Majority of batsmen find difficulty in scoring test runs away from home especially in SENA countries. SENA countries usually offer pace and bouncy tracks. So Asian batsmen find a bit of difficulty in playing in those conditions since they normally play in spinning tracks in the sub-continents. Following list will show top 10 Indian players with most runs in SENA countries in test [10] Virendar Sehwag (1788) Sehwag played 29 matches in SENA countries & smashed 1788 runs at an average of 33.11 with 4 centuries & 6 half centuries. 195 was his best score in SENA countries which came in 200 ..read more

It has no doubt that the game of cricket is a team game. A team can not rely on one single person. Yes! sometimes a player can take his team over the line with his own ability but it is impossible to repeat this in every match. So the following list will feature top 10 players with most runs in losing cause in the longest format of the game. [10] Mushfiqur Rahim (2753) The Bangladeshi sensation Mushfiqur Rahim finds his place number 10 in this list. He has played 70 test matches for his country & has scored 4413 runs including 7 centuries. Among those 70 matches, he has been part of 46 mat ..read more

England have won 2 series within a week, first against the West Indies & now against the Irishmen. After winning the first two matches in the ODI series they not only lost the final match but also all 10 important points in the ICC ODI World Cup Super League. Here is some important numbers related to England vs Ireland 2020 ODI series # Head To Head (ODIs) MATCHES 13 ENG WON 10 IRE WON 2 NR 1 # England Since 2015 World Cup MATCHES 105 WON 68 LOST 28 TIED 2 NR 7 Note : World Cup Final of 2019 counted as a “Tie” # 3rd match was Ireland’s only second win in internat ..read more

As England defeated West Indies in the first test series after the COVID-19 pandemic, they also have become the last team to win Wisden Trophy (England vs West Indies Test Series). Next time when England & West Indies compete in a test series it will called Botham-Richards series. Here are few stats & trivia related to the England vs West Indies 2020 Test series. [1] Head To Head England played their first ever test match against West Indies in 1928. Since then total 160 matches are played & West Indies have won most number of matches. MATCHES 160 ENG WON 51 ENG LOST 58 DR ..read more

Introduction : WG Grace, born July 18, 1848, is regarded as the game’s one of the greatest cricketer. He was an amateur English cricketer who played for a record 44 first class season. He was the man who modified cricket to shape it the way it is played today. WG Grace was a right handed batsman & bowled right arm leg break. He didn’t play not only cricket but also other sports. He was a champion 440-yard hurdler as a young man and played football for the Wanderers. In later life, he played golf, lawn bowls and curling. And he was a doctor by pr ..read more

There are as many as 87 instances when a bowler has taken 10 wicket haul in an innings in first class cricket history and some of them weren’t 11 a side matches like WG Grace, EM Grace & DC Hinds achieved this in 12 a side match. There are some 16 a side matches also. Here is some facts related to 10 wickets haul in a first class innings. First Player To Take 10 Wicket Haul The ‘Nonpareil’ FW Lillywhite was the first ever player to take 10 wicket haul in an innings in first class cricket history. He was playing for Players against Gentlemen in 1837 at Lord’s. Though Gentlemen had 16 player ..read more

Cricket couldn’t have hoped for a better return. Some fiery bowling spells, excellent dogged batting and a match that went down to the final session on day five. The result would have taken a few aback too as West Indies pulled one past the hosts to go 1-0 ahead in the series. With the hosts suddenly on the back-foot, the series has taken a competitive turn and there’s something to look forward to. Here we pull out the takeaways for either team from the first Test at Ageas Bowl. Three premier batsmen who came under scrutiny in the first Test are Shai Hope, Joe Denly and Jos Buttler. Hope, ofte ..read more

During this edition of 10 All Out, Isaac has had the privilege of speaking to ex-Ugandan U19 wicket-keeper Denis Musali. Denis now had focussed his attention onto developing Uganda’s next generation of cricketers with his work at Wanders CC.  Q1. What has been your journey through cricket so far? What have been some of the personal challenges you have experienced y and what have been some of the highlights? My cricket journey started during high school when I was about 13, I went to a Christian founded missionary school and cricket was the most popular sport at school. Therefore, it was ..read more

[1] Shahid Afridi (45 Balls) India vs Pakistan, Kanpur (15/04/2005) : Afridi is at the top of the table in scoring fastest odi 100 while chasing. While batting first, India scored 249/6 & set a total of 250 in front of Pakistan. Then Shahid Afridi came as an opener with Salman Butt. After first 2 overs Afridi scored 1 run off 4 balls. Then Balaji came to bowl the 3rd over & Boom Boom Afridi started to exhibit his hitting skills. 23 runs came from the over including 2 4s & 2 6s from Afridi. He completed his 100 in 45 deliveries. But after completing in the very next ball he was dism ..read more

At 30 years of age, Sarah Taylor had achieved it all – topped the rankings in limited-overs cricket, made Dhoni-esque stumpings, scored substantial amount of runs to be regarded as one of women’s cricket’s greatest assets. Yet, when another bout of mental illness struck, she had no place to go. A career that could have been a lot more ended prematurely.  Two days before Taylor announced her sudden retirement, we also saw Marcus Trescothick bow out of domestic cricket after 26 years of excellence for Somerset. The former England opener is another victim of the mental illness that has af ..read more