Players
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a talent show for many cricketers around the world. Apart from batting and bowling, the fielding department is also celebrated as one of the crucial aspects of the game. Over the years, players have pulled off some stunning catches to dismiss a well-set batsman and to turn […]
After witnessing some attacking innings in the IPL, you may be wondering which player has the highest strike rate in the league’s history. We look at 10 players who have set the stands ablaze in the IPL. ‘Highest strike rate’ is often synonymous with the highest impact: the players on our list have undoubtedly […]
1. Trent Boult (NZ) Boult has played 90 ODIs and taken 164 wickets at 25.29 with his best bowling figures of 7/34. Since January 2019, he has taken 38 wickets in 21 matches at 24.94. He achieved his best bowling performance against India in Hamilton, in the 4th match of a series on India’s […]
Whilst one-day cricket has developed at such a rate over the past couple of decades that it has become very much a batsman-friendly format of the game, bowlers still have the power to influence every game they play. Increased variation in ODI cricket has come to the fore following the boom in T20 cricket […]
1. Hashim Amla Hashim Amla tops this list of the fastest to 3000 runs in ODI cricket as he reached the landmark in just 57 innings. Amla was a terrific performer for South Africa. It was only in his couple of years in international cricket that his numbers dipped. In ODI cricket, he wasn’t […]
1. Virat Kohli in 2018 Virat Kohli is the only player in the history of the IPL to play for the same side for 13 years. In fact, Kohli is the only player in the history of the Indian T20 league to have never gone into the auction. He was picked up by the […]
Who holds the record for the highest individual score in the IPL so far? This article answers the question and looks at the nine next best scores. Chris Gayle, who scored 175 in 2013, leads the pack, followed by McCullum, De Villiers, Pant, Vijay, Warner, Sehwag, Valthaty, Watson and Symonds. 1. Chris Gayle – […]
Be it Tests, ODIs or T20Is, a fan always expects his team’s batsmen to hit sixes starting from the first ball. The more sixes, the bigger the noise. Though it is a bowler’s nightmare, batsmen find it hard to clear the rope. If you look through the pages of the history of cricket, you […]
If you are a true cricket fan, you always want high-scoring games. Recent ODI games are a clear reflection of that. Many top and middle-order batsmen have changed their batting style to score more and score fast. In this article, we are going to talk about the top 10 batsmen to reach 7000 runs […]
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 […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at 10 batsmen who were the fastest to reach 10000 runs in ODI cricket, including the number of innings and matches they needed to achieve the feat. Virat Kohli, who accomplished the feat in 205 innings, leads the pack that includes four other Indian […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at five batsmen who were the fastest to reach 11000 runs in one-day international cricket, including the number of innings and matches they needed to achieve the feat. Virat Kohli was the first to get to the milestone, followed in order by Sachin Tendulkar, […]
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 […]
We are going to look at the top 10 batsmen who have scored the most runs in Champions Trophy matches. Chris Gayle of the West Indies leads the pack. 1. Chris Gayle (WI) Gayle has scored 791 runs in 17 matches at 52.73 with 3 tons and one fifty, including his top score of […]