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Recent content by veteran-80s

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    Rank your country's commentary team

    Imran used to speak like he is still captaining the team. You knew he had complete command over what he was talking about - for example, during the Spring 1999 Sharjah Tournament, he was commentating in the final and pointing out some points about Venkatesh Prasad's bowling but he was talking...
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    International Cricket Captain General Thread of Miscellany

    I think I shall get a dated laptop with Windows 98 to make it work.
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    Not good. For one, you need to have international cricket in Pakistan. I do not see that happening until the Yanks leave this area. On the cricket front, they need to focus on this issue strategically. If I had a say,I would ignore World T20 and the One-Day World Cup and instead identify key...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    A bit like Colin Miller.
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    On Junaid - from what I have seen of him, he can be a decent bowler in the long run but he isn't half the bowler Mohammad Amir was. He was bowling at 150+ in Australia and New Zealand and swinging it when 17. Well before that he bowled that astonishing first over in the T20 Final. In England, he...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    Steyn will be an all-time great by the time he retires. Outbowling Ashwin and Jadeja is no big deal but doing better than Indian spinners on the whole against Indian batsmen in India is something to be taken seriously. Remember that uptil now only Saqlain Mushtaq in 1999 and Danish Kaneria in...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    From what I have seen over last 30-35 years, Jimmy Anderson - not a great bowler but a very good one; I think credit is due when he delivers in India and Australia as well. Stuart Broad - a decent bowler in favourable conditions Graeme Swann - a very good bowler, perhaps one of the best...
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    Annoying Danny Morrison-isms

    Richie Benaud in the 1980s and Henry Blofeld aka 'Young Henry' in the early 1990s were no less popular.
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    Cricket Ebooks

    I would love to get it provided the payment mode is secure.
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    International cricket captain 2013 - all time greats test championship

    Thank you very much. I shall get it as soon as possible. I am trying to revive my interest in cricket after all these years and this one seems to be a must even if the rest see me playing with numbers on a colourful screen.
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    Tape-ball cricket is amateur hobby cricket. It does not affect skill as much as it affects the bowler's mindset. For starters, there are no LBWs in this form of cricket and a lot of stress is placed on bowling dot balls because they play 8-10 over games, the stress is not on getting batsmen out...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    In Pakistan, it has been there since the mid-1980s. Before that, tennis ball matches would be played on roads/streets on weekends and to facilitate 'new ball' bowlers, the pitch would be sprinkled with a bit of water to help the ball zip through. At times, they would take a cigarette lighter and...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    I used to give the ball a real twist as a variation for the leg-spinning slower ball. I would not use the two smaller fingers at all. The bigger the rip, the longer would the ball stay in the air, at times, virtually hanging up there as the batsman waited for it till eternity. It would pitch at...
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    Why so less medium pace spin bowlers??

    I concur. In fact, why would they not not succeed in tests? Consider this scenario - a medium-paced leg-spinner could be a testing proposition in Austaralia because of the bounce and would be a real handful on a raging turner in India. You have such cases - Anil Kumble was quicker than most...
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    International cricket captain 2013 - all time greats test championship

    Is there an editor available? Can someone create a module that has the pools for all teams in the Cricinfo All-Time XIs? I mean for example I would want to have all those 20-odd players for England and say, the West Indies rather than just the final XI? Also, is ICC 2013 worth a buy?
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