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    Club CWC

    I saw this all over Twitter yesterday and liked it. It makes me rather nostalgic having seen all these cricketers over the decades and most of the finals they won. Nice attention to detail with all the different uniforms. Would love to have a 2011 version with Dhoni holding the cup. Does...
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    Most runs successfully chased in final over

    Yesterday in the TT final, the West Indies needed 19 in the final over and pulled it off. What is the record for this in different formats; TT, ODI, domestic etc. ? Also what is the record in a major international final? I certainly can't remember one where more than 19 was successfully...
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    Averaging 40 against and in all countries

    Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo I hadn't actually realized that Sachin had achieved this though only by the skin of his teeth in Zim and Pak. Have any other batsmen done it especially in recent decades with more countries? A quick check shows that Lara...
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    Steyn in the fourth innings

    South Africa has clearly struggled to win series in the last few years. One of their problems has been that Steyn has usually failed to fire in the fourth innings allowing England and India to pull off draws and Australia to pull off a win. In the last couple of years Steyn averages over 50 in...
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    Google News Archive is a terrific resource for old cricket articles

    And by old, I mean really old, going back to the 19th century. Google has digitized these newspapers and a fair number of them are available for free through the search page. There is also a great timeline feature which allows you to narrow down your search. Say you want to search for articles...
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    What will Kirsten do for South Africa?

    Gary Kirsten has obviously been a massive success with India leaving them as the no.1 team in tests and ODI world champions. He leaves for a South Africa team which in an interesting position with lots of potential which they don't seem able to fulfill. They were on the verge of becoming...
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    Watching world cup games in a movie theatre

    Anyone else been watching the games in a movie theatre? I did this for the first time today and it was a fantastic experience; HD video without ads on a massive screen; undoubtedly the best cricket viewing I have ever experienced. And of course it was great to share it with hundreds of Indian fans.
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    Consecutive test series with at least one win

    India has been on a long streak of test series where it has managed at least one win. I am counting two-match series but not one-off tests. With the Durban win, India now extends that streak to 19 easily the highest among the teams currently playing. Australia has 23 consecutive series...
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    200 test catches

    Today of course Dravid became the first fielder to take 200 test catches with a real beauty off Harbhajan. Here is a list of the other top catchers. Who has the best chance of reaching 200? Ponting needs 23 but you have to wonder if he will play the 15-20 tests he would need to get there. Both...
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    How did Barbados and Antigua produce so many great cricketers?

    Barbados has a population of 285,000 and Antigua a population of 85,000 for a combined population of 370,000, less than a tenth of that of New Zealand. Yet in the period from 1950-2000 their combined team would have been something like this: Greenidge Haynes Worrell (captain) Richards Weekes...
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    Best subcontinental batsman: 2000-2010

    My vote goes to VVS Laxman. Here is a list of the stats during this period excluding BD/Zim and Laxman is right in the mix averaging 53. However if you look at tests in Australia,England and South Africa he averages 54, second only to Tendulkar among these 9 batsmen and far ahead of several of...
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    Is Laxman a great batsman?

    I have generally thought of Laxman as being one level below greatness. After his recent performances against Sri Lanka and Australia I have to wonder if it's time to rank him among the batting greats; not at the same level as Tendulkar/Lara/Ponting but nevertheless an authentic great...
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    Legalize gambling in India to fight match-fixing

    I haven't seen it discussed much in the context of the recent scandals but one obvious way of fighting match-fixing would be to legalize gambling especially in India which is usually at the heart of the problem. The whole ban is a sham anyway since it clearly doesn't a stop a large underground...
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    If you could time-travel to any cricket game in history?

    Inspired by the reincarnation thread. A time machine has been built and you can take a trip to any one cricket game all of which you will get to watch live before coming back. Which would you pick? Watching one of India's great test victories live would be amazing but probably I would...
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    Highlights of 1960 WI-Aus series right now on Star Cricket(India)

    Quick alert to the Indian posters; Star Cricket is showing highlights of the legendary 1960 WI-Australia series right now. Amazing stuff!!
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    Intrusive ads are ruining my cricket viewing

    I am sure all the Indian posters know what I am talking about. I caught a bit of the test this morning and Neo Sports has plumbed new depths of intrusiveness and annoyance even by the standards of Indian sports channels. Every few balls they have to shrink the screen to show a logo. After a...
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    Captains who have never lost a test series

    Viv Richards and Don Bradman come to mind and IIRC Richie Benaud. Any others? This list covers all the captains with more than 25 tests. Among those who never lost a series, Richards has the highest number of tests:50, a record that will be very difficult to break. Benaud has 28 tests. How many...
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    Rank the test sides

    I would say: 1. South Africa 2. India 3. Australia 4. Sri Lanka 5. England 6. Pakistan 7. West Indies 8. New Zealand 9. Bangladesh 10. Zimbabwe Not much to choose between the first two but Australia has dropped quite a bit from the top teams after their Ashes defeat. I still think there is a...
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    The great no-balling controversy!

    A bowler,let's call him M, is no-balled repeatedly by an Australian umpire throwing the game into chaos! He turns to state-of-the-art technology in order to clear his name! Watch this stunning video clip of the red-hot controversy!!
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    Can Tendulkar get 100 international hundreds?

    5 years back it looked highly likely. A year and a half back it looked highly unlikely. Right now it's looking possible but difficult. It would be an awesome achievement and given the uncertain future of test cricket he would perhaps be the only one to achieve it. As of now Tendulkar has 42...

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