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State of Cricket Newsletter #51
By Cricket Huddle
Good morning Cricket Nerds,
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Let's get right into it. Here's what we got today.
Why Isn't R Ashwin the Vice Captain in Tests ?
Ever since Rahane faded out, India have been hedging on players without much conviction - Rahul, Pant, Pujara- when all along Ashwin, the best man has been sitting in plain view
David Gower's commentary reminds us we are allowed to enjoy watching sport
David 'Lord' Gower is a tonic in today's media that is either too serious or too angry or both and has forgotten that sport should be fun
Mahela Jayawardena Mantra for Sri Lankan Success
Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardena speaks in detail about what it takes to make Sri Lanka the best team in the world.
This Summers Ashes will be mouth-watering
England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have stripped away all the bulls*** and taken away the fear of failure.
The Ladders have gone, only snakes lurk in Rahul's Test path right now
The vice-captaincy has been taken away and Rahul might well be dropped for the Indore Test, but it won't be because India have lost faith in him
Tweet (s)
Hey @BCCI@JayShah - in the past 14 months, having been a cricket spectator in 2 of India's biggest cities, along with my young daughter; here's an dxperience we don't wish to encounter ever again: absolutely disgusting toilets in both venues, at Wankhede as well as at Kotla. 1/n
— Shilpa Phadké 🇮🇳 (@phadke_shilpa)
7:13 PM • Feb 19, 2023
Stat (s)
From 2015, India tried 12 players in the opening slot, KL Rahul got maximum opportunities in spite of average performance, Time to change - Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, and Abhimanyu Easwaran need chances to establish themselves before Rohit Sharma retires
Quote
It’s very hard for a guy like McDonald as a coach who hasn’t played 100 Test matches to turn around and say to Steve Smith and tell him that he’s playing the wrong way and they should change their whole game plan and play a certain way.
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This time it's not Sipper but Sippers who have a lot to think
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