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South Africa: Can They Deliver?

February 11, 2011 by

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The Proteas and the World Cup mix like water and oil. They have had a dramatic, emotional relationship over the past 18 years, a relationship that has always ended badly for the Proteas. I won’t bore you with the failings of the past World Cup performances, nor will I take cheap shots at past players […]

Dale Steyn – The Best in My Lifetime

January 20, 2011 by

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Wholeheartedly agreeing with Dileep Premachandran’s article, I recently tweeted that I think Dale Steyn is the best fast bowler that I have seen since I started sentiently watching cricket (1990-present). The best???, some asked. Yes, THE best, I said. Better than Allan Donald, Curtly Ambrose, Glenn McGrath, and Wasim Akram who are the other contenders […]

India-South Africa: Denouncing the Fallacies

January 8, 2011 by

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Disclaimer- This is not about why India should be top ranked but why this series result isn’t enough to take it away from them. The ranking points do indicate they are #1 but in the living rooms people may think otherwise and this post is meant to counter that. Fallacy #1 – India shouldn’t be top ranked […]

Test Cricket Under Threat

January 7, 2011 by

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No. This is not another piece about crowds, kids’ attention-spans, Twenty20 etc etc etc. Test cricket’s existence has been precarious since 1877 and it’s still with us, so it’ll survive. This threat to Test cricket is related to all the familiar villains (and there’s plenty more where those mentioned above came from), but it’s not […]

The Five Test Series Dream: A Practical Look

January 6, 2011 by

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Image via Wikipedia I write this hours after the third test between India and South Africa ended in an anti-climactic draw, and the series was shared 1-1. It got me and some of my friends asking a what-if question that seemingly gets asked after almost every series – what if this had been a five […]

A Day of Cricket to Regale Grandkids With

January 4, 2011 by

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Decades from now, when I am an insufferable old codger, I’ll occasionally grab my grandkids by the elbow (like Uncle Leo from Seinfeld) and ramble on about test cricket. Today’s 3rd day of play of the Capetown test between India and South Africa is bound to come up most of those times. For today was […]

Hashim Amla and the South African Race Conundrum

December 28, 2010 by

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The first time I saw Hashim Amla play, I knew there was something special about him. His presence was overwhelming, his aura captivating and his talent, undeniable. Since then, Amla has gone on to set the Test cricket arena alight. What makes Amla unique, though, is not his exquisite style of play or his illuminating […]

India v South Africa

December 12, 2010 by

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One of the great Test rivalries is upon us, India are in South Africa to play a three match Castle Test series at Centurion, Durban and Cape Town. Recent Test series around the world have been played on flat wickets which have resulted in an absolute run fest, but have had a negative impact on […]

England Number One? Hardly.

December 11, 2010 by

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The ICC Cricket Rankings have been a major talking point ever since Australia began their decline two years ago. India were the first to beat them since the 2005 Ashes. Then South Africa became the first side to beat Australia in Australia since the West Indies in 1992/93. Australia bounced back with a win in […]

To Declare or Not to Declare

November 22, 2010 by

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South African skipper Graeme Smith declared his team’s innings closed at 584 runs for the loss of 9 wickets during the 2nd test versus Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. One of the unbeaten batsmen was so close to a personal landmark, many fans were aghast that Smith declared at the juncture he did. No, I’m not […]

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