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The advent of T20 and ODI cricket across the world has revolutionised the way in which the game is played. As a result of this, no areas of the game have progressed more in the last couple of decades than the batting department. The need to have a good strike rate coupled with the […]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is famous for big sixes and hard-hitting batsmen. Equally beautiful is the sight when the pacers bowl inswinging yorkers or the spinners bamboozle the batsmen with flight and turn. In the Super Overs, all eyes are on 1 bowler and 3 opposition batsmen. Bowlers not only set the game […]
In the inaugural 2008 IPL season, many Pakistani players featured in the competition. However, because of political tensions between India and Pakistan, Pakistani players could not take part in the league from 2009 onwards. Azhar Mahmood was an exception. He represented KXIP in 2012 and 2013 and KKR in 2015 after he had become a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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. Charles Bannerman: 165 not out Charles Bannerman was the top scorer in the first-ever Test match played between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. Australia batted first and Bannerman, who opened for the hosts, enjoyed the privilege of facing the first ball bowled in a Test match. Australia lost wickets at […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at 10 players with the most fours in ODI cricket. We have also reviewed teams’ penchant to score fours in ODIs and are ready to share with you many interesting findings based on the carried out analysis of the data. Most Fours in ODIs […]
Back in September 2007, Stuart Broad would’ve never imagined what he was running into. India were facing England in the Super Eight game in the 2007 World T20. After a good start from Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh got going and struck a couple of fluent boundaries. However, Yuvraj Singh got into […]
Test cricket is a real challenge that cricketers face to prove their skills as it takes talent, patience, determination and perseverance to play long innings in Tests. A true connoisseur of the game enjoys intricate battles and subtleties of Test cricket compared to the boisterous crowd that loves the ‘Wham bam, thank you ma’am’ […]