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Dr. Don Diaper’s sketches reflect his passion for cricket. After the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, we settled on the English player
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Cricket fans around the world are like cars on the roads. From the pundit in the pub to the commentator in the media box, they take on everything from Virat Kohli’s form to KL Rahul’s wedding. But few capture the intricacies of movement through scientific and careful observation as Dr. Dan Diaper outlines.
The 67-year-old scientific psychologist rose to fame on social media for his live skits on ongoing telecasts. But a good doctor does not consider himself an artist. “Artists are specialists but I’m a generalist,” he states simply.
The Newcastle and Cambridge University alumnus calls himself a “devoted and scientific psychologist” and his love of cricket reflects this intellectual passion. “I started following the game in my 30s. I believed that a well-rounded person should follow at least one sport and I chose [Test] cricket because it is ‘a really complex game, for the connoisseur to enjoy leisurely,'” he said.
His early years were spent on BBC radio broadcasts, often interrupted by a shipping forecast, he told us. These experiences led to his book Watching Cricket on the Radio (2015). It wasn’t until the late 2010s that he transitioned to sketching during live matches. He says: “I have been sketching since childhood, but my skills are limited to demonstrations for seminars and teaching.” After some encouragement from artist and radio host, Katie Walker, Diaper began drawing moments to share on Twitter. Now he produces around 500 sketches a year.
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“A simple sketch with one person takes me five overs, and if there are more, it takes longer. A sketch of a cricket ground and its surroundings, often a view from a drone, takes more than an hour, so I often do it during lunch breaks,” he reveals. The primary source of images is high-quality screenshots from a television or computer. Like a true artist, his eye for detail is sharp and precise. Recreating the perfect moment of Marnus Labuschagne’s jab or Rohit Sharma’s pull shot in the first India-Australia Test in Nagpur requires skill. “Players with distinctive features make my life much easier when I’m sketching. Those who are bald or shaved or have distinctive hairstyles, such as the wide bandana, Jadeja’s ponytail, Kohli’s chin or Pujara’s nose, and did you notice Australian debutant Todd Murphy’s ears in the Nagpur Test?” he said.
From India to Pakistan, from New Zealand to Bangladesh, a dedicated observer of the red-ball game prefers Test matches or ODI cricket to the Quickfire format of Diaper T20. “I like good cricket. I want to see something interesting,” he commented, adding that even when he plays England, he prefers a good contest to a boring win.
Regarding the ongoing series, Doctor said: “As you can imagine, I was disappointed that the last Test between India and Australia was not held over three days, but I am still rooting for India’s victory. Hopefully the next one will be longer,” he said as he moved on to his next viewing session.
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