I have been of the firm opinion that people who run ICC do not watch the game. I could go one step further and claim that they don’t know much about cricket or rather don’t care about the game or its fans.
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Last Monday afternoon contained the e-mail saying, “Neil, someone has had to pull out of the school exchange trip. Do you fancy coming to Tokyo on Thursday?” What could I learn about cricket from the Far East?
The Australian cricket hierarchy still appear unable to take T20 cricket seriously. This article discusses possible implications.
Sri Lanka’s Tillekeratne Dilshan has reinvented himself in recent times, moving from batting down at six to facing the new ball. Paul looks at whether this new role is just an experiment or whether it will be something that Dilshan continues to do for the rest of his career.
Heroes come in many shapes and sizes, but few are as large as Colin Milburn, who burned bright but for too short a time. Dave Wilson celebrates his short but entertaining life.
After struggling for wins last summer, Australia’s one-day side have turned things around recently with a superb run of form. Who were the key players behind this turnaround?
England recently did rather better than expected in the ICC Champions Trophy. But the ODI side has been going nowhere for a long while now, and in addition to the fact that there is much indifference to the format, meaning few players excel, selectorial incompetence has played a considerable part.
Of course not, but history cannot escape the fact that West Indian batsman Andy Ganteaume has a Test batting average that eclipses even The Don’s 99.94. In this feature Cricket Web looks at his story.
There are not many West Indians who are happy with the showing of their cricket team in the ICC Champions trophy and many are boiling with rage that the best team was not selected even after the Bangladesh whitewash.
Over the next fifteen days, twelve of the world’s top domestic cricket teams will battle out for the inaugural ‘Champions League’ title. Cricket Web takes a look at the tournament and the teams involved.