Expert
Joined April 2009
727k
Views
449
Published
213
Comments
Kersi Meher-Homji is the author of 15 cricket books including The Waugh Twins, Cricket’s Great Families, Cricket's Great All-rounders, Six Appeal, Nervous Nineties, Cricket's Conflicts and Controversies (foreword by Greg Chappell). Recently he published From Bradman to Kohli (forewords by Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar). Kersi has been writing for The Roar since 2009.
Published
Comments
What a paradox – Australia losing The Oval Test and celebrating as they had earlier retained the Ashes. Regardless of the outcome, Steve Smith's…
India has jumped to the top of the table in the 2019 Cricket World Cup thanks to magnificent batting by Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli…
Now to the final episode, climaxing with the World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Call it a finale. Shenwari’s sixes…
There were three more nailbiters played in 2011. Third thriller in eight days as England wins, Chennai 2011 England’s luck changed as they defeated…
The 2007 Cricket World Cup provided three thrillers. Malinga’s mesmerising spell, Guyana, 2007 With Tillakaratne Dilshan Dilshan (58 runs) and Russel Arnold (50) adding…
Despite a brilliant effort this Thursday, the West Indies lost to Australia by 15 runs. Sixteen years ago, they also lost to Sri Lanka…
This is the seventh instalment in my series looking at the cliff-hanging matches of Cricket World Cups. Shoaib’s speed like fire against Australia tilt…
This series continues on the subcontinent in 1996, with an Aussie nail-biter against hosts India. Mark Waugh behind Australia’s nerve-racking win over India in…
What a match on Monday night, as Pakistan defeated England by 14 runs, despite quick centuries by Joe Root and Josh Buttler. Thrilling, but…
On Sunday night I stayed awake until 3am EST to watch Bangladesh beat the mighty South Africans by 21 runs at The Oval, London.…
The first few matches of the 2019 Cricket World Cup have been one-sided, so let’s go back memory lane and revisit two more thrill-packed…
After looking back on 1975 yesterday, below are more World Cup nail-biters in this series. England beats New Zealand by nine runs in Manchester…
As I watched the one-sided Cricket World Cup 2019 opener between England and South Africa on Thursday night, I recalled some exciting cliff-hangers from…
Yesterday I selected the Best World Cup XI from the southern hemisphere. Today I’ll try my hand at the Best World Cup XI (plus…
With the 12th Cricket World Cup starting in England within eight weeks, cricket lovers and experts are busy selecting their World Cup XIs, either…
I am against changing rules which have stood the test of time for centuries. But the following rule has frustrated me for decades. Let…
With cricket’s World Cup starting in England on May 30, let us select the best all-time great Australian XI. It will be based mainly…
Although played over 9000 kilometres and 43 days apart, the one-day internationals between Australia and India in Melbourne and Hyderabad provided striking similarities. This…
Humiliated in Australia only 19 days ago, Sri Lanka created shock waves by defeating South Africa in South Africa 2-0 in a Test series.…
Being locked one-all in the current Test series, Australia and India are about to resume their rivalries in the Boxing Day Test starting in…
Anindya, I enjoy a debate in team selection and you have raised interesting and valid points. Chris Gayle is my first choice as an opener in limited overs cricket. Just look at his Strike Rate. I would have loved to have Ganguly, Jayasuriya and Dilshan in my team, as also Lloyd, Botham and Kapil. Perhaps one can select two teams from the Northern Hemisphere.
Thank you for making the debate lively.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 2
Paul, it was hard to leave out England’s Ian Botham as also WI’s Clive Lloyd and India’s Kapil Dev. I would have liked to include this trio with Lloyd as the captain. But I have gone with statistics rather than on my personal opinion.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 2
Thank YOU dungerBob. I try to go for the unusual. A comment like yours makes the hard work so rewarding.
You are correct in saying that the venue could be the decider.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 2
You are correct, Paul. Australia has won most World Cups, five times out of 11.
The remaining six World Cups have been won by countries from Northern Hemisphere; West Indies and India twice each, Pakistan and Sri Lanka once each.
West Indies won the first two WCs. Australia is the reigning champ, having won in 2015.
Surprisingly, South Africa has failed to even enter the Final once.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 1
Thank you Anindya. Await tomorrow for the Northern Hemisphere team. More difficult to select it as seven countries are involved in it against only three in the Southern Hemisphere team.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 1
Peter, Shane Watson does not qualify by my criteria as he did not score 900 runs nor took 30 wickets in World Cup matches. In 22 matches he scored 643 runs at 53.58 and a SR of 108.06, highest score 94. He took less than 25 wickets. I may add that his SR is very impressive and higher than those selected (except AB de Vilier’s SR of 117.29).
You have raised a good point.
My World Cup XIs with a difference – Part 1
Thank you, David. I am always grateful to you for the opportunity you gave me to write at international level in your magazine “David Lord’s World of Cricket” in 1970s. The Lord’s way.
Jos Buttler is a two-time Mankad loser
DaveJ and Punx, I agree with you. What I had meant was if Warne delivery had hit the pad Gatting would have been given not out. I had explained this in a comment made on Monday. My original sentence in that article was wrong, I own up.
It’s time to change the leg-side no-LBW rule
Oscar, Ashwin was NOT unsporting in doing what he did. Bradman wrote in Farewell to Cricket: “Mankad was an ideal type, and he was so scrupulously fair that he first of all warned Brown before taking any action. There was absolutely no feeling in the matter as far as we were concerned, for we considered it quite a legitimate part of the game. I always make it a practice when occupying the position of a non-striker to keep my bat behind the crease until I see the ball in the air.”
Kersi Meher-Homji
Ravi Ashwin's IPL howler might not be that bad
I agree with your views hundred percent, David. Don Bradman had written in ‘Farewell to Cricket’: “Mankad was an ideal type, and he was so scrupulously fair that he first of all warned Brown before taking any action. There was absolutely no feeling in the matter as far as we were concerned, for we considered it quite a legitimate part of the game. I always make it a practice when occupying the position of a non-striker to keep my bat behind the crease until I see the ball in the air.”
Kersi
Jos Buttler is a two-time Mankad loser
Jimbob, what about a batsman moving his pad toward the off-side and the ball hitting it just after it pitches. Isn’t he given out if the umpire thinks it would have hit the stump?
It’s time to change the leg-side no-LBW rule
I see your point, Chris. Anyway, a good clean debate.
It’s time to change the leg-side no-LBW rule
Yes Pope Paul VII, that is exactly what I meant. Thank you.
It’s time to change the leg-side no-LBW rule
Scott, I agree that umpiring is the hardest job. One can’t please everyone.
My grouse is against this particular law which is unfair to leg-break bowlers.
It’s time to change the leg-side no-LBW rule
Thanks for proving my theory for more series in 2018-19. You are knowledgeable and far from being a nuisance!
When centuries won Test series
Ah, what a shame! A quartet of centurions missed by a solitary run!
When centuries won Test series
You are correct, Bush. Over all, my “theory” does not hold true. I was referring only to these successive Test series — Australia vs India and Sri Lanka and SL vs South Africa played in succession within three months. A quirky observation in these three series, not an established fact. More often than not, bowlers win matches.
When centuries won Test series
Thank you, Paul. My hats off to the Sri Lankan cricketers.
When centuries won Test series
Anindya, What about the terrific Aussie trio of Rosewall, Laver and Newcombe?
Kersi
R.I.P. American tennis