Little did Rahul Dravid imagine he was going to play another ODI match in his career after India won the World Cup in 2011. India were world champs and Dravid was not picked for over 2 years. The nickname of ‘The Wall’ was apt and proven once again with Indian team struggling hopelessly in England […]
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BCCI: Board of Control for Cricket Injuries!
India’s tour to England has been a disaster. We lost the series 4 – 0 and trail the ongoing ODI series 2-0. Yes, India has lost 6 matches without even winning a single one. But the bigger disaster seems to be for the players. India is losing more players than matches. The count has reached […]
How Captains Have Performed in World Cup History
It is important in Cricket that a leader should perform and set an example for the team. Lets check the performance of the captains of the winning team in the World Cup from its start to the end last World cup won by Dhoni’s men. 1975: First World cup at England Winner: West Indies Captain: Clive Lloyd Performance: […]
3 Reasons why Ganguly was ignored by Kolkata Knight Riders [Funny]
Ganguly for me is the God of the off-side when it came to watching him bat. He was the first Indian captain who showed ego and aggression. The Indian team that buckled under sledging, suddenly started to sledge back and no longer was the Indian team considered the polite losers. IPL actions came and went […]
Dhoni goes from being Captain Cool to Captain Clueless
India has had a rich history of Batsmen who had wrists of steel and footwork fancier than a gazelle. But they have always had a problem facing short balling and always had a issue with unearthing good fast bowlers. India has always suffered when fast bowlers gave the batting order some chin music but off […]
Sachin on Twitter: List of cricketers on Twitter
Sachin Tendulkar has graced the world of Twitter but he is not the first cricketer to do so. Here is a list of cricketers who are on Twitter.
Don Bradman’s tormentor Alec Bedser dies
Alex Bedser is not exactly a popular name for most cricket fanatics and many would not have even heard the name. But in his time he was on of the best bowlers around in Cricket and it was a reputation he polished further by taking Don Bradman’s wicket six times in a single test series. […]
List of World Records Tendulkar owns in International Cricket
Recently the buzz in Cricket is all about Tendulkar who has scored the first double hundred in ODI cricket.
That is a world record and I started wondering how many world records does Tendulkar own.
Here is a compiled list of all records the great man owns…
* Most runs scored by a batsman in Test career: 13,477 runs.
* Most runs scored by a batsman in ODI career: 17,598 runs.
* Most centuries scored by in Test career: 47 hundreds.
* Most centuries scored in a ODI career: 46 hundreds.
Tendulkar is the Titan of Cricketing mythology
In Greek mythology a Titan is someone who is a giant. Giant not by size but by deeds who would their rule their domain with absolute power. The two titans Atlas and Hercules are legends of the mythical world. Hercules for beating the odds all alone with just his strength and wit along with Atlas […]
Why Harbhajan Singh loves Eden Gardens?
I think we saw a great Test match today between India and South Africa. Both teams were playing for the number one spot and rain on the fourth day had made it possible for South Africa to play for a draw, win the series and get the No 1 Ranking for Test cricket. But Indian […]