Treated badly by her country When an athlete procures a sanctified medal at a world sporting event, how would her mother country treat her? America will shower with brand new … Continue Reading → The post From abyss to summit: The story of Asia’s only female Olympic medalist in sprinting- Susanthika Jayasinghe appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Scientists and archaeologists from the University of Marylebone have uncovered fossils of Offiea Spinnerial, a species that walked on planet cricket 7000 years ago. The fossils were found when a … Continue Reading → The post Satire: Scientists uncover fossils of Offiea Spinnerial appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
ODI cricket has now become a desultory format interspersed between the uncompromising Test and the spellbinding T20. Rule changes have been actively made to make ODI cricket more interesting. Super … Continue Reading → The post Super Subs: All squad players should be allowed to play – a rule change that can redefine ODI Cricket appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Dear BCCI, I write to you this letter at the risk of being branded as “just another jealous non-Indian who envies the power of the Board of Control for Cricket in India … Continue Reading → The post Help Cricket Expand: An open letter to BCCI appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Dressed in red or white, depending on the occasion, she can rattle stumps and break jaws. She is a lynchpin in world cricket. When she kisses the willow – her partner-in-crime … Continue Reading → The post Satire: Beaten and bruised – A candid chat with a cricket ball in the modern era appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is arguably the best Test batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced. With his exquisite stroke making, impeccable keeping skills, dastardly tactics and acerbic articulation, Sanga has served both … Continue Reading → The post Why Sangakkara is one of the best test batsman of all time appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
A sport becomes the heart beat of a nation only when the habitants of that nation start playing that sport. It may be in the backyards of houses, parks, streets, … Continue Reading → The post Street Cricket: A force South Asia should exploit to help Professional Cricket flourish appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
If one moment that had an incredible and perennial impact on World Cricket, then that would be Misbah Ul Haq’s failed scoop against Johinder Sharma in the final of the … Continue Reading → The post The reasons for the incompleteness of CLT20 appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Cricket is the second-most popular sport in the world, thanks to the gargantuan population of South Asia. Although around 2.5 billion fans follow the sport fervently, the art of cricket is … Continue Reading → The post Benefits cricket can gain from being a part of Asian Games appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
It is not uncommon for fans to come up with their own All Time Best world XIs in both Tests and ODIs. With T20 being the recent addition to the … Continue Reading → The post An All Time Best World T20 XI that played no T20 appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
“Wrong place, wrong time” were two of the very first words Shehan Karunathilaka used when describing the fictional Lankan chinaman bowler Pradeep S Mathew. The same phrase can be used for many players. In the modern era, it can be used to describe players like Shakib Ul Hasan, Kevin O Brien and Ten Doeschate. In the times that have gone by, the phrase can be used on many Ceylonese and Sri Lankan cricketers who have achieved quixotic laurels that are unnoticed by many. Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias, Sidath Wettimu
“Wrong place, wrong time” were two of the very first words Shehan Karunathilaka used when describing the fictional Lankan chinaman bowler Pradeep S Mathew. The same phrase can be used for many players. In the modern era, it can be used to describe players like Shakib Ul Hasan, Kevin O Brien and Ten Doeschate. In the times that have gone by, the phrase can be used on many Ceylonese and Sri Lankan cricketers who have achieved quixotic laurels that are unnoticed by many. Duleep Mendis, Roy Dias, Sidath Wettimu
Bowling in cricket has seen tremendous changes, from rolling the ball along the turf with an underarm action to adopting an roundarm action which later lead to higherarm actions. Cricket’s … Continue Reading → The post Chucking in Cricket should be allowed appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
SLPL; the first time the concept was plunged into the minds of the Sri Lankans in 2011, everyone in Sri Lanka was excited by the possibility of having a Premiere … Continue Reading → The post The need for a more Sri Lankanesque SLPL appeared first on The Arm Chair Critic.
Shout the word “Sri Lanka” at a World Stage. For many it is the 30 year war and the various political ploys that surround it, that comes to the mind. … Continue Reading →
Owls growl and wolves howl, Blood smelling bowlers make the batsman grovel and beg for life. Balls swing in and out and then come crashing into the toes. Bouncers will knell … Continue Reading →
Suave exterior was something you were born with! Ambushing the oppositions was a walk by the beach for you! Negating the swing and thwarting the spin, hook and pull were … Continue Reading →
Dinesh Chandimal was earmarked as the next big thing in Sri Lanka. Lahiru Thirimanne was expected to be the next number three. But both of them have thwarted all the … Continue Reading →
Sri Lanka is quirky among Cricket Playing Nations. Among the Top Cricket Playing Nations, Sri Lanka has the least GDP; is the second least populated; has the worst domestic structure; and has the … Continue Reading →