Scott Edwards (Image: ICC) Name the cricketer born in Tonga and brought up in Australia who subsequently captained the Netherlands? Scott Andrew Edwards, the Netherlands skipper, could one day turn out to be a tie-breaker question in a quiz contest. So, what is the story behind Edwards’ remarkable journey? How did he end up …
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Netherlands face a formidable challenge as they gear up to confront a red-hot South African side in Dharamsala on Tuesday (October 17). Riding a wave of good form, the South Africans would look to extend their winning streak in this World Cup to three in three matches. Against a Dutch side struggling …
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Credit: Afghanistan Cricket Board Twitter/X In our childhood days, we grew up hearing stories of Kabuliwallah and Mini — the characters from Rabindranath Tagore’s writings. For the current generation and those born in this millennium, all this may sound Greek and Latin! On Sunday night, it was hard not to get emotional thinking about …
Determination to overcome helps Afghan script Mission Possible Read More »
Afghanistan vs England (Image: ICC) The story of cricket in Afghanistan is a fascinating account of the power of modern sport to give new meaning to life. From playing with sticks and plastic bags that passed off as bats and cricket balls on the streets of Kabul, to taking on and beating England last …
Rashid, Mujeeb and Nabi Epitomise Afghanistan’s Remarkable Rise Up Cricket’s Ladder Read More »
Credit: Rashid Khan/X Heading into a Cricket World as underdogs is not everyone’s cup of tea, but the Afghanistan cricket team seem to be making it a habit to punch above their weight against teams ranked much higher up in the pecking order. We were all witness to one such upset today. The Afghanistan …
OUTNUMBERED BY CATASTROPHES: AFGHANISTAN PUNCH ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT AGAIN Read More »
In a remarkable turn of events, Afghanistan clinched a stunning 69-run victory against England, the defending champions, to mark their first ODI World Cup win since 2015. This defeat would have brought back traumatic memories to England supporters, of defeats to Ireland in 2011 and Bangladesh in 2015. It was after that 2015 defeat …
Afghanistan Snap 14-Game World Cup Losing Streak with Famous Win over England Read More »
Afghanistan vs England (Image: ICC) Any fair-minded observer would tell you that this is a World Cup only in name. The day it was reduced to a ten-team round-robin event meant to maximise the number of India matches, it became a made-for-television event. The ‘World’ slipped quietly out. And while Afghanistan and the Netherlands …
Afghanistan’s Heroes Strike a Mighty Blow for Cricket’s Have-Nots Read More »
India vs Pakistan (Image: Debasis Sen) At 155-2 in the 30th over, with Babar Azam on 50 and Muhammad Rizwan on 47, India could see the writing on the wall. It didn’t make for happy reading – a total of 280-plus for sure, and maybe even in excess of 300. Mohammed Siraj, who had …
India’s Win Over Pakistan Hinged on Siraj Taking Out Babar Read More »
India vs Pakistan (Image: Debasis Sen) After the crushing seven-wicket defeat to India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s team director, bemoaned a ‘timid’ performance, and also took issue with the partisan atmosphere inside the ground, bizarrely pointing out the DJ’s choice of tunes. “Look, I’d be lying if I …
Mohammed Siraj vs Pakistan (Image: Debasis Sen) Mohammed Siraj, one of India’s key performers in the victory over Pakistan, praised the entire bowling unit after a result that took the team to the top of the points table. Addressing the media after the match, Siraj spoke about the importance of the toss, his performance, …
