2nd Day’s : Thoughts on observation : A Cricketer’s relation between bat and bowl. The second day ended with Warner/Rogers taking over the reins from Johnson/Harris, as Australia marched towards overpowering England at Gabba. Chris Rogers was playing with more freedom, … Continue reading
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Day 1 –Australia : Good intent, bad shot selection. Would like to share my thoughts on my observation of Day 1, 1st Ashes Test @ Gabba. Australia’s intention was very clear. It was to assert domination, and they were successful … Continue reading
Test cricket needs to imbibe the limited over style of play consistently, viz looking for runs frequently and successfully in all situations, and not bother of how its done. Ashes was the 1st ever Test match to be played, hence … Continue reading
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A bowler never anticipates a catch of his own bowling. Here’s Botham taking one of the best catch. 16th Jan, 1980 Eng v/s WI , @Adelaide Oval. [local /wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Best-ever-catch-taken.flv] Photo courtesy : Australian Cricket, March 1980 Edition: Below is … Continue reading
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Here is a brief analysis of Sachin Tendulkar’s Test performance with age factor used as major indicator. a) Age phase : all stats in this table is from beginning and end of each age mentioned in first column. Age … Continue reading
Balance: most important factor for athletes. While learning skills balance becomes paramount. A child understands about balance when he learns to walk, or even talk. In cricket a batsman’s technique should be measured by balance not footwork (one can … Continue reading
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RYOBI CUP 2013-14 Ryobi Cup 2013-14. Top batter contribution (64.15%) to their team’s score while chasing. Below in yellow highlight is the successful chase by teams(2nd bat -above gfx) Ryobi Cup 2013-14. Top batter contribution … Continue reading
Since the new rule regulation of 5 fielders inside 30-yard circle, India has conceded least runs in last 10 overs. Here is a series wise look for India. new law Mts Won Avg runs conceded in last 10 … Continue reading
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ashes 81-ric finlay pdf file. Back in 1980s would collect lot of magazines, mostly on Australian cricket. This particular article I always cherish reading. For me one of the best analysis on cricket written by Ric Finlay. Here is a … Continue reading
Before the injury [local /wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Batting-before-injury.flv] [local /wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BATTING-AFTER-INJURY.flv] I found out…FEAR is not real, it only exists in our thought of a future. Fear is a choice, a product of our own imagination causing us to FEAR … Continue reading
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Big over percentile (10+ runs/over) Trend gfx below(both innings) in linear 20-over frame. Interestingly 50+ runs in last 5 overs remained same through out the tournament. viz 18 times(both inns). in 20 games A brief anecdote of Champions League T20. … Continue reading
A brief gfx based analysis on Australian Test history. I have segmented decade wise performance instead of captain wise, as I found more consistency and balance in decade performances. Here one is able to see the ups and downs … Continue reading
Australia’s tour to India next month would be an interesting ODI series. India always prefer to field first, and Australia loves to bat first, and with all games played under lights (2 separate balls used from each end)a challenging task … Continue reading
[local /wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-best-swim-clips.flv] Swimming video only A light training and exercise for me. Background song: “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty
