra run and also a free hit. A […]