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The Indian Premier League is one of the most competitive and popular T20 tournaments in the world of cricket. The tournament started off in 2007 as a platform for youngsters to show off their talent. After the success of the first season, the BCCI ensured that it was played every year. Furthermore, smartphones and social […]
In its 13-year-long illustrious history, the IPL has seen a plethora of men step up to take the helm of their teams. Some of these were exemplary players in the international arena before they took on this daunting responsibility, while others were rising stars who were trusted by higher-ups. Not every player – no matter […]
The IPL season is about to resume in the emirates after a long break (covid-19 enforced disruption), culminating in the T20 World Cup. Players and fans are excited as the second round begins on September 19, 2021, in the UAE. Most players have already landed in the country; however, the main players, especially Indians, are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The world has witnessed some of the greatest players playing the game of cricket like Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram and so on. However, the name that remains right at the top of such a list, unarguably, is Australian batsman Sir Donald George Bradman, popularly known as Don […]
Pat Cummins There is absolutely no doubt that Pat Cummins is the best bowler in world cricket at the moment. The ace Australian fast bowler is supremely consistent in each of the three formats. He made his debut across all formats in 2011, but the first half of his career was constantly plagued by injuries. […]
Player Span Mat Born Age JC Watkins (SA) 1949-1957 15 10 Apr 1923 98y 69d RG Draper (SA) 1950-1950 2 24 Dec 1926 94y 176d KA Archer (AUS) 1950-1951 5 17 Jan 1928 93y 152d RN Harvey (AUS) 1948-1963 79 8 Oct 1928 92y 253d DK Gaekwad (INDIA) 1952-1961 11 27 Oct 1928 92y 234d NI Thomson (ENG) 1964-1965 5 23 […]
Most Dismissals by a Wicketkeeper in IPL Player Matches Catches Stumpings Dismissals MS Dhoni 204 109 39 148 Dinesh Karthik 196 110 31 140 Robin Uthappa 189 58 32 90 Parthiv Patel 139 65 16 81 Wriddhiman Saha 124 56 20 76 In this article, we look at the achievements of the wicket-keepers with the […]
Test cricket is all about consistency. Form breeds constancy which in turn augments the form of a player. And when batsmen are in such red-hot form, their willow seems wider and they seem to always have some extra time to play the ball. At times, it seems almost impossible to get them out. We will […]
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 […]