Osman Samiuddin
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Senior Editor, ESPNcricinfo and author ‘The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket’
Very pleased to see the vanishing of Imran Khan piece up on the Guardian today.
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Pulitzer Center
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"There is no Pakistani — male, female, dead, alive, real, imagined — as famous as Imran Khan."
@osmansamiuddin.bsky.social
traces, for
@equatormag.bsky.social
, Khan's story from national cricket hero to prime minister and his current status as a forcefully vanished figure.
bit.ly/4q5bbXg
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Commentary: The Hidden Imran
The cricketing legend is Pakistan’s most famous man. Can the state make him vanish? 1. Just so we’re clear, the following is a fact. Not opinion, not a point of view, not a hot take. Fact. There is no...
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/commentary-hidden-imran?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Democracy
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Equator
2 months ago
Imran Khan has gone from batting and bowling to serving as Prime Minister and being imprisoned. No Pakistani can match his fame. Yet for two years, as
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reports, he has been erased from public life.
www.equator.org/articles/the...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzA9...
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Equator
2 months ago
Nobody is better placed than
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to write about Imran Khan: the cricket legend, polarizing politician, and now, Pakistan’s most famous prisoner .
www.equator.org/articles/the...
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Equator
2 months ago
After jailing Imran Khan two years ago, Pakistan’s military establishment has tried to erase him from public life.
@osmansamiuddin.bsky.social
travelled to Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore to report on this bizarre effort to disappear the country’s most famous man.
www.equator.org/articles/the...
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The Hidden Imran • EQUATOR
The cricketing legend is Pakistan’s most famous man. Can the state make him vanish?
https://www.equator.org/articles/the-hidden-imran-khan
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Happy to see a story we did might have made some impact. Reported earlier this month that Oman’s players had not been paid money they were owed. They’ve been sacked but might get paid.
www.espncricinfo.com/story/oman-c...
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Oman Cricket agrees to clear players' dues from 2024 T20 World Cup
Oman Cricket says the delay "was procedural, dependent on formal post-event clarifications from the ICC"
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/oman-cricket-agrees-to-clear-players-dues-from-2024-t20-world-cup-1491408
10 months ago
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AFF has been saying bye to Angie all Test long and here is the final one. Going to miss this guy.
www.espncricinfo.com/story/andrew...
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Mathews defies drama, one last time
Angelo Mathews has never been the kind who seeks out drama, but it seemed to follow him around at many points in his career
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/andrew-fidel-fernando-angelo-mathews-defies-drama-one-last-time-to-get-fitting-end-to-test-career-1491212
10 months ago
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Pooran, Klaasen and quiet-quitting cricket
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How much of a loss are Pooran's and Klaasen's retirements to international cricket?
Not as much as many might think: only a fraction of their white-ball internationals were games of real consequence
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-much-of-a-loss-are-pooran-s-and-klaasen-s-retirements-to-international-cricket-1489866
10 months ago
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ESPNcricinfo
10 months ago
'These days cricket retirements are not goodbyes so much as quiet-quitting; that is, finding ways to do less for more’ How much will international cricket miss Klaasen and Pooran? @osmansamiuddin.bsky.social writes:
bit.ly/3ZVt2FO
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Baffles me that people still question the value of the PSL. On it turning 10.
www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-tu...
12 months ago
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ESPNcricinfo
12 months ago
The Pakistan Super League has survived exile, spot-fixing, Covid, bad anthems, different board heads, four different prime ministers and two caretakers. Yet here it is in all its glory in its tenth season. ✍️
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on the PSL's first decade:
bit.ly/4j6r9gX
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The ICC is getting into the (explosive-growth) mobile gaming market
www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-se...
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-set-to-launch-its-first-mobile-cricket-game-to-diversify-revenue-streams-1480421
12 months ago
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A bonkers story of a Danish documentary about cons and scams, and cons-within-cons and scams-within-scams. Superb from
@samanthsubramanian.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/black-swan-denmark-documentary-mads-brugger-amira-smajic
about 1 year ago
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WCA recommendations to fix cricket: - Protected international windows - More equitable revenue distibution - The ICC as a global governing body (vs member's club) - Greater share of revenue for players WCA’s solutions to fix the game. Worth reading the report.
www.espncricinfo.com/story/protec...
