State of Cricket Newsletter #41

By Cricket Huddle

January 31, 2023

GM Romantics and Nerds. This is the State of Cricket NewsletteršŸ„¤, the daily email that gets you caught up with Best of Cricket while you sip on your favorite beverage. For us, it's always the good ol' chaiā˜•.
Let's get right into it. Here's what we got today.
Hathurisingha returns to Bangladesh Cricket

Chandika Hathurusingha looks set to return as the head coach of the Bangladesh national men's team, with Cricket New South Wales confirming that he is leaving the position of assistant coach with them. The update follows media speculation in Bangladesh that the BCB has reached an agreement with Hathurusingha.

Mickey Arthur to be Pakistan's Online Coach

Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is likely to take up the Men In Greenā€™s coaching responsibilities again but this time with a twist. He will become Worldā€™s first-ever online coach?

Steve Smith: Where the Reinvention of Batting genius began

ā€œSo as soon as I hit that shot I was kind of like, Iā€™ve just found something has clicked. Itā€™s the rhythm Iā€™ve been searching for and yeah, I made it pretty clear, I think straight away. So yeah, a bold statement but it felt as though it, you know, Iā€™d nailed it.ā€

The Artistry of Vijay

When he sashays down the pitch to a spinner and politely lofts the ball into the stands, it appears that he does not want the errant bowler to take offense. When he is leaving the ball or blocking it straight down the pitch, it feels like he is trying to capture and defend the stoic essence of old-fashioned opening batsmanship.

Alex Hales opts for PSL instead of England tour of Bangladesh

The 34-year-old was drafted by Islamabad United and is set to return for a fourth campaign with the two-time winners. England are highly understanding of the situation and have not put pressure on Hales. Indeed, the national team have become increasingly aware that the franchise circuit now pays more, with a series of cricketers who would have been picked for the Lions - the national second-string - this winter not selected so that they could play in franchise leagues instead.

IL T20 garners 108 million viewers on Zee's linear channels

Media and entertainment company Zee Entertainment has revealed that the ongoing inaugural season of DP World International League T20 (ILT20) has clocked a viewership of over 10 crores in India. As per the recent data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC), the TV audience measurement company, over 108 million individual viewers tuned in across ZEEā€™s linear channels to catch the live cricketing action from across India.

"After 30 in India, it's a taboo. I think people see us as 80-year-olds walking on the streets"

Murali Vijay in an interview prior to announcing his retirement
A Rancid melody has been directed at Azeem Rafiq but heā€™s not the only target

Over time, the original injustices have receded further from the memory, obscured by a web of disinformation and distraction, complexity and fatigue, from which many ordinary cricket fans have long since tuned out. Play the same tune over and over and even the most rancid melody will worm its way into the brain.

Only in Pakistan Cricket
Monk with his coffee

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