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Recent content by Kirkut

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    Is Ravichandran Ashwin an ATG test bowler?

    The great series Dravid batted in were 1999 NZ tour, 2002 UK tour, 2003/04 Aus tour, 2004 Pak tour, 2006 Windies tour to name a few, I may have left out some of his outstanding batting here. But his last tour of UK surpassed the definition of great, it was outstanding. The ball swung like the...
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    Is Ravichandran Ashwin an ATG test bowler?

    Dravid is legit ATG purely for that 2011 UK tour even if we go to the extremes by ignoring his gun performances in 2000s. I am yet to see a batsman handling late swing that well.
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    Is Ravichandran Ashwin an ATG test bowler?

    As amazing a bowler Anderson is, I would never group him in the same tier as Waqar.
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    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    Aand I rest my case! Lots of hype around bazball but I knew that this England side does not hold a candle to Strauss' team. Looking at how we batted against Hartley and Bashir, our batters should be thankful that they weren't facing Swann and Panesar.
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    Pakistan early 1990s vs Kohli’s India

    Pakistan under Imran was a powerful side, but they weren't really thrashing teams at home effortlessly. The current Indian team has made India tours the final frontier for all sides, but it would be interesting to see how they would have fared against Steve Waugh's side, mental toughness to the...
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    Does anyone wish, odi cricket was back?

    The amount of cricket played is insane, as a result most cricketers have become robotic and professional due to such demanding workload. That was not the case before, there wasn't much money in cricket and amount of cricket played was not so high, so making debut for your country meant...
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    The Thommo method of Bowling

    Strength training of a very specific type, i.e. targeting specific muscle groups only. Akhtar put on too much muscle to avoid slowing down and he destroyed his knees.
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    The Thommo method of Bowling

    That's what is interesting though, he looked more like a rugby player than a fast bowler. His injury prone career itself is an evidence of how unsuitable his physique was for pace bowling, he generated pace more from upper body strength like Bumrah.
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    The Thommo method of Bowling

    Andrew Flintoff is an interesting case. He was touching 95 mph in Ashes 2005 on many occasions, how did he add so much pace suddenly is a mystery! When you consider that he was not a gym freak back then.
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    The Thommo method of Bowling

    Raw power != pace If there was a brawl between Sami and Bresnan, no guesswork needed on who is more likely to get beaten. However, one averaged 86 mph in his best years, while the other could easily bowl at 91 mph without warming up. I do get this feeling that gymnasts would make amazing fast...
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    The Thommo method of Bowling

    Gavaskar's slow reflexes that comes with age makes that delivery look fast.
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    Would England have won the 2005 Ashes without ball tampering?

    Murray mints or polo?
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    Would England have won the 2005 Ashes without ball tampering?

    A better question should be - Would England have won the Ashes in 2005 if McGrath was not injured midway? Sure, England did use reverse swing very well and mints may have played a role, but there was no banana swing which should make reverse swing the single greatest factor in that series...
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    Absurdly Awesome Cricket Stats

    Jos Buttler hit 21 fours in his 100 against India at Trent Bridge, don't know if there are any other batsmen who have hit more fours before reaching 100. Bumrah took 5 wickets in the same match as well.
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    Absurdly Awesome Cricket Stats

    That would feel so awkward as a batsman.

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