Introducing Sports Quota

A newsletter chronicling all the fun stuff from the world of Cricket.

Welcome to the first edition of the newsletter.
Each week we will be bringing you a round up of all the cricketing action from around the world.

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Live Scores⚡

Pak vs Zim - 2nd Test - Day 3

Pakistan - 510/8d - Abid Ali 215*, Azhar Ali 126
Zim - 72/6 (37.5 overs)

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SHORT FORM

Asif’s magic wrists

cricket.com.au @cricketcomau

"What a delivery! Beautifully bowled!" This peach from Pakistan's Mohammad Asif in 2010 is this week's #SaturdaySeed 🥜

Michel Bevan’s finest chase feat. Glenn McGrath

ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo

Michael Bevan, who turns 51 today, was 𝘵𝘩𝘦 original finisher in ODI cricket ✨ Taking you back to his nerveless 78* in Sydney, where he saved Australia from 38 for six to win in the final ball

What RCB paid big bucks for

cricket.com.au @cricketcomau

Happy birthday to @danchristian54! 🎉 Let's celebrate with a monster 117m six at the Gabba! cc: @darensammy88

When Ashish Nehra danced

Mainak Sinha🏏📽️ @cric_archivist

Since people are talking about Ashish Nehra's sixes thought of posting this. Take a look this 22 of 13 v SL at Nagpur 2009 where he hit 2 consecutive sixes & a booming straight drive of Malinga! @NorthStandGang @gauravkapur @d_moinak

The name is Bhajji!

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LONG FORM

IPL shocker

• Gideon Haigh is one of the best writers out there. Also the most prolific ones, and the fearless one. Read on as he calls out BCCI for there insensitivity.
  Click on the link to read

• The Aussie media is of course having a field day with it. Read more from Peter Lalor.
  Click on the link to read.

• Here is the Cricinfo report about what went wrong. Short answer, a lot.
  Click on the link to read.

What is next for Bhuvaneshwar Kumar?

• It has been three years since we saw Bhuvi in test cricket whites. In the interim Jasprit Bumrah has become the spearhead. Shami is indispensable. Ishant’s renaissance is an on-going story. Then of course, there is one Umesh Yadav, followed up by Siraj, Saini, Thakur, and Natarajan.
  What does all this mean for Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s test cricket future?
  Click on the link to read.

The Fizz - Quick spinner or slow pacer or something else?

• Jarrod Kimber tries to get into what makes Mustafizur tick. Is it his constant innovation? Fizz showed up in this year’s curtailed IPL for Rajasthan Royals armed with a Murali-esque slower delivery and head’s turned.
  Click on the link to read.

Thank you Thisara Perera

• Thisara Perera has retired at the age of 32. Sounds odd if you ask me. I still remember his innings in the 2011 World Cup final. Possibly one of the reasons I never liked him! But here is, hanging up his boots, at least for Sri Lanka. Do expect for him to keep popping up in T20 leagues across the world. Leagues both big and small.
  Click on the link to read. and More here.

Bonus

• Meanwhile, people are still trying to figure out what ‘The Hundred’ could mean.
  Click on the link to read.

This brings us to the end of edition one.

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