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/protected-international-windows-on-wca-wishlist-for-sustainable-future-of-cricket-1478350
about 1 year ago
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George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
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George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham
At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselves
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/23/george-foreman-black-athletes-flag-waving?CMP=share_btn_url
about 1 year ago
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On the Saudi-backed plans for (more) T20 cricket
www.espncricinfo.com/story/osman-...
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Is cricket ready for a Saudi-backed Grand Slam circuit?
For all the flutter the revelation of the plan has created, it remains to be seen how far it will go if the BCCI isn't on board
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/osman-samiuddin-is-cricket-ready-for-a-saudi-arabia-backed-grand-slam-t20-circuit-1477378
about 1 year ago
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This is such a great and insightful conversation on modern fast bowling with Shane Bond and Dale Steyn. Watch:
youtu.be/q4GQ6zQSPuM
Read:
www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/147596...
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'I think 70% of international bowlers don't know what they're doing'
Dale Steyn and Shane Bond decode their collective three decades of experience as the world's best fast bowlers and coaching tomorrow's pace stars
https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1475963/dale-steyn-and-shane-bond-talk-about-fast-bowling-in-limited-overs-cricket
about 1 year ago
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Enjoyed talking Pak cricket on The Pakistan Experience (that’s what AI me looks like btw)
youtu.be/CyHIC1pqBns?...
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PCB, Journalism and Babar Azam - What is wrong with Pakistan Cricket? - Osman Samiuddin - #TPE 424
YouTube video by The Pakistan Experience
https://youtu.be/CyHIC1pqBns?si=9ovv87JwZaSQDMmj
about 1 year ago
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On 0 Pakistan players in the Hundred
www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakist...
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Pakistani paranoia fuelled by Hundred snub, but reasons may be closer to home
No picks in Hundred draft continue global trend. But poor results and board intransigence are also to blame
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistani-paranoia-fuelled-by-hundred-snub-but-reasons-may-be-closer-to-home-1476938
about 1 year ago
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Kamila Shamsie
about 1 year ago
‘I was looking for a trace, a whiff, a rumor—anything that would bring alive the greatest guitarist you’d never heard about.’
@osmansamiuddin.bsky.social
writes, brilliantly, in Guernica about chasing a forgotten musical legend from Karachi. I’m proud to have edited it.
www.guernicamag.com/iggy/
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Iggy
I was looking for a trace, a whiff, a rumor—anything that would bring alive the greatest guitarist you’d never heard about.
https://www.guernicamag.com/iggy/
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Hopefully this leads to a cameo on Stranger Things.
about 1 year ago
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Steve Smith has made it to 10k runs. How many more will get there?
www.espncricinfo.com/story/hail-s...
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Hail Steve Smith, the last of the 10k giants
He is the 15th to get to the mark, and no one else looks likely to get there anytime soon - or ever
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hail-steve-smith-the-last-of-the-10k-giants-1471290
about 1 year ago
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Steve Smith has made it to 10k runs. How many more will get there?
www.espncricinfo.com/story/hail-s...
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Hail Steve Smith, the last of the 10k giants
He is the 15th to get to the mark, and no one else looks likely to get there anytime soon - or ever
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hail-steve-smith-the-last-of-the-10k-giants-1471290
about 1 year ago
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Listen to RATM first album while reading this
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The Last Days of Mankind | Pankaj Mishra
Today, the war on terror is widely accepted as a military and geopolitical failure. But it is still not fully understood as a massive intellectual and moral fiasco: an attempt by the Western media as ...
http://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-last-days-of-mankind/
about 1 year ago
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Have we ever considered the possibility that Jasprit Bumrah was put on this planet to make Pat Cummins look human? I think we should
www.espncricinfo.com/story/pat-cu...
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Pat Cummins has made Australia great again, unobtrusively
His captaincy is not as celebrated as those of some of his contemporaries, but he has the results, and has made telling contributions towards achieving them
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pat-cummins-has-made-australia-great-again-unobtrusively-1469219
about 1 year ago
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Have we ever considered the possibility that Jasprit Bumrah was put on this planet to make Pat Cummins look human? I think we should
www.espncricinfo.com/story/pat-cu...
