Opinion - Page 9

Japan defeat exposes cricket’s media oligopoly

After Japan's 10 wicket defeat to India at the U19 World Cup, cricket's ugly discourse criticising developing nations reared its head once more.

EPL 2020 – Moving forward, but never straightforward

Kicking off under the Kathmandu sun in March, the 2020 Everest Premier League (EPL) aims to move into uncharted territory. Avoiding cliches that link...

The ICC is sitting on a 300 million person cricket revolution ahead of this month’s U19 World Cup

The Under-19’s Men's Cricket World Cup is usually relegated to vague opinion pieces regarding who the next big thing will be for the major...

Broader issues in spotlight after annus horribilis for Cricket Ireland

It hasn't been the best of years for Cricket Ireland, has 2019. There was a significant loss (a "six figure sum") due to cyber-fraud,...

Status and statistics – cricket’s hegemonic nonsense

Republished and updated after the Maldives were defeated by 249 runs against Bangladesh during the South Asian Games in Nepal. They were dismissed for...

Stand and deliver: new heroes needed to drive the Nepali droves

With a new board and a new captain to be announced, who is ready to step up to take Nepal forward?

Of bilaterals and Bangladesh; cricket’s short series conundrum

Today, David Schout wrote a piece for The Roar where he lamented next year's cricket schedule for being 'obsessed' with the three-game series; Australia...

Singapore beating Zimbabwe. Big deal? Yes. Surprising? Not at all.

“Williams nearly made the game Zimbabwe’s but Singapore sprung a surprise nobody expected.” This was the subhead published by a major cricket website after...

The Intercontinental Cup must not die

With the ICC, where the Associates are concerned, there’s always a sting in the tail. So last autumn, when they announced the spiffing new structure of one-day...

Nepal’s flaws exposed by Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier

After a miracle run over the past 18 months in international cricket, Nepal's luck ran out at the Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier, falling...

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