Rakesh Pathak
banner
theredballradical.bsky.social
Rakesh Pathak
@theredballradical.bsky.social
Father, husband, Christian, History teacher, enthusiastically incompetent club cricketer and author of the Red Ball Radical cricket blog...

https://theredballradical.wordpress.com/?_gl=1*1ds8ayd*_gcl_au*MjY4OTAxNDgxLjE3MjY2NDAzMTc.
Pleased to get the third and final part of my World XI from 1925 piece posted today!

theredballradical.wordpress.com
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Over half term, I was lucky enough to spend a few days in one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited- Dubrovnik! As well as immersing myself in its fascinating history, I also got to catch up on some cricket writing…

theredballradical.wordpress.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
Enjoy the last day of a wonderful championship season. Congrats to Notts & to Leicestershire & Glamorgan.
Thank you to my fellow BBC commentators for their brilliance & knowledge, to the livestreams for keeping us in touch with the game, for players, ground staff, scorers, umpires, admin👏 🏏
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
Former England and Gloucestershire fast bowler David 'Syd' Lawrence has died at the age of 61 following a battle with motor neurone disease.

Rest in peace, Syd.
June 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
It’s my book launch on Monday 28th April (5 days) and so I’ll be posting a bit about it for the next week or so!
Nervous, excited, overwhelmed- I’m all of these things plus a few more.
@FairfieldBooks_

thenightwatchman.net/buy/cricket-ch…
April 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Check out my latest blog- a short piece on the first day of the county cricket season!

theredballradical.wordpress.com
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
KEEP ON MOVING 📈

Across all platforms. We keep grinding. We keep moving.

From the ground up. Organic word of mouth movements.

Welcome to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast
March 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My latest blog is about the important issue of Afghanistan’s women cricketers who fled to Australia after the Taliban seized power in 2021. How can all of us who love cricket best support them? Is a sporting boycott the way forward?

theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*1ds8ay...
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just re-watching the last hour of the Headingley 2019 classic for the umpteenth time. Still living every moment! A January comfort blanket…
January 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In my first blog of the year, I have a preliminary look at what a World XI from 1924 might look like?

I would love to hear ideas from the cricket community on this as well!

theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*vwfg8f...
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Rakesh Pathak
Half-price *SALE* still on for all those into social and cultural #history + racial and class #politics 📚

Use code: FROSTY50

repeaterbooks.com/product/diff...

#booksky #booklover #sport
December 27, 2024 at 2:06 PM
In my latest blog, I celebrate what has been a wonderful few months for Test cricket. Are we living through a new golden age?

theredballradical.wordpress.com
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Quintessentially Bazball that after a first series win in NZ for 16 years, the team returns to England with doubts surrounding one of the openers, who bats at three, the skipper’s fitness, who keeps wicket and whether the Test arena is the right place for the spinner to learn his craft…
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Check out my latest Red Ball Radical blog celebrating the life and career of one of the greatest Black British cricketers- David 'Syd' Lawrence...

theredballradical.wordpress.com?_gl=1*1ds8ay....
The Red Ball Radical
Musings on the past, present and future of English cricket
theredballradical.wordpress.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM