State of Cricket Newsletter #59

By Cricket Huddle

May 07, 2023

Happy Sunday!

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

  • Stories worth catching up this week🧋

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

Stories worth catching up🧋

Picking at the seam: The mystery of the Dukes ball, explained

The mystery, the romance of making cricket balls

Yashasvi Jaiswal: Financial stability has helped me focus on cricket

He scored his maiden IPL hundred – 128 off 62 balls against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. It was an “emotional moment” for him as it reminded him of the days when he used to live in Azad Maidan. Jaiswal speaks about his maiden IPL hundred, pre-season training, national team aspirations, and more.

The Indian Premier League is taking over global cricket

India’s lucrative domestic tournament is strangling international contests

How Ali Bacher's life offers us a ringside view on South African cricket's complicated history

He led the side at their peak during apartheid, presided over their readmission, and helmed the board during some of its most momentous and difficult years

South Africa Cricket is facing a Cash Crunch

We need lots of matches against India to bail us out

The future of Test cricket could be like Wimbledon

One of the biggest issues cricket faces is the scheduling with some sides playing two series in two different formats concurrently in recent years.

Sips of the Week 🧃

Tweet (s) of the Week

Quote of the Week

Train a little bit, have a nice time while I'm here, and enjoy the poolside.

Having played only three games out of eight, Adam Zampa finds his IPL regimen for Rajasthan Royals to be pretty chill

Podcast of the Week

Way too much happened this week | KL Rahul got added to the injury list, Gambhir Kohli had a spat nothing new and of course, the Rohit Sharma's got ducks in a row

Listen to the Episode | Apple | Spotify

GIF of the Week

The Man with the Maximum Ducks this IPL

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