Posted in england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, youtube, zimbabwe, tagged abdul razzaq, asif mujtaba, england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, tie, zimbabwe on April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly [...]
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Posted in zimbabwe, tagged ecb, icc, zimbabwe on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
If reports are to be believed, then Robert Mugabe could be on his way out.
This will, most importantly, raise the prospect of a new hope for Zimbabwe to tackle the incredible inflation, corruption and life expectancy issues it currently faces.
If Mugabe is removed from office, there may be (far more trivial) cricketing repercussions. The current [...]
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Dileep Premachandran’s piece today on Bangladeshi cricket raised an interesting question about the number of Tests that teams such as Bangladesh should play.
The option of just having them play Zimbabwe every five minutes, which might have had some merit in different circumstances, is obviously unavailable given the current situation. Does this mean, I wonder, that [...]
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