State of Cricket Newsletter #21

By Cricket Huddle

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Let's get right into it. Here's what we got for ya today.
  • Hot of the Pot ♨️

  • Bites on the Best 🍪

  • What's Brewing Inside ☕

  • Today's Sipper of the Day 🥤

♨️ Hot of the Pot | News

Series Sweep is not too far for Australia

Pat Cummins produced a sensational spell at the fag end of a curtailed fourth day's play at the Sydney Cricket Ground to keep Australia's push for a 3-0 series sweep alive. After declaring on their overnight score of 475/4 which left Usman Khawaja stranded on 195*, the hosts, led by their captain who took 3 for 29, left South Africa teetering at 149 for 6 and facing a fight on the final day to avoid defeat. For Indian fans, this definitely brought back memories of Multan

New Selection Committee for Team India

"The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Ms. Sulakshana Naik, Mr. Ashok Malhotra, and Mr Jatin Paranjape undertook an extensive process for selecting members of the All-India Senior Selection Committee. Based on the interviews, the Committee has recommended the following candidates for the Senior Men's National Selection Committee. 1) Chetan Sharma 2) Shiv Sundar Das 3) Subroto Banerjee 4) Salil Ankola 5) Sridharan Sharath

Sri Lanka looking to break India's bilateral sweep

The last time India lost a bilateral T20I series at home was in 2019 when Australia beat them 2-0. Since then they have been on an 11-series unbeaten streak. But that could change on Saturday. The young pace bowling unit will look to pick up pieces and make amends from the hammering received in the 2nd T20 International.

ICC investigating SIX allegations of corruption at T10 competition

Sportsmail can reveal the world governing body’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) received more than a dozen allegations regarding corrupt activity at the two-week tournament, half of which have been deemed serious enough to trigger formal investigations. Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Alex Hales, and Dawid Malan flew straight from England’s T20 triumph in Australia to take part in the event, which was broadcast live on Sky Sports last month.

🍪Quick Bites | Best of Cricket

Feature of the Day 🖊️
One Shahid Afridi press conference that BCCI and their selectors need to watch | Read
Quote of the Day 🗣️

“I’d love to see the “Mankad” or “Mankading” stay and keep alive his memories and legacy as a great competitor and sportsman deeply respected and admired by everyone I’ve met and those who knew him and experienced life with him,”

Harsh Mankad, the grandson of Vinoo Mankad
Picture of the Day 🖼️
How Original
Opinion of the Day 🌟
Geoff Boycott | Scrap the Blast, Back the Hundred. The ECB suits need to stop short-changing the counties in pursuit of a quick buck | Read
Tweet of the Day 🐦
Ravi Ashwin will not be proud of this

What's Brewing Inside the Cricket Huddle

On this week on the State of Cricket podcast, we will be joined by Cricket Tragic & Writer Sanjit Misra who has just written a book on Cricket 'Inscrutable Master'. Published by Barnes and Nobles - this is an ode to a master spinner and cricketer, not a whole lot of even die-hard cricket fans know. More on this to follow.

Sipper of the Day 🥤

With a spell of a time, the Sipper of the Day had to be Pat Cummins today

That's a wrap. Stay thirsty you romantics and die-hards and see you tomorrow.

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