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Batsmen playing like golfers and dead tracks are hurting IPL with thousands cuts, and killing Tests

The Indian Express·Sandeep Dwivedi·about 1 month ago
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In case India fails to reach the World Test Championship final, and the usual formality of an inquest is undertaken by the BCCI, this week’s IPL game at Lucknow can be a good start. If there is the customary righteous rage about the death of Test cricket among experts, and the mandatory shedding of crocodile tears by fans, the dismissals of a few Test batsmen playing the LSG vs RR match would provide perspective. There shouldn’t be any shock or surprise; this was coming. During the said game, Mohammed Shami’s two wickets served as a reminder of India’s potential problem in Tests in the coming months. Bowling to India Test regular Dhruv Jurel, the 35-year-old made the ball swing in and move a shade after pitching around the off-stump. Jurel would dutifully edge the ball to the wicket-keeper. The commentators would react as if Shami had bowled the ball of the century.…

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