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Last updated on September 13th, 2019 at 05:35 am Australian leg spinner Shane Warne holds a unique batting record in test cricket. Warne had scored most test runs without scoring a test century. Warne had scored 3,154 test runs in …
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One of England’s all time batting great Graham Gooch holds a bating record of scoring most runs by a batsman in test match. He achieved this feat in 1990 against India at Home of cricket Lord’s when he scored 333 …
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Recently two Pakistani batsmen Azhar Ali and Saad Ali have wished to register their name on the Lords Honours Boards. Whenever any visiting team makes its way to Lords cricket ground to face host in white cricketing dress, it’s always …
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Term night watchman used in cricket for a player who was sent in to bat to face few overs just before the end of day’s play. Player selected for this job is form the tail end of the batting lineup …
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As a cricket enthusiast and keen follower of the cricket I found Mickey Arthur’s decision of dropping Wahab Riaz from Pakistan is a gift to the nation. Wahab Riaz just a couple of months away from celebrating his 33rd birthday …
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Australia’s medium fast bowler Terry Alderman shatters all the records when he makes his debut against England in Ashes campaign of 1981. He took 42 wickets while playing in all 6 test matches of the series at an average of …
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Sunil Gavaskar of India holds the record of scoring most run in a debut series. In 1971 when he makes his debut against West Indies at their home soil he scored 774 runs 4 test matches with an astonishing average …
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Pakistan’s chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the team of 16 players for Pakistan’s upcoming assignment of Ireland & England yesterday and has faced plenty of criticism of fans through social media and cricketing experts on media channels. Apart from couple of …
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Young Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Abbas just left for England to play for Leicestershire in county championship. 28 year old Abbas hailing from a modest background is just in his first year of international cricket after making his test debut …
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Pakistan’s Ali Naqvi & Azhar Mahmood are the only debutants to score centuries in a same innings of a test match for a side. The pair achieves this feat vs South Africa at Lahore in Oct 1997, when Ali Naqvi …
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Last updated on October 14th, 2020 at 04:40 pmTall and attacking left handed batsman of West Indies Chris Gayle have achieved a unique distinction in test cricket when he hit the first of ball a test match against Bangladesh for …
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Yasir Shah’s injury is a big setback for Pakistan just before the all important tour of England & Ireland. Especially for the skipper who is still looking to record his first test win as a skipper. Yasir’s injury has left …
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Pakistan cricket team received a major setback as their prime spinner and super performer of the longest format Yasir Shah hit by an injury just before the tour of Ireland & England. Yasir’s injury is a great cause of concern …
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Waqar Younis of Pakistan have achieved a unique feat in the history of cricket by taking 4 wickets hauls consecutively in 3 matches as many as 3 times. Waqar Younis registered figures of 4 for 42 vs India, 6 for …
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One of the greatest fast bowlers to have grace the cricket field Glen McGrath just failed to made a unique record when he didn’t take a wicket of his final delivery in ODI career. On June 13, 2005 McGrath signed …
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Many of you were not aware of the timeless test played between England & South Africa at Durban between 3rd March – 14th March, 1939. It is a test match which was played without any time boundaries but still resulted …
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Pakistan’s Shadab Kabir, Canada’s Nicholas De Groot & Ireland’s Peter Gillespie are the three players who bagged ducks in their first three One Day International matches. Unfortunately Shadab Kabir being the only one who never played again and his 3 …
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Many of the cricketing fans especially from the sub continent might be thinking that why a mediocre mistake of ball tempering had been taken so seriously by Australian’s that even the Prime Minister of the Australia needs to intervene and …
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In a One Day International match against Pakistan in 1992 during a tri nation series in Australia, West Indian all rounder Phil Simmons recorded the most economical spells of bowling on ODI cricket. while opening the bowling with his gentle …
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New Zeland’s injury prone fast bowler Geoff Allot once made a name for himself in bating department. In a test match at Auckland in 1999 vs South Africa against the likes of Allan Donald, Shaun Pollock & Lance Klusener. He …
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In recently updated ICC rankings of ODI’s have seen up the rise of Afghani leg spinning sensation Rashid Khan to top featuring as a top ranked ODI bowler with India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. There are no doubt remains in …
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With Pakistan Super League 2018 editions just getting started and most teams and player are working to enhance on their cricketing skills. I have compiled a list of top 5 heartthrobs whose presence and performance can increase the interest of …
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Record of most dismissals in a test match in international cricket shared by two safe houses. Robert Charles Russell “Jack Russell” from England was the first man in affecting 11 dismissals in attest match. He create this world record …
