Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews looks to level the Test series against England. Mathews’ men were thrashed by an innings and 88 runs in the first Test as they went 1-0 down in the three-match series at a cold and grey and Headingley ground in Leeds, northern England last week. “weather can be a factor […]
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Jony Bairstow hones his wicketkeeping shills with NUFC goalkeeping coach
Jonathan Bairstow, who scored 140 run-knock in the first Test against Sri Lanka, is delighted with his wicket keeping. His hundred helped England to win the match by an innings and 88 runs at Headingley. Jonathan Bairstow’s form with the gloves is as much important for his team as his runs with the bat in […]
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Latest ICC Test bowlers rankings
In the latest rankings announced for test bowlers, Indian ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who did not have a great IPL 9 retains his number 2 spot in test matches. There are no Indian batsmen to feature in the top 10 batsmen list. England’ Stuart Broad leads the ranking with 872 points. The Indian ace spinner […]
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England vs Sri Lanka :1st Test Preview
In the beginning of 2016-17 summer, England will take on Sri Lanka at home in a 3 match Test series. The first Test will be played between these two teams from 19th May at Headingley, Leeds. England is currently in a great form in international cricket. The 2016 World T20 runner-up team England won their […]
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There is a bit of revenge to be had: Stuart Broad
When Sri Lanka visited England in 2014, the test series ended in a heart-breaking manner for the hosts. Sri Lanka won the second of a two-Test series off the penultimate ball to seal a historic 1-0 series win when James Anderson was dismissed after more than an hour of tail-end resistance. England pacer, Stuart Broad […]
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The meteoric rise of Jake Ball
The England and Wales Cricket Board selectors took a brave step to try two new faces in the built up to their home series against Sri Lanka starting on June 19. James Vince , the Hamshire captain, and a 25-year right-hand medium seamer Jake Ball selected as a backup bowler for the three-match Test series. […]
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Indian batsmen and their favourite opponent (in terms of runs scored)
The Bowlers are mostly battered by the batsmen in modern day cricket. But there are a few batsmen who never claim victory against a particular bowler. South Africa’s Gream Smith was India’s Zaheer Khan’s bunny, at the same time there are bowlers who are favourite opponents for Indian batsmen. VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar’s favourite […]
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10 most influential innovations in world cricket
Cricket over the years has been modernised into a game that has no similarity to his format that innovated in the 16th century. England cricket was poor and British Imperial ship carried cricket to every corner of the world- Europe, Africa, Carribean, South East Asia- that made a game popular. Since 1864, when the Test […]
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Top 10 masters of reverse swing in the cricketing history
Swing bowling is an art in the cricketing history. Swerving the ball in the air and move it inches is definitely the most pleasing moment to watch.Reverse swing has been arguably the biggest taboo in cricket ever since its secret was first introduced and later made perfect by the Pakistani pacers. It is also referred to as […]
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Kevin Pietersen said England lack T20 bowling skills
Pietersen has expressed doubt over the England’s bowlers ability to stop such an onslaught. Kevin Pietersen smacked a 47 balls hundred against England that helped West Indies to win the match by six wickets. Pietersen, who has not been selected for the World T20 despite a superb record in the shortest format, has suggested England’s […]