Criticism

No one can replace Tendulkar: Dhoni

The Indian ODI captain MS Dhoni thinks that Sachin Tendulkar is irreplaceable in Indian cricket. On Tendulkar being ruled out of the ODI series, Dhoni said, “We will certainly miss him. Nobody can replace Sachin Tendulkar.”
Before leaving for the Emerald Island, Dhoni spoke to reporters hoping that the ODIs would bring in a different result [...]

Seal the lips…and umpire!

Amish Saheba, one of the umpires that refereed in the now-famous Mumbai Indians-Kings XI Punjab match, has been banned…suspended for a couple of matches for speaking to a local newspaper about the incident.
In a surprising interview, Saheba got his few seconds of fame, when he told the newspaper that Sreesanth had been abusive through [...]

Uthappa’s love for Fine Leg(s)

In the last match that Mumbai Indians played, which was incidentally, the first for the MI team as well, Robin Uthappa top scored for them with a 38-ball 48. The strike rate as you would have seen is good enough, but the problem with the innings was that there were far too many cheeky shots [...]

The experience at Wankhede…!

Watching a match at the Wankhede stadium, or for that matter, most of the stadiums in India, can never be termed as a very pleasurable experience. Yesterday was no different, with the stadium packed to at least 30% more than the actual seating capacity. Tons of genuine ticket buyers had no place to sit, and [...]

Not a single Test for ageing India – Geoff Marsh

Taking a dig at the ageing stars in the Indian side, former Australian opener Geoff Marsh has said that the tourists’ batting line-up will struggle to stand up to the home pacers.
Predicting that India would not win a single Test in the series, Marsh said the visiting team would find it difficult to post big [...]

DARELL HAIR withdraws case against ICC

Australian umpire Darrel Hair has withdrawn his case against ICC for racial discrimination after a lot of controversies and debate in the cricket world .
Hair had filed a case against ICC earlier this February for being dropped from the elite [...]

Former test player Maninder Singh addicted to drugs

Maninder Singh arrested for possession of drugs
Former Indian Test cricketer turned television commentator Maninder Singh was arrested on Tuesday night for possessing cocaine and has confessed during interrogation that he was in the habit of taking drugs.
Maninder has been booked under Sections 20, 21 and 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for [...]

Neutral umpires – why ?

The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle for considering umpires’ nationality over their “excellence” in big games like World Cup final.

Darren Lehmann

Derek Pringle
The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochialism and mistrust that forced the introduction of “neutral” umpires, who were [...]

No Indian in Viv Richard’s WC07 dream team

Because of India’s disappointing performance in the world cup, no Indian was considered by Viv Richards in his world cup 2007 dream team.
Richards` all star team comprises:
Matthew Hayden (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL) Ricky Ponting (Captain) (Aus), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Herschelle Gibbs (SA), Scott Styris (NZ), Shaun Tait (Aus), Shane Bond (NZ), Glenn [...]

Sachin playing for the wrong reasons, says Ian

Ian Chappell, who recently received a lot of criticism for saying that Sachin should retire, has come out with another of his views. He feels that great batsmen like Brian Lara, Shane Warne and Glen McGrath announced retirement at the right time and at the right stage – they were not struggling for form and [...]