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Pakistan’s Mohammad Sami holds the record of bowling longest over in international cricket in terms of balls. Mohammad Sami delivered a 17 a ball over against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2004. Sami’s over consist of seven wides and four no-balls …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:45 pmJust like all the Pakistani’s I am also waiting for our own T20 league since that trend has started. PSL has provided us great entertainment and it also provides chance to young …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:45 pmNot many of the Shahid Afridi fans are aware of the record made by Shahid Afridi during his first innings in international cricket. Shahid Afridi holds the record of being the youngest …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:47 pmMarvan Attapatu of Srilanka has the worst ever start to his test career. He made his test debut in 1990 against India and bagged pair of ducks (0,0), he got another chance …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:48 pmOne of the best fielders in Wes Indies unit of 1980’s was Gus Logie. He was pretty agile with in the circle and once won man of the match award in 1986 …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:50 pmNot many cricketing fans are aware of the bowling record made by Inzamam ul Haq. One of the Pakistan’s greatest all time batsman and hero of the 1992 world cup semi final Inzamam …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:50 pmThere are some records with which no player wants to get associated; same has happened with Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin ‘Ebbu’ Ghazali a Pakistani cricketer who represented Pakistan in early days when Pakistan …
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Last updated on February 15th, 2018 at 02:51 pmLawrence Rowe of West Indies born in Jamaica had made the headlines when he made his Test debut a historic one in 16 Feb, 1972. He scored 214 runs in first test …
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Last updated on September 22nd, 2019 at 10:37 amOne of the best batsmen to have grace the game from New Zealand Martin Crowe is the only batsman to get dismissed on 299 in a test innings. It happened in February …
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Pakistan reached New Zealand with confident bunch of young guns who haven’t played much cricket since their victory in Champions Trophy 2017 so they were still enjoying the taste of this victory and smell of victory becomes stronger when they …
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Pakistan team already reached New Zealand for their first big test since they have won Champions Trophy 2017 under leadership of Sarfaraz Ahmed who is still enjoying the moments of Champions Trophy win with his boys. Although Pakistan have made …
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After losing couple of lethal weapons from their fast bowling armory in Usman Khan Shinwari and Junaid Khan. Keeping in mind seaming friendly conditions and weather of New Zealand, Pakistan think tank needs to find some good replacements for upcoming …
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Last updated on July 12th, 2019 at 11:01 amHanif Mohammad was born on 21st December 1934. One of the finest batsmen Pakistan ever produced and the original little master world cricket has witnessed. Hanif Mohammad was the main stay of …
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Pakistan pace bowling department face another setback as the news of another young fast bowler hit the media. Fast bowler Junaid Khan who made strong contribution in Pakistan Champions Trophy win earlier this year have been ruled out of competitive …
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Just before the start of the ongoing Ashes 2017-18 campaign I wrote a preview in which I gave 50% chance to both the sides based on the recent performances; but Australia prove all wrong by claiming the ashes urn just …
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In recently proposed ICC FTP for next 4 years Pakistan’s itineraries can easily be marked as PCB’s failure. In last few years launching of PSL is the only good thing done by Pakistan cricket board, other than that on all …
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Another culprit from spot fixing scandal of Pakistan Super League 2017 have taste the dust. This time it was turn of out of favor Nasir Jamshed who was banned for 1 year. Interestingly the player who was initially portrayed as …
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With many statements and media briefings this has become evident that Pakistan’s head coach Mickey Arthur is not a big fan of the view to provide chances to aging fast bowlers who are trying to win their place back in …
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It seems Pakistan latest triumphant captain Sarfaraz Ahmed a wicket keeper batsman is very much inspired by his predecessor‘s like Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq. No No No!!! I am not talking about the inspiration in captaincy or leading skills but …
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History of cricket is filled with so many examples when a talented player just could not able to break into the national sides and find it hard to get any representations at international level but there are some players who …
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Just about a month ago most cricketing pundits agreed that England needs to find out answers of too many questions before heading for much awaited Ashes 2017-18 campaign down under. And England’s problem just grew in numbers before the start …
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When there is a national T20 cup 2018 taking place in Rawalpindi many of the top Pakistani international cricketers opted to play in the Bangladesh Premiere League. Strangely PCB have handed them NOC so that they can skip domestic tournament. …
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It was September 2016 when India started its long home season when they played a test series against New Zealand and since then India has only played a single test series outside their home turf which was against Srilanka in …
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Pakistani all rounder Mohammad Hafeez have been barred once again by International Cricket Council for bowling in international cricket after recent test that took place in England on November 01, 2017 and found out that most of Mohammad Hafeez deliveries …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:01 amMay be many of the cricket fans would not agree with the title of my blog but that’s how I analyzed Babar Azam’s cricket so far. If you look at his statistics …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:02 amPakistan’s Yasir Shah have his name registered in cricket record books when he snaffled Srilankan opener Lahiru Thirimanne wicket by trapping him in front of the wickets in first half of ongoing …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:02 amAnother young talent who has been in obscurity since last two years has make his way into competitive cricket yesterday while playing for National bank of Pakistan in Pakistan’s premier domestic tournament …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:02 