India

Ajit Agarkar: Seriously, what is the point?

< 1 minute readIf you’re only going to pick four bowlers in a one-day game, you’d think you’d want four good ones. Yet in an era where India’s pace bowling resources have never run deeper, there’s been one conspicuous survivor from an earlier period. Ajit Agarkar. His survival is inexplicable. Even more inexplicable

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Regulars

A sign that says ‘moron centre’

< 1 minute readTom says: “This is a picture of me pointing at a sign saying ‘moron centre’ whilst wearing the one-day shirt. Rather apt I think.” This is just the kind of razor-sharp, incisive reportage we expect from our readers. It’s the first in a series of posts here at King Cricket

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Pakistan

Abdul Razzaq retires

< 1 minute readWizened, 27-year-old, schizophrenic batsman cum solid, dependable bowler, Abdul Razzaq, has retired from international cricket. There are two ways of looking at this. The first way is to say that he’s had a big barny with the Pakistani cricket board. This might have started because he was talking to the

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County cricket

Durham win first major competition

2 minute readDurham batted relentlessly against Hampshire in the final of the Friends Provident Trophy. Almost every batsman who came to the crease swatted the ball around with urgency and intent. When Hampshire replied, Ottis Gibson took two wickets with the first two balls of the innings and Durham had done as

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