In a country obsessed with cricket, it is quite unfortunate that only a handful of individuals realise their dreams of donning the famous jersey of Team India. Not surprising that in more than 40 years after India played its first One-Day International, only 218 players have represented the country in the 50-over format. But interestingly, […]
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Stats: Virat Kohli Becomes The First ODI player To Be Involved In Ten 200 Run Stands
Indian skipper Virat Kohli is breaking quite some records over the past few months. The latest being the first player in ODI history to play a hand in ten different double century stands. The 28-year old is in sensational form over the past couple of years and has been amassing runs at will across all […]
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Bengal Will Not Release Pragya Ojha: Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), has said that they will not release Pragyan Ojha for the upcoming season, which means that the left-arm spinner will be forced to play for Bengal in 2017/18 season, “He wanted a release but we have not given him. Bengal signed him when Hyderabad was in Plate. […]
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A Player Selects Or Drops Himself: Madan Lal
For the first time in the history, it looks like Delhi cricket will be back on a smooth road as more than a month before the start of the season, the coaches for various age groups have been announced along with the other members of the support staff. Delhi has imported like of Manoj Prabhakar, […]
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Five Great Test Players with Average Less than 50
Ever since the advent of limited-overs cricket, the average of players in Test cricket has always fascinated the cricket fans. Considering the limited overs at the batsmen’s disposal in One-Day Internationals or T20 Internationals, the average of a majority of the players hover in the 30s in 50-over cricket and 20s in the shortest format of […]
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India Tour Of Sri Lanka 2017: Statistical Review – 3rd ODI
India secured the ODI series after winning the third ODI of the 5-match ODI series against the hosts Sri Lanka at Pallekele. Sri Lanka decided to bat first after winning the toss. They put 217 runs (217/9) on the board at the end of 50 overs. Despite losing top-order wickets at the early stage, India […]
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Stat Attack: Joe Root Equals AB de Villiers’ Record With Fifty In Twelfth Consecutive Test
Continuing his red-hot form with the bat, England captain Joe Root scored yet another half-century in the ongoing second Test against West Indies at Headingley to equal South Africa’s AB de Villiers’ record of scoring at least an half-century in twelve consecutive Test matches. Root scored the first of the 12 half-centuries against Bangladesh in Dhaka […]
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Number Of Players From Each Team Who Have Won ODI Man Of The Match Award In A Losing Cause
Despite Sri Lanka suffering a defeat in the second ODI of 5-match ODI series against India at Pallekele, Sri Lankan new off-spinner Akila Dananjaya was awarded Man of the Match due to his extraordinary bowling effort. Dananjaya had a superb evening with the ball as his bowling figures was 10-0-54-6. But, still, Sri Lanka could […]
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BCCI Trims Ranji Trophy Schedule to Reduce Workload for Bowlers
Considering Virender Sehwag’s advice of reducing the gap between domestic games especially in Ranji Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reduced the number of games for each team for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season for 2017-18. Last year, Sehwag had suggested the board to shorten the gap between games to reduce the […]
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Stats: Most Runs by a Player in the ODI Series Between India and Sri Lanka
The India-Sri Lanka rivalry in One-Day Internationals has evolved to become one of the most celebrated rivalries in the history of the game. At present, India has earned the bragging rights of this famous fixture, but in the past, the game was evenly poised with both the teams laden with some absolute legends of cricket. With […]