Broken Cricket Dreams

Dinesh Karthik and the Art of Self Correction

September 30, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Dinesh Karthik’s story is not in the career averages or amount of runs scored. It is in the way the comebacks were constructed.

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Top 11 Cricketers Who Retired Too Early – The Lost Generation of Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, AB De Villiers, Hashim Amla, and Michael Clarke

September 23, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Today we dive deep into the careers of the lost generation of 2005—Cook, AB De Villiers, Clarke, and Amla, cricketers who retired too early.

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End of Cricket As We Know It? Pakistan, Postponement, Mental Health Crisis, and Overkill of Cricket

September 20, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

The international cricket structure is dismantling before our eyes—cricket overkill, IPL takeover, acute mental health crises, and Pakistan’s abandonment.

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Think About It: India Are So Bad That They Are Actually Good

September 14, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Victory for Team India in the 4th Test sent social media into frenzy. There were claims of it being the ‘greatest Test team’ going around. Think About It.

Group B 2021 T20 World Cup squads: Picture of captains Mahmudullah, Coetzer, Assad Vala, and Maqsood.

Group B 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland—Can PNG Spring a Surprise?

September 12, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Time for Group B 2021 T20 World Cup Squads analysis. Can a disciplined Papua New Guinea spring a surprise?

Group A 2021 T20 World Cup Squads: Picture of captains Erasmus, Balbirnie, Shanaka, and Dutchmen Ryan Ten Doeschate

Group A 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka—Can Sri Lanka Spin Their Way Out of Trouble?

September 12, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Time for Group A 2021 T20 World Cup Squads analysis. Netherlands and Sri Lanka are the main contenders but do not count Ireland or Namibia out just yet.

Group 2 2021 T20 World Cup Squads - Photo of captains Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Kane Williamson, and Mohammad Nabi

Group 2 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, New Zealand—Asia Cup is Back!

September 12, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Group 2 2021 T20 World Cup Squads analysis time. With India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in this group already set, this is a mini Asia Cup battle. Can NZ spring a surprise?

Group 1 2021 T20 World Cup Squads - Picture of Captains Finch, Pollard, Morgan, and Bavuma

Group 1 2021 T20 World Cup Squads Dissected: Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies—Can West Indies Make It A Hat-Trick of World Cups?

September 12, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Group 1 2021 T20 World Cup Squads analysis. The toughest group of all? West Indies & England along with Australia & South Africa.

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Dale Steyn, The Embodiment of Simplicity and Intensity, Retires—The Greatest Fast Bowler of Them All

September 5, 2021 Nitesh Mathur

Pace & menace. Swing & seam. If there was ever a fast bowling candidate who had it all, it was Dale Steyn. Legendary career and a wonderful bloke.

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