She’s very talented, oh, and by the way, I’m her husband.’ What a unique skillset. Other than for a post-match ‘kick and catch’ I’ve not trod on this hallowed turf so well done, Claire! Utterly impractical and ridiculous. The car or the owner? Good question. I bought it ...
Ashwin’s dominance is particularly evident on home turf, where he has been instrumental in India’s success over the past decade. While many bowlers have their favorite hunting grounds, Ashwin’s ability to excel across various venues in India underscores his mastery of subcontinent conditions. N...
I understand the emotional pull here – it is a unique tournament, on home turf, which the players are desperate to be part of. But the key issue for me is that if you choose do this, you really are still choosing: you are prioritising the Commonwealth Games over the next World Cup. ...
and many many more to come would only have one name to talk about –Sachin Tendulkar, because all of us would only be describing to our kids the Herculean feats of this little man, who carried the hopes of 1 billion cricket crazy people each time he walked onto the hallowed turf. ...
1880 the first test match occurred on English turf, again against Australia. It was after the test between England and Australia in 1880 that the concept of the Ashes’ was born. Bemoaning the home team’s performance, theSporting Timesprinted an obituary for English cricket: ‘the body will...
“I also saw one yesterday where the guy built a pitch beside his house with compacted ant beds – like what they do with tennis courts. Then he decided he would have a go at making a turf pitch and put some grass down, which didn’t work very well. ...
adding two more centuries to her ODI tally, against Denmark and India. More importantly, as far as she was concerned, were her 48 runs in the final at Lord’s against the Kiwis. Fittingly it was Brittin who took the winning catch, out on the hallowed turf.“It was,”she said later,...
He found the transition quite difficult going from bowling his skiddy type offies on turf compared to the synthetics. Also found out how unforgiving GMO can be for a finger spinner if you don't get it right. Probably needs to add a few strings to his bow to be successful at the next ...