General Cricket Discussion

[Neptune]

Mike Procter, South Africa's great allrounder, dies aged 77

Legendary quick and hard-hitting batter played seven Tests before South Africa's sporting isolation

www.espncricinfo.com

Really saddening news this morning, he was one of the most popular icons on this forums with respect to drafts. May he rest in peace

 

[Bevab]

Mike Procter, South Africa's great allrounder, dies aged 77

Legendary quick and hard-hitting batter played seven Tests before South Africa's sporting isolation

www.espncricinfo.com

Really saddening news this morning, he was one of the most popular icons on this forums with respect to drafts. May he rest in peace

Just saw this on Cricinfo. May he rest in peace indeed, one of the biggest what if’s of test cricket.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

A new, better Babar just dropped

 

[Till Valhalla]

A new, better Babar just dropped

I support this

 

[pillowprocter]

The top 3 best figures by a captain in ODI cricket is quite bizarre:

1. Waqar Younis - 7/36 vs England, 2001
2. Viv Richards - 6/41 vs India, 1989
3. Dwayne Bravo - 6/43 vs Zimbabwe, 2013 / Gulbadin Naib - 6/43 vs Ireland, 2019

To sort of quantify the quality of these spells, I checked how many top 7 batsmen they dismissed. Waqar 6, Viv 4, Bravo 5, Gulbadin 4. That didn't reveal much.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Mubarak ho! Congratulations!

 

[icyman]

Weird way of wishing Kohli! Best wishes to them and hope for the good health of all!

Also hope the parents don't bring the boy to the stadium and start crying about privacy, like last time round.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Mubarak ho! Congratulations!

Meanwhile fanboisss

 

[icyman]

Born in UK or USA? They get the first dibs on his citizenship, right?

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Born in UK or USA? They get the first dibs on his citizenship, right?

Nepal, the next true hub of cricket.

 

[SaiSrini]

Born in UK or USA? They get the first dibs on his citizenship, right?

News is that the kid was born in London, but UK does not have birthright citizenship unless atleast one of the parents is a British citizen. I doubt if either Kohli or Anushka are British citizens.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

 

[icyman]

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons unveiled as new CPL franchise

Falcons are the first Antigua-based CPL franchise after a ten-year gap

www.espncricinfo.com

The largest Caribbean island doesn't have a franchise? Lots of things still going wrong in WICB, the govt reluctance to support the franchisee is quite baffling. What is more surprising is the fact that the owner Kris Persaud had to sell the original franchise back to the CPL and then buy Antigua. Why could he simply not switch for a fee?

 

[Bevab]

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons unveiled as new CPL franchise

Falcons are the first Antigua-based CPL franchise after a ten-year gap

www.espncricinfo.com

The largest Caribbean island doesn't have a franchise? Lots of things still going wrong in WICB, the govt reluctance to support the franchisee is quite baffling. What is more surprising is the fact that the owner Kris Persaud had to sell the original franchise back to the CPL and then buy Antigua. Why could he simply not switch for a fee?

Jamaican government as a whole has been taking a big step back from backing cricket, they didn’t even apply to be a host for the upcoming WC. This isn’t really the WICB’s fault.

 

[icyman]

News is that the kid was born in London, but UK does not have birthright citizenship unless atleast one of the parents is a British citizen. I doubt if either Kohli or Anushka are British citizens.

Yes, you are right. The UK doesn't have birthright citizenship, unless Anushka/ Virat were one. not sure about Anushka, but Virat certainly doesn't seem to be a British Citizen. Had the kid been born in the States, he would have become an US citizen.

Jamaican government as a whole has been taking a big step back from backing cricket, they didn’t even apply to be a host for the upcoming WC. This isn’t really the WICB’s fault.

Grass-roots development should be on the WICB, right? Or creation of school-specific programs/ other activities that might get people interested in the sport should be the onus of the WICB. I get if the franchise wasn't doing well over the years, but the Tallawahs have been league winners. Govt interference can be accepted in cases of match fixing etc, but there hasn't been a documented case of any such activity.