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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicT20 cricket

Topic: T20 cricket

Pakistan has no love for New Zealand, only rage and conspiracy theories after tour pullout

New Zealand called off their ODI and T20 series against Pakistan due to an alleged 'security threat' flagged by the New Zealand government. This enraged Pakistanis no end.

32 teams, crowdfunded T20 tournament 4 times a year — Kashmir’s Kulgam is serious about cricket

Every year, Kulgam district in South Kashmir has its very own Home Pathri Premier League, an inter-village leather ball cricket tournament between 32 teams.

Faf du Plessis announces retirement from Test cricket, to prioritise T20s now

The former South Africa captain made the announcement on Instagram and added that ODIs will also remain a part of his plans.

Cricket South Africa says India willing to play 3 T20s at the end of August

CSA CEO Jacques Faul says India wants to honour its commitment if the Covid-19 situation improves enough for the governments to allow the series.

Vinoo Mankad, spirited cricketer who gave the world ‘Mankading’ in 1947, right upto 2019

The man from Jamnagar was Wisden's Cricketer of the Year in 1947 and never left the limelight.

The Birth of T20 fixing — Lou Vincent, American dollars and sex

In Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde write about how the first great fixing scandal to be exposed allegedly began in a hotel room.

Mithali Raj retires from T20 International cricket, says focus on 2021 World Cup

Mithali Raj, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, is also the first Indian woman to reach the landmark of 2,000 runs in T20 International.

First slip, then cover-up

The right issue to debate is not whether IPL is responsible for the decline of Indian cricketers’ performance but if its riches so dazzled administrators that it devastated the management of our talent.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.