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Ayaz Memon

Unpredictable Motera Pitch & Two-day Finish Not a Great Advertisment for Test Cricket

The day-night, pink ball Test at Ahmedabad’s new Narendra Modi Stadium was sensational for its brevity: it ended within two days, the entire match lasting just 140.2 overs....
Ayaz Memon-February 26, 2021, 10:01 IST Cricketnext
The Curious Case of Ravichandran Ashwin -- Better Than World's Best All-rounders

The most compelling performer this international season has been Ravichandran Ashwin. His mesmerizing off-spin has set up, if not won matches outright for India. With bat, he’s saved a Test, showing courage and commitment in excruciating circumstances. He’s also helped win one Test with a flamboyant knock that had everyone gushing in admiration. ...
Ayaz Memon-February 19, 2021, 10:38 IST Cricketnext
India vs England: Team India Can't Afford Another Loss to Keep WTC Chances Alive

The first Test against England turned into a double whammy for India. Not only is the home team one down in the four-Test series but also stumbled three places from No. 1 to No. 4 in the World Test Championship (WTC) table....
Ayaz Memon-February 12, 2021, 16:39 IST Cricketnext
India vs England: Jofra Archer vs Indian Batsmen, R Ashwin vs Joe Root - Contests to Look Forward to

As India and England square off in the first Test of what promises to be a keen and engrossing series, these are some fascinating contests within the contest to look forward to: ...
Ayaz Memon-February 5, 2021, 08:19 IST Cricketnext
India-England is No Ashes But Political History Makes for Fascinating Backdrop to Upcoming Series

India’s back-to-the-wall, heroic performances in the series against Australia brought a country otherwise polarized on several issues together as one....
Ayaz Memon-January 29, 2021, 08:35 IST Cricketnext
India vs Australia: India’s Historic Series Win A Triumph of Will-Power, of Putting Mind Over Matter

The Gabba was Australia’s bastion, never having lost a Test there for 32 years. The outcome of the match looked like a chronicle foretold. But after five days of fascinating, riveting cricket, the result was topsy-turvy from the one anticipated. India had made the impossible possible. ...
Ayaz Memon-January 19, 2021, 21:33 IST Cricketnext
After India’s Houdini Act at the SCG, Pressure on Australia at Fortress Gabba

Moral victory in the series is already India's, irrespective of the outcome at Brisbane. The pressure is entirely on Australia to prevent the Border-Gavaskar trophy from flying back to India....
Ayaz Memon-January 15, 2021, 04:37 IST Cricketnext
EXCLUSIVE | Horses for Courses, Our Batting Order is Flexible: Shastri

In this freewheeling conversation, Head coach Ravi Shastri dwells on the major talking points going into the marquee event, including concerns over the form of some key players, the threat posed by other teams and the tactics he expects to be deployed in the tournament....
Ayaz Memon-May 14, 2019, 21:02 IST Cricketnext
IPL Form & Fitness = World Cup Gauge

Performances in Twenty20 is not necessarily an index to how a player will fare in ODIs. The two formats are like apples and oranges, and juxtaposing them to assess a player’s form is loaded with peril. ...
Ayaz Memon-May 7, 2019, 13:04 IST Cricketnext
IPL Sparkle = World Cup Ticket?

The buzz on the circuit is as much about who will make the cut for the premier, once-in-four-years ODI tournament, as it is about which team will win the IPL. ...
Ayaz Memon-April 9, 2019, 14:00 IST Cricketnext
Williamson Transforms Run Making Into Art Form

"No other outdoor sport has inspired so much literature as cricket because no other sport at the highest level appeals so much to the aesthetic sense’’ – Neville Cardus, A Fourth Innings With Cardus....
Ayaz Memon-March 18, 2019, 17:22 IST Cricketnext
Repeated CoA Battles Making Indian Cricket Laughing Stock

Gender and race sensitivity are now prerequisites, more so from public figures, in the way they conduct themselves particularly in the public domain and the players were clearly in the breach....
Ayaz Memon-January 17, 2019, 10:54 IST Cricketnext
Unsavoury Squabbling Between CoA Members is to Detriment of Indian Cricket

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA), of which Rai and Edulji are remaining members, has run into its worst nightmare: it appears to have turned on itself. Apart from tarnishing their image, this has serious repercussions for Indian cricket....
Ayaz Memon-December 17, 2018, 08:23 IST Cricketnext
Kohli is Leading Light, But India’s Willow Wielders Face Moment of Truth

Fans, critics, analysts and former cricketers alike in Australia have been obsessing about how Virat Kohli can be stymied in the Test series and that alone shows the stature the Indian captain enjoys in cricket currently....
Ayaz Memon-December 6, 2018, 10:12 IST Cricketnext
Memon: Captain Kohli’s Best Chance to Rewrite Record Books Down Under

That Virat Kohli is likely to play a pivotal role in the impending Test series between India and Australia has naturally found consensus. Not just diehard fans, but even critics and former players – across the cricket spectrum – seem to be in agreement....
Ayaz Memon-November 30, 2018, 18:45 IST Cricketnext

05 Mar, 2021 \| Australia in New Zealand
AUS	vs	NZ
156/6 20.0 overs		106/10 18.5 overs

03 Mar, 2021 \| Australia in New Zealand
AUS	vs	NZ
208/4 20.0 overs		144/10 17.1 overs

04 Mar, 2021 \| Sri Lanka in West Indies
SL	vs	WI
131/9 20.0 overs		134/6 13.1 overs

02 - 03 Mar, 2021 \| Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in UAE
AFG	vs	ZIM
131/10 47.0 overs		250/10 72.0 overs

25 Feb, 2021 \| Australia in New Zealand
NZ	vs	AUS
219/7 20.0 overs		215/8 20.0 overs

Ayaz Memon

Unpredictable Motera Pitch & Two-day Finish Not a Great Advertisment for Test Cricket

The Curious Case of Ravichandran Ashwin -- Better Than World's Best All-rounders

India vs England: Team India Can't Afford Another Loss to Keep WTC Chances Alive

India vs England: Jofra Archer vs Indian Batsmen, R Ashwin vs Joe Root - Contests to Look Forward to

India-England is No Ashes But Political History Makes for Fascinating Backdrop to Upcoming Series

India vs Australia: India’s Historic Series Win A Triumph of Will-Power, of Putting Mind Over Matter

After India’s Houdini Act at the SCG, Pressure on Australia at Fortress Gabba

EXCLUSIVE | Horses for Courses, Our Batting Order is Flexible: Shastri

IPL Form & Fitness = World Cup Gauge

IPL Sparkle = World Cup Ticket?

Williamson Transforms Run Making Into Art Form

Repeated CoA Battles Making Indian Cricket Laughing Stock

Unsavoury Squabbling Between CoA Members is to Detriment of Indian Cricket

Kohli is Leading Light, But India’s Willow Wielders Face Moment of Truth

Memon: Captain Kohli’s Best Chance to Rewrite Record Books Down Under

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