New Delhi, Aug 13: India’s abject surrender in the first two Tests against England has drawn sharp criticism from some of the country’s celebrated former cricketers, who hoped the side would have the strength to bounce back. Virender Sehwag, Bishan Singh Bedi and VVS Laxman were among those who lamented the lack of fight shown by […]
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Virat Kohli tops ICC Test ranking for batsman
Dubai, Aug 5: India skipper Virat Kohli today topped the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, riding on his brilliant century against England in the opening Test at Edgbaston. Kohli thus became the seventh India batsman and first since Sachin Tendulkar (in June 2011) to be ranked the number one Test batsman in the latest […]
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ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli Occupies Number One Spot, Topples Steven Smith
The India skipper Virat Kohli is the new rank number one Test batsmen on the ICC Test Rankings. Kohli leapfrogged former Australian skipper, Steven Smith from the top of ICC Test rankings. Kohli was able to overtake Smith by five points, as he has 934 rating points under his belt. Steven Smith was able to stay […]
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England vs India: India’s Greatest XI Versus England
Overall, this will be the 33rd Test series between India and England. India won 10 series, and the Three Lions have won 18, while four ended in draws. Moreover, India started their international cricket chronicles on June 25, 1932, at Lord’s in London. Before shedding light on India’s Greatest XI against England we’ve got a […]
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Top Five Players to Smash Fastest Double Century in ODI Cricket
The limited-overs cricket has changed over the years and for players to smash a fastest double century in ODI is not a big deal in contemporary cricket. Furthermore, with the advent of Twenty20 cricket, batsmen have started hitting the ball from the word go and has notched up massive scores. double century in test cricket by […]
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On This Day, In 2010: Legendary Muttiah Muralitharan Signed Off From Cricket With 800 Scalps
Muttiah Muralitharan, the name which has headlined over the years for various records. He has been the lynchpin for Sri Lankan in all formats of the game. Probably, one of the few players in the world cricket who can win the games for his side single-handedly. Coming to the topic, back in 2010, on this […]
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Twiteratti Reacts as Fakhar Zaman Becomes First Pakistani to Register ODI Double Ton
Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman entered the record books as the southpaw became overall the sixth batsman in world cricket to score One-day International double century. There have been eight occasions when a batsman has scored a double century in ODI’s. However, in the case of a certain Rohit Sharma, he already boats of three double […]
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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 2018: 4th ODI, Bulawayo – Statistical Highlights
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Statistical Highlights – Pakistan batsmen continued to make merry in Zimbabwe as the Men in Green slammed a record 399 for one in the fourth One-day International of the five-match series. Right from the toss till Pakistan’s innings culminated, nothing went right for the beleaguered hosts. With the series already in pocket, Pakistan […]
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India Name Squad for First 3 Tests Against England
The Board of Control for Cricket in India named an 18 man Test squad for the England which is slated to begin from 1st August. India were the favorites to win the limited overs series. They managed to win the T20I series by a 2-1 margin. However, they lost the ODI series by the same […]
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Sphere of Influence: Thank You, Mohammad Kaif!
Sourav Ganguly’s seven batsmen strategy was often criticised. Was the risk worth taking? But what were the options? Kapil Dev had retired years back. This was even before Irfan Pathan. There was no luxury of Robin Singh either. Reetinder Sodhi couldn’t match up to the brilliance of his teens. This was July 2002. We now […]