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Anderson’s 600 Test Wicket Achievement!

In the ongoing test cricket match between England and Pakistan, James Anderson’s name popped up and trended all over the social media, on Tuesday night. The English right arm pace bowler, while dismissing Azhar Ali to become only the fourth bowler to reach 600 Test wickets after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, Australian Shane Warne and India’s Anil …

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12 Years Of Virat Kohli

12 years back, a young boy entered the Indian team and who knew he would become a household name not just in India but globally as well? Yes, that young boy is none other than Indian skipper and one of the world’s best cricketers of all time, Virat Kohli! On this day in 2008, Virat …

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Throwback To Cricket’s Unbeaten Records

India’s tour to Sri Lanka in 1997 for a Test series and in the first match played at Colombo, Sri Lanka got out all their guns and blazed it on the Men in Blue. Scoring 952 with six wickets down, Sri Lanka single handedly stunned the Indian team. Till date, this score is unbeaten, making …

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Sunny Turns 71 While Asia Cup Gets Postponed

Former Indian captain, Sunil Gavaskar celebrates his birthday today, turning 71. Making his debut for the national team in 1971, the batting legend has played 125 Test matches and 108 ODI matches, scoring 10,122 runs and 3,092 runs respectively. One of the finest batsmen to have ever played the game, Sunil Gavaskar is the first …

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Throwback To India’s 1983 World Cup Win

On 25 June 1983, exactly 37 years ago, the Kapil Dev-led Indian side created history by winning the maiden World Cup title. The team uplifted the cup after beating West Indies in the final at Lord’s, England. This landmark win changed Indian cricket forever and became the leading sport of the country. Batting first, India …

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Tour Cancelled For Indian Cricket Team

Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, as many countries are opening up and sports culture is reviving with world-class events like La Liga and test matches taking place across the globe, Board of Control for Cricket in India has cancelled its upcoming tour to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe due to the threats related to the spread of Coronavirus. …

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See You In Women’s World Cup 2021, India

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the Indian women’s cricket team has qualified for the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021, played in New Zealand. Along with India, the Black Caps will host the teams of Australia, England and South Africa. Including New Zealand, only these five teams have sealed a direct berth for …

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Nine Years Of World Cup Victory

We all remember the day ‘2 April 2011’, when Gautam Gambhir scored 97 runs and MS Dhoni finished the final match in style. It was the day which is forever engraved in our hearts, when the cricket team of India created history by bringing the ICC World Cup for the second time while going against …