Records
In this article, we are going to talk about bowlers who worked hard in Test cricket to bowl the most number of overs. The list consists of various players from the 1970s star Kapil Dev to recent players like James Anderson and Stuart Broad. The following list has been arranged in descending order of […]
For any cricketer, to play for his country in a Test match is the biggest dream. While some make it, some can’t and very few manage to turn it into something really big, getting all the way to the top. Batting in Test cricket and limited over games (one-day or Twenty-20 matches) are as […]
In this article, we are going to try to figure out the best cricket player in the world choosing from a list of 10 legendary players of the past. Wasim Akram Regarded by many cricket experts as the greatest fast bowler of all time, Pakistan’s Akram mastered reverse swing and rose to fame for […]
The first ODI match was played in 1971 in Melbourne between England and Australia. Since then, the format has flourished and attracted many new followers to the game. Even though T20 cricket offers more excitement, ODIs are a combination of the best features of Test and T20 formats. Batsmen get more time to settle […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at 10 fast bowlers who have recorded the fastest deliveries in the history of cricket. 1. Shoaib Akhtar At the top of the list is Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar who bowled the fastest recorded ball in cricket history of 161.3 km per hour against […]
In this article, we are going to look at the top five bowlers with the most hat tricks in international cricket. Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga with five hat tricks is the clear leader of the pack, while Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram with four follows in second place. Malinga is […]
The advent of T20 and ODI cricket across the world has revolutionised the way in which the game is played. As a result of this, no areas of the game have progressed more in the last couple of decades than the batting department. The need to have a good strike rate coupled with the […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at the top 10 batting performances in Test cricket as defined in the Wisden 100, a set of lists created and released in 2001 by Wisden in an attempt to objectively rate the best individual performances in Tests. 1. Donald Bradman’s 270 for Australia […]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is famous for big sixes and hard-hitting batsmen. Equally beautiful is the sight when the pacers bowl inswinging yorkers or the spinners bamboozle the batsmen with flight and turn. In the Super Overs, all eyes are on 1 bowler and 3 opposition batsmen. Bowlers not only set the game […]
Twenty years ago, 300 was a luxurious total in ODIs and quite a rare sight. Even in 60-overs games, about 280 was at most times enough to win the match. However, players like AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag and Sanath Jayasuriya have made 400 common in ODIs. Today, even 350 totals are chased successfully and […]
You think of Brian Lara and you think of all the big scores he has made. Be it the 375, 400 not out and even the 501 not out which he made in a first-class game in England while playing for Warwickshire. In fact, the former West Indian captain is the only player in the […]
Only 6 batsmen in the 140-year-long history of Test cricket, have reached the milestone of 12000 runs in their Test careers. It takes years of effort and consistent performance to get to that level in Test cricket. Below you can find the players listed: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) – 224 Inn Sachin Tendulkar (IND) – 247 […]
Sachin Tendulkar, or Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, it is a name that needs no introduction. Anyone, even those who don’t follow cricket much, will tell you who this man is. Once tennis superstar Maria Sharapova asked who Sachin Tendulkar was and the internet went wild over that. Soon after her remarks, Sachin’s followers made #whoismariasharapova trending […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at various batting records set by Sachin Tendulkar in Tests and ODIs. Moreover, we will try to make a conclusion whether it is possible for these records to be broken, and if so, who is most likely to do that. Sachin Tendulkar’s Records List […]
1. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene: 624 Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara and Jayawardene established a record for the highest partnership for any wicket against South Africa in July 2006 in Colombo, in the first Test match of a series. The guests batted first and were bowled out for 169. Muralitharan and Fernando shared 4 wickets […]