Exactly a decade and a half ago, during the second Semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Kenya at Durban, Sourav Ganguly scored his 22nd ODI century, his third in the tournament. His innings played an instrumental role in India reaching the final of the tourney. In the process, Ganguly became the […]

There are very rare occasions when the same player has scored two centuries on the same date of two different years. These rare occasions are mainly due to rare players. Sachin Tendulkar is one of those rare players who scored his 37th and 49th ODI century on the same day (March 16) in 2004 and […]

Exactly three and a half decades ago, former Indian skipper, Kapil Dev scored his first ODI century against Zimbabwe in the 20th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1983 at Tunbridge Wells. Apparently, it remained his last ODI century and the highest ODI score for quite some time. In which was India’s fifth match […]

Exactly 19 years ago, Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 at Lord’s, London. Having won their maiden title under Allan Border in 1987, this was their second World Cup title. Wasim Akram, the then Pakistani captain, had won the toss and chose to bat in […]

England’s record series-winning victory over Australia in the third ODI of the ongoing series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, saw aplenty records being broken. If on one side England scored the highest ODI score, it was Australia’s heaviest loss by a margin of runs on the other. Brief Scores: England – 481-6 in 50 overs (Alex Hales 147, […]

Things seem to keep on going in the opposite direction than what the Australian team and fans would have liked. After their consecutive defeats in the first two matches against England, Australia succumbed to their record heaviest defeat in terms of runs. When Tim Paine, captain of Australia, won the toss and chose to field, […]

Carrying on the winning momentum on their tour of England, India A defeated Leicester by 281 runs in their second tour match. Having won the first match by 125 runs against England Cricket Board XI, this was an apt way for India A to prepare for the upcoming triangular series. Shreyas Iyer, captain of India […]

Out of the 34 Test matches that he has played for the West Indies so far, the latest one would be the most fulfilling for 30-year old right-hand fast bowler Shannon Gabriel. Having made his Test debut against England at Lord’s in 2012, it is only after six years that he has made a significant […]

It was Kraigg Brathwaite’s putting his back into the innings and adverse weather conditions which saw West Indies coming out of the controversial second Test match. Had the weather not favored the local team, there were enough chances of Sri Lanka squaring the three-match series 1-1. The visitors resumed their day at 334-8. Their hopes […]

This Ranji Trophy season will see another Northern state in Uttarakhand making their debut in India’s premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy. The state will also take part in other domestic and age-group tournaments. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) decided to appoint a ‘Consensus Committee’ to run cricket in the state for the next year. […]