You’ve heard all about Peter Moores’ data. You’ve seen analysts like Gemma Broad staring at their laptops. But do you know everything else that goes on behind the scenes in limited overs cricket? Unsurprisingly perhaps, white ball cricket is fast becoming a science. Whereas players used to prepare for big matches by eating chicken and rice, and sinking three pints instead of the usual six, modern cricketers are increasingly treated like athletic specimens with every single aspect of their...
India Versus Australia Fixtures This Month
India is currently hosting Australia since the 17th of September for a three match T20I series and a five match ODI series that is set to last until the 13th of October. The first match is being played at Chennai, while Nagpur, Bengaluru, Indore, and Kolkata are the other hosting cities for the ODI’s. The main point of this series is certainly the highlighted fact that Gawahati and Thiruvananthapuram will be hosting international matches for the very first time. India will be coming into the...
Bottoms Up: Four Cricket Themed Cocktails
The cricket season is finally upon us. So it’s time to reacquaint ourselves with one of the nation’s favourite pastimes: quaffing a few amber beverages while Joe Root canters to yet another century. But why settle for a warm pint of lager when there’s a world of cocktails to explore? We’ve teamed up with thebar, which has plenty of interesting ideas for exotic drinks, to bring you four cricket themed recipes to spice up a lazy afternoon. 1.Team Captain – aka “The Eoin Morgan” A bit of an...
FanPicks: the best Fantasy Sports software for DFS play on the net
It’s always irked me that I’m useless at fantasy cricket games. I played cricket to a relatively high standard in my youth, and have watched thousands of hours of professional cricket, yet all my experience does me no good whatsoever. I always lose to a good friend of mine, who doesn’t know much about cricket, but knows a hell of a lot about winning fantasy games. It’s exasperating. Here’s my problem. I always pick my favourite players rather than guys who specialise in picking up fantasy...
