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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 […]
Fielding is a huge part of the game. There is a lot of focus and attention given to the two main aspects of batting and bowling. However, the third aspect, fielding, cannot be undermined either. It forms a vital component and it is important for teams to field well. We’ve seen multiple times that fielding […]
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 […]
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 […]
The DRS or the Decision Review System was trialed in Test cricket in 2008 during a Test series played between India and Sri Lanka. It was called UDRS then, short for the Umpire Decision Review System. It was officially introduced in Test cricket in 2009 in a Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand in […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at some very young players in the age range of 19-21 who appear to have already made the IPL 2020 season their own. We predict that the following five players will be the cricketing stars of the foreseeable future. 1. Devdutt Padikkal On September 21, […]
Chennai Super Kings, an aging team?! CSK have worn the criticism like a badge of honour, staying with the same core group of players for years. Dhoni, Raina and Bravo have been associated with CSK since as far back as we can remember. They even acquired Harbhajan Singh from Mumbai Indians at a time MI […]
There is absolutely no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest ever to have stepped foot on a cricket field. He was arguably the most complete batsman in the history of the game. The Little Master played international cricket for a staggering 24 years and featured in 664 international matches (200 Test matches, […]
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 […]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most-watched Twenty20 cricket competition in the world. With stellar names from all over the globe being paid eye-watering sums of money to take part in it, the matches in the IPL are incredible spectacles. Formed in 2008, the IPL has revolutionised the way cricket is seen in both […]
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 […]
Test matches are won by bowling out the opposition twice. Thus, wicket-taking bowlers are worth their weight in gold. Batsmen may set the Test matches but it’s the bowlers who win it for their teams. In this article, we are going to talk about 12 players taking a minimum of 15 wickets in a single […]
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 […]