Recent content by Ahmad94

England's bowling attack looks toothless. And looking at the squad, no real other options lying around either. India are strolling along - more than 5.5 an hour for the last 10 overs. I'd be surprised if India don't breach 500 in this first innings.

Maybe you’re right. You probably know a lot more about the intricacies of Indian cricket. The major downside will be losing his presence on the ground for India (and Rohit is a solid captain) It would be a slap in those influential people if India failed/struggled in the upcoming England Test...

I'm very surprised they didn't do a farewell series of them (like Sachin with WI)—especially with a Bangladesh series in August and a West Indies one in October-ish. It's sad that he finished just 700/800 runs off 10,000. Rohit Sharma was playing Test on borrowed time - never rated him in Test...

Cricket 26 - I believe he hinted it would align with the Ashes (Nov 2025-ish) Barring updated player models, not sure what else they would add. The AI hasn't seen any real advancement in several iterations of the game.

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint >> Kohli.

Biggest Pet Peeve: You can’t compare batsmen from completely different eras; the game’s changed too much.

2 reasons for this: 1) A few years back, IPL was the premier league, followed by PSL with its unique quality of fast bowling and quality matches - that seems very far from the truth now. This year, the domestic T20 league was so mediocre, and the quality was pathetic (I believe there were 16...

PSL really seems to have taken a nose-dive this year for some reason. Very few games have gone down to wire and even worse, half the games seem to be Lahore now. Talent seems weirdly limited aswell. 1. We need an 8-team system (so many players are warming the bench - e.g. M.Zeeshan, Mohammad...

Kind of the equivalent of why MS Dhoni is still playing, brings in the crowd.

I was reading the reviews of it and seems very similar to Cricket 24 - lots of licenses and all, but it falls short of the actual gaming component (i.e.,gameplay,)

Isn't it that every 2 years, they drop a new game? My theory is they will aim to launch Cricket 26 for the Ashes 26 (Nov 25), release a glitchy game, and finally do some patches and create a half-decent product once the Ashes are officially over Feb-26 ish. Annoying, DB14 was so exceptional...

What the hell has been wrong with Kohli recently? His aggression is becoming a little stupid and childish now. There is being positive and getting into the head of the opposition - but shoulder-barging a 18 yr old for no reason is just not the right way to play the game.

Secretly I believe Rohit Sharma missing the first game is a blessing in disguise for India. He was never amazing against the moving ball and slow to get those feet moving. Will be an interesting series - pity it starts at 3 am here.

My belief behind his selection was that he is the highest wicket-taking spinner in the recently concluded Champions Cup. Arguably shows you the lack of spinner skills and how their stocks have fallen over the last few years in Pakistan. Shadab is no longer the spinner he once was (I believe the...

All for this pitch - you're supposed to have a home advantage when you play at home. Still, seems like a few bizarre decisions from Pakistan - Zahid Mahmood seems very far off being a test match spinner - it seems weird that they would select him (unless you just want a leggie). Secondly, you...