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  • WorldT20 Qualifier: The pretentious Oman and Hong Kong and the hapless Nepal and Papua New Guinea

    WorldT20 Qualifier: The pretentious Oman and Hong Kong and the hapless Nepal and Papua New Guinea

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on October 23, 2015December 11, 2017
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    The 2014 Hong Kong team, street cricket in Papua New Guinea, a cricket stadium in Nepal(clockwise from top) The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier played in the month of July in Scotland and Ireland saw…

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  • Satire: A cricket journalist grills rain, a long time match fixer

    Satire: A cricket journalist grills rain, a long time match fixer

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on October 23, 2015October 24, 2015
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    An interview with a perennial culprit There are things in life that you believe in; there are things you don’t. Then, there are things that you wished you could believe and there are things you…

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  • The Angelo Mathews-Marvan Atapattu combo and the retrograde of Sri Lanka cricket

    The Angelo Mathews-Marvan Atapattu combo and the retrograde of Sri Lanka cricket

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015
    • in Cricket
    • 1 Comment on The Angelo Mathews-Marvan Atapattu combo and the retrograde of Sri Lanka cricket

    Angelo Mathews and Marvan Atapattu pictured prior to the Pallekele Test against Pakistan I thought about ranting on it after the Test defeat in Sharjah. Mathews had just been baptised as the captain. So let’s wait, I…

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  • Kumar Sangakkara – A look beyond the oomph of his magical numbers

    Kumar Sangakkara – A look beyond the oomph of his magical numbers

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015
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    a href=”http://www.thearmchaircritic.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sri-lanka-cricket-team41.jpg”> Fourteen years ago, a young man walked out to the middle of the hostile Centurion track to open the innings for his team, that was playing only its second Test series in the Rainbow nation.…

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  • Why the 5-bowler strategy is the way to go for India in Test cricket

    Why the 5-bowler strategy is the way to go for India in Test cricket

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015
    • in Cricket
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    India should play 5 bowlers in Test cricket on a consistent basis going forward A kingdom that has ambitions of turning itself into an empire has the obligation of pumping oxygen into its offense than…

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  • Forget Mubarak and focus on youth

    Forget Mubarak and focus on youth

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015
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    As Adam Voges, the 35 year old Australian, raised his bat in jubilance after scoring a century on debut, I worried if it would help give another opportunity to Jehan Mubarak. Mubarak last played a…

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  • Who is the greatest match-winner in Tests among current batsmen?

    Who is the greatest match-winner in Tests among current batsmen?

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015
    • in Cricket
    • Leave a comment on Who is the greatest match-winner in Tests among current batsmen?

    It is a well-established fact that Test matches cannot be won alone. You need contribution from batsmen, bowlers and fielders alike. Hence, calling a batsman a match-winner in Tests might be a little pretentious. But if you…

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  • Why the 5-bowler strategy is the way to go for India in Test cricket

    Why the 5-bowler strategy is the way to go for India in Test cricket

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015
    • in Cricket
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    A kingdom that has ambitions of turning itself into an empire has the obligation of pumping oxygen into its offense than splurging the resources to strengthen its defense. Indian cricket, now, is at an important…

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  • Who is the greatest match winner in ODIs among current batsmen?

    Who is the greatest match winner in ODIs among current batsmen?

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015
    • in Cricket
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    There is always this jostle with stats, science and mathematics to extricate the right numerals to arithmetically manipulate and find who in the team had a major say in the victory. Cricket is a team…

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  • Riot in Sri Lankan aisles – Deteriorating culture, heightened nationalism or ugly politics?

    Riot in Sri Lankan aisles – Deteriorating culture, heightened nationalism or ugly politics?

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 15, 2015June 15, 2019
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    • Leave a comment on Riot in Sri Lankan aisles – Deteriorating culture, heightened nationalism or ugly politics?

    For a nation that has been hit by war, riots and violence, armed men invariably elicit only one feeling. 6 years ago, we had an armed man every 10 meters. Cities were garrisoned with sentry points…

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  • Code of conduct for cricketers and democracy in Cricket

    Code of conduct for cricketers and democracy in Cricket

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 8, 2015June 8, 2015
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    “We were soft on our batting. It’s always difficult to chase 180+. We lost momentum in the middle, and not to forget Smith got a horrible decision. We need to lift our game…”, uttered the defeated…

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  • Internet.org, Zero Rating and Net Neutrality- Why India is overreacting to Internet.org

    Internet.org, Zero Rating and Net Neutrality- Why India is overreacting to Internet.org

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on June 7, 2015November 22, 2019
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    2 years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launched Internet.org, a platform that would provide a selected few services free of any data charges over a selected set of telecommunication networks. Since the time the novel…

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  • 35 things that only cricket fans can relate to

    35 things that only cricket fans can relate to

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on May 30, 2015May 30, 2015
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    a href=”http://www.thearmchaircritic.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/THSHK__ICC_T20_CRI_1230566g1.jpg”> If you are brought up watching cricket, there are certain things in life only you can relate to. The ones who don’t follow the sport or have no idea about it have definitely…

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  • Kumar Sangakkara’s retirement – It’s not the end, it’s the consummation
    Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara celebrates scoring his century against Australia during their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group A match in Sydney on March 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO / William WEST --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE-- (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

    Kumar Sangakkara’s retirement – It’s not the end, it’s the consummation

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on May 30, 2015
    • in Cricket
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    Any heart-warming novel will have its final chapter. Any supremely impassioned movie will have its final minutes. A good rendition of mellifluous music will glide through a crescendo before petering out to a cathartic consummation. Kumar Chokshanada…

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  • CWC 2015: New Zealand vs South Africa 1st semi-final – Why the Kiwis were worthy winners
    AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 24: Brendon McCullum of New Zealand and the team celebrate after winning during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Semi Final match between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park on March 24, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)

    CWC 2015: New Zealand vs South Africa 1st semi-final – Why the Kiwis were worthy winners

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on May 30, 2015December 18, 2017
    • in Cricket
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    If you surf the social media, all what you would find are posts of condolences for South Africa’s “unexpected” semi-final exit from the World Cup that they deserved to win. Imageries of Ab de Villiers shedding tears…

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  • Satire: England to provide asylum to ‘homeless’ South African cricketers
    LONDON - APRIL 7: Giles Clarke the Chairman of the ECB speaks to the press during the ECB 2008 domestic season launch at Lords Cricket Ground on April 7, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

    Satire: England to provide asylum to ‘homeless’ South African cricketers

    • by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
    • Posted on May 30, 2015May 30, 2015
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     a href=”http://www.thearmchaircritic.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/72744358_gcgetty1.jpg”> Giles Clarke, the chairman of England and Wales Cricket board has come forward to help the homeless South African team by promising a sanctuary for the 15-man squad which has been denied entry…

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