The Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2019 features four players from Australia, three from New Zealand, two from India, and one each from Afghanistan and England. This year’s team has only one player in common with last year’s team – India’s Virat Kohli. Mayank Agarwal (India) Having impressed with 76 on […]
Read More Review – 2019 Test Team of the YearThe Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2017 features three players each from Australia, India and South Africa, and one each from Bangladesh and England. While deciding on the top five was rather straightforward, there were quite a few contenders for the wicketkeeper and all-rounder spots. Likewise, the third fast bowling berth too […]
Read More Review – 2017 Test Team of the YearTest cricket more than held its own in 2017, despite the ever-growing domestic T20 scene around the world, not to mention the arrival of an even more watered-down version of ‘cricket’ in the form of T10. Though the year featured a successful Champions Trophy with an unlikely winner, it was Test cricket that provided […]
Read More Review – 2017 Test cricket recapThough December 26 is annually celebrated as Boxing Day, it also marks Saint Stephen’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Stephen, who is traditionally venerated as the first martyr of Christianity. While not as common a name as George, Mohammad or David, international cricket has seen its fair share of Steves, be it derived […]
Read More Specials – An International XI of StevesAn unprecedented 5870 runs were scored in the recently-concluded four-match Test series between Australia and India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Never before had so many runs been scored in a four-Test series. Incidentally, the previous highest tally of 5651 also came in a series between the same teams – in Australia in 2003-04. […]
Read More REVIEW – Difference in bowling prowess the decisive factor amid run-glut
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