In cricket, one tends to remember the World Cup winning moments. Maybe because as years go by, these moments tend to be played on loop. The defining moment when history was made.
1983 had Mohinder Amarnath hitting Holding on the pad.
1992 had Rameez Raja taking a catch at mid-off.
2007 had Misbah, caught Sreesanth and bowled Joginder Sharma.
This recently concluded T20 World Cup final had Tim Southee bowling a leg cutter wide of off-stump which was reverse lapped by Glen Maxwell past third man for four.
For the age of T20 nothing could have been a fitting conclusion to a premier event.
Congratulations, Australia🎉
Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter. We are back after a two month break and we are back to bringing you a roundup of all the exciting cricketing action from around the world. Lets dive in.
Upcoming Cricket🏏
1️⃣ India vs New Zealand - 2 T20Is - 19/11 and 21/11
2️⃣ Pakistan vs Bangladesh - 2 T20Is - 19,20,and 22/11
3️⃣ West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 1st Test - 21/11
India vs New Zealand
Here are the major talking points or developments from this series:
The reign of Sharma begins - Captain Sharma spoke about consistency in terms of roles that individuals play for IPL franchises and the National team. Fair point. Then he went ahead and made the debutant Venkatesh Iyer bat at 6. Early days I guess.
Dravid is back to the Internation stage . Another Rahul, KL Rahul got quoted about Dravid’s philosophy as coach. Ravi Ashwin asked for sometime for Dravid to settle in. Such a nice boy! More about the challenge Dravid faces here and over here.
Ponting was offered Dravid’s job but he refused! Watch the video here
Btw India win the first game. SKY shines
Test matches looming
I did not see this coming
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Here are the major talking points for the upcoming series:
Both teams have made some changes since the WC matches.
Pakistan Team news:
In: Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammed Nawaz, Mohammed Wasim Jr.
Out: Asif Ali, Mohammed Hafeez, Imad WasimBangladesh Team news:
IN: Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Aminul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Yasir Ali, Akbar AliOUT: Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (hamstring injury), Mushfiqur Rahim, Rubel Hossain
Probably the biggest news of the lot is of Mushfiqur Rahim being dropped. Apparently for the first time since 2008.
Btw for those who are interested to watch this series
West Indies vs Sri Lanka
After their WC exit, the Windies find themselves in Lanka. Never an easy place for a visiting team, the tour game scheduled before the test series went down like this.
Match Abandoned without a ball bowled!
What to do with retreating monsoons yeah? The first test begins on Sunday, the 21st of November.
Important stories coming out of the series are as follows:
1. Lankan coach Mickey Arthur to call it quits. This two test series will be the last for Arthur as coach. He will be moving to Derbyshire as head coach. Before SL, Arthur had coached South Africa (from 2005-2010), Australia from (from 2010-13), and Pakistan from 2016-19.
Solozano to make debut. “Solozano, an opening batter, appears to be the prime candidate to open alongside skipper Kraigg Brathwaite after impressing in the recent Best v Best matches and training sessions in Antigua.”, says Cricbuzz. Click here fore more WI squad news.
Jason Holder talks cricket, bubble life, and life ahead. Read here
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🎵So close no matter how far
The end!