There was an era when in Test cricket only batsmen could score runs and bowlers never dare to pad up to avoid fearsome deliveries. But on many occasion, they have to bat for teams’. Their batting used to provoke sympathetic smiles from captains and coaches and great anticipation and hilarity among spectators. But they are […]
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5 Cricketers who earned their funny nicknames for getting out on duck
Generally, cricketers earn their nicknames from their fans or teammates for their cricketing performances or their on-field attitude. Some of those nicknames were funny while some of those were much respected. But when a batsman earns his nickname due to scoring consecutive ducks in the international cricket, those are commonly very funny but not respectful […]
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10 star cricketers banned for match fixing
Cricket is a game where people love to watch with interest. But match fixing is a case which spoils the entire career of a cricketer. International code of conduct came into force from 2002. There are four levels of offences and appropriate penalties for the same. Match fixing is deemed as level four offence and […]
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Shame: Sex, racism, corruption darken Bulgarian cricket!
It’s a shame for Bulgarian cricket! Sex, racism, corruption have darkened the cricket in Bulgaria. A Bulgarian tv channel’s sting operation revealed the most unnerving news the Bulgarian cricket could ever get. In a video by a tv channel, the President of Bulgarian Cricket Federation(BCF) Nikolay Kolev was seen offering sex for better marks to a […]
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Different types of ducks (0) in cricket
“Duck” is one of the humiliating figure for a batsman in cricket. In cricket, a “Duck” means a batsman’s dismissal without scoring a run (0 runs). It is believed that the name of “Duck” came from the shape of the batsman’s run score ‘0’ which is very similar to duck’s egg. Historically on 17th July […]
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PCB appoint Mudassar Nazar as director of national cricket academy
Former Test all-rounder Mudassar Nazar is set to take over as director of academies in the Pakistan Cricket Board, which has created the position to streamline and groom new talent in the country and to improve the domestic cricket structure. Nazar, 60, has submitted his documents with PCB which, in its board of Governors meeting […]
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Asylum seekers help cricket to boom in football crazy Germany
The influx of asylum seekers into Germany, especially from cricket-mad Pakistan and Afghanistan, has created an unexpected boom for the sport in a country where football has long been the prime sport. Of the 476,649 people who applied for asylum in Germany last year, 31,902 came from Afghanistan alone, with a further 8,472 from Pakistan, […]
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Mustafizur proud of being the flag bearer for Bangladesh in world cricket
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahaman is the new sensation in international cricket. His bowling in IPL has created many fans in cricket fraternity as well. Rahman said that he was proud to get the chance to fly the flag for Bangladesh whether in the IPL or on the international scene. “I always wish for my country […]
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Top ten iconic numbers in the Cricketing history
If you are addicted to Cricket, you also have to love the trivia this gentleman’s game offer as it does ping out history where everything was relished well. Now just take a glimpse of the iconic numbers in cricket where the players showed some insight to their excellent performances both as a batsman and bowler.
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Unknown cricketers who share names with great cricketers
Cricket is blessed with legends who define the game with their own way. As they made the game look beautiful their deeds were also paid back by cricket and its fans. They retired and some of them even died but their names are written in golden words in the pages of cricket history. But in […]