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Pat Cummins has made Australia great again, unobtrusively
His captaincy is not as celebrated as those of some of his contemporaries, but he has the results, and has made telling contributions towards achieving them
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pat-cummins-has-made-australia-great-again-unobtrusively-1469219
about 1 year ago
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PSL 2025 draft live, the right link this time!
www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/ps...
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PSL 2025 - Kane Williamson among 44 overseas platinum players in draft
Get all the latest news and live updates on the PSL 2025 draft
https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/psl-2025-kane-williamson-among-44-overseas-platinum-players-in-draft-1468788
about 1 year ago
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PSL 2025 - live coverage of the draft right here
pp.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/ps...
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https://pp.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/psl-2025-kane-williamson-among-44-overseas-platinum-players-in-draft-1468788
about 1 year ago
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New BF, wrapping up SA whitewash, blaming ourselves for Saim and adulting on two-tier Tests and Afghanistan
youtu.be/Nl-QDkUR-tc?...
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Whitewashed Again - The Pakistan Injury Curse - Two Tier WTC - Afghanistan Boycott - Episode 75
YouTube video by Batta Fast
https://youtu.be/Nl-QDkUR-tc?si=43qz8v-GbdgEjKJc
about 1 year ago
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New Year, same ol’ heartbreak. Latest Batta Fast episode on Centurion and Mo Abbas
youtube.com/watch?v=njLB...
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over 1 year ago
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The Champions Trophy saga is finally over. I scathed a little.
www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-re...
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The resolution of the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy standoff was a win? Not by a long shot
We've heard it said that the ICC has been reduced to an event management firm, but is it even that now?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-resolution-of-the-india-pakistan-champions-trophy-standoff-was-a-win-not-by-a-long-shot-1466013
over 1 year ago
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New Batta Fast episode is loving Saim Ayub and Salman Agha
youtu.be/dg_upClvPYw?...
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Sex of Saim - Salman Ali Bevan - Pakistan vs South Africa Men's T20s & 1st ODI - Episode 72
YouTube video by Batta Fast
https://youtu.be/dg_upClvPYw?si=eDH9fQbEgiOUGBmi
over 1 year ago
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Gillespie's future in further doubt as PCB ditches Nielsen
www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakist...
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Gillespie's future in further doubt as PCB ditches Nielsen
Gillespie is due to head to South Africa in the coming days for the two-match Test series
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-news-jason-gillespie-future-in-further-doubt-as-pcb-ditch-tim-nielsen-1464577
over 1 year ago
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New Batta Fast ep on Shaheen and Sajid dropping and never-ending Champioms Trophy saga
youtu.be/4mk0uyNmFls?...
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PAK v SA Test squad, Sadness of Shaheen, Champions Trophy drama - Episode 71 - Batta Fast Manjan
YouTube video by Batta Fast
https://youtu.be/4mk0uyNmFls?si=CYKKWvd0OBzBb_Z-
over 1 year ago
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John Wright is one of cricket’s great conversationalists (as well as, obviously, all the others things he’s good at: batting, coaching, guitar) and this is a lovely chat with Athers.
