Category: Cricket analysis
Analysis of cricket related matters, whether it be players’ performances in a particular game or their historical performances. Analysis of a cricket team’s performance in the various formats of the game through history and current times.
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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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Yasir Shah tears through English middle order to put Pakistan on Top
A brilliant display of leg-spin from Yasir Shah has put Pakistan in the driver-seat against England on day two of the first Test at Lord’s. Shah claimed his fifth Test five-wicket haul as England crumbled from 1-118 to 7-232 in pursuit of Pakistan’s first-innings 339. 81 wickets in 13 Tests for Yasir Shah. No bowler had…
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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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Ravindra Jadeja eager to change the Fans’ Perception in the West Indies Series
Having performed commendably at home in recent years, India will have to start winning away from home to change the perception of fans and Ravindra Jadeja is very much aware of it . Just like many of his team-mates the left-arm spinner also knows that victories at home counts for little unless the team starts…
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The duo of ASHWIN-JADEJA Wreak Havoc For the Windies Batsmen
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared three wickets apiece as India dismissed the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI for a mere 180 on the first day of the second warm-up match at Warner Park, Basseterre, on Thursday. On the other hand, India were 93 for three at stumps with KL Rahul unbeaten on 30 at…
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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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David Saker appointed as the Fast bowling coach of Australia
Cricket Australia, on Thursday (July 14), appointed David Saker as the full-time fast bowling coach of their national side, the slot was left vacant by Craig McDermott following an unsuccessful ICC World Twenty20 campaign in India earlier this year. Saker, who was England’s pace bowling coach between 2010 and 2015, led the Victorian Bushrangers to…
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Snorkeling, Diving, Yoga Keep the Indian Cricketers Fresh in the Caribbean
The Indian cricket team is taking full advantage of the Caribbean sea and its beaches ahead of their second warm-up match at St Kitts from Thursday, the Kohli led side has mixed business and pleasure in equal measure. The first match, a two-day affair, ended in a draw. Team India are to play a three-day…
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England vs Pakistan 1st Test Preview: England will be full of confidence at Lord’s
The last time Pakistan came out to Lord’s, the match ended with three Pakistani players (Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt) being sent into the cricketing gallows. However, after almost half a dozen years have passed since that incident, both teams will be raring to lock horns against each other. The occasion will also…
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Cricket Fraternity Split Over Mohammad Amir’s Test Comeback
As Mohammad Amir gets ready to return in the most purest form of Cricket, on the same stadium where he was found guilty of spot-fixing six years ago, the cricket world is divided on whether the tainted pacer should be allowed to make a comeback or not. IN FAVOUR OF AMIR’S COMEBACK Nasser Hussain, Former England…
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