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Top 10 Fastest Strike Rates in ODIs
Top 10 Fastest Strike Rates in ODIs
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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 […]

Top Bowlers Fastest to 150 Wickets in Tests
Top Bowlers Fastest to 150 Wickets in Tests
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The limited-overs format of cricket has been unfair to bowlers in recent years as the game encourages batters to pursue aggressive approaches. However, in the Test format of cricket, bowlers are still the most important players. There were numerous bowlers in the past who made life difficult for batsmen. There were times when batsmen admitted […]

Most Test Wins as Captain
Most Test Wins as Captain
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Most matches as captain Player Span Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L %W %L GC Smith (ICC/SA) 2003-2014 109 53 29 0 27 1.82 48.62 26.6 AR Border (AUS) 1984-1994 93 32 22 1 38 1.45 34.4 23.65 SP Fleming (NZ) 1997-2006 80 28 27 0 25 1.03 35 33.75 RT Ponting (AUS) 2004-2010 77 48 16 0 13 […]

Most 100 Opening Partnerships in ODI Cricket
Most 100 Opening Partnerships in ODI Cricket
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In this article, we consider 10 pairs of opening batsmen who have registered the highest number of 100-run opening partnerships in ODI cricket. India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly top the list having enjoyed 21 century opening stands during 136 innings with each other. 1. Sachin Tendulkar – Sourav Ganguly (India): 21 Tendulkar and Ganguly […]

10 India-Born Cricketers Who Played for Other Countries
10 India-Born Cricketers Who Played for Other Countries
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In this article, we consider 10 batsmen who were born in India but played international cricket for other countries. While three players on the list represented Pakistan, the other seven played for England. Interestingly, eight of them were born in British India (prior to 15 August 1947) while two were born after India had become […]

Top 10 Best Indian Wicket-keepers
Top 10 Best Indian Wicket-keepers
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Wicket-keeping is one of the most crucial roles in world cricket. It undoubtedly is an extremely essential position that can affect the result of any game. India is blessed with many wicket-keepers who have shone on various occasions far beyond being only a stopper. In fact, India have found their most successful captain in a […]

Fastest Players to 500 Wickets in ODI
Fastest Players to 500 Wickets in ODI
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With One Day International cricket being part of the fabric within the international cricketing sphere since the 1970s, the shorter format of the game is now able to call upon an archive of records and statistics not afforded to the Twenty 20 version of the game. Developments within one-day cricket over the past decade or […]

Top Bowlers Fastest to 500 Wickets in Tests
Top Bowlers Fastest to 500 Wickets in Tests
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In recent times, the game of cricket has been more favourable towards batsmen than bowlers. Especially with the rise of the limited-overs format, the batsmen have started breaking more records than the bowlers. However, the most difficult form of cricket – Test cricket – has still maintained the balance between both sides. With 5 days […]

Fastest 4000 Runs in ODI Cricket
Fastest 4000 Runs in ODI Cricket
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Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Inns Scorecard HM Amla (SA) v India Durban 8 Dec 2013 9 Mar 2008 5y 274d 84 81 ODI # 3443 IVA Richards (WI) v New Zealand Albion 14 Apr 1985 7 Jun 1975 9y 311d 96 88 ODI # 326 JE Root (ENG) v West Indies Southampton 29 Sep […]

Fastest Half-Century in Test Cricket
Fastest Half-Century in Test Cricket
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By Balls Faced (where known) Balls Player Match Location Year 21 Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan v Australia Abu Dhabi 2014 23 DA Warner Australia v Pakistan Sydney 2017 24 JH Kallis South Africa v Zimbabwe Cape Town 2005 25 S Shillingford West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 2014 26 Shahid Afridi Pakistan v India Bangalore 2005 26 […]

Bowlers Fastest to 400 Wickets in ODIs
Bowlers Fastest to 400 Wickets in ODIs
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ODI format is considered the first limited-overs format and is also famous among the other limited-formats like T20, T10, etc. In ODI format, initially, there were 60-overs games and then now an ODI game contains 50 overs. The one who plays this format should be consistently physically and mentally fit. The players from this list […]

Fastest 8000 Runs in Test Cricket
Fastest 8000 Runs in Test Cricket
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In this article, we take a closer look at 10 batsmen who were the fastest to get to 8000 runs in Tests, including the number of innings and matches it took them to achieve the milestone. Sangakkara leads the pack having achieved the mark in his 152nd innings in his 91st Test match. 1. KC […]

Fastest 7000 Runs in Test Cricket
Fastest 7000 Runs in Test Cricket
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In this article, we consider 10 batsmen who were the fastest to achieve 7000 runs in Tests, detailing the number of innings and matches they went through while accomplishing the feat. Steve Smith is at the top of the list having got to the milestone in his 126th innings during his 70th match. 1. SPD […]

Top Batsmen Fastest to 3000 Runs in Tests
Top Batsmen Fastest to 3000 Runs in Tests
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Today, we will talk about the batsmen who were the fastest to reach 3000 Test runs. There are some great players who take their time to figure out Test cricket and start shining consistently once they do. But these are some top players who have figured it out right from the debut continuing their dominance […]

Top 10 Batsman Fastest to 2000 Runs in T20Is
Top 10 Batsman Fastest to 2000 Runs in T20Is
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T20 format is one of the most famous formats of cricket and one needs to be very consistent and fit while playing this format. It’s a game of margin and a player’s consistency can help the player as well as his team to perform better in this format. Following are the few players who have […]