State of Cricket Newsletter #31

By Cricket Huddle

January 17, 2023

GM Romantics and Nerds. This is the State of Cricket Newsletter 🥤, the daily email that gets you caught up with Best of Cricket while you sip on your favorite beverage. Rain or shine. For us, it's always the good ol' chai☕
Let's get right into it. Here's what we got today

  • Hot of the Pot - News♨️

  • Best of Brews - H/Ls of the Day 🍵

  • Today's Sipper of the Day 🥤

♨️ Hot of the Pot | News

Iyer out and Patidar in

Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury. Rajat Patidar is named as the replacement.

Women's IPL had 2 bidders only - Viacom & Disney Star

Star's bid was 98 Cr against Viacom's 951 Cr 😱. Is the Women's IPL inflated already ? Who knows. History might tell a different story. Clearly, the smartest people don't know everything.

Bangladesh Cricket plan on introducing 'six month review' clause in Central contracts

"Yes, we will have a review of centrally contracted cricketers after every six months. From now onwards we want the boys to value the central contract and act accordingly,"

Sunil Joshi appointed Punjab Kings' spin-bowling coach

Former India left-arm spinner joins Kings' new-look backroom headed by Trevor Bayliss, after Anil Kumble's departure

Mithali Raj to Come Out of Retirement For Women’s IPL

News of Mithali’s participation will certainly give the tournament a boost as the veteran has been the face of women’s cricket in India for years now. The classy right-hander called it a day in June last year but kept the Women’s IPL option open even then.

🍵 Best of Brews - Highlights of the Day

Interview 🎤
Dream is to still play for India for Ajju

Ajinkya Rahane was left out of the Indian Test team after the 2021-22 South Africa Tour due to a dip in form. However, the 34-year-old did not lose hope and has made significant contributions while leading Mumbai in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. | Read

Quote 💬

“I would not like to see the 50-over game being withdrawn and just T20s being played. I believe T20 is purely for the spectators. T20 is not a cricketer’s sport. Yes, cricketers play it, but it is like fast food. Test cricket is real cricket. After T20s, we are now seeing 10 overs. What next from here? Possibly one or two overs? Please do not banish Tests. That is the real cricket we are all here for and we all grew up with,”

Gordon Greenidge, West Indian Great - About T20 Cricket
Opinion ✒️
Hurray, the PCB is back to being the beloved drama we want to binge

A starring role for Ramiz Raja, a special appearance by Shahid Afridi, sackings, accusations - there's nothing else we'd rather watch | Read

Feature 🖋️
The Heavy Cricket Athlete - A Story

How strict is too strict when it comes to fitness testing, and what challenges do large players deal with? Azam Khan, Rahkeem Cornwall, Sisanda Magala tell us | Read

Tweet 🐦
Crazy, Just Crazy

Today's Sipper of the Day 🥤

Time to get more coffee Ajinkya

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