Clay percentage is the only pitch number worth arguing about
A drop-in pitch is not a compromise, it is a different surface entirely
Dew decides more night games than anything a captain does
The doosra costs a bowler the one thing that made him dangerous
Fast spin is a defensive setting and captains use it like a shield
Dot ball pressure is mostly a story we tell after the wicket falls
Consistency is a bowler's ceiling as often as it is his floor
The scrambled seam is the most underrated ball in the sport
Count the twos if you want to know who actually bats well
The yorker is oversold and the slower ball is undersold
Nobody wins a match in the first six overs but plenty of sides lose one
A strike rate with no over number attached is a rumour
The pinch hitter died because everybody became one
Everyone watches the powerplay and the game is decided later
The heavy roller is the only piece of the pitch a captain gets to choose
There is no such thing as a neutral pitch, so stop pretending
The square is a factory floor, not a weather report
