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Whenever a sporting extravaganza takes place, people will remember that particular tournament because of some memorable moments that were close to their heart. The World T20 too had some memorable moments in its history right from Gayle’s ton in the very first match way back in 2007 to the West Indians’ celebration in the 2012 […]

Shikhar Dhawan was the toast of the town midway through last year when his outstanding run with the bat saw him clinch the Player of the tournament award in the Champions Trophy with 363 runs in 5 matches, including 2 centuries and 1 fifty. Fast forward to December, and Shikhar Dhawan went through his toughest period […]

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at Indian coach Duncan Fletcher and called for his immediate sacking while nominating Rahul Dravid as his his preferred coach for the top job in Indian cricket. Gavaskar was unrelenting in his criticism of Fletcher and said that there has been no improvement in the Indian team since Fletcher’s […]

The first two sets of Marquee players are sold. Here is what happened in the bidding for the 16 Marquee Players: First Set of Marquee Players   Player Name Base Price in Crores  Bought By   Player Sold for (In Crores)     Murali Vijay  2  Delhi Daredevils 5   Mahela Jayawardene  2  unsold  –  Kevin Pietersen  2  Delhi […]

When it comes to Sourav Ganguly, it is difficult for anyone to remain neutral. You either love him to death or hate him. Indeed, the entire cricketing fraternity is composed of people with strongly opinionated views for or against India‘s mercurial captain. Controversial, dynamic, in your face and combative, Sourav Ganguly changed the face of […]

1. Sri Lanka have beaten Australia only once in the Test Cricket. That single win came in 1999 Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka, where Sri Lanka won the first Test by Six wickets and managed to draw the next two tests to win the Series too. 2. Sri Lankan All-Rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has more wickets in ODI than […]

The 2014 IPL auction has become history and the teams are looking forward to get onto the field during the extravaganza. Some teams splashed their money at players whereas some teams played it wisely. Among the eight IPL teams, Rajasthan Royals had a successful auction after they acquired players with a mix of both youth […]

While all the IPL franchises went all-guns-blazing on Wednesday, Thursday saw a much reserved bidding process as the franchises plotted to strengthen some key areas in their sides with some value-for-money buys.SPORTZWIKI casts an eye on the Top 5 MOST EXPENSIVE signings on the 2nd day of the Indian Premier League auction : 1. Karan Sharma (INR 3.75 […]

The IPL auctiosn saw affluent consortias shell out money like water flowing in the streams. while there were some ridiculous amount spent on certian player, there were some buys which were actually like getting diamonds at the price of peanuts.  Here is the list:  ROSS TAYLOR (DD) – None of the IPL teams picking up Ross […]

Shikhar Dhawan is a late bloomer in cricketing terms. After years of consistent performances in domestic cricket and having to live in the shadow of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar finally got his much-awaited chance against Australia last year and grabbed it with both hands as he smashed the fastest ever test century on debut – taking […]