General Cricket Discussion

[Bevab]

So, they are above the game? Early 2000s, agreed the 3rd format wasn't there then, but SRT, VVS ,Dravid, etc used to turn out for their states. By the way, playing a Ranji doesn't mean the player needs to play all 5 days. In the past, BCCI has pulled out players from on-going Ranji games for national duty. Turning out for a match or 2 isn't a big ask.

Furthermore, domestic calendars can be adjusted to ensure these guys play. I still remember, the Challenger Trophy used to be a big draw. The likes of Rohit, etc, can benefit from a few hours of domestic batting to get into the groove before a major torunament. Now, if you factor in pitches, ofcourse, the argument gets nullified. However, getting into the zone is what matters.

Not what I meant.

You do have more games being played now. I’ve picked two arbitrary six year periods in 2000-2005 and 2014-2019. Comparing Dravid and Kohli in these time periods (the Indians with most number of international games in this period), Kohli has thirty seven more games of total cricket played. Rohit has Ganguly beat by sixteen games in the same timeframe.

Further looking at when India have played cricket since 2018… their calendar is packed with games in the September to February portion when most domestic games are played. When do you schedule the domestic games other than in this period then? This is what I mean by them being able to participate in domestic games only if they’re missing games for India because India plays a lot more international cricket compared to most countries out there. Besides I’m not sure if rescheduling domestic tournaments for the sake of a couple appearances from one or two big names is a good idea.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Shreyas Iyer after he got removed from central contract.

 

[icyman]

Shreyas Iyer after he got removed from central contract.

I thought he'd start his Dance Academy!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

In the UK, at least, test cricket live on Youtube

 

[pillowprocter]

In the UK, at least, test cricket live on Youtube

Works for me, must be everywhere

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Great day so far for Ireland

 

[ahmedleo414]

Canada beat U.A.E., Canada won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

CAN 194 vs UAE 198/7 - Canada won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) in Dubai, WCL 2 2024, February 28, 2024

www.espncricinfo.com

World Cup is practically ours at this point

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Ireland 9/2 chasing a small total. Could be interesting.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

A tricky start from Ireland but Balbirnie and Tucker played well to see them home for a first test win.

Pretty good match from what I've seen of it.

 

[ahmedleo414]

Canada beat U.A.E., Canada won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

CAN 194 vs UAE 198/7 - Canada won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) in Dubai, WCL 2 2024, February 28, 2024

www.espncricinfo.com

World Cup is practically ours at this point

Canada beat Scotland, Canada won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)

CAN 220/3 vs SCOT 215/8 - Canada won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining) in Dubai, WCL 2 2024, March 01, 2024

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Canada beat Scotland, Canada won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining)

CAN 220/3 vs SCOT 215/8 - Canada won by 7 wickets (with 57 balls remaining) in Dubai, WCL 2 2024, March 01, 2024

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Hawk-Eye inventor: ‘If you start from scratch, is there a reason for umpire’s call? Probably not’

The founder of Hawk-Eye has provided insight into the introduction of umpire’s call in lbw reviews in cricket, saying it was a way to “sell” the DRS to the umpires who were afraid of having their errors shown and pointed out by technology, rather than being due to a margin of error in the...

wisden.com

Good read, dispels some of the myths around DRS

 

[Aislabie]

A new, better Babar just dropped

I'm obviously late to this, but I am in awe at the sheer disrespect

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh can mean only one thing

NEW KITS

 

[Aislabie]