Kumar tells me about the history of the game. When he was growing up, championship cricket meant a Test match. White uniforms. Breaks for high tea. Unlimited overs. (An over is a set of six balls, sort of like an at-bat.) Games lasted for days. Sometimes nobody won. Cricket was d...
do not require students to appear for the standardized tests likeIELTS Examwhich is a mandatory requirement in other Western countries like the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Instead, these universities ask for the proof of English language proficiency such as degree or qualification from...
But India’s growth is like my cricket game – full of promise, but it hasn’t quite delivered yet. India grew faster than China between 2014 and 2016, but lost its fastest-growing major economy title last year. Within the country, ...
This is where Italian politics come in, an area which I do not fully understand but will try to apply. Raggi’s first three months in office have been rocky, she has been under fire for the same lack of transparency she promised to fight against during her election campaign. T...
“And there are not many alternatives. I think a driver is really very strong, he is always finding somehow maybe an opportunity, but it’s something on which we need to help, the introduction of rookies in F1. “Certainly as Ferrari we are trying to promote the young drivers. We’ve...
But in an average calendar year, their focus is on the big events in the biggest sports. For tennis and golf that means the grand slams and majors. For rugby it is the Six Nations and World Cup. Cricket? Probably Test series against Australia and India, the World Cups and not much ...
The amount of vile and personal abuse that was ignored by the ICC and its match officials over the years is huge. Many of the comments made by players from western countries like Australia and England would be considered intolerably vulgar by eastern standards. But the cricket’s governing bod...
Venue for those power sports is a given – Parliament House. Not only would powerlifting and boxing go a treat up there, those long hallways would be perfect for cricket – you’d just have to rip up the carpet but I’m sure no-one would mind. It’s not like they have rules about...
In order to emphasise the significance of this clean-up work, Sverdrup-Thygeson gives as an example the first arrival of cattle to Australia in 1788. The introduction of new animals to a completely different ecosystem meant that the cattle’s manure was mostly not decomposed, causing vast areas...
Kirk was reared in Australia’s Outback before travelling extensively across the globe, eventually settling in London. He is passionate about food, travel and any sport that isn’t cricket Tenerifes Forgotten Past: Pirates, Battles & Castles Today, Tenerife is a firm favorite with package holidayi...