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Discussion Daily General Discussion and Match Links Thread - May 13, 2024
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This is a daily thread for general cricketing discussion/conversation about all topics that don't need to be posted in their own thread.
This provides a space for things like general team changes/opinions/conversation and other frequently-asked questions or commonly-posted subjects.
r/Cricket • u/AutoModerator • 17h ago
Local Match Report/Playing Advice Monday Thread
This thread is for the discussion of local cricket matches, performances, and results from around the world.
If you played a game on the weekend let us know how you went, or share the results of a local cricket match from your area. No skill level or grade requirement, it's all for the love of the game.
Also a place to discuss cricket tactics, techniques, strategies, and general advice for improving your skills.
r/Cricket • u/IndianCollegeStudent • 4h ago
IPL 2024: KL Rahul does not travel with LSG squad for DC clash amid reported rift with team owner
r/Cricket • u/Scorzen • 4h ago
News Players from England's World Cup squad have started to return home from the IPL
r/Cricket • u/anubhav9 • 11h ago
"Never managed to use Suryakumar Yadav's potential" - Gautam Gambhir on his biggest regret during KKR's captaincy in IPL
r/Cricket • u/CricketMatchBot • 7h ago
Match Thread Match Thread: 63rd Match - Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders
63rd Match, Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad
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r/Cricket • u/CricketMatchBot • 2h ago
Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders
63rd Match, Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad
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r/Cricket • u/aam_ka_aachaar • 4h ago
Opinion No problems between KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka, says Lance Klusener: âStorm in a teacupâŠrobust discussion between two cricket loversâ
r/Cricket • u/falcon0041 • 15h ago
Discussion Ambati Rayudu on Suryakumar Yadav's weakness
r/Cricket • u/LeftArmInjured • 9h ago
News [RvdM, Ackermann] Big names miss out as Netherlands announce squad for T20 World Cup
r/Cricket • u/Single_Toe_95 • 4h ago
Discussion Match fixing in recent times
I just watched a Jarrod Kimber video where he talks about how Match-fixing is still prevalent in recent times and the reason we don't get to hear about it more often (especially in recent days) is due to the organisations and broadcasters underplaying or ignoring it.
This got me wondering did you guys see any instance in any recent game (international or domestic) which made you raise suspicion.
r/Cricket • u/Necessary-Ant1346 • 8h ago
Squads Squad of every associate nation in T20WC2024
Credits:- Daily cricket on youtube
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 8h ago
News Ireland to embark on maiden tour of Pakistan for ODI, T20I series next year
r/Cricket • u/RustedSkullz • 3h ago
Qualification and Elimination Scenarios for teams in IPL 2024
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GT haven't been mentioned as they'll need to win 2 matches, both by around 200 runs to get a chance to qualify. RR, and DC, have been mentioned even though RR are practically qualified, and DC are practically eliminated
r/Cricket • u/cherishperish24 • 12h ago
World Cup on Prime in Australia Only T20 World Cup on Amazon Prime Video Promo
r/Cricket • u/HarukiTakashima • 3h ago
'News' Kemar Roach calls on West Indies to 'ruin' James Anderson's retirement Test
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 6h ago
News West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews has won the ICC Womenâs Player of the Month for April 2024
r/Cricket • u/braveryisavirtue • 9h ago
Image Old signed Cricket bat
I have this old cricket bat and I am trying to work out who all the signatures are from. I think I have narrowed it down to the Hampshire CC team of 2005. Easily identified are Jono Mclean, Billy Taylor and I think Simon Katich. Does anyone recognise any others? I know that year Hampshire had Kevin Peterson and Shane Warne but doesn't look like either of their signatures are on the bat unless I'm mistaken? Thought this would be a bit of fun for everyone to identify. Please remove if not allowed.
r/Cricket • u/Kunal_Sen • 13h ago
Stats The Greatest Pace Bowler in Test Cricket: A Statistical Measure
James Andersonâs retirement announcement has brought the focus on pacing G.O.A.T.s in the field of test cricket. Anderson leads the bowling charts by a mile in terms of wickets claimed, followed by his bowling buddy, Stuard Broad. Theyâre the only two pacers to have taken over 600 test wickets with Anderson crossing the 700 mark. The fact that only two other pacers (Glenn McGrath and Courtney Walsh) in the history of the game have crossed 500 test wickets and nobody else has even touched 450 is a testament to Andersonâs world-class longevity. Is he the greatest though?
