England’s top run scorer in history Kevin Pietersen expressed grief over the end of his international career on Wednesday by stating publicly on Twitter he will no longer play for England. He though further added that he was “incredibly overwhelmed” by the support he had received. The 33-year-old’s days as an international cricketer abruptly ended on […]
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World T20 2014: Most runs in World T20 history
Folks, the fifth edition of World T20 is upon us. In little over a week’ time cricketing world’s who’s who will gather amid glitz and glamour to determine who the best team is in the shortest format of the game. In our new series, we, at Sporzwiki, will daily come up with all the stats […]
LED zing bails – ICC’s latest tryst with technology
Slightly heavier than the traditional wooden bails, the LED zing bails are the newest and much-publicised induction into the game of cricket as a part of the International Cricket Council’s continuous efforts to introduce technology to make the sport more advanced and accurate. But everything comes at a price. But, more on that a bit […]
Latest ICC test rankings – Two South African batsmen on top!
It is hardly any surprise that the top two spots in the latest ICC test rankings for batsmen are occupied by South African batsmen – South Africa’s dominance in international cricket is confirmed by their lead of 21 rating points over 2nd placed India. Following the conclusion of the 2nd test at Port Elizabeth, which […]
World T20 Rewind: Top 5 Innings in the Tournament
When the Twenty20 format was introduced, it was expected to be dominated by the batsmen. Ten years after making its debut in International Cricket, Twenty20 cricket has become a blessing in disguise for the batsmen and a nightmare for the bowlers. The International Cricket Council officially announced the staging of World T20 once in two […]
U-19 World Cup 2014: Pakistan beat England by three wickets to reach the final
Pakistan reached the final of the Under-19 World Cup 2014 with an exhilarating three-wicket win against England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Winning the toss, England began poorly as they lost both their openers scoring, leaving the team in tatters at 2/1. In fact they were still struggling at 6/119 when Karamat Ali took two wickets in as […]
Dhoni: India’s Captain Cool
MS Dhoni, 32 has been ruled out from Indian team for Asia Cup due to his left-side strain which he got during the second test against New Zealand. According to the cricketing world Dhoni should be taken over by some aggerssive captain at this moment as under his captaincy team India could not able to register a […]
Lata didi has always been my silent companion : Tendulkar
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray had hosted a meeting between melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in his mansion. The aim of this rendezvous was to give over a present to Tendulkar by Lata Mangeshkar. Sachin was seemed to be really glad at this get-together. Tendulkar had always wanted something that belongs to […]
Nepal-the new World Cup T20 playing country
Nepal got qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Aside from that it is among those six teams who have cooked it to the first round of World Cup Twenty20 qualifying round that took place in the UAE last November. Nepal Captain Paras Khadka has gone through a press conference at Dhaka hotel today. He looks proud with […]
Watson takes over the Captaincy from Dravid for RR
Shane Watson is going to lead Rajasthan Royals in the seventh season of Indian Premier League. He will take over the charge from Rahul Dravid, who got pulled away from all grades of international cricket. David guided the squad to the final of 2013 ICC Champions Trophy last year. Shane Watson has been playing with Rajasthan Royals since […]