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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 […]
Cricket is not only a sport in Pakistan but also a religion that unites the entire country, stops work and brings happiness to millions. Since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, cricket has seen many ups and downs in the country. From winning the ODI World Cup in 1992, a T20I World Cup in 2009 […]
Cricket was a European game in its initial stages. Cricket was introduced to Sri Lanka by the British during the period of colonisation. They were seen to be a team of underdogs in the early years, but this team went on to win the World Cup and the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. There have been […]
In Australia, cricket is being played for over 200 years. Along with other sports like Australian football, rugby, soccer and hockey, cricket is extremely popular in Australia, so much that they have declared cricket as their national sport. Including men, women and children, approximately 10 to 15 million Australians engage in various cricket competitions and […]
When a country with a population of 1.5 billion stops to watch the World Cup final, one can only imagine the popularity of cricket and how it has grown its roots across India. It is like football in Argentina and basketball in the USA. Over the years, the Indian cricket team have achieved great heights […]
The Australian cricket pitches are known for the assistance they provide to the pace and bounce of the ball. Fast bowlers all over the world consider Australian cricket grounds among their favourite places to bowl. Naturally, Australia has had a rich history of fast bowlers in the squad. The Australian pacers have made a name […]
The Indian cricket team was blessed with many exceptionally talented batsmen in the past, but there have been only a few bowlers who have shone in the modern-day Indian cricket team. There has been an inflow of highly talented fast bowlers since the beginning of the Indian Premier League in India. A few of them […]
Mohammad Ashraful – 17 years 61 days Mohammad Ashraful is the youngest batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a Test hundred. The Bangladesh batsman smashed a ton on his Test debut and he completed his ton when he was 17 years and 61 days old. It was Bangladesh’s fifth Test match in […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni stunned everyone when he led the young Indian cricket team in the first ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. He created history as India defeated their archrivals Pakistan in the Final. Captain Cool’s sharp wicket-keeping skills and his ability to assess different game situations are unparalleled. Dhoni made his debut on 2 […]
In this article, we discuss the history of the cricket bat. The first mention of a cricket bat was made by the media in 1624 when a batsman killed a fielder with his bat. The subsequent inquest revealed that the batsmen had done so to prevent the fielder from taking the catch that would have […]
While batting and bowling continually make the headlines across all formats of cricket, few vocations in the sport are as pivotal as fielding. No matter what standard of the game is taking place, games are generally won and lost in the field with the old adage ‘Catches Win Matches’ being regaled at cricket grounds the […]
English County Cricket has long been seen as a hotbed for nurturing and producing cricketing talent, with the very origins of the game stemming from the county cricket grounds of England. Players from all over the world have headed to England in an attempt to hone their game – with a completely different set of […]
Men’s Winners List year winner result runner-up 2021 India 2016 India West Indies won by 4 wickets England 2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets India 2012 Sri Lanka West Indies won by 36 runs Sri Lanka 2010 West Indies England won by 7 wickets Australia 2009 England Pakistan won by 8 wickets Sri […]
The record of the slowest century in Test cricket is quite a boring fact as it shows that it took a batsman a long time to achieve the feat. Probably, he was battling to save the match and had to take up as many balls as possible. 1. Thilan Samaraweera – 408 balls Thilan Samaraweera’s […]