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    Memories/accounts of Pak tour of WI '88

    Does anyone here have vivid memories of this time? Pakistan could have easily won this series 3-0, against what was still a very formidable West Indian side. For some reason, this tour has lapsed into relative obscurity unlike the time the Australians came close to dethroning the champs.
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    Why do almost all Michael Atherton dismissals look jumpy?

    I've seen far lesser batsmen look far more dignified while getting out, but Athers made average balls look like molotov ****tails. Exaggerated movements or was he just plain unlucky to have been at the receiving end of Messrs. Ambrose, Akram, Donald & Mcgrath?
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    Any way of simulating an entire match?

    Since there are so many best of teams going around, can we actually have two compete against each other? We could start with deciding the weather, pitch condition, and size of outfield as each day commences. Then based on those three factors, we can split innings into increments of 10, 20, 30...
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    Wicketkeeping as one rises through the levels

    We talk about there being a big step up in competition while one rises through the levels, be it as a bowler or a batsman. Understandable too, considering the two disciplines are at direct opposition to each other. But what of wicketkeeping? I would assume the parameters for keeping, by and...
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    Fake sympathy, or delayed concern?

    As a fast bowler, one generally bowls a bouncer to intimidate. Occasionally, it's part of a laid out plan to get the batsman out hooking, but by and large (and I say this as a fairly innocuous seam bowler myself), one does it to physically intimidate the batsman. While nobody likes seeing a...
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    What worth are rankings anymore?

    England are obviously proving to be **** in the subcontinent. India have been a joke abroad the last year but I'll bet the shirt off my back that people like Ashwin and Ojha will wreck visiting teams at home more often than not, and the bats will stand up to be counted as well. Same applies to...
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    Copycat bowling actions

    So I'm thinking...almost every off spinner to have come out of Pakistan since Saqlain has ripped off his action. Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, even Ajmal to an extent. I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple others too. Obviously a testament to Saqlain's huge influence on the trade in his country...
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    Funny cricketing memories from childhood (and upwards)

    Himannv's post made me smile. My neighbour, some 5 years younger than me, used to run in from very wide of the crease a la Murali/Mushtaq, fling some horribly looping ball that would take ages to arrive, and then literally run away from the square lest he get a smack right back in his face. And...

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