Abhishek Mukherjee

Reverse swing, a dying trade?

Though seamers enjoyed troubling batsmen in the initial stages of the Pallekele Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Shaan Agha, in a blog in Dawn , says menacing reverse swing, the likes of which were on display in the 1990s, may not be seen or

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Boucher shock: South Africa's testing mental battle

Neil Manthorp, writing in Mail & Guardian , reasons that South Africa's recent arduous physical campaign of Switzerland may not have been adequate to mentally prepare them for shocks such as Mark Boucher's injury and retirement.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'An experience of a lifetime'

Paddy Upton, writing in his blog , relives the experience of visiting the training camp of adventurer and explorer Mike Horn in Switzerland , where the South African team took part in some rigorous hiking, mountain-biking and other adventure

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'Chappell not necessarily right'

After Greg Chappell's comment that not everyone in the team backed Rahul Dravid during his time as India captain, Ayaz Memon, writing in Mail Today , reasons why Chappell may not be the best person to hold opinions on Indian cricket.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Cricketing connections of Arthur Conan Doyle

Arunabha Sengupta, writing in cricketcountry.com , explores the cricketing connections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes stories.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Coaching New Zealand - a superhuman job?

Ian Anderson, writing in Fairfax NZ News , lists the requirements and challenges of the post of the New Zealand coach, deeming it superhuman to lift the fortunes of the side.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Saluting Ramprakash's unceasing resolve

Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash played cricket for 25 years before retiring

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'Improving umpiring standards should be ICC's priority'

WV Raman, writing for Sportstar , questions ICC's repeated proposals to allow mandatory utilisation of DRS, saying the ICC needed to instead look at the objective of improving umpiring.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

New Zealand undercooked for West Indies tour

Wayne Martin, writing for Fairfax NZ News , is not surprised by the reverses experienced by New Zealand against a commanding West Indies team, and expects further difficulties.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Tendulkar's choices may not match India needs

AR Hemant, writing for Yahoo Cricket , wonders whether Sachin Tendulkar's self-imposed periods of rest have done India any good, and if he is justifying the comment he made after scoring his hundredth hundred.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Who's ahead in the England-South Africa tussle?

Andy Wilson, writing in the Guardian , gauges the test England will be subjected to against South Africa starting July 19, in a series that promises to be the highlight of this year's English summer.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Protect 50-over cricket responsibly

Faisal Shariff, writing for Rediff , expresses confusion over the 'contradictions' in the ICC's handling of the one-day format.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'A wet and forgettable English summer'

Vic Marks, in the Guardian , looks back at the English season so far as 'a summer to forget'.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Watching a contest vs enjoying a party

It is with great pain that Robert Shrimsley, writing for Financial Times , calls a Twenty20 match a game of cricket, as his boy loves it, untouched by the absorbing potential of the 'real game'

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Zimbabwe's admirable tri-series success

Neil Manthorp, writing for Supersport , says Zimbabwe's beating South Africa in the Twenty20 tri-series final is made all the more commendable by the fact that the team are constantly fighting a financial battle.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

England are in vanguard of women's game

Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian , says England women's cricketers are among the best in the world but their rise is unnoticed.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'South Africa should have sent emerging team to Zimbabwe'

Keppler Wessels, writing for Supersport , says South Africa's half-strength national side sent to Zimbabwe did not serve any purpose.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Maynard among extraordinarily gifted

A blog in the Guardian says the talent of Tom Maynard, who died last week, suggested he was in a different league as a performer.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

'Fast bowling is simple'

Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram, in an interview with the Cricket Couch , say fast bowling needs a simple mindset, and hard work.

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Mukherjee

Karthik or Saha, behind Dhoni?

Nishad Pai Vaidya, writing for cricketcountry.com , compares wicketkeepers Dinesh Karthik and Wriddhiman Saha, weighing up the performance of both to see who is India's No

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