The Duniyah Cricket Blog

Danny Guthrie’s tackle against Hull said it all - volatile, desperate, mindless.  The past few weeks at Newcastle have been nothing short of farcical and the mood was summed up beautifully by a Geordie woman being interviewed by the BBC: “Mike Ashley has ruined my life!“  In Mike Ashley’s emotional statement he concluded “I am [...]

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The setting was the eleventh hour of Transfer Deadline Day.  The rumours flew around with the usual names mentioned.  News filtered in that Manchester United had finally managed to snatch Dimitar Berbatov away from Spurs. The status quo had been preserved. Another season of Big 4 dominance was on the horizon …… and then in [...]

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Michael Atherton recently said the Champions Trophy in Pakistan ‘was called off because the players didn’t fancy going.’  Ironically at the same time it seems these same players have made up their minds to compete for Olympic glory in 2020.  Comments praising the Olympics and the credibility of Twenty20 cricket as a sport have been [...]

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To those of us outside China, the name, Liu Xiang, may not sound familiar but next Thursday the world’s most populous nation will stop to watch the defining moment of his career.  Every 4 years the Olympics makes and breaks thousands of athletes’ dreams and in Athens in 2004, a Chinese hero was made.  Since [...]

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When Virender Sehwag’s IPL Franchise decided to name themselves the Delhi Daredevils, they could not have chosen a more appropriate description of their captain.  Sehwag’s swashbuckling style has made him both a hero and a zero in his career and has infuriated opponents and teammates alike.  One week ago Geoffrey Boycott described him as talented [...]

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This summer when India tour Sri Lanka, there is no doubt that 4 of the most talented spinners in world cricket will be on show.  Sri Lanka have the great Muttiah Muralitharan with over 1000 wickets to his name in international cricket and the man hyped to be his successor, Ajantha Mendis.  India’s spinners (Anil [...]

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Yesterday, the world’s media reported that the result of the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 is to be changed from an English victory to a draw.  The ICC is expected to make this change at its meeting in Dubai following pressure from the PCB.  A Cricinfo source stated“England and Pakistan [...]

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On July 1, one of the world’s most famous managers, Luiz Felipe Scolari, will be taking over at Chelsea.  His record speaks for itself having won domestic championships in Brazil, the Copa Libertadores (South American Champions League) and of course the World Cup with Brazil in 2002.  So of course when his appointment by Chelsea [...]

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The recent ODI between England and New Zealand will be most remembered for a stunning century by Kevin Pietersen which set up the game for his team to win.  Although the numbers will look very impressive in years to come, the manner they were scored is what will raise the most eyebrows. Two shots against [...]

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