PUMA Cricket News Archive
October 2012
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The Strangest Places to play Cricket
October 16, 2012We’ve all played Cricket in our streets and backyards. For some people however, the game just wasn’t extreme enough.
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Milestones galore!
October 03, 2012T20 has always been considered as ‘Cricket for the masses’ & the players have never failed to provide them entertainment. Be it Brendon McCullum – who commentators suspect bats with ‘magic wood’ – or Ajantha Mendis who adds a sense of mystery to spin bowling, every player brings something special to the table in those 20 overs.
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Whats Your Celebratory Style?
October 03, 2012Celebrations have been part of cricket for a long time; it’s one of the few ways to display your aggression & celebrate. From Saurav Ganguly taking his shirt off after India’s NatWest win to Shane Warne celebrating his 700th wicket, every celebration is remembered.
September 2012
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Sarah Taylor wins T20 award!
September 21, 2012Back in 2004, the ICC introduced the Player of the Year award to celebrate outstanding performances by cricketers on an annual basis. The ceremony was a chance to recognize & acknowledge the cream of World cricketing talent and it’s been going strong ever since.
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The 8 Year Old Baby
September 20, 2012What do you do when your product suffers from a dwindling audience? You diversify! And that’s exactly what Stuart Robertson, Marketing Manager of the ECB suggested in 2001. Despite staunch opposition from 7 out of the 18 county teams, the proposal for a 20 – over format was approved. The ECB did however give the counties the liberty to attract crowds however they wished to – whether it was through Music or even cheaper tickets – as long as there were no cheerleaders!
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Yuvi's top 12 cricket moments...
September 12, 2012The year was 2000. In only his first innings against an Australian attack spearheaded by Glen McGrath and Brett Lee, Yuvraj – yet to turn 19, took his cue from Sachin Tendulkar and scored a blistering 84 off 80 balls to ensure the Indians posted an imposing total. India went on to win that match with Yuvraj orchestrating Michael Bevan’s run-out as well as catching Ian Harvey off Venkatesh Prasad’s bowling.
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Open Season
September 01, 2012In 1981, the ICC began its points system in order to judge how the international teams would be ranked. Many teams established their dominance over long periods of time. There were the Aussies who held the top spot for over 13 years, followed by the Windies who held it for over 8 years, South Africa for over 5 years and England nearly 3! So why think about this now?
August 2012
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Stars in the Making
August 25, 2012The ICC U-19 World Cup has reached its last stage and we can’t wait to see India and Australia battle it out in the final. Meanwhile, lets take a look at some of the players we might see and some whom we’d love to see in their respective international senior teams.
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Who’s In, Who’s Out?
August 23, 2012October promises a whole lot of entertainment and that’s just what we should expect, because most of the big teams are bringing in their big players for the biggest cricket-entertainment stage there is – The ICC T20 World Cup!
