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Ayaz Memon

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, 2019,9:02 pm 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, 2019,1:04 pm 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, 2019,2:00 pm 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, 2019,5:22 pm 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 am 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, 2018,8:23 am IST Cricketnext
Kohli is Leading Light, But Indiaâ€™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 am IST Cricketnext
Memon: Captain Kohliâ€™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 â€“ across the cricket spectrum â€“ seem to be in agreement....
Ayaz Memon-November 30, 2018,6:45 pm IST Cricketnext
Deep-rooted or Knee-jerk, Kohli Got This One Wrong (Or Wrogn!)

To his chagrin, Virat Kohli last week realized that social media, while giving unlimited and unfettered contact with the world could be a booby trap too unless one is careful. His outburst against a fan who popped up on his new app and questioned the worth of Indian cricketers, so to speak, went viral, earning him opprobrium from a vast cross-section of people in cyber space, subsequently spilling over into mainstream media, and conversation across the cricket world....
Ayaz Memon-November 11, 2018,9:44 am IST Cricketnext
Memon: Legend Dhoni Must Command His Place in Side, Not Retain it On Sentiment

With just over 15 ODI matches remaining before the World Cup â€“ his last hurrah begins â€“ Indiaâ€™s most talismanic limited overs cricketer has his task cut out. ...
Ayaz Memon-October 30, 2018,1:44 pm IST Cricketnext
Memon: How I Wish for a Tinge of That Sobers-esque Swagger & Talent in These Windies

How wonderful if some sign of this emerges in the second Test of this series. ...
Ayaz Memon-October 11, 2018,2:50 pm IST Cricketnext
Memon: Batsman Kohli Has Touched the Stars, Captain Kohli Still at Crossroads

Limelight seeks out Virat Kohli greedily even when he is not on the field of play. If he thought being rested from the Asia Cup would put him below the radar for a while, it wasnâ€™t to be. ...
Ayaz Memon-September 19, 2018,8:30 pm IST Cricketnext
Memon: Potential Thriller of a Series on the Cards if India Extend Nottingham Mindset

The remaining two matches promise gripping fare, and the exciting possibility of come-from-behind victory for Virat Kohli and his team...
Ayaz Memon-August 26, 2018,11:38 am IST Cricketnext
Memon: Wadekar Was a 'Character', Somebody Who Would Stay With You Forever

Encomiums and rich tributes have poured in for Ajit Wadekar ever since his death last week, none of them exaggerated as can happen in such situations. His contribution to Indian cricket â€“ in multiple roles â€“ is enormous, and acknowledgment of this is mot juste....
Ayaz Memon-August 19, 2018,10:57 am IST Cricketnext
Memon: After India's capitulation, the Blame Game Has Begun but is this Really the Time?

By jumping the gun, not only have administrators betrayed a lack of understanding about the vicissitudes of sport, but also put the rank and file under duress instead of building their confidence....
Ayaz Memon-August 15, 2018,10:42 am IST Cricketnext

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10 - 13 Oct, 2019 | Freedom Trophy

IND vs SA

601/5
156.3 overs
275/10
105.4 overs

India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs

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09 Oct, 2019 | Sri Lanka in Pakistan

SL vs PAK

147/7
20.0 overs
134/6
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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 13 runs

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07 Oct, 2019 | Sri Lanka in Pakistan

SL vs PAK

182/6
20.0 overs
147/10
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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 35 runs

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05 Oct, 2019 | Sri Lanka in Pakistan

SL vs PAK

165/5
20.0 overs
101/10
17.4 overs

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 64 runs

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02 Oct, 2019 | Sri Lanka in Pakistan

SL vs PAK

297/9
50.0 overs
299/5
48.2 overs

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

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18 Oct, 2019 \| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier
HK	vs	IRE

18 Oct, 2019 \| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier
UAE	vs	OMA

19 Oct, 2019 \| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier
JER	vs	NIG

19 Oct, 2019 \| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier
UAE	vs	IRE

10 - 13 Oct, 2019 \| Freedom Trophy
IND	vs	SA
601/5 156.3 overs		275/10 105.4 overs

09 Oct, 2019 \| Sri Lanka in Pakistan
SL	vs	PAK
147/7 20.0 overs		134/6 20.0 overs

07 Oct, 2019 \| Sri Lanka in Pakistan
SL	vs	PAK
182/6 20.0 overs		147/10 19.0 overs

05 Oct, 2019 \| Sri Lanka in Pakistan
SL	vs	PAK
165/5 20.0 overs		101/10 17.4 overs

02 Oct, 2019 \| Sri Lanka in Pakistan
SL	vs	PAK
297/9 50.0 overs		299/5 48.2 overs