Over 10,000 international runs and over 500 international wickets is a kind of achievement that very few cricketers can boast of. Add to that, over 450 career 6s in a career spanning 2 decades, Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi is definitely once in a lifetime cricketer. A global superstar, one of the world’s most controversial […]
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Netherlands’ Peter Borren Retires from International Cricket
Peter Borren has stepped down as Netherlands skipper, thus retiring from international cricket with immediate effect. Born in New Zealand, Borren remained Netherlands skipper for almost a decade, leading the Dutch in 37 T20 internationals as well as 31 ODIs since taking over the captaincy from Jeroen Smits in 2009. The 30-year old bowler, Pieter Seelaar will […]
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Rohit Sharma Congratulates Morne Morkel Following his Retirement from International Cricket
South African speedster Morne Morkel called time on his international career on the last day of the 4th and the final Test and the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. His career has been quite brilliant, to say the least. He has been one of the most competitive individuals and has always carried himself well. One […]
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Dale Steyn Opens Up About His Return to International Cricket
South African speedster Dale Steyn, who has been going through a rough phase with so many injuries is hoping to target a return to international cricket with an English County stint with Hampshire in June. There is no doubt about the fact in his prime, Steyn is a devastating bowler and can make any batting […]
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Remember this International cricketer turned public speaker??
Remember the famous 1999 World Cup game between Zimbabwe and India sans Sachin Tendulkar. Zimbabwe, batting first scored at a rate of over 5 runs per over with the help of some alluring display of batting by the Flower brothers posted a target of 253 for India in 46 overs ( revised target ) . […]
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Brian Vitori Suspended from Bowling in International Cricket
The International Cricket Council has suspended Zimbabwe left-arm pacer Brian Vitori from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. The decision comes after the on-field umpires reported to the event panel of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers of Vitori having an illegal action. This is the 3rd time; the medium pacer has been suspended […]
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Kuldeep Yadav Credits Kohli, Dhoni for his Rise in International Cricket
India enjoyed their most successful tour to South Africa, as they won both the limited-overs series convincingly. India won the ODI and T20I series after losing the Test series. The Men in Blue showed great courage to fight back after a tough Test series and bounced back in the limited-overs format. However, much of the […]
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Sportzwiki’s Year End Review 2017: Hat-tricks International Cricket
Hat-trick is one of the proudest moment for bowlers. When a bowler claims three wickets in his three successive deliveries in a match, it is known as a hat-trick for a bowler. Total six hat-tricks were claimed by the bowlers in 2017 international cricket. Here are the brief details about those hat-tricks. Hat-trick(s) in 2017 […]
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India v SL 2017: Virat Kohli fastest to 16000 runs in international cricket
As far as batting is concerned, we all thought that the golden era of the Indian cricket team would struggle with the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. We all thought there would not be anybody who would recreate the magic with the bat as four of these high profile […]
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Saeed Ajmal Calls it Quits from All forms of International Cricket
A magician during his heydays, Saeed Ajmal has finally decided to hang up his boots from international cricket at the end of the ongoing National Twebty20 tournament in Rawalpindi. The offie lost his wicket-taking abilities ever since his action was deemed illegal in 2014. Despite an intense corrective programme, Ajmal didn’t manage to get the […]