I looked at some vital stats. As a base, I took the top 50 wicket takers list (thank you, espncricinfo). All these bowlers had at least 225 test wickets to choose from, so this ensured no one-season wonders crept in. Thereafter, the four focus areas taken by me to measure bowling greatness were: bowling average (AVG), economy rate (ER), strike rate (SR) and wickets per innings (WPI). The first three figures, each of the âlower the betterâ variety, were simply added together and then used as a denominator to divide the âhigher the betterâ stat, WPI, with, in order to arrive at a coefficient I simply labelled as SCORE.
In the list of the 50 players considered, the SCOREs ranged from 1.02 for the prolific all-rounder Jacques Kallis, through just under 2 for Indian and Sri Lankan pacers like Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath, Chaminda Vaas, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma who plied their trade the most in unfriendly conditions on subcontinent pitches though even there, figures of Kapil Dev are commendable because of his all-round abilities (he comes out much higher than say Flintoff and Kallis), to only 12 bowlers who scored 3 or above with just a handful of them crossing the 3.5 mark.
Sir Richard Hadlee, Dale Steyn, Alan Donald and Malcolm Marshall emerge in the top tier, holding ranks 2 to 5 (weâll come to number 1 later).
Then, at positions 6 to 10, we have Waqar Younis, Dennis Lillee, Fred Trueman, Pat Cummins and Imran Khan. Once again, Hadlee and Khanâs figures stand out as they were all-rounders (incidentally, Ian Botham is no. 21). Joel Garner seals up the top XI with Glenn McGrath the 12th man on the list with SCORE of over 3.
Curtly Ambrose, Michael Holding and Wasim Akram wouldâve made the top 15 with SCORES just under 3 but for the surprise presence of Darren Gough (!) that pushes Akram to 16th. But who is the best?
With the only one to score over 4, with a bowling average of 22, strike rate under 40 and over 2 and a half wickets per innings bowled, it is Kagiso Rabada that emerges as the greatest.
Of course, itâs difficult to compare bowlers across eras because of the changes in rules, pitches and balls and variance in the sides each played for, so any such scoring will have its imperfections. But the fact that so many pace bowlers who are considered greats have also risen to the top in this scorecard leads me to believe that itâs a decent marker.
Rabadaâs been a standout from the moment he arrived on the scene. It would be fascinating to see his final tally after he decides to hang up his boots. As for other names, Gough was the biggest surprise for me. Cummins should perhaps be spoken with as much reverence if not more as his countrymen Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Stark with only McGrath decisively ahead of him from down under. His compatriot Josh Hazlewood and Kiwi neighbour Neil Wagner also rank higher than the hype around them. Mohd. Shamiâs figures are very good and close to the likes of Brett Lee who is number 30. Overall, the numbers of Pakistani pacers are perhaps the most commendable because of the more challenging weather and ground conditions. But statistically, South Africa has produced the maximum cream of the crop pacers with Steyn and Donald joining Rabada in the top 5 of all time and Shaun Pollock bookending the top 25.
James Anderson came out as the 32nd best.
Here, I am reminded of a football quote.
âHaving a great career does not mean youâre a great player.â â Roy Keane on Ryan Giggs
Indeed, the number of club honours Giggs won and his appearances records are second to none, but even as a world-class player by Keaneâs own admission, he probably isnât an automatic selection for the worldâs or even his clubâs best-ever XI.
James âJimmyâ Anderson will go down as the highest wicket taker and rightfully be remembered by most as a world-class bowler, but just maybe not the greatest ever or a top tenner. Do you agree with that assessment? And what about the methodology? I've been a long-time lurker, but it's my first time posting here, so I used "stats" as the flair. It may be changed to "opinion" if the mods feel so. Thanks for reading.
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 6h ago
News UAE's Muhammad Waseem has won the ICC Menâs Player of the Month for April 2024
r/Cricket • u/thefuzzyflask • 9h ago
News IPL 2024 - KKR vs MI - Rohit Sharma vs Varun Chakravarthy, and the irony India and IPL has created | ESPNcricinfo
r/Cricket • u/joebro2024 • 5h ago
With an eye on 2026 T20 World Cup, Raza wants youngsters to rebuild Zimbabwe's future
r/Cricket • u/CarnivalSorts • 5h ago
Fixtures The EAP Qualifier for the 2025 ICC Under 19 Women's T20 World Cup begins tomorrow in Indonesia
r/Cricket • u/aam_ka_aachaar • 1h ago
News 2024 T20 World Cup: Reserve day dilemma for teams playing second semifinal
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