SIMON SWEETMAN

New build: The ground at Greater Noida

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events
The life of an international cricketer is not necessarily all wine and roses, or even beer and skittles.
One of the more unlikely events in cricket at the moment is the almost interminable series of matches being played between Afghanistan and Ireland. Given that one of these is likely to be the next side to be awarded Test status – though possibly that will be both of them now that in both countries first-class status has been awarded to domestic matches.
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