ODI Cricket
The ICC ODI rankings have been updated following the conclusion of the recent tour to New Zealand. Indian captain Mithali Raj has been dethroned as the top-ranked woman cricketer in ODIs, and Jhulan Goswami now sits at the number two position in bowlers ranking with a total of 727 points. Mithali has been shifted […]
On September 20th, Mithali Raj, the legendary captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, said that India’s Australia tour would be excellent for the team as preparation for the Women’s ODI World Cup, which is scheduled for March/April 2022. The legendary batter who holds the record for the highest number of ODI runs in the […]
The 3rd ODI of the series between New Zealand and England is all set to take place in Leicester. There were speculations that the ODI could get cancelled due to the security threat to the NZ team, but the threat turned out to be not credible. According to reports, a member of the New Zealand […]
Pakistan’s Women Cricket team is all set to play South Africa in their backyard in the coming month of January. This tour consists of 3 one-dayers and the same number of T20 internationals that will be played between January 20 and February 2. This tour is of great importance for both teams as the Women’s […]
Former Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz has called for a complete overhaul of ODI cricket aimed at combating the flood of runs being witnessed in recent years. Hauritz sees a need to curate wickets to ensure that they crumble. The off-break bowler also seeks a return to the use of a single ball. In his third […]
Cricket and rugby are the two sports that bring South Africa together. To track the history of cricket in Africa, one would have to go back to the colonial era. Over the period of time, South Africa have seen many hurdles to reach where they are right now. It is small but memorable victories that […]
Bangladesh is one of the countries where the people follow cricket religiously and every match is enjoyed the same as any festival. They have some of the most faithful and enthusiastic fans in the world of cricket. Due to the popularity of this game, Bangladesh has a rich history of national cricket tournaments. Bangladesh is […]
There are 12 Full Member cricket nations to date and Zimbabwe were the ninth to be granted the status. The Zimbabwe national cricket team are famously known as Chevrons. Test Cricket They played their first-ever Test against India in October 1992 in Harare. They showed tremendous improvement in their performance in the early days of […]
Cricket, which originated in South East England, is one of the most popular games in England and their national sport since the 18th century. With the expansion of the British Empire, they spread the game of cricket globally over the next two centuries. England, being a founding nation, holds full-member status for Test, One Day International […]
The country of New Zealand has inherited cricket from their European colonisers, especially the British. They have been one of the oldest teams in the game of cricket. This team, also known as the Black Caps, have had many heartbreaking misses from winning ICC trophies. They have lost two World Cup finals in 2015 and […]
Analysing the history of cricket, we get to know that this game was brought by English people to many countries and Ireland was also a part of this. In the early 1800s, this game was introduced in Ireland. Garrison towns of Ballinasloe and Kilkenny were the first to get introduced to this game. But the […]
The advent of T20 cricket and the incoming emergence of the Hundred ball format has made international cricket very much a batsmen-friendly game. Batting powerplays coupled with big hitting influenced by the popularity of having to score quickly throughout an innings have seen bowlers look for alternative means to restrict batting sides. Opening bowling with […]
In this article, we look at 10 players who have enjoyed the most matches as captains in ODI cricket. Former Australia skipper leads the pack with 230 matches as captain of which he won 165 and lost 51, resulting in a win percentage of 76.14, which is also the highest for captains who have led […]
In September 2017, when Virat Kohli led India to victory over Australia in the 3rd ODI of a series in Indore, he equalled a record set by MS Dhoni for the most consecutive ODI wins as captain. It was India’s ninth win in a row, a record that Dhoni first set in February 2009 after […]
Generally, in ODIs, players do not strike like in T20Is but few players have managed to achieve the fastest strike rates in this format too. During death overs, many players have the unique ability to shift the gyre and they have done it many times for their team. An attacking innings affects the opponent a […]