Records
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 […]
In this article, we are going to take a look at the lowest scores recorded by a team in ODI cricket. This dubious record is currently held by Zimbabwe who registered a score of 35 against Sri Lanka in April 2004, breaking the record of 36 previously held by Canada. We will also provide […]
In this article, we are going to look at the top 10 players with the most T20I appearances. Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik leads the pack. Malik made his T20 debut in 2006 and is yet to retire from T20 internationals and could feature in the next ICC World T20. 1. Shoaib Malik The record for most […]
Over the years, bowling has evolved in T20 cricket with the Indian Premier League (IPL) being a big part of it. It is arguably the best T20 league in the world and quite a few bowlers have honed their skills in this cash-rich T20 tournament. In this article, we are going to take a […]
1. Rohit Sharma (IND) The list is headed by Rohit Sharma with 1427 runs in 28 matches at 57.30, 7 tons and 6 fifties, including the highest score of 159 and a strike rate of 89.92. The highlight of Sharma’s performance was his spectacular show during the ICC World Cup in England when he […]
T20 cricket is a batsman-friendly format and bowlers are given severe treatment almost throughout the whole innings. However, partnerships are important for the batting team to consolidate their big hitting and put up a huge score. In the IPL (Indian Premier League), teams hunt in pairs and packs and the crowd is delighted by […]
Sachin Tendulkar, the batting maestro, had a career of about 24 years long which started in November 1989 and ended in November 2013. Throughout his career, he scored 34357 international runs, more than 6000 runs lead over the batsman second to him. Sachin scored 100 centuries in 664 international matches across formats, a 29-century […]
Before one-day cricket came to the fore, there had been hardly any spotlight on the strike rates or on the speed of batsmen’s scoring. All that mattered was accumulating runs. In fact, in the initial years of ODI cricket, strike rates weren’t as important they are today. However, nowadays, it is considered one of […]
In this article, we are going to talk about the batsmen with the most number of fours in the history of the IPL. The list contains 10 players, with 8 of them being Indians, whereas Warner and Gayle being the only foreign players included in the list. 1. Shikhar Dhawan – 524 Fours in […]
Test Cricket is the oldest and longest format of cricket. Moreover, it is also considered the hardest because it tests both mental toughness and physical strength of players for as long as up to five straight days. However, it is also considered a slower game that does not get as many interested spectators as […]
The limited-overs cricket brought results in every game and was to feed into the aggressive nature of players. It was unthinkable when Kapil Dev scored 175 not out in a brutal innings and then Sir Viv Richards upped that with 189 not out of his own. However, once Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double […]
It’s been nearly five decades since ODI cricket started. However, only 61 players in the history of ODI cricket have aggregated 6000 runs or more. While there are as many as 44 players who needed less than 200 ODIs to get to the landmark, only six cricketers got there in less than 150 ODIs. […]
The inception of T20I cricket has raised the bar for batsmanship across the globe. With small boundaries and bigger bats, batsmen certainly rule the roost in the T20 format. West Indian opener Chris Gayle became the first player to notch up a hundred in the T20 format. Indian opener Rohit Sharma holds the record […]
Cricket is a game of data and stats. We, fans, cherish cricketing milestones. In ODIs, scoring 5000 runs in considered a great achievement. In this article, we are going to talk about the top 10 batsmen in ODI history to reach 5000 runs in the minimum number of innings. On our list, there are […]