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Top 7 Test Cricketers Of The Last Five Years

Ben Stokes has been terrific for the team with both bat and ball. He has deservedly been handed over the captaincy of the Test team following the stepping down of Joe Root. Stokes has proved to be the premier allrounder in Test cricket of the last half-decade.

Top 7 T201 Cricketers Of The Last Five Years

Babar Azam has been the leading run-getter in T201 cricket in the last five years. Starting January 1, 2017, he has smashed 2570 runs in 70 matches at an average o 44.31 and a strike rate of 129.47 with one hundred and 25 fifties...

Decoding Rishabh Pant's T20 Struggles

Despite having all the strokes in the book to succeed in the T20 format, he had an abysmal IPL 2022 campaign for the Delhi Capitals (DC) and an even poorer run in the home series against South Africa, for which he was the stand-in captain...

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FIT FOR IPL NOT FOR INDIA

Virat Kohli's case also falls in the bizarre category. He has been suffering from poor form for two seasons now. There were calls for him to be rested during the IPL. Even former India head coach Ravi Shastri felt so. However...

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Is Babar Azam The Most Complete Limited-Overs Batter?

Having played a total of 15 matches, he has amassed 1,083 runs at a prolific average of 83.30. He has gone on to hammer six hundreds and four fifties. Babar has managed to smash the most fours as well (114)...

Why Ben Stokes-Led England Will Be A Greater Threat To India In Rescheduled Test

On expected lines, seasoned all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken over from Root as the Test captain. And although it is too early to judge his leadership, he has made a statement of intent in the first two Tests against New Zealand...

England Vs India, Rescheduled Test: Key Player Battles

They already took a 2-0 lead versus New Zealand in the ongoing three-match series. So India will face a different England team altogether. For India, they lost the last Test series away from home to South Africa...

Is Babar Azam A Better Odi Batter Than Sachin Tendulkar And Virat Kohli?

Azam needed only 13 innings as captain to reach the figure and break the record. Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli are widely hailed as the two greatest batters in ODIs. But is Azam better at this stage of his career...

Vihari Or Pujara - Who Should Be India's No.3 In England?

There is another angle to the Vihari story, though. The 28-year-old is a resilient character and has produced quite a number of crucial knocks in a stop-start career...

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HOW DOES IPL COMPARE TO OTHER MAJOR WORLD LEAGUES?

Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly claimed that the IPL generates more revenue than the English Premier League (EPL), the most popular football tournament...

Are Dravid, Laxman And Ganguly Failing Indian Cricket?

The way national squads are being selected lately, it seems doing well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the only criteria for selection. Look at the players chosen for the South Africa series...

HOW IPL’S LIKELY EXPANSION WILL AFFECT INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

With such a massive rise in valuation, it is only a matter of time before the IPL expands even further. IPL 2022 saw the number of matches increase from 60 to 74 following the inclusion of two new franchises...

Is Jofra Archer's Cricket Career On The Brink Of Becoming Over?

In August 2021, it was learned that Archer would not be part of the ICC T20 World Cup and The Ashes series Down under versus the Aussies. Archer had to return home early from the India tour in early 2021...

IPL 2022: Team Of The Tournament

RR’s Jos Buttler and LSG’s KL Rahul will open the innings in the team of IPL 2022. Buttler had a sensational tournament, clinching the Orange Cap with 863 runs in 17 matches at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05...

Is Joe Root England's Greatest Matchwinner With The Bat Air In Test Matches?

If we look at England's Test batters over the years, Root, Alastair Cook, Graham Gooch, and Kevin Pietersen stand out as their top performers with the willow in the game's traditional format...

Uncapped XI Of IPL 2022

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and RR’s Yashasvi Jaiswal would open the innings for the uncapped XI of IPL 2022. Abhishek was among the few impressive performers for SRH. He was the franchise’s...

6 Players To Watch Out For During India Vs South Africa T20Is

There will be plenty of limelight on Dinesh Karthik, who recently turned 37. He had a stellar IPL 2022 season, smashing 330 runs in 16 matches for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at a strike rate of 183.33. The selectors could not ignore...

IPL 2022: POSITIVES, SHORTCOMINGS, AND ROAD AHEAD FOR FAF-LED RCB

Faf du Plessis scored the most runs for the Challengers, getting 468 runs while averaging 31.20 (three fifties). Rajat Patidar (333) averaged above 50 and did well at number three when presented with the chance...

IPL 2022: POSITIVES, SHORTCOMINGS, AND ROAD AHEAD FOR MUMBAI INDIANS

In the league stage, MI finished last, having played 14 games. They collected four wins and suffered 10 losses. With 8 points and an NRR of -0.506, MI were outplayed and never quite got going. MI suffered eight successive defeats...

IPL 2022: POSITIVES SHORT COMINGS AND ROAD AHEAD FOR CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

As per ESPNcricinfo, Ruturaj Gaikwad managed 186 runs for CSK in the PP overs. He averaged 23.25. With the ball, Mukesh Choudhary claimed the joint-most IPL scalps in PP overs (11). As a team, CSK managed 21 scalps...

10 Unique Records Scripted In The IPL 2022

RR pacer Prasidh Krishna was a notable figure for the Sanju Samson-led side in IPL 2022. The former KKR bowler finished the season with a tally of 19 scalps from 17 games at 29.00. He had an economy rate of 8.28. The right-arm pacer bowled the most dot balls...