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The latest edition of the most intensive Test series in cricket, the Ashes, is about to get underway. The first Test is to be played on 8 December. Just recently, on Wednesday, Cricket Australia announced its 15-member squad that includes Usman Khawaja. He was last seen in the Ashes 2019 and was dropped from the […]
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga were respectively the highest run-scorer and the highest wicket-taker at the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the UAE. While Australia’s David Warner finished second on the list of run-scorers, his teammate Adam Zampa finished second on the list of wicket-takers. Facile Win for Australia There was […]
The question of net run rates came into focus in the T20 World Cup when India considered the possibility of qualifying for the semifinals if New Zealand were to lose against Afghanistan. Having lost to New Zealand, India would be on par with NZ on points provided the Afghans beat the Kiwis. In such a […]
Ricky Ponting, who is the head coach of Delhi Capitals, has highlighted Qualifier 2 as the only match in the IPL 2021 that his team was outplayed in. He pinpointed the two powerplays as the conditions where things had taken a dramatic change. Delhi Capitals could only manage to score 38/1 in the powerplay, whereas […]
Introduction Before the second phase of the IPL 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a video titled “Rashid speaks” on their official Instagram handle to address all the negative comments that were being directed towards the team and its players. In this video, the Afghan spinner opens up and talks about the team’s performances, the stepping down […]
There have been plenty of changes in many teams of the Indian Premier League 2021 due to the unavailability of some players. Almost every team has at least one new player prepared to play the second half of the IPL 2021. Here is how the IPL squads look for the UAE leg of the 2021 […]
10 – KL Rahul A few eyebrows could be raised due to KL Rahul’s presence on this top-10 list. Some might have preferred more proven names such as MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina or even Faf du Plessis. But here is a piece of stat that justifies Rahul’s selection: of all the batsmen who have […]
The IPL 2021 has been one of the most entertaining IPL tournaments in recent memory. There have been some incredible performances. However, the COVID crisis resulted in the tournament being put to a halt. As the scenario has improved, the second leg of the tournament will kickstart in the United Arab Emirates on September 19, […]
Watching the IPL can be a thrilling experience. The fast pace of the game, coupled with some amazing and gigantic sixes being hit by batsmen, is enough to get any cricket fan excited. Let’s be honest here – the majority of us watch the IPL because of the batsmen. The teams have some amazing lineups […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]