Let's talk Cricket

I enjoy watching cricket. I have followed and loved the sport since I was a kid. But, these days, watching Cricket bores me.! It’s not the same. The game has evolved and it’s good for the game and the revenue makers. However, the game is getting more and more batsman friendly day by day. I fear there will be a time, where a team will score 600 in an ODI and 350 in a T20. There will be a time where scoring 450 will be normal. These scores sound exciting and we praise the batsmen. Even I don’t want to take anything from the batsmen, but the question here is, is cricket just a batsman’s game? Is it moving towards being just a batsman vs. batsman game? There have been long talks in the past whether cricket is a batsman’s game, that past is now a reality, especially the Limited Overs Cricket. As far as I know, cricket is supposed to be a batsman vs. bowler, one ball at a time, how you face it? It’s about the skills of the batsman to survive a good ball and punish the bad ba...

Picture Credits: The Indian Express That day of the year is here. It’s the opening ceremony of the IPL, and the opening match of the 2 month season. It all starts here, and what better to start with 2 teams which have a rivalry of their own. Mumbai Indians (MI), the best team in IPL history, and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the best team in IPL at some point. 10 years have gone by into the rivalry, or you might want to say 8 years, as CSK didn’t play in the last 2 seasons of the IPL. Let’s relive the rivalry and talk more about today’s game. It is not like those football classic matches or el classico or derby matches, it is a rivalry more because of the fans of each clubs. The fans have made this rivalry and it is a treat to watch and one of the most loved matches of the IPL. CSK, one of the successful teams in IPL, started off brilliantly being the finalist in 2008 and winning their first title in 2010 beating MI in the finals. 2010 was a dream year for the Mumbai Indians an...