Dustin Silgardo

Tendulkar and India: the inseparable bond

Manu Joseph introduces Sachin Tendulkar to the USA, writing in the New York Times that the he is an icon who, in his ways and in the country's way of adoring him, defines India in a profound way that economic indicators and the laments of

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Laxman looks back on the Kolkata Test

Ten years after VVS Laxman scored his 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens, he spoke to Mid Day's Clayton Murzello about what the knock meant to Indian cricket

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

A conspiracy to zombify

"Even cows and pigs have laws governing their transportation, so why can’t England cricketers?" is Daniel Brigham's way of summing up England's crazy schedule in the lead-up to and during the World Cup, in the Wisden Cricketer .

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Dropping the Associates is madness

In the Sydney Morning Herald , Peter Roebuck rants about the "numbskulls" who resent the inclusion of weaker teams in the World Cup

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Why cricket rules in Sri Lanka

In the National , Paul Radley finds out how cricket overtook rugby for popularity in Sri Lanka after their cricket team won the 1996 World Cup, and says it is as much from a lack of other options as obsession with the game itself that cricket is

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Pakistan: the travelling theatre troupe

In the Economic Times , Mukul Kesavan describes the Pakistan cricket team as a lunatic repertory company, so unpredictable in their nature and so full of characters that entertainment is guaranteed

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

From the desert to the English rain

Former England cricketer Angus Fraser sympathises with the current World Cup squad, who have had to go straight from a long tour of Australia into the tournament, but says the lead-up is not nearly as bad as the one he was part of in 1999

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Unpredictability may keep things interesting

Though the 2011 World Cup may have a bloated look with its two-month long schedule, the fact that anyone could win it may keep spectators gripped, says Stephen Brenkley in the Independent

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

An arm for a raw feed

In the latest issue of Tehelka , Devangshu Datta has a rant about the flood of commercials one is forced to watch during cricket matches.

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Leaving out Vaas and Jayasuriya was emotional, says de Silva

Aravinda de Silva, now Sri Lanka's chief selector, has admitted it was a tough and emotional decision to leave out his former team-mates Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas from the squad for the World Cup

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Munaf Patel 2.0

He may not have the pace that first excited Indian fans when he burst onto the scene, but Munaf Patel's new, controlled style that sees him mainly just put the ball on a back of a length and mix it up with offcutters has been effective in its own

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

The AB medal awards function is a fashion show

In the Sydney Morning Herald , Peter Roebuck lambasts the Allan Border Medal awards function, calling it a "fashion show", "an exercise in vapidity", and "the greatest load of hooey running around"

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Of biscuits and motorbikes, and bats

From sponsored blimps to commercial-filled broadcasts, advertising’s influence on modern-day cricket is inescapable

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Colombo's new enemy: clothes lines

With the eyes of the world hawkishly scrutinising World Cup stadiums, Sri Lanka are determined not to let their dirty linen be washed in public

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Is Wankhede any better than Eden Gardens?

While Eden Gardens has been stripped of the India-England World Cup match, which was scheduled for February 27, the Wankhede Stadium was cleared by the ICC

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Is the World Cup really a big deal?

In a tirade against the powers that run cricket, John Stern says in the Wisden Cricketer that ridiculous scheduling and the administrators' hunger for quick cash rather than developing the game has rendered the World Cup redundant

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Aaron Finch - the bad boy of Victoria

Dirk Nannes introduces his Victoria team-mate, and recent Australia debutant Aaron Finch on his blog

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Afghan women's practice sessions protected by barbed wire

Afghanistan’s first-ever women’s cricket team are practising for their first international tournament on a concrete pitch in a park where men are banned, surrounded by walls topped with barbed wire, AFP reports from Kabul

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

The real royals were at the Ranji Trophy final

Rajasthan’s IPL franchise may be called the Royals, but the Prince of Udaipur’s loyalties lie with the Ranji Trophy team, and he was there to witness them being crowned kings of India’s premier domestic competition

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

USA, Hong Kong confident ahead off WCL Division 3

USA captain Steve Massiah believes his side's early arrival in Hong Kong for the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament will help them gain promotion to Division 2

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