Players
In this article, we are going to look at 10 batsmen with the most first-class runs. Sir Jack Hobbs of England leads the pack which consists only of English players, a fact that is not surprising given the number of county matches held in England every year. 1. Sir Jack Hobbs English opening batsman […]
Developments within one-day cricket over the past decade or so have seen it become very much a batsmen-friendly game. The introduction of the batting powerplay coupled with big-hitting influenced by the popularity of Twenty 20 cricket has made bowlers look for alternative means to restrict batting sides. Opening the bowling with spin, slower ball […]
In this article, we are going to find out the best wicket-taker in T20 international cricket and consider who are the next nine among the top 10 T20I wicket-takers. 1. SL Malinga Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga has played 84 T20Is in which he has taken 107 wickets at 20.79. He achieved his best […]
ODI cricket kicked off internationally in 1971 and it was in 1972 that Denis Amiss registered the first-ever hundred in ODI cricket. However, it took nearly four decades for a player to go on and scale 200 in an ODI game. It was the great Sachin Tendulkar who achieved the feat in 2010. Since […]
First-class cricket is the highest standard of international or domestic cricket. A match is considered first-class if it lasts three or more days, follows cricketing rules, is played on an international standard ground and most importantly, is recognised by a national governing body or the ICC (International Cricket Council). In fact, Test matches are […]
In this article, we are going to take a closer look at the top 10 richest cricketers, find out the source of their wealth and pay attention to their successful careers that were the key to their fortunes. The record these players established on the field of play contributed to making them legends of […]
In this article, we are going to look at the longest six in the IPL 2019 and discuss the 4 longest shots during the competition that fetched the respective batsmen maximum runs. 4 Longest Sixes in the IPL 2019 1. MS Dhoni (111m) In the league match against Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru on […]
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 this article, we are going to try to figure out the best cricket player in the world choosing from a list of 10 legendary players of the past. Wasim Akram Regarded by many cricket experts as the greatest fast bowler of all time, Pakistan’s Akram mastered reverse swing and rose to fame for […]
The first ODI match was played in 1971 in Melbourne between England and Australia. Since then, the format has flourished and attracted many new followers to the game. Even though T20 cricket offers more excitement, ODIs are a combination of the best features of Test and T20 formats. Batsmen get more time to settle […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at 10 fast bowlers who have recorded the fastest deliveries in the history of cricket. 1. Shoaib Akhtar At the top of the list is Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar who bowled the fastest recorded ball in cricket history of 161.3 km per hour against […]
In this article, we are going to look at the top five bowlers with the most hat tricks in international cricket. Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga with five hat tricks is the clear leader of the pack, while Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram with four follows in second place. Malinga is […]
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 […]
T20 format is known to be more favourable to batsmen than bowlers. Limited overs, short boundaries and batting-friendly tracks make this shorter format more difficult for the bowlers. The level of difficulty drastically increases when they play in the IPL, the world’s most popular as well as the toughest cricket league. Even though all […]