General Cricket Discussion

[teamindia]

India news: Punjab bars Under-21 players from Twenty20 | India Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

Stupid decision. Over 21 does not mean you have wisdom and technique. Jealous fools.

 

[angryangy]

Haha brilliant logic JB

Anyone seen this?

It's not that new, but popped up on FB feed and made me chuckle. It's Haddin and Clarke leaping in fear before they realise what's happening ha

Australian cameraman crashes during Australia v India Test ? video | Sport | guardian.co.uk

Incidentally, this is Joe Previtera, the cameraman attributed to the infamous "can't bowl, can't throw" sledge of Scott Muller, hence Ian Healy's quip.

 

[puddleduck]

To borrow internet speak - +1 to Healy then, good quip

Not surprised, I've really enjoyed Healy generally throughout the India series (like most of the team to be fair though).

 

[sifter132]

Just don't start counting how many times Healy says "right from the word go" in commentary - you'll run out of fingers and toes (and tolerance ) very quickly...

 

[teamindia]

BCCI and IPL in a mess just a few hours before auction as Sahara has pulled out of Cricket

Sahara withdraws sponsorship of BCCI and IPL | India Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[SaiSrini]

Stupid decision. Over 21 does not mean you have wisdom and technique. Jealous fools.

Yeah. But chances of an under-21 player being influenced by the riches and ignoring the basics are quite big. Thats why the rule. You dont need to earn such big bucks at such an early age.

 

[0601731]

Yeah. But chances of an under-21 player being influenced by the riches and ignoring the basics are quite big. Thats why the rule. You dont need to earn such big bucks at such an early age.

True and in fact all other associatations should follow this.

 

[aussie1st]

Waugh backs Clarke's men to win Ashes

I like the way Waugh thinks as that is exactly my thoughts on the matter.

 

[teamindia]

Yeah. But chances of an under-21 player being influenced by the riches and ignoring the basics are quite big. Thats why the rule. You dont need to earn such big bucks at such an early age.

I see that is why every India politician (with average age of probably > 50 years) are so clean Money can make anyone go bad. If BCCI announces a 50% cut to these guys I am sure they will let under 21 players participate

 

[swacker]

Finally got around to watching Fire in Babylon. A must watch!

 

[jacobfelix]

Quite Interesting...

In 184 innings of 131 Tests, Kapil Dev was never dismissed run-out, which is also a Test record.

Among the current players, England's Alastair Cook, who has not been dismissed in this fashion in 131 Test innings so far, can threaten Kapil's record, but he has a long way to go.

The other players with 100-plus innings, without ever getting run-out, are Pakistan's Mudassar Nazar (116) and England's Paul Collingwood (115), Graeme Hick (114) and Peter May (106).

 

[dajesmac]

Anyone got their eye on the Ireland v Kenya match? This is amazing!

 

[Sedition]

Anyone got their eye on the Ireland v Kenya match? This is amazing!

Hmm a 4 day match and 22 wickets fall on the first day, every one of which has been caught and only one by a keeper. Way to promote yourself for test status guys

 

[angryangy]

because of course, getting caught at 1st slip is illegal in tests

 

[War]

South Africa news: Thami Tsolekile, Jacques Rudolph and Faf du Plessis handed central contract | South Africa Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

The selection of Tsolekile has strong hints of more quota like selection, since i remain unconvinced that he at age 31 is a better long tern replacement for Boucher ahead of Heino Kuhn and Dane Vilas.

While its disgraceful how McClaren continues to be treated, now way he doesn't deserve a contract when Parnell is getting one.