Former Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar is worried about the squad’s inconsistent batting ahead of its match against Ireland in a must-win final pool B league encounter of the International Cricket Council World Cup on Sunday in Adelaide. Pakistan has won 3 out of 5 games to be locked on 6 points with Ireland and both sides require a win to […]
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ICC World Cup 2015: Associates have justified World Cup spot, says Irish skipper
Ireland Captain William Porterfield said on Saturday that even if Ireland failed to make the quarter-finals of the International Cricket World Cup they and the other associate members have shown sufficient promise to warrant inclusion in future tournaments. The Irish, the only one of the 4 associates to defeat a test playing country at the 11th version with wins over West […]
England always learn the hard way: Paul Collingwood
On Saturday former England skipper Paul Collingwood said the England cricket team always learned lessons the hard way. The former all-rounder wrote in a column written for the International Cricket Council (ICC) website that the destructive thing is that it is another 4 years until the next International Cricket council World Cup. They keep coming out of these tournaments saying they […]
List of Most Dismissals Made By Wicket-Keepers in World Cup History
Here we present the top wicketkeepers in World Cups who have the most dismissals – 7. Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) – 25 Dismissals A skilled wicketkeeper-batsman, Denesh Ramdin has unmistakable aptitudes with both the gloves and the bat, yet hasn’t generally utilized them reliably. Initially a quick bowler who then kept wicket when he had […]
Regret not getting captaincy for longer duration says Sachin Tendulkar
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on March 13th revealed that not getting a long stint as India’s captain was a disappointment he found tough to overcome given the number of challenges he faced. Tendulkar’s two tenures as the skipper of India were not very successful and are considered as the rare downs in what was otherwise a scintillating […]
List of Players with Most Half centuries after the age of 38
There have been a number of players who start playing brilliantly after reaching a certain age. Also, some players get playing better and better with their age. In this article, we are to lay our focus on the players who became much more consistent in their batting after reaching a certain age in ODIs. Here […]
Brendan Taylor signs Kolpak Deal; Might not play for Zimbabwe after the WC
Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor might play his final game for Zimbabwe when he takes the field against India in their last Pool B game of the 2015 World Cup. Taylor has signed a three-year Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire, subject to ECB approval, which makes him ineligible to play for Zimbabwe while that contract is in effect. He […]
Adam Gilchrist congratulates Kumar Sangakkara for scoring 4 consecutive centuries
Former Australian wicket keeper and batting star Adam Gilchrist acknowledged the Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman Kumara Sangakkara’s record breaking One Day International (ODI) cricket feats by saying to be unique and magnanimous. He also said his innings to be just like a piece from the chunks of diamond sets. On Wednesday, the Sri Lanka […]
Kumar Sangakkara is the man to fear says Muttiah Muralitharan
The Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan said Kumara Sangakkara would be the batsman all other teams feared at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after the left-hander made his third successive hundred on Sunday. Sangakkara’s superb 104 run haul against the mighty Australians in Sydney saw him become the first batsman to score hundreds […]
Players With Most Consecutive ODI innings without a Duck
Batting has turned out to be one of the major aspects of the game in modern day Cricket. There have been a number of batsmen who were always in the knack of scoring runs in ODI cricket. Here is the list of the players with the most consecutive ODI innings without scoring a DUCK. Let’s […]