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  1. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    So a counter question. Why are you fine with a batsman getting a 2 ft advantage when looking for quick runs? Do you think it is completely fine for a batsman to do it without any consequence?
  2. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    I had responded earlier to this. Posting it again here. I saw someone post on twitter that most Indians start playing cricket through gully cricket and other equivalents which are pretty cut throat. So these sort of things are pretty much considered par for the course. Maybe that explains why...
  3. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    I saw someone post on twitter that most Indians start playing cricket through gully cricket and other equivalents which are pretty cut throat. So these sort of things are pretty much considered par for the course. Maybe that explains why it is completely acceptable for many Indians and not for...
  4. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    I would like it if they implement what Ash suggested. But MCC seems to be doubling down on runouts and when that is the case we should stop insulting players who play by the rules.
  5. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    How did you get that from my comment? Some people acting holier than thou while doing other acts that are even worse just shows that "spirit of the game" is something that is completely made up and exists only where it is convenient. Where do you get this 99.9% from? Considering that most...
  6. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    Every time it is done, so many people come out to criticize it and act as if the player lacks morals. Not every player has the mental strength to take such comments.
  7. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    I can't seem to find the pic, but there is a pic of the Indian team when the decision is being referred and none of them look sheepish. They were celebrating it happily.
  8. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    Man these sort of holier than thou statements grate so much
  9. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    There was also this weird argument about Mankad requiring no skill. Lots of things in cricket happen with no skill. Leg-byes require no skill. French cuts and edges to the boundaries require no skill. Mankad on the other hand is punishing the absence of the skill to play by the rules.
  10. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    Maybe a way to get over this issue is having the third umpire checking the non-striker every ball and whenever he/she is out of the crease before the ball is delivered make it a dot ball or a wicket if one falls regardless of what happens on the other end.
  11. Cruxdude

    *Official* Women's Cricket discussion thread

    I don't agree that it doesn't ruin games. It absolutely does for the bowling team, you could clearly see it in the expression of the Indian captain, just before the run out, how frustrating it was to see Dean take such a big start pretty much every ball. She was regularly backing up between...
  12. Cruxdude

    ***Official*** India in South Africa 2021-22

    Just do not trust the Indian batting to put up a good score. Need a minimum of 250 to be competitive. Also how impressive have Petersen and Bavuma been? The bowling has been of very high standard and they looked good while at the crease.
  13. Cruxdude

    Worst Umpiring decision

    Surely Ganguly given out "caught" Moin Khan after bouncing twice in that famous Chennai test of 1999 is in the running.
  14. Cruxdude

    ***Official*** 5th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester - 10th-14th of September

    It is not a huge surprise people not caring about covid till it strikes close to home. Like there are literally 1000s of stories of people not worrying about covid, calling it fake and then suddenly getting it and suffering. Hearing the physio who has worked on the players tested positive...
  15. Cruxdude

    ***Official*** 5th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester - 10th-14th of September

    I have no clue how they thought it was a good decision to continue with the series once the physio tested positive. That same guy tested negative a day before that so saying the players gave negative test results means nothing at all. The physio would have worked with multiple players and the...
  16. Cruxdude

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    James Anderson wouldn't like watching this one :laugh::laugh:
  17. Cruxdude

    *Official Third Test at Headingley* 25-29 August

    Hard to see Ashwin breaking into the 11 unless the pitch is really dry. Kind of sad that the best spinner around, at the top of his trade, can't get into the team. All 4 pacers did their job at Lords and it is going to be hard to drop any of them considering they did the job with the bat too...
  18. Cruxdude

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    I would like to see Sundar getting a spot in the middle order once he is fit. Rahane and Pujara, though, have probably sealed their positions for the near future.
  19. Cruxdude

    *Official* 4th Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 4 - 8 Mar 2021

    Rahane has been such a tease. Plays a great knock and then goes missing for ages. Rinse and repeat. Think at some point we have to decide we need to look beyond him.
  20. Cruxdude

    Tour Schedule

    Really sad that we are not going to see any crowds in Chennai especially considering it is going to be two tests which are so important for WTC. Chennai is one place where we get good crowds for test matches still. Can understand why they are doing this but it is ridiculous that they are...

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