Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara became the fifth batsman and the fastest among them to score 12,000 runs in Test matches. Starting his innings with 11,995 runs, Sangakkara achieved this feat by knocking Trent Boult to the square-leg for two. Sangakkara received a standing ovation from the Wellington crowd for reaching this landmark. He is […]
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Doomsday clock ticking for Shikhar Dhawan
Come 6th January and the pressure on three Delhi men in Sydney will be immense. While Virat Kohli takes over the reins of a young Indian team under the most dramatic circumstances, Ishant Sharma will have to come to terms with the sudden realization of becoming the senior most in the team and the added […]
MS Dhoni retires from Test cricket: Full list of Indian captains and records
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one of India‘s most successful Test skippers. Dhoni declared his retirement from the test format of the game on Tuesday. Virat Kohli is the new captain of the Team India. He put an end to his test career after India failed to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground […]
Impact of great Indian players on cricket
India has seen some great cricketing legends in the recent past. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS laxaman, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Harbhjan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag, Gautuam Gambhir and MS Dhoni proved their worth by performing for the country. Their contribution to cricket has been immense. With the retirement […]
MS Dhoni retires from Tests: Anshuman Gaekwad surprised by Dhoni’s announcement
Expressing amusement over Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s decision to retire from Test cricket, former Indian cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad said coercion is always there when someone lead as a skipper in all the three formats that is Test, One Day International and T20 format, on Tuesday. Along the way Mahendra Singh Dhoni demonstrated leadership qualities, which were […]
Impact of T-20 on Indian cricket
Since the inception of T-20 cricket in 2005, the impact of T-20 format on Indian cricket has been great. Different T-20 leagues across the world, has led to many changes in the attitude of the players. T-20 has made the batsman more fearless, play more innovative strokes and led to many huge scores in ODI […]
Players with Fastest 50 in Test Cricket – Unexpected names in Top 5
Test cricket is a game where the batsmen has all the time in the world to get himself in and then score runs. But then there are players who take a little more extra time to get themselves in and then score runs. However if the same player suddenly scores runs quickly then the opposition […]
Gavaskar warns that excessive aggression of Kohli might go against the team
Former Indian opener and expert commentator Sunil Gavaskar has clearly said that the overreaction by Virat Kohli on the field might prove counterproductive. Gavaskar finds it appropriate to stand up and reply in case someone says anything, but such things need not to be stretched too far. Gavaskar has expressed that Kohli’s fiery words on […]
Sachin Tendulkar – Role model for youngsters
Sachin Tendulkar who has done the country proud by playing for 24 years has been inspiration for the younsgters and whenever he stepped on the field people expected him to score runs and he played according to people expectations was remarkable achievement. Scoring 100 centuries is not easy and it needs a super human effort […]
Highest partnership for India in Overseas Test matches
Test performance of India has seen a huge dip in past years and the Indian cricket team has struggled to win Test matches in away matches. But the partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane has brought back a hope for the Indian fan as after a long time Indian teams batting has actually proved […]