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Here is a short analysis of Big Bash League 5. Sydney Thunder won this year’s tournament, however the favorites were Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers who came 3rd and 4th – The finals was a fantastic chase by Thunders against … Continue reading
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A look at how Test matches has progressed since WC 2015. Australia play in New Zealand for a short 2-Test series. This would be the 17th Test series and 45th Test match to be played since last April. Performance wise 84 … Continue reading
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Test team’s T20I list. If Khawaja selected, he becomes 79th Aussie.Of which 51.28% played <5 mts In T20I 46.59% have played =< 5 games!. Here is list of Test playing teams A very useful read for all. … Continue reading
[huge_it_videogallery id=”1″] I took a dip by the shoreline and realised mechanics of swimming are slightly different. In open water navigation is aided by flow of water, viz wave which is always constant but in varying degree. Keeping the balance of … Continue reading
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Post WC 2015 Australia defense(bowling) has weakened. They have lost their strike bowlers to retirement & injuries. And the current lot of bowlers not only lack in penetration but also cannot defend a sizable target(excess of 275 score)..this despite the … Continue reading
In last three T20I games Australia had won the toss and chose to field. In all these 3 games they were asked to chase in excess of 180 or more runs. Besides managing to get a solid start from … Continue reading
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India’s dilemma lies in first 20 overs of their batting. At this stoneage they are going at 4.44 runs/over against an inexperience Australia’s bowling combination. Here is how their batsmen performed in each phase of 3 ODIs played. … Continue reading
India in Australia -2016 At end of 2 games only 19 combined wickets fell, suggesting batting paradise for teams.Hence I was keen to know how scoring rates were distributed in each phase. Interestingly India’s run rate(6.06 v 5.70) and boundary rate … Continue reading
Since the World Cup 2015, which ended in March, Australia only played 6 ODIs before this ongoing India series. Interestingly Zimbabwe have played the maximum(28) followed by NZ(16) ENG/PAK(15), SL(13) IND(11). Below table is snaps shot of 2 indicator which … Continue reading
After reading DE VILLIERS (http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2016/01/13/AB-De-Villiers-confirms-bit-of-truth-in-retirement-rumours) comments on his Test future (uncertain UNCERTAIN FUTURE) I wonder what is the value(in terms of match winning performance) of an oversea players in T20 franchise?. At the moment BBL is hot and running … Continue reading
Game 25 and 26th of BBL05- Game 25 is between Hobart Hurricanes against Perth Scorchers. One assumes this would be a do or die contest for host Hobart, as it can change the way teams are placed. At this junction … Continue reading
Am following BBL05, and it is quite interesting that teams that have star value players are performing below par. These teams are having difficulty to be at top of points table and they are from big cities like Melbourne(Melbourne Renegades and … Continue reading
Interesting comparison for Australian batsmen. In West Indies they started steadily but in current series they were off to a fast start to their innings. The run rate is very high in the first four phases of their innings (0-10,11-20,21-30,31-40). … Continue reading
