Records
New Zealand’s Nathan Astle scored a 153-ball double hundred in 2002, setting a record that has stood the test of time. Since then, several players have come close without being able to beat the record. 1. Nathan Astle – 153 Balls Nathan Astle set the record for the fastest double century in Test cricket […]
Test cricket is the longest and oldest format of cricket. It is comparatively slower than the one-day and T20 formats but is seen as a true challenge for a cricketer. In Test cricket, batsmen are not always worried about the number of balls faced, yet this format has seen some fierce batsmen over the […]
A triple hundred in Test cricket is a big milestone. However, it hasn’t been reached often. The first-ever triple ton was made 53 years after Test cricket had been introduced i.e. in 1930. It was Andy Sandham who scored 325 against the West Indies at the Sabina Park in Kingston. Since then, there have […]
The game of cricket has seen an exponential change since the start of the millennium. Batsmen have come up with new ways of scoring runs and the conventional shots have become too mainstream to be exhibited. With the new shots, evolved techniques and with a lot of changes to the ICC playing rules, the […]
The 200-run mark in ODIs remained insurmountable for over 35 years after this format had started. Many came near but were unable to score the final few important runs all until Sachin Tendulkar set the record for the first ODI double hundred in February 2010. After his path-breaking knock, ‘Mt. 200’ has been scaled […]
The record for the fastest half-century in ODI cricket was set by AB de Villiers who achieved the feat in 16 balls. The fastest 50 by an Indian batsman was accomplished by Ajit Agarkar in 21 balls. Top Five Half-Centuries for India in ODI Cricket Yuvraj Singh – 22 Balls Yuvraj Singh scored a […]
In a tournament that saw a deluge of runs, 10 bowlers proved that they were not deterred by the modern preference of ground curators for batting wickets for ODIs. Their ability to provide breakthroughs at crucial stages of games made the event an exciting contest, not least in the final that ended in a […]
Batsmen with Most Test runs in 2019 Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) Marnus Labuschagne led the pack with 1022 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 68.13 with 3 tons and 6 fifties. After 38 against the touring Indians in Sydney, he made a match-winning 81 against Sri Lanka at Brisbane. In the Ashes in […]
Very few sports have developed at the same breakneck speed one-day cricket has had over the past couple of years. Dating back to the 1990s and early 2000s, a 50-over innings was seen as an attritional game, where players got themselves in before teeing off in the last few overs to maximise their team’s […]
ODI World Cups hold a special place in cricketers’ careers. Players are keen to perform in World Cups and the ones who do are regarded as the best among the lot. It’s the pressure and excitement of playing a World Cup that the cricketers love the most. In this article, we are going to […]
Test matches are set up by batsmen who score big runs and are finished by bowlers who can take wickets. In this article, we are going to talk about the Top 10 run-scorers in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar (India) Ricky Ponting (Australia) Jacques Kallis (South Africa) Rahul Dravid (India) Alastair Cook (England) Kumar Sangakkara […]
Virat Kohli has been a prolific run-getter and a leader for India in all three formats of the game. With more than 20 thousand runs across formats with 70 centuries so far, he is likely to get close to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of runs scored across formats. He is also likely to close […]
The game of cricket has seen many changes in its international history. Tests began as endless matches which then became shortened to five days. Then, 60-over ODIs started, later being reduced to 50 overs. In the early 2000s, T20 cricket was introduced in England and has since become the most popular format in the […]
The advent of T20 cricket has made batsmen more aggressive in all formats. Though bowlers have learnt to smartly employ slower deliveries and yorkers, batsmen still rule the roost with their heavy bats. For this reason, 300+ scores have become very common in ODIs. In this article, we are going to list the top […]
Be it any grade or form of cricket, school level or district level, zonal or divisional tournaments or even a domestic team taking part in the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy, there is something about Mumbai and its cricket. In fact, Mumbai cricket has always hogged quite a bit of […]