Did you know that Ireland once bowled out West Indies cricket team for just 25 runs? Yes! 25 runs. The match was played on 2nd July 1969 at Holm Field, Son Mills. The match was the part of West Indies tour of England and Ireland in 1969. In that tour, West Indies had played 3 […]
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Sri Lankan batsman defends team’s performance
The retirement of greats like Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene has definitely had its impact on Sri Lanka’s performances in all forms of the game. Once considered to be the subcontinent giants, Sri Lanka now has become the weakest team in Asia as even Bangladesh has well advanced leaving the Sri Lankans far behind. In […]
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Shival Kaushik’s outrageous action reminds us about Paul Adams
Shival Kaushik has created a buzz in IPL 2016 as he burst onto the scene with “frog in a blender” action. He made his debut for Gujarat Lions. His weird bowling action reminds us of former South African spinner Paul Adams. When people have seen Adams they believed that they would never see a spinner […]
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Jos Buttler hopes for IPL style T20 tournament in England
The English were the pioneers of T20 cricket and the cricketing pundits in England were the chief architects behind the inception of the format. However, as the years went by, England’s own T20 competition seemed to have faded out as international stars preferred cash rich tournaments like the IPL, BBL, and CPL. In a recent […]
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JP Duminy opens up on the racial system in South Africa
JP Duminy has been a key member of the South African unit for quite a few years now. Over the years, South Africa has been in the news for a wrong and infamous aspect. With selection based on skin colour and racial background playing an active role, several South African cricketers have expressed their displeasure. […]
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Discarded Pakistani bowler in controversy again
Discarded Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is in controversy yet again. As per reports emerging in from Pakistan, Ajmal urged the pupils of his cricket academy to protest publically, in order to boost his chances of selection. Ajmal hasn’t represented Pakistan in any form of international cricket after enduring a poor tour of Bangladesh post the […]
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On this day: 5 things to re-live on the 2nd of May
Over the years, the sport of cricket has provided us moments of emotion and pride and has at the time taken us to the lowest position mentally in our life. The amount of influence the game has on our day to day life is ridiculously large and it will continue to do so at least […]
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The win was a team effort: Murali Vijay
Appointing Murali Vijay as the new captain was like a fresh gush of air for the Kings XI Punjab who finally registered their second win of the tournament. The win against the table-toppers Gujarat Lions will give them the much-needed boost to fight for a berth in the playoffs. However, KXIP skipper Vijay downplayed the […]
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Muralitharan selected who are the best spinner in present
The legendary world-class off-spinner and highest wicket-taker in the international cricket, Muttiah Muralitharan nominated the current best spinner in the international cricket. Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has picked up 1347 wickets in his 495 international career matches. Muralitharan is also the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket as he had picked up 800 wickets […]
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka agree to points-based system for England tour
The England & Wales Cricket Board has finally received the welcome news with the agreement from this summer’s touring teams Pakistan and Sri Lanka to introduce a points-based system for their upcoming international fixtures. England wants to copy the exact format from the women’s Ashes where points awarded for winning a Test, one-dayer and Twenty20 […]