How many of us have grown up to what we used to wish to be while we were kids? Or even how many of us have continued the same thing that we started our career with? For instance, MS Dhoni was a ticket collector, Sourav Ganguly used to play football and Fred Trueman was a […]
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Top 5 cricket coaches of all time
Coaching in this wonderful game of cricket is nothing less than a challenging art. Coaching in cricket is all about educating well known and relatively unknown cricketers with the tricks and trades of the game. The most challenging and daunting aspect about coaching though, is about dealing with the varied mindsets of the players, and […]
Allround doubles of 4000 runs and 200 wickets in ODI cricket
Shakib-Al-Hasan has achieved a rare feat on Wednesday while playing against South Africa in the series decider at Chittagong. Shakib, who finished with three for 33, completed his milestone when he claimed the wickets of Faf du Plessis and captain Hashim Amla. When Shakib forced Amla to edge to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, he became the […]
Five Cricketers whose career ended due to serious injuries
The worst thing that can happen to any player in a game of Cricket is his career being ruined due to injuries. Many cricketers have managed to come back stronger after being affected by some serious injuries but for some, it has ended their careers. Let’s look at the top 5 cricketers whose career has […]
Comparison of performances of Asian teams in One day Internationals (2015)
Pakistan had poor year in One day Internationals in 2015 as they lost to NewZealand 0-2 just before the World Cup.In the World Cup that took place in New Zealand and Australia earlier this year, they began slowly losing the first 2 matches convincingly and then managed to win the next 4 matches to qualify […]
Cricketer of this week: Joe Root
Joe Root, the talented right-handed batsman scored 194 runs in two innings in England’s empathetic 169 runs win over visiting Australia in the first Investec Ashes Test at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff the Wales capital. England captain Alastair Cook winning the toss opted to bat first, but England did not have a good start, lost three […]
India to tour Australia for five One Day Internationals and Three T 20I in 2016
Cricket Australia announced that India will tour Australia for five One day Internationals and three T-20 internationals in 2016. The Indian team lost to Australia in the semi finals at the Sydney Cricket Ground in fron of the full capacity crowd. Australia went on to win the 2015 World Cup. Last year India toured Australia for four […]
The oldest cricket rivalry – no it is NOT The Ashes
We know some great rivalries in cricket, but do we know which one is the oldest cricket rivalry? No, it is not the Ashes that started in 1877, some 33 years before the first rivalry of cricket happened that is now history. In 1844 a team representing USA confronted a team from Canada at Blooming […]
5 Current game changers in One day Internationals
Cricket is a game where batsmen have dominated especially in recent times. The batsmen are not afraid to play innovative strokes and change their style according to situations. In the past there were batsmen like Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist who changed the course of the game with their explosive batting. In modern day cricket the […]
An Indian origin British cricketer died while playing
An Indian origin British player has died after being struck on the chest by a ball while playing in a residential suburb in Surrey over the weekend, The Irish Independent reported. Bavalan Pathmannathan, a Tamilian by birth, turned out for Manipay Parish Sports Club (UK) in division three of the British Tamil League on […]