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Here is an attempt to list out the top ten best all rounders in test matches. Names like Andrew Flintoff, Ben Stokes, Larry Hammond, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Richie Bennard, Wasim Akram narrowly missed out. As an area of focus, the era and the contribution to the team was also taken into account. So here …
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Ever since my growing years of watching cricket, there has been one skill-set which sub-continent bowlers have taken a pride on.. the art of reverse swing. Remember, how Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, tormented batsmen during the 90’s era with their late in-swinging yorkers. With the ability to swing the ball upfront with the new …
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I have tried to compile a test team, that has played through different eras, in different conditions. The captain for this side was difficult to pick. I have pick a controversial pick leaving some of the knights. Let me know what you think.. 1. Sir Jack Hobbs 2. Herbert Sutcliffe 3. Sir Don Bradman 4. …
As many of us are facing lock downs in their areas during these uncertain times, and with no foreseeable cricket action taking place, I though of playing selector and introducing by best India Test team (for any surface/venue). Do share you thoughts as well. India XI 1. Sehwag 2. Gavaskar 3. Dravid 4. Tendulkar 5. …
With the ODIs’ out of the way now, India will be starting their Test campaign in the Caribbean Islands. Not that it will be the toughest challenge for Team India, but none the less, it will be the start of their World Test Championship campaign. So how does the line up look like. Young Prithvi …
India has been blessed with an excellent middle order for the last 2 decades. The likes of Dhoni, Yuvraj, Raina, Kaif, Rahane, has made the batting middle order look solid. This keeping in mind that our top three for the last 20 years or so, has been the best in the world. the likes of …
Source- Google images. Rohit Sharma, India’s very own ‘Hitman’ at the top of the order, started playing for team India ODI and T20 side from 2007. This, if you recollect, was the same year when Dhoni was handed over the reins of captaincy of the Indian T20 Cricket team. The then Indian team under Dhoni …
Source- Google Steven Smith, after being suspended along with Warner and Bencroft in the controversial ball tampering incident, is back with a bang.. and how. The Gods must have looked upon him and allowed him to display to all of us his greatness, one more time. Last week when he scored a magnificent 144 against …
Ravindra Jadeja also fondly called as ‘Jaddu’, almost made the impossible possible by stroking a timely knock against New Zealand during the semi finals of the 2019 men’s cricket world cup. I wondered how he would compare to Ravi Shastri or Manoj Prabhak or the likes. For a moment it came to my mind that …
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