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Daily, obligatory (non-)update on the Champs Trophy: ICC, PCB move closer to adopting hybrid model for Champions Trophy and beyond
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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ICC, PCB move closer to adopting hybrid model for Champions Trophy and beyond
ESPNcricinfo understands the proposal emerged on Thursday after meetings between the new ICC chair Jay Shah and PCB chair Mohsin Naqvi
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-hybrid-model-for-all-icc-events-in-india-or-pakistan-till-2027-the-answer-to-impasse-1463572
over 1 year ago
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The story that just won’t end. PCB open to hybrid model Champions Trophy, but wants same for events in India
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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PCB open to hybrid model Champions Trophy, but wants same for events in India
It is yet to be decided whether such provisions are for the next three years or until the end of the current rights cycle in 2031
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-pcb-open-to-hybrid-model-but-wants-same-for-events-in-india-1463313
over 1 year ago
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The story that just won’t end. PCB open to hybrid model Champions Trophy, but wants same for events in India
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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PCB open to hybrid model Champions Trophy, but wants same for events in India
It is yet to be decided whether such provisions are for the next three years or until the end of the current rights cycle in 2031
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-pcb-open-to-hybrid-model-but-wants-same-for-events-in-india-1463313
over 1 year ago
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An elegy as much as a column on the Arab world, but also really, all of our worlds
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From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition | Nesrine Malik
The Arab world is increasingly divided between those who are losing everything, and those who have everything, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/02/arab-world-death-destruction-beirut-khartoum
over 1 year ago
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Full story up now: PCB, BCCI & the ICC to bash out a solution acceptable to all on the Champs Trophy in the next 24-48 hours
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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Decision on Champions Trophy venue expected over the weekend
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-decision-on-venue-expected-over-the-weekend-1462540
over 1 year ago
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PCB, BCCI and ICC to bash out an acceptable solution to CT over next 24-48 hours
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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Decision on Champions Trophy venue expected over the weekend
It was decided at the ICC Board meeting to give the PCB and BCCI more time to find a solution
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-decision-on-venue-expected-over-the-weekend-1462540
over 1 year ago
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Final call on CT25: Fresh venue one of three options, as ICC Board meets on Friday. PCB has again said no to hybrid, though under some conditions they might agree
www.espncricinfo.com/story/champi...
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Final call on CT25: Fresh venue one of three options, as ICC Board meets on Friday
While the chances of the hybrid hosting option seem to have increased somewhat, the PCB has doubled down on the prospect of not being willing to tour India in the future
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/champions-trophy-2025-fresh-venue-one-of-three-options-as-icc-board-meets-on-friday-1462321
over 1 year ago
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This is good reportage on the PTI protests in Islamabad. Dark, depressing days.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
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What’s next for Imran Khan’s PTI after Islamabad protest setback?
Frantic escape by party leaders during a security crackdown could hurt the PTI. But the government faces questions too.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/27/whats-next-for-imran-khans-pti-after-islamabad-protest-setback
over 1 year ago
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Stirring reconstruction of one of the great modern Test innings. Kusal Perera vs South Africa in Durban 2019
www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/146210...
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Sri Lanka's Durban heist: 'It felt like an oven, and we were yelling for every run'
Five years ago, Kusal Perera pulled off an unimaginable chase. Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Dimuth Karunaratne and others look back at the incredible win
https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1462108/i-was-there---sri-lanka-s-one-wicket-win-in-durban-in-2019
over 1 year ago
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Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...
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Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew
As the bombardment continues in Gaza, bodies such as Fifa and the IOC have evaded taking a stand. But fans’ solidarity with Palestinians is growing and should not be ignored
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/22/sport-may-be-a-blunt-tool-of-social-change-but-its-time-to-take-action-against-israel?CMP=share_btn_url
over 1 year ago
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Jarrod Kimber
over 1 year ago
This is currently the slowest-scoring Test in Australia in the last 20 years. 2.58.
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Marnus hitting mid-130s in that solitary over putting to shame some full time pacers
over 1 year ago
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An ICC emergency board meeting next week to try and resolve the Champions Trophy impasse
www.espncricinfo.com/story/hybrid...
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Hybrid model for Champions Trophy? ICC likely to take call on November 26
An emergency meeting of the ICC Board will be convened to discuss this matter, with fewer than 100 days left to the expected start of the tournament
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hybrid-model-for-champions-trophy-2025-icc-likely-to-take-call-on-november-26-1461157
over 1 year ago
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Roebuck would already have written a piece calling for him to be dropped by now
over 1 year ago
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The Ashes, Ind-Pak, Pak-WI (80s) and, in the 2000s, Aus-Ind as the great Test rivalry
www.espncricinfo.com/story/why-au...
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Why Australia vs India is Test cricket's premier rivalry
South Africa have been worthy opponents for Australia in recent times, and there have been standout Ashes contests, but one match-up has consistently been the most competitive
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/why-australia-vs-india-is-test-cricket-s-premier-rivalry-1460143
over 1 year ago
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