State of Cricket Newsletter #58

By Cricket Huddle

April 30, 2023

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Let's get right into it. Here's what we got this week.

  • State of Cricket in America 🗽

  • Stories worth catching up this week🧋

  • Sips of the Week - Tweets, Videos, Podcasts🧃

State of Cricket in America 🗽

Major League Cricket (MLC)

Up to 48 more overseas players can be signed across 6 teams in Major League Cricket. What's your take on the overseas players in MLC? Reply

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We kickstarted the Insiders community last week. Thank you to all who decided to give it a try. More to come here in this space. Get Access If interested 

Stories worth catching up🧋

Tracing the journey of Noor Ahmad - Afghanistan cricket’s next big thing

First spotted by former Afghanistan captain Raees Ahmadzai, Noor has caught the attention of the cricketing fraternity with his performances with Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.

Hundred’s days now look numbered

The newest format has scored some success, particularly for women’s cricket, but it is losing money and key figures appear to want to change

The journey that helped mystery spinner Varun rediscover his mojo

The Knight Riders spinner has been one of the standout performers in the IPL this season with 13 wickets to his name already

A Champion so humble

A fantastic story of a man from Sri Lanka who loved Cricket with all his life

Dhoni’s chasing mantra

The cerebral combination of mathematics and philosophy makes the CSK skipper the patron saint of lost causes, who has hit most 20th over 4s and 6s in the history of IPL

Dane van Niekerk: the fateful end of a storied career

The South Africa allrounder was one of the best in the game. She was all set for a World Cup where her team was expected to go far, but destiny had other plans

Dickie Bird at 90: the first, and last, celebrity umpire

Mike Atherton salutes the Yorkshireman whose superstar status is now difficult to comprehend in the age of DRS

Sips of the Week 🧃

Tweet (s)

It had to be something special in the 1000th game of the IPL

Quote

The impact rule works very well for me. I bowl my four overs and I'm done.

Ishant Sharma is loving the latest rule change in the IPL, which means he could go the whole season without having to pad up

Podcast

The Sachin Tendulkar Interview: On family, friends and beginnings

As he turns 50, we speak to the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in this special two part series. In this part, he tells us everything that led him to start playing cricket, and the support that he got from his family.

Sipper of the Week

Tim David Wins It at the end. And he is a chai drinker!

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