Weekend Youtube: Sehwag

What words are there? Enjoy:

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Weekend Youtube: Shakib al Hasan

Shakib al Hasan has been putting in notable performances for some time, and he continues to impress despite having a relatively low profile internationally. If you’re not familiar with him, then watch the below and learn something.

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Weekend Youtube: Brett Lee Sings

Rain breaks have a habit of throwing up oddities, and yesterday’s washout at Edgbaston has enabled me to discover the below. I’m not sure whether that’s a good thing or not – the first is a video of Brett Lee singing the Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want it That Way’ to Shane Watson (himself a keen [...]

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Weekend Youtube: Dhoni steals it

India looked to be up against it when they needed 34 from the last four overs (and even when they needed 11 from the final over) in yesterday’s Third ODI against the West Indies, but their captain stepped up to ease them home:

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The End of Vaughan?

Rumours have been circulating since the announcement of England’s ‘pre-Ashes’ squad that Michael Vaughan is set to call time on his cricketing career, and it seems that it’s about to happen. Undoubtedly, Vaughan will be remembered chiefly for his acheivements as England captain, most famously regaining the Ashes in 2005, but he wasn’t a bad [...]

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Weekend Youtube: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh evidently didn’t realise the World Twenty20 was over, smashing 131 from 102 balls for India in yesterday’s ODI against the West Indies. Enjoy highlights below:

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Weekend Youtube: Cricket Songs

Phil Tufnell has recorded an Ashes-themed ‘song’ to the tune of Two Little Boys. It’s not good. Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy) and Thomas Walsh (of Pugwash) have released an album under the name of the Duckworth-Lewis Method, which is better, and also features guest appearances from the likes of Matt Berry, always a [...]

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Top 5 T20I bowling performances

In honour of Umar Gul’s remarkable 5-6 yesterday (youtube here), here are four more of the best-ever T20I bowling performances: Mark Gillespie’s 4-7 against Kenya in 2007, taken in less than three overs. Gillespie’s bowling, a record at the time, condemned Kenya to their worst-ever total of 73 all out (although they managed to post [...]

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Weekend Youtube: Dwayne Bravo stuns India

It seems the West Indies don’t just have one player who can go ballistic. There’s Dwayne Bravo, too. Enjoy his 66 not out against India (from a mere 36 balls) below:

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Chris Gayle goes ballistic

In case anyone was wondering why it is that Chris Gayle prefers Twenty20 cricket, watch the below, make a mental comparison to his distracted play in the recent Tests against England, and perhaps things will be clearer:

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Weekend Youtube: Stop that Pigeon!

Cricket and birdlife have always been natural enemies, as the stuffed sparrow at Lord’s shows, and Jacques Rudolph has continued the tradition by taking out a pigeon in the Roses Twenty20 match last week:

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Dwayne ‘Sluggo’ Leverock retires

If you’ll excuse the pun, it’s fair to say that one of the true giants of Associate cricket has retired in Dwayne Leverock. Sluggo, as he is known, has often been a figure of fun owing to his size, but his talent as a spinner should not be understated. His figures – 34 wickets at [...]

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