Thirty terms that came into cricket since 1993

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Thirty terms that came into cricket since 1993

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Andrew Fidel Fernando always writes delightful stuff. Here's his latest I enjoyed quite a bit: Thirty terms that came into cricket since 1993: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/thir ... 93-1363928

My only problem with this is - Scoop is mentioned twice in this 30 but with no mention of Marillier. But overall, hilarious as usual.

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There was a Reddit thread about players who invented things. I mentioned Marillier and got downvoted.

People just seem to ignore him and not care. As soon as you question anything sub-continent, those fans attack you big time.

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Yeah everyone just wants to say dilscoop and ignore poor Dougie

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Jemisi wrote:
Mon May 01, 2023 11:12 pm
Yeah everyone just wants to say dilscoop and ignore poor Dougie
was under the impression that the two were slightly different

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slcricfan1 wrote:
Tue May 02, 2023 12:17 am


was under the impression that the two were slightly different
I've heard that argument before, but to me it honestly is gaslighting.

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Dilshan played it more effectively than anyone else and for a longer duration in his career for sure (and his career itself was much longer anyway). And I liked him as a player too. But to credit him with the invention of this shot is obviously incorrect.

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