Tag: test cricket
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Test Cricket Is The First Choice Of 86% Of Audiences, Believe This Is Best Format Of The Game
Test Cricket Is The First Choice Of 86% Of Audiences, Believe This Is Best Format Of The Game Although T20 #cricket has increased throughout the world, #Test cricket still remains the first choice of 86% cricket fans around the world. These results have come out of a recent survey by the 232-year-old London-based Maryland Cricket…
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Rajkot Test: Prithvi Shaw’s Century, Youngest Indian To Set Up The Century In Debut.
Rajkot Test: Prithvi Shaw’s Century, Youngest Indian To Set Up The Century In Debut. On day one, Team India scored 364 runs for 4 wickets. World’s fourth youngest player to score a century in the 18-year Prithvi debut test. Ashraful of Bangladesh, Masakadza of Zimbabwe and Salim Malik of Pakistan had made a century by…
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Comparing Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar
Well, this is a post long overdue. Seeing the performance of the Indian skipper in tests, one is bound to make comparisons to all the greats of Indian cricket, be it Sachin Tendulkar or Sunil Gavaskar. Although we had published an infographic comparing the perfromances of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli long ago, now is the…
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Miss Test Cricket, But Made Right Decision: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
He may have quit Test cricket 2 years back in December 2014, but is clearly missing the most testing format of the game as India get ready to play a long Test series against the West Indies starting in Antigua on Thursday. “You never lose the cricket bug. Even if you leave the game you…
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This is how Team Pakistan celebrated their historic win at Lord’s
Pakistan Cricket Team showed great character on day 4 of the first Test of the ongoing series against England, and registered a famous won at the Home of Cricket (Lord’s Cricket Ground). Yasir Shah led the attack for Pakistan with the ball and took 10 wickets in the Test match. Mohammad Amir, who was making…
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Watch: Yasir Shah ’s massive leg break which cleans up the clueless Gary Ballance
The first Test between England and Pakistan has developed into a gripping contest with the tourists taking an upper hand over the hosts. England mettle is being truly tested by the Pakistani bowlers, especially leg-spinner Yasir Shah. The stout Pakistani leg-spinner has turned into a nemesis for the English batsmen. England are being reminded of certain…
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Starc the key to series win over Sri Lanka: Allan Donald
Former South African Pace great Allan Donald has labelled Mitchell Starc as the key to Australia’s hopes of toppling Sri Lanka when the Test series begins next week. The tourists have concluded their two-day intra-team warm-up clash in Colombo with all players enjoying a competitive hit-out and some, such as Shaun Marsh, Steve Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile and…
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Reason behind Misbah-Ul-Haq 10 push-ups celebration
Misbah-Ul-Haq’s push-ups celebration was the biggest talking point for cricket lovers on Twitter and Facebook. Misbah played a brilliant knock to reach his first ever hundred at Lord’s Cricket Ground, and 10th overall in Test cricket. It was a captain’s innings that united cricket from around the world to praise Misbah’s effort. As partner Asad Shafiq…
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BCCI announces full itinerary for England tour of India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has publicized the dates and venues for the upcoming home series against England that comprises of five Tests, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The series will kick-off in Rajkot with the first Test, which is scheduled to be played from November 9-13,…
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Misbah-ul-Haq becomes the oldest captain to hit a Test ton
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq became the oldest captain to score a ton in Test cricket on Thursday. He achieved the feat in the first Test against England at Lord’s on Thursday when he made 110 not out in the first day’s play. Misbah was 42 years 47 days when he achieved this milestone. The previous oldest…
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