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I am not really a cricket fan anymore. The 2022 FIFA World Cup pulled me into football, and now I'm the guy watching live matches at 3 AM. Rohit and Kohli retiring from T20s and Tests didn't help either, though I'll admit the poster of Rohit pulling his CEAT bat to send one over the boundary is still up on my bedroom wall.

 I still follow Cricbuzz on Instagram out of habit, which is how I noticed Spinny sponsoring the recent India vs Ireland series. And that is why i am posting, because this is now the third time this brand has crossed my radar:

1. First on India's Got Latent S1   
2. Then Sachin Tendulkar as their brand ambassador   
3. Now a title sponsorship for an India series

  

I dug around a bit and found out they're among the top used-car companies in India per Persistence Market Research. I already knew about Cars24 and Maruti True Value, but Spinny wasn't on my radar until my ex-love for cricket accidentally introduced me to them.

I'm not here to promote them, I genuinely gain nothing from this. I'm just curious:

For current cricket lovers, i have some questions -

how did they get to India-series-sponsor money this fast, and is cricket sponsorship actually working for used-car brands, or are we watching another Byju's-style overspend in slow motion?

This was so heartbreaking 💔

Hey all — indie dev + lifelong cricket nerd here. I built Whozat!, a daily cricket guessing game that's meant to be two things at once: a quick daily thrill, and a way to actually learn the game's players, records and history without it feeling like studying.

Here's the hook: every day there's one mystery cricketer, and you get 8 guesses. Name any real player and it shows how they stack up against the mystery player — country, role, batting/bowling style, era, caps, ICC trophies, IPL team — with 🟩/🟨/⬜ tiles and ▲▼ higher/lower arrows (Wordle/Worldle, but cricket). That "narrow it down" chase is the exciting part — you're deducing, not just guessing.

And the learning happens by accident. Every guess teaches you something ("wait, he's got how many Test wickets?"), the commentary box drops progressive clues packed with real facts and famous moments, and every solved player unlocks a card with their bio, career stats and trivia. New fans discover legends; diehards test how deep their knowledge really goes. Three difficulty modes (today's stars → obscure legends), streaks to keep you coming back, and it all plays offline, no login, free.

~275 players from the 1990s to today across India, Australia, England, Pakistan, SA, NZ, SL, WI and more.

Would love feedback on the difficulty balance and which players I should add next.

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whozat.android

Come test your cricket brain. Howzat? 🏏

Roach hit 300 test wickets this week. An amazing achievement given the era and pitches he has bowled on for Windies. Average of 26.8 and 12 five wicket hauls

Last week I posted about Warne vs Murali, and a data point that was raised is Warne has a remarkably high percentage of his wickets against 8-11. 37%, maybe the highest ever.

Well, Kemar is the opposite. He has the second highest % of Top 4 wickets, with a staggering 51% coming against those 4 spots. Not all wickets are equal, and is Kemar’s wicket tally underselling him when so many have come against top batsmen?

Says in India, Art Deco is architecture of the common man (as compared to displays of power in America) vs. neo-Gothic/neo-Classical structures

Also says that the rise of gated communities, the lack of integration with Navi Mumbai is hurting Mumbai's growth. Explains why it's impossible for India to create it's own national architectural style

Thoughts?

Would you rank teams like Italy, Scotland, Jersey, Guernsey, Germany, Denmark, or someone else at the top? Curious to hear your rankings and the reasons behind them.