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Sumit Chakraberty
Tue, June 25 2013
Mickey Arthur had to go; Cricket Australia took the right decision ahead of the Ashes
On the tour of India earlier this year, Australia went into the first Test at Chennai with a three-man pace attack and a solitary spinner, when everyone knew the bone-dry pitch had nothing for seamers and everything for spinners. The Aussie think tank said they knew that all along, but preferred to play to their strengths. The daftness of that position soon became apparent because off-spinner Nathan Lyon — did trouble the Indian batsmen — even the experienced Sachin Tendulkar.
Mon, June 24 2013
MS Dhoni’s ability to be a fearless strategist paid dividends in the final against England
England needed 28 runs off the last three overs, with six wickets in hand, to overtake India's 129 in a rain-curtailed 20 overs and win their first ICC Champions Trophy. There was spin in the Edgbaston wicket, and England were almost out of it at 46 for four at one time, but a few good blows from Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara had brought the game within their grasp. Two powerplay overs to go should have made it a cinch for them.
Fri, June 21 2013
ODI cricket needs level-playing field
Two identical semi-finals in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, both won by teams bowling first on damp, overcast mornings in England, prove my contention in the previous post — that it's an unequal contest in these circumstances, and the administrators should do something to level the playing field.
Thu, June 20 2013
Time administrators took measures to prevent the toss from becoming a major factor on the game’s outcome
Four out of five games played at The Oval in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2013 were won by the team batting second. The only time the side batting first won the game was when Australia fell 20 runs short of Sri Lanka's total. But that was only because they were initially trying to reach the target in 29 overs to get their net run-rate up, and lost four top order batsmen in the process.