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‘How the f*** people were allowed to take a knee during BLM’: Michael Holding slams ICC’s ‘hypocrisy’ over Usman Khawaja saga

Usman Khawaja’s “all lives are equal” saga continues to roll on, and former West Indian cricketer Michael Holding is the latest to give his opinion on the matter. The fast bowler blasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) and said he was not “surprised” by the stance they took. “The ICC regulations say re messaging ‘approval shall not be granted for messages which relate to political, religious or racial activities or causes,” said Holding. “So how the f*** people were allowed to take a knee for BLM (Black Lives Matter), and stumps were covered with LGBTQ colors?” Holding said, speaking to The Weekend Australian. The Aussie opener, who was not given approval to wear shoes with the text, ‘all lives are equal’ for the Perth Test, had trained at the MCG nets on Sunday wearing shoes wi...
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Bishan Singh Bedi was Indian cricket’s greatest moral voice: Michael Holding offers his tribute

My early memories of running into Bishan Bedi weren’t exactly pleasant.It was the controversial 1976 Test series in West Indies and in particular, the Sabina Park game, where Bishan was the captain and declared the second innings with five wickets in hand. Bishan and India didn’t like the amount of bouncers we bowled in that game. I was a kid, doing my thing, and I didn’t quite warm-up to Bishan then. A few months later, on our tour of England, I would run into him at Lord’s. He was there, warming up with his Northamptonshire county teammates, and we were at the nursery end, about to get into our training. I remember turning and looking in his direction, and he sort of looked away as if he didn’t want anything to do with me! I could understand his anger though. My own Mother hadn’t lik...
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‘I was always preparing…’: Jasprit Bumrah reveals his mindset during rehabilitation | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After missing 11 months due to injury, Jasprit Bumrah is back and hungrier than ever, saying he is ready to bowl long stints for India in the Asia Cup and subsequent ODI World Cup at home.Bumrah, who last played in September 2022 before being sidelined by lower-back stress fractures for the "biggest break" of his cricketing career, is making his long-awaited return with the T20 series in Ireland.He will be needed to bowl four overs every game here, but speaking ahead of the first T20 on Friday, the top pacer said the objective has always been to prepare for 50-over games such as the Asia Cup, which starts on August 31 and the World Cup, which starts on October 5."We were mindful of the fact there is no Test cricket till the ODI World Cup. In my rehab as well, I was not prepar...
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Kinetic energy, passion and emotion are fine, but rules must be respected too

Harmanpreet Kaur... in the eye of the storm. | Photo Credit: AFP Women’s cricket in India has come a long way. From the days of pioneers like Diana Edulji and Shantha Rangaswamy struggling with meagre resources, followed by the era of Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, who with their staggering numbers, carved a niche for themselves, Indian women’s cricket acquired a distinct identity. Upon this ballast of hard work and sweat, the present crop has added layers of efficiency, topped it with effervescence and kept the fans glued to their seats. Harmanpreet Kaur or a Jemimah Rodrigues occupy this spectrum where the athlete becomes a larger-than-life personality. The women have shown that they are never inferior to their much-feted male counterparts. The BCCI recognised this level playing...
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‘If bouncers were attempted at this pace to Viv Richards or Greenidge, you would be …’ Michael Holding on Ashes Test

With both Australia and England adopting a bouncer-barrage in the Lord’s Test at times for hours together, ironically triggered by an injury to a spinner, it has kicked up the age-old question that once haunted cricket and for which rules were changed twice: Does bowling bouncers consistently makes for tedious watching, with over-rates suffering as well, or does it make for a thrilling contest that tests the batsmen? First, in 1933 the laws were amended to allow umpires to step in to stop intimidatory bowling and then in 1994, they cut down the number of bouncers (defined as above shoulder height) to two per over. Around Saturday noon in London, when England started to copy Australia’s strategy of bumper attack, Australia’s former captain Mark Taylor wondered if the umpires should star...
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Gaekwad has given Indian cricket everything, says Gavaskar | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said Aunshuman Gaekwad has given Indian cricket everything as a player, as a coach, as an administrator and as a selector.Gavaskar also praised his former teammate for showing guts against the menacing West Indian fast bowlers early on in his career.During the launch of Gaekwad's biography "Guts Amidst Bloodbath" here on Friday at the Brabourne Stadium, Gavaskar recalled his days opening for India alongside the former and the blow he took on his head during the Jamaica Test in 1976."With Aunshu being hit on the head, it was never a pleasant experience. The way he had been shaping up was unbelievable. We had won the previous Test, we had chased 400 which was a record, when we came into the last Test the series was 1-1."The West Indies...