Tag: India
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Ravi you have created a monster
Hello, good evening here, I talk about Ravi Ashwin and how he’s revolutionised cricket, but not in a way you might be thinking; Thank you to sports direct for working in partnership with us. For brilliant products at brilliant prices including football shirts (such as La Liga club sides), or of your favourite team or […]
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Out from The Cold
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, I hope you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. I want to talk about an issue which I feel is important to mention in the world of sports and that’s the concept of coming out of the cold. No, I am not referring to literally standing outside […]
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Life of Pandya
It’s been an amazing 12-18 months for Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandiya on a personal level. First, the 29-year-old won the IPL title with the newly formed franchise the Gujarat Titans and he did so as team skipper. There were some good players in that side such as Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade and Rashid khan amongst […]
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Curran becomes most expensive IPL player
In what was a fruitful auction for England’s players, the headline to emerge from the auction was the World T20 player of the tournament Sam Curran has become the most expensive player in IPL history after being bought for £1.85 million. The left-arm all-rounder, who starred for CSK last season, even batting as high as […]
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So now what?
They were too old – the Dad’s army, but sadly for Indian cricket, they have reached a new low, after suffering an ODI series defeat to Bangladesh. With the greatest respect to The Tigers, although they’re very capable of achieving some superb wins, they still have to qualify alongside the associate nations. Having said that, […]
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The flip side to strength in depth
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, I pray you’re well, looking after yourselves and are in good health. Sports fans, I want to talk about an issue in the world of sports, the issue of strength in depth. This topic of course doesn’t involve sports like snooker or boxing as they’re individuals who are performing rather […]
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King Kohli; untouchable cricketing monarchy
A breathless 82, from just 53-balls from Virat Kohli helped India edge out arch-rivals Pakistan by four wickets in a World Cup classic and early candidate for game of the tournament. When these two juggernauts from the Subcontinent compete with one another, there’s passion drama and at times bad-blood. If last year’s game was anything […]
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Asia Cup review
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff. I hope you’re well, looking after yourselves and in you’re good health. We need to talk sports fans about sports and in particular, cricket.Yesterday’s match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was the final of the Asia Cup, which many (after India’s early […]
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Sporting Rivalries
Hello, good afternoon sports fans, it’s me Ayyaz Malik aka The Sports Buff, and I am here with another sporting chat. Ladies and gents, sports fans of all ages, let’s talk about sporting rivalries. As we know sports games/matches can be contested in different ways through team sports or individual sports such as tennis, snooker […]
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Let’s see what they’re made of
After England’s cricketers convincingly beat World Test Champions New Zealand 3-0 in their last test series, the fifth test a rearranged test against last years World Test Championship runners up India, was going to always be a test to see how far Ben Stokes’ men have come. If today’s action against the Indian’s at Edgbaston […]
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