Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points - Ajinkya Rahane breaks convention

Rather than holding back Jofra Archer and Jaydev Unadkat for the last four overs, the Royals captain went for wickets

13-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking points: KKR score 80 runs behind the wicket

R Ashwin persisted with a short third-man and fine leg, and Knight Riders hit fifteen fours in those areas

12-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: Why did Rashid bowl so late?

Despite the pitch assisting spin, the legspinner came on only in the tenth over of Daredevils' innings

10-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points - Should Piyush Chawla have bowled the last over?

Piyush Chawla conceded 22 in the last over, even though the batsman on strike, Ben Cutting, usually struggles against spin

09-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking points - How KKR fell apart in the chase

Mumbai Indians kept bowling short and often varied the pace to strangle Kolkata Knight Riders' chase

06-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: How Sunrisers kept Pant quiet

Also featuring Avesh Khan's tendency to bowl short, Sunrisers' gameplan against specific bowlers, and a brief foray into alternate DRS universes

05-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

A tactical masterstroke from Dhoni? Or a bit lucky?

Dropping a wristspinner for an extra overseas fast bowler put the onus on CSK's fingerspinners, and they took with 5 for 40

05-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: Why isn't Rohit Sharma batting at No. 3?

It may be dressing-room psychology rather than statistics that is leading him to come in late

04-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: Time for Shaw-Tendulkar comparisons?

What's got everyone excited is that the 18-year-old has got his runs with stylish drives rather than slogs

02-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking points: Four balls that changed the game

MS Dhoni's decision to play out Jasprit Bumrah watchfully may have cost Chennai Super Kings as their innings lost steam after a rapid start

29-Apr-2018•Dustin Silgardo

What's with the around-the-stumps tactic?

Shivam Mavi got smashed for 29 runs when he went around the wicket in the 20th to Shreyas Iyer, and he's not the first bowler to suffer

27-Apr-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking points: Ashwin's captaincy does the trick for Kings XI

Also: Is it time for Gambhir to drop down Daredevils' order? And Yuvraj to drop out of Kings XI's line-up all together?

24-Apr-2018•Dustin Silgardo

How the money men of IPL 2017 have fared

Among the most expensive players from the latest auction, only Rashid Khan and Pat Cummins have lived up to expectations

21-Apr-2017•Dustin Silgardo

The IPL List: Hat-tricks, howlers, and Afghani chicken

The best, the worst and everything in between from the first ten days of the IPL's tenth season

16-Apr-2017•Dustin Silgardo

Sri Lanka's inaugural Test

In 1982, Sri Lanka played their first Test , against England at the P Sara Oval

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

What the cricket calendar does to fans

A packed schedule takes its toll on not just the players, but viewers too, Alan Tyers writes in the Daily Telegraph

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Bat or bowl?

Which teams do better batting first in ODIs, which teams prefer chasing

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

India do not deserve Tendulkar

R Jagannathan proclaims on Firstpost that Indian fans do not deserve Sachin Tendulkar because they do not appreciate his genius

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Can Gambhir overcome snub?

Despite important scores in the Commonwealth Bank Series, Gautam Gambhir has dropped down the pecking order in the bid to become India's next captain, with Virat Kohli being picked as vice-captain for the Asia Cup

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Dhoni's burden

There are reports of a rift between him and Virender Sehwag, he has to deal with senior players coming in and out of the side, and young players under-performing, his captaincy is attracting criticism; yet the BCCI says it does not take MS Dhoni's

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

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