Cricket Trivia

Which English county club did Indian batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in 2003?

a) Middlesex
b) Leicestershire
c) Yorkshire
d) Lancashire

It is a poetic justice that Indian batsmen found the grit and determination, the qualities which we normally associate with the wonderful gentleman who is celebrating his birthday today to survive a hard fought day of test cricket..
Ashwin and Vihari can sit back and tell their grandchildren a story of unimaginable resolve..
Happy birthday, Rahul Dravid.
Well played, India.
On a side note, just imagine if Pant had continued for 10 more overs and Jadeja had been fit to bat..
Aussie fans should hang their head in shame that they were not able to close a match on their home soil despite absence of many stars in Indian line up and the presence of rowdy fans and unsporting players who only know how to talk crap behind stumps..
It must be very PAINEful!
Let's eat the Kangaroo curry in the 4th Match and lift the trophy.

2008-
"RCB don't have bowlers who can bowl in the death overs!"


2020-
"RCB don't have bowlers who can bowl in the death overs!"

Happy birthday thala 🎉❤️🥀

Andy Flower was for a long time Zimbabwe's only batsman of true Test quality in all conditions.He was a deep and innovative thinker of the game.I personally feel he was not only one of the finest batsmen Zimbabwe has ever produced but also one of the very best the world has ever seen.The key to success is to be skillful, but, it is equally important to hone the skill and be able to perform well.He also enjoyed a successful stint as a coach.He was appointed as England's assistant coach in 2007 replacing Matthew Maynard. He successfully led England to Ashes victory in July–August 2013 winning the test series 3–0.A major blip in his coaching career was the 5–0 drubbing by Australia in November–January 2013 – 2014 Ashes series. On 31 January 2014, Flower stepped down as head coach, a position he had held for five years.

RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

The wicket keeper batsman's impending retirement has been an open secret, but Zimbabwe's highest run-scorer in both Test and one-day cricket has fought shy of confirming it himself.There were numerous reasons for Andy's retirement but the political scenario in Zimbabwe was certainly a part of that decision.His disappointment towards the political climate in Zimbabwe was clearly evident when he along with his teammate Henry Olaga took the field for Zimbabwe's opening World cup match against Namibia in 2003 wearing black armbands to mourn the death of democracy in Zimbabwe.
What a sad end to a wonderful career.He could have played for Zimbabwe for another decade had he not be a part of dirty politics.Future of Zimbabwean cricket is very closely linked to the future of the country. None of us know how that's going to turn out.

"I think there are parallels between the state of our country and the state of our cricket. If our leaders make some good decision or if there are positive changes in the leadership of our country there may well be a positive outcome for Zimbabwean cricket."

"If the country keeps sliding away the direction of a lot of African dictatorships and deteriorates generally, then I think our cricket might go the same way. That is a serious risk" Flower said.

On this day in 2002
South Africa's former skipper Hansi Cronje died in a plain crash. He led South Africa to a record 23 wins in his 53 test matches, with just 11 losses. In April 2000 he took the cricketing fraternity by surprise when he accepted his involvement in match fixing. After this incident he faced barbaric criticism and a lifetime ban .Despite all this he was voted as the eleventh greatest South African in 2004 .

On his seventeenth death anniversary we remember the fallen captain.

MS Dhoni during the 20th overs in the IPL:

Runs - 503
Fours - 36
Sixes - 41
Strike-rate - 239.52

Dhoni has scored 12.2% of his IPL runs during the 20th overs.

Players retained by franchises:
CSK- MS Dhoni, S Raina, R Jadeja
DD- C Morris, R Pant, S Iyer
KKR- S Narine, A Russell
KXIP- A Patel
MI- Rohit Sharma, J Bumrah, H Pandya
RCB- V Kohli, ABdV, Sarfaraz Khan
RR- S Smith
SRH- D Warner, Bhuvneshwar

in 2006, South Africa scored 438 runs in an epic ODI chase against Australia at The Wanderers.