With the recently concluded series between India and England witnessing over 600 runs being made in every match, the series carved its place in record books as it now holds the record of having the most number of runs scored in a 3-match series. A total of 2090 runs were scored in the series, surpassing […]
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Statistical Review: India vs England – 2nd ODI
On Thursday night, India secured three-match ODI series against England after winning the 2nd ODI at Cuttack. England decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Despite an early top-order collapse, India managed to put a mammoth total of 381 runs (381/6 in 50 overs). England replied strongly but felt 15-runs short of India’s total. […]
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Twitter Goes Berserk After Dhoni Scales Tenth Century Of His ODI Career
The former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was just playing his second game after relinquishing the post of captaincy, today, was a free bird at the crease as it looked like he has not only relinquished captaincy but has also relinquished a huge burden from his shoulders. He was playing freely just like he used […]
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni Is The Lionel Messi Of Indian Team: Ravichandran Ashwin
India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, in a recent chat with BCCI.tv, compared India’s most decorated skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to star footballer Lionel Messi and the current captain Virat Kohli with Cristiano Ronaldo. “I think Andrey Arshavin resembles me, not in terms of looks but names probably. Virat Kohli I think is Cristiano Ronaldo. MS Dhoni […]
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I Have Been Inspired By Rahul Dravid And Sachin Tendulkar, Says Karun Nair In An Exclusive Interview With Sportzwiki
“Play up! play up! and play the game!” English poet Sir Henry Newbolt’s prominent poem Vitai Lampada, which is about a schoolboy cricketer, includes this verse that recapitulates the defining moment in Jodhpur-born Karun Nair’s international career so far in Tests, where his average is a staggering 160. While notching up triple centuries – cricketers require […]
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Statistical Review: India vs England – 1st ODI
After winning the 1st ODI of the series at Pune on Sunday night, India takes an important 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series against England. India decided to bowl first after winning the toss. England put 350 runs on the board at the end of 50 overs (350/7). Chasing down the big total, India […]
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India v England 2017: Virat Kohli And Kedar Jadhav’s Twin Tons Set An Amazing Run Chase To Leave England Shell-Shocked!
Virat Kohli’s first match as a captain after taking over for Dhoni was a rather exciting one to watch. England, batting first, scored a mammoth 350 putting the Indian death bowling again under the radar. India, in reply, started steadily with Shikhar and Rahul opening for India. After few boundaries, Shikhar Dhawan threw his wicket […]
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Stats: Highest Individual Scorer Of Each Country In Tests
Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan registered his name into the history books after playing a monumental knock of 217 against New Zealand in the ongoing first Test. The score is now the highest individual score for Bangladesh in the longest format of the game surpassing the 206 scored by Tamim Iqbal against Pakistan at Khulna in 2015. The […]
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5 Best India-England ODI Clashes Since 2000
An India-England contest has always held a special space in our heart, coming second to an India-Pakistan contest. Why? Because we played our first Test match against England in 1932, during the time Britishers ruled us. It was against England only that India played its first ever ODI in 1974. The clash between India and […]
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Beyond The Wall: Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid!
“Rahul Dravid is a player who could walk on a broken glass if his team asked.” This line from Navjot Singh Sidhu perfectly sums up Rahul Dravid’s illustrious career that had everything, beginning from more than twenty thousand international runs, close to fifty centuries, an average that will make even the best in the business jealous […]