News: SA brush aside Ireland as well….

The scorecard will probably look like it was a decent enough match…. but the reality is that Ireland were only in the game till they 45/0….. after that, it all went downhill and Ireland were always looking for other milestones…..crossing 100…… losing by less than 50 runs etc…….
Cusack was comfortable…….. is he born in Aus/ [...]

News: Ireland brushed aside by India….

While you can read the details about what exactly caused the lack of crowd in the game on the Cricinfo article, Ireland would not be satisfied with the game that took place today.
First, looking at the bright sides. Roger Whelan dismissing Tendulkar in the first over, clean bowled, which is not something that has happenned [...]

Opinion: “Gone as far as we can go…”

Scottish Captain has voiced his opinion in what is a very logical question.
What heights does the world expect an associate team to reach before they consider them good enough for a test status? Forget test status, for a higher funding? Obviously, they cannot be required to beat Australia before the ICC takes them seriously. The [...]

News: Finally…. a step in the right direction by UAE….

Unfortunately, its not by the board. However, this news piece does show that there is interest in the locals as well.
UAE perhaps went as far as they could go with an associate set up 2-3 years back. They have since stayed at the same level. The only way forward is for the game to go to the [...]

News: The missing Uganda players….

A strange piece of news came out from the WCL Div 3. Uganda, the champions, returned home without 2 players, who have disappeared in Australia.
There are instances of things like this when sporting teams from developing countries end up touring a developed country and suddenly some players go missing. Hardly anyone plays baseball in Pakistan, [...]

Opinion: Of Zimbabwe in Intercontinental Cup….

Recently, the cricketing world has been given another talking point….. that an ICC committee recommended that Zimbabwe be made to play in the intercontinental cup, and only after a clear domination in that should they return to test cricket….
Good or bad? Good…… Zimbabwe ended up creating a mess that has no parallel in the history [...]