India started day 3 very early as rain spoiled last hour’s play in day 2. India added just 20 runs to their overnight total with Herath cleaning the tail-enders Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav. Pujara carried the bat throughout the first innings and with that he is the fourth Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar, Virender […]
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Indian Batsmen who carried the bat for India in Test matches
Cheteshwar Pujara by his unbeaten knock of 145 became the fourth Indian cricketer after Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid to carry the bat in international cricket. Pujara in the ongoing Test match between Sri Lanka saved India from the blushes as he steadied the ship for India along with Mishra putting along an […]
Stats: Five Batsmen with most Double Centuries in Test Cricket
Test cricket is the purest form of cricket. The patience of the batsman is tested in a big way, especially the top order batsman and the batsman coming down the order. Scoring a double century in the Test match is a great achievement and that too consistently is remarkable. Click Hare For Know – Most […]
Test stats: Batsmen who scored hundred before lunch on the first day
There are two types of fastest centuries in Test, hundred in terms of lesser balls and by least time. So who has the record of the fastest Test century before the lunch on the first day of a Test match? There are sixteen instances where batsman scored centuries before the lunch from day 2 to […]
Stats: Instances when Batsmen scored Test Tons in less than 100 balls
With the evolution of T20 cricket, batsmen are more keen to score quickly in ODIs and Test matches as well. We have already seen fastest innings in all formats of cricket. Sahid Afridi scored fastest ODI hundred, Chris Gayle is the record holder of fasted T20 hundred, and last year Pakistan Test captain Misbah-Ul-Haq equalled […]
2nd Test Playing XI: India should replace Harbhajan Singh with Sturat Binny
Sri Lanka have won the first Test at Galle and will not be keen to lose in the second Test as that will be Kumar Sangakkar’s last Test match. India squandered the chance to start the series with win. Now, they are at do or die situation as criticism is following from former legends and […]
Seven Moments that define Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the Indian batting superstar has completed 7 glorious years in international cricket. In a span of just 7 years, Kohli has scored 10,225 international runs with 33 centuries. Although most of the records are associated with ODI’s, Kohli has started to peak in the Test arena in recent years. Over the course of […]
Rahul Dravid on the technical aspects of batting
When he batted, probably no bowler in this world had the capability to stop him from scoring. Rahul Dravid, considered among the all-time greats was said to have the most solid technique while grinding it out in the tough conditions. The records made by the Indian batting legend were solely due to his patience and […]
No. 3 at stake: Why is Rohit Sharma a preferred choice of selectors and NOT Cheteshwar Pujara?
Rohit Sharma at No. 3 is a burning issue in Indian cricket right now. Rohit and failure go hand in hand, at least in Test cricket. He is a cricketer with immense talent but delivers seldom and fails several times. When he performs he blows away oppsition. Rohit when fails is a meek crickter, but […]
Always strived to play "Tendulkar" like straight drive: Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar has left playing international cricket for almost two years but the impact he left among other cricketers is huge and that’s what make him the greatest cricketer he is. The latest addition to the list is the Legendary Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara. While addressing the press conference at Galle, Sri Lankan legend […]