Author: PRG

Pakistan’s threat to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India should have rung alarm bells across the ICC and its member nations. Not that Pakistan has any power in world Cricket. Their demands were all but rejected and face-saving concessions were made to Bangladesh. But, as strong as the ICC was during this ‘crisis’ if they, and other cricket playing nations, didn’t see the red flag, they may be in for a rude shock in the future. ICC tournament groups have been pre-fixed for years. India and Pakistan are always put in the same group to ensure at least…

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It resembles Superbowl Sunday in the US, the FA Cup Final in the UK, the MCG Boxing Day Test match or the Melbourne Cup in Australia. An annual event that brings people together, it is a roller coaster of emotions where fortunes are made and lost. I am not talking about a sports event, I’m talking about The Indian Union Budget Presented every year in Parliament by the Finance Minister it has become a spectacle. As the Indian economy expands and retail participation in the stock market explodes the hype around the budget only intensifies each passing year. My comparison…

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Should Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘workload management’ continue? Or should we make it clear- no exceptions- either you are available, or not.  Since the English Tour the special treatment for Bumrah has received criticism and support from the corridors of the sport. The arguments go both ways. Here are my thoughts. How is Workload Management Decided? The first question that came to my mind is- how is Bumrah’s workload managed? What is process of the decision making? Is it based on the number of days played + break days? Number of overs bowled over a time span? How Bumrah is feeling? The…

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