Cricket season

TNaicker wrote:

All this tells me is that cricket has become a joke...

No battle between bat and ball...

I saw a six go 10 m into the crowd during the 2nd ODI between India and Aus...distance of the 6?...68m...so boundary was 58m...we had longer boundaries when I was in primary school...

Batsmen getting vastly inflated averages and strike rates...not for me...

That 500 score in an ODI is not far away

CnC 306 wrote:

TNaicker wrote:

All this tells me is that cricket has become a joke...

No battle between bat and ball...

I saw a six go 10 m into the crowd during the 2nd ODI between India and Aus...distance of the 6?...68m...so boundary was 58m...we had longer boundaries when I was in primary school...

Batsmen getting vastly inflated averages and strike rates...not for me...

That 500 score in an ODI is not far away

Sadly...better bats, shorter boundaries, better protective equipment, more bowling and fielding restrictions...all in favour of batsmen whilst the ball has remained largely unchanged through the history of cricket...only significant change and that happened many years ago was change from two seam to four seam...

And batsmen now think they are so great with all the advantages they have...:lol:

India’s 5th team in the process of destroying the Proteas.

Watch India knock off these runs without any fuss

Feel for the crowd whose day was spoilt by a team who just gave up. The Proteas should hand over their entire match fee to the pink day fund.

Gerald Coetzee got bought by Mumbai Indians for over R11 million. Huge payday.

However,

Sunrises Hyderabad bought Pat Cummins for over R45 million. The highest ever for an IPL player.

South Africa beat India convincingly in the first Test. Phenomenal bowling performance by Rabada and debutant, Nandre Burger. Elgar playing his final series made the vital batting contribution but missed a double century. Well done Proteas.

Bavuma still carrying his injury from the World Cup did not bat after pulling up. 

The selectors must try and convince Elgar to play in the series against NZ in February The inexperienced batters need him around to guide them. The future looks very bright Pity that the ICC value Australia, India and England far more than any other nation. Shocking that this was SAs first match in the 2023/2025 test championship whereas it was India’s 7th 

India once again showing that their batsmen are, in the main, flat track bullies with inflated averages that buckle as soon as a proper test comes their way or a little advantage goes the way of the bowlers...

Elgar was brilliant but he knows that his time is up in the current team make-up...so, he's going on his terms rather than being pushed out later as would be inevitable...really wanted him to get his first 200 or Jansen to get his first 100...Rabada is world class and I'm happy he's got good support now as he's been carrying the load for a long time now...

Oh dear!!!!

Neil Brand is set to become just the second player to debut as Test captain in the last 50 years (excluding country's debut Tests) 🇿🇦

Duanne Olivier will be the most capped (15 Tests) player on the plane to New Zealand!

The Indian franchises have all but taken over CSA. Some good players in that squad to play NZ but not good enough to compete for 5 days. 2-0 to NZ thus winning their first ever test series against the South Africans 

Agree...some players have to be available for the SA T20 so Test caps being handed out like candy on Halloween...devalues what should be earned...