Did “clashing ideologies,” as was being said until Ricky Ponting and Usman Khwaja spoke up and hit a discordant note, really “script an epic Ashes” series? Was it, as the Australian duo suggested, a bit of jiggery-pokery which may have sensationally fashioned the result of the Oval Test or was it the eternal “sour grapes” story playing out again?
Raju Mukherji, now 72, occasionally lets fall words and sentences which suggest he has finally put his feet up. That he hasn't come home when he lets you in on the drift of his thoughts on cricket.
Olympic football is for age-compliant players with a few big ones thrown into each team. Track and field has its own independent sources of sustenance.
The hosts thrashed the Dean Elgar-led Proteas by an innings and 276 runs in Christchurch with the tourists capitulating for 95 and 111 runs, respectively in the two innings.
New Zealand has repeatedly shown to be one of India's hardest opponents in ICC tournaments, the most recent being the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June. In the previous decade or so, India has crushed every competitive opposition team at ICC events, but they have yet to discover the secret of the Black Caps.
The umpire, in a recent media statement, revealed that he is not only fighting coronavirus but also has to deal with a communication nightmare.
The 36-year-old played four ODIs and as many T20s between 2004 and 2007.
Other than Dar, many others associated with the sport of cricket in Pakistan, including Shahid Afridi, have come forward to raise funds.
Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin will host the games in the tournament. The two semi-finals will be played at Tauranga and Hamilton on March 3 and March 4 respectively while the final will be held on March 7 under lights at the Hagley Oval.
The live coverage of the event reached a global cumulative average audience of 1.6 billion viewers whilst digital video content netted over 4.6 billion views
