Test Cricket
There are so many changes and recent developments that have happened in cricket, contributing to the betterment of the game and ultimately helping to ease down the decision-making of the umpires. In the span of a few years, technology has also become an integral part of the game. Speed guns, spidercams, Decision Review System […]
There are many shots in cricket. Some are used to defend good balls, while others are aimed at putting away the bad ones. The latter ones are called attacking shots. There are many attacking shots in cricket such as the cover drive, sweep, slog, cut, ramp, reverse sweep, etc. However, one shot that is […]
Three-fifty Test wickets is no small achievement and only skilled bowlers with the stamina to last long can reach the milestone. Our list is even more special because the bowlers have achieved the feat in a short time. The list includes all-time great bowlers as is to be expected. India, Australia and Sri Lanka […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at 10 batsmen who were the fastest to reach 2000 runs in Test cricket, including the number of innings and matches they needed to achieve the feat. We have resolved any tie in the number of innings or matches by considering the time taken […]
A good start to a bowler’s Test career can set him on the way to greatness. It’s hard to bridge the gap between first-class and Test cricket and start taking wickets right away in international matches. However, the bowlers on this list have done just that. In this article, we are going to take […]
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 the history of Test cricket, there have been numerous epic matches including a couple of tied games and plenty of tense draws. Some people love watching destructive bowling performances, while others like viewing batsmen ruling the roost. A fourth-innings run chase is always tricky because batting conditions are usually the most difficult at […]
Test cricket is 143 years old and there have been multiple bowlers who have made the ball talk and owned the stage. However, there are only a few bowlers who were performing consistently for a period of time. Hence, we often judge bowlers by the number of wickets as well as five-wicket and ten-wicket […]
In this article, we will take a look at five bowlers who have achieved the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Sri Lankan off spinner Muthiah Muralitharan leads the pack. 1. Muthiah Muralitharan (67) Sri Lankan off spinner Muthiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most five-wicket innings hauls in Test cricket. In 131 […]
Test cricket is the ultimate challenge for a cricketer and only batsmen with solid technique can survive for a long time in this demanding game format. Scoring four thousand Test runs is not a joke and in this article, we are going to review the batsmen who have been the quickest to reach this […]
A free hit is given to a batsman after a bowler delivers a no-ball. The batsman can score runs off the free delivery and add them to the team’s score. He can get out only in three cases: obstructing the field, hitting the ball two times and run out. Rules of Free Hit in […]
Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is the owner of plenty of batting records. He has played the most number of Tests and ODIs and has scored the most runs in both formats. Tendlya’s Test tally is 15,921 runs and his ODI total is 18,426 runs. He is the only batter to crack over 15,000 runs […]
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 […]
The Decision Review System (DRS) has become a huge part of the game. In fact, every international series has DRS involved and even some of the top T20 leagues in world cricket have started adopting the DRS system. It could well be said that the top formats of cricket seem incomplete without DRS. The system […]