Cricket News Thread

Corona Virus has started it’s effect on Indian sports scene too. Latest being affected is none other than IPL. It’s a decided that this years IPL will be conducted indoors to avoid large gatherings of people.

It e\seems to be a sensible decision. Better than abandoning the event altogether. Minimizing the risk and effect.

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IPL organizers must be taking the call more out of pressure from other Sports organizers around the world. Not that they are really concerned about the spread of the virus! :roll_eyes::angry:

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Stephen Harold Gascoigne, nicknamed the Yabba, was a fan who was famous for his one-liners like “Your lengths lousy but you bowl a good width!” at the SCG.

In 2008, a statue was sculpted honouring his support to Australian cricket.

Today, he is the only man with a seat.

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India’s remaining two ODIs against South Africa in Lucknow and Kolkata called off in wake of COVID-19 pandemic: BCCI official

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SA to come back at a later date to play 3 ODI series.

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Kohli & Rohit in ICC KOs

CT 2013 Semi & Final
Kohli - 58* |43
Rohit - 33 |9

WT20 2014 Semi & Final
Kohli - 72* |77
Rohit - 24 |29

WC 2015 Semi
Kohli - 1
Rohit - 34

WT20 2016 VQ | Semi
Kohli - 82* |89*
Rohit - 12 |43

CT 2017 Semi & Final
Kohli - 96*| 5
Rohit - 123*| 0

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Centuries of centuries 100TH 100

In 2012 Sachin Tendulkar Scored his 100th Int Century Vs Bangladesh.

Despite This Century India Lost The Game as Indian Bowlers Failed To Defend 289 Runs.

Out of Sachin’s 49 ODI Centuries
India Lost: 14 Times
Won: 33

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Players to get Run-out, Most Times

In ODI - Atapattu
In Test - Ponting
In T20I - R Taylor
In Intl - Dravid

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My Top 5 Best Players Last 20 Years

•Tests

  1. Smith
  2. Jacques Kallis.
  3. Dravid
  4. Dale Steyn.
  5. Sachin Tendulkar.

•ODIs

  1. Virat Kohli.
  2. Ab De Villiers.
  3. Glenn McGrath.
  4. Ricky Ponting.
  5. Rohit Sharma/Sachin Tendulkar.

What’s Your Top 5

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Who are your TOP 5 left handed batsman in ODIs of last 20 years?

Mine:
1.Sanath - easily one of most explosive batsman.
2.Lara - he was all class in his prime.
3.Sangakkara - unstoppable in his prime.
4.Gilchrist - finest WK opening batsman.
5.Hayden - one of the consistent guy.

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Brian Lara & Gilchrist :raised_hands:

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Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj

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Amazon Prime Video has launched a 8 part series on Australian teams 18 month journey from ignominy of ball tempering saga in SA to Their Ashes 2019 triumph.

Has anybody watched it? Is it any good? Or it’s just a PR exercise of whitewashing?

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Not watched. Sounds like a PR exercise.

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Aakash Chopra rates his all-time TOP 6 Indian captains (all formats combined)

  1. MS Dhoni.
  2. Kapil Dev.
  3. Sourav Ganguly.
  4. Virat Kohli.
  5. Rahul Dravid.
  6. Ajit Wadekar.
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Today In 1994

Sachin Tendulkar Scored 82 off 49 vs NZ, He opened for the First time in Odi

Today In 2016

Virat Kohli Scored 82* off 51 vs AUS In T20WC at Mohali

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10DULKAR’s runs as an opener team wise

AUS 2836
SRI 2390
PAK 2310
SA 1724
NZ 1613
ZIM 1174
WI 1024
ENG 943
KEN 507
BANG 435
NAM 152
UAE 81
NED 79
IRE 42

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My fielders XI:

  1. H.Gibbs
  2. R.Ponting
  3. J.Rohdes
  4. Y.Singh
  5. P.Collingwood
  6. M.Kaif
  7. S.Raina
  8. R.Jadeja
  9. B.Lee
  10. T.Southee
  11. J.Anderson

Quote yours!

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I would bring in Kapil for Colly. Better in all aspects. Also, May be Kohli in for Kaif, a great fielder and absolutely fantastic bat.

Also, Get in Azhar somehow. Gus Logie, Hooper would be in the 13/14/15 or whatever you are selecting.

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Most Consecutive 400+ Totals in Test Cricket

India - 6 (1986/87)
Australia - 5 (1937/38)
Australia - 5 (2003)
India - 5 (2009)

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