amWhenever a selection committee arrange a meeting to finalize the squad for any upcoming series almost 12-13 slots are already finalized for which the selection committee members doesn’t need to think much, …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:03 amA cricket loving country like Pakistan which is famous for producing fast bowlers at will. Pakistan’s uninterrupted supply of fast bowling starts with its very first international series when in 1952 duo …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:03 amWhen Mickey Arthur was appointed as Pakistan cricket team’s head coach in May 2016, it was always expected that his strict approach and no compromise disciplined standards can create problems for few …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 09:03 amAs Zimbabwean cricket is showing some signs of improvements in their performance in recent past as they narrowly missed a chance to win a test against Srilanka and also gave the same …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 11:19 amWhen it seems that Bangladesh is finding the right balance with a blend of youth and experience in their team especially at home soil where they have had a test victories against …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 11:25 amThe ICC cricket hall of fame was launched by International Cricket Council in 2009 in association with Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) to give deserving value to the legends of the …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 11:29 amIt seems that now ICC must need to revisit its ranking structure big time. Recent shocking inclusion of India’s slow left arm spinner Axar Patel in ICC top 10 bowlers in one …
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Last updated on November 16th, 2017 at 11:32 amHeadingly victory will be remembered as one the greatest victory in West Indies cricket. Although this team had had some more interesting, dramatic and historic victories to their credit in the past …
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Last updated on November 17th, 2017 at 11:22 amIt seems ages when PSL spot fixing case was unearthed in February 2017. 9 months had passed so far and still counting with nothing much have developed which will close this case. …
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Last updated on November 17th, 2017 at 11:31 amSometimes a young player with lots of talent and ability remains unnoticed as his team was not able to draw attention of crowd and critics. Same has been the case so far …
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Last updated on December 20th, 2017 at 07:14 amBangladesh appointed former Indian spinner Sunil Joshi as their spin bowling consultant ahead of the upcoming series against Australia. Bangladesh cricket board made this decision right before the series when their first …
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Last updated on December 20th, 2017 at 07:48 amCan you believe that for players who have played T20 cricket all around the globe and have represented more than 13 franchises globally; a T20 career spanned over 10 years for a …
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Last updated on December 20th, 2017 at 07:54 amIf Australia had came to face Bangladesh at their home soil 2-3 years back than no one might have given an inch to Bangladesh & critics did not wasted their time in …
Read MoreLast updated on January 19th, 2018 at 10:11 amAs Pakistan cricket board has announced teams for National T20 Cup cricket tournament which is schedule to get started from 25th August, 2016. A new drafting method has been used for team’s …
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Last updated on March 27th, 2019 at 10:43 amAnother heart brake for Proteas was on the table when news of revealed for latest Kolpak signing Duanne Olivier. Olivier was one of the latest fast bowling sensations who have increased his …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 05:37 amLosing an ODI series to minnows like Zimbabwe, captain relinquishing the captaincy due to poor result, chief selector gets involved in a sex scandal, your best former wining captain put allegations on …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 05:41 amWhenever a video or news get on aired regarding flamboyant opening batsman Imran Nazir coming back to action, fans following cricket since 90’s and early 2000 goes back down to the memory …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 05:46 amWhen on 29th August 2012, England test captain Andrew Strauss announced retirement from International Cricket no one have thought that the vacuum created by his retirement at opening slot will be that …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 05:59 amIt’s becoming a normal situation in recent years that whenever selection committee in Pakistan announced squad for any upcoming series one name popped out and remains in discussion for few days and …
Read MoreLast updated on April 6th, 2018 at 07:01 amAll the speculations on India’s new coach came to an end when BCCI nominates trio of Shastri, Zaheer , Dravid to coach India in their next assignment. Player’s power prevails as Virat …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 06:09 amWhen English all rounder Moen Ali plucked out South African tail ender Kagiso Rabada at Lords cricket ground to complete his first 10 wicket haul in test cricket and won Man of …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 09:12 amWith England’s Joe Root is all set to make his captaincy test debut today at historic ground of Lords against South Africa today. This will be the start of an era for …
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Last updated on April 5th, 2018 at 11:14 amNew Zealand wicket keeper Luke Ronchi calls it a day as he announced his retirement from international cricket. Luke Ronchi one of the few men’s who represented two countries in International cricket. …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 10:46 amIt has been proved that cricket has changed a lot in recent past the cliché of going with old guns has backfired. Pakistan were also very old fashioned as far as giving …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 10:47 amNot many achieve what they have dreamed, but Sarfaraz Ahmed has showed the world that you can achieve anything if you work hard with dedication & honesty. As both captains getting their …
Read MoreLast updated on April 6th, 2018 at 07:07 amWhen you ask someone about best timer of cricket ball in current Pakistan line up than most of the replies you get will reveal that Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez can be rated as …
Read MoreLast updated on April 5th, 2018 at 09:58 amIn England, where Pakistan managed to draw test series & won one off T20I. To show a good fight in longer version of the game is expected because of settled unit & …
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