Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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India Retain ICC Test Championship Mace
2626 days ago
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India Retain ICC Test Championship Mace

Team India retained the ICC Test Championship Mace for the third consecutive years after topping the ICC Test Rankings on the cut-off date of 1 April. After the historic series win against Australia, India made sure that Test Championship Mace isn't going anywhere soon.## Virat Kohli led Team India will be awarded 1 million dollars for retaining number one spot with 116 points while New Zealand and South Africa will be given 5 Lakh dollars and 2 Lakh dollars for securing number two and three positions with 108 and 105 points respectively.## “Retaining the ICC Test Championship Mace once again is something we are all really proud of. Our team has been doing well across formats but it gives us extra pleasure to come out on top of the Test rankings. We all know of the importance of Test cricket and of how only the best can prosper in the format," Virat Kohli said.## “Our team has a lot of depth and I am sure this will stand us in good stead once the ICC World Test Championship commences later this year. That is again something we are really looking forward to as it adds more context to Test match cricket,” he added.## On the other hand, New Zealand skipper was all pumped up as his side reaches to number two for the first time in their history of test cricket. New Zealand has shown great consistency since the last year and beat England at home before a historic series win against Pakistan in UAE. Their most recent series win came against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at home.## “It’s an awesome achievement for our side to finish second in the ICC Test Team Rankings and as a team, we should be very proud. It’s come off the back of a lot of hard work and perseverance; not just by the eleven guys on the field, but the entire squad and support staff.## “It’s been especially pleasing to see the consistency we’ve shown in the longest form of the game over a decent period of time. We’re now all really looking forward to the ICC World Test Championship getting underway and the added context the competition will bring,” Williamson said.## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Bowler With Most Wickets In IPL
2642 days ago
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Top 5 Bowler With Most Wickets In IPL

Harbhajan Singh becomes the only one of four bowlers to complete 150 wickets in Indian Premier League history. He reaches this milestone in the second qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on Friday (May 10) at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.## Here is the list of TOP 5 bowlers with most wickets in IPL:## SNBowlerMatchesWicketsBBI5-WicketsEcon 1. Lasith Malinga (MI) 122 170 5/13 1 7.14 2. Amit Mishra (DC, DCS, DD, SRH) 147 157 5/17 1 7.34 3. Harbhajan Singh (CSK, MI) 160 150 5/18 1 7.05 4. Piyush Chawla (KXIP, KKR) 157 150 4/17 0 7.82 5. Dwayne Bravo (CSK, GL, MI) 134 147 4/22 0 8.39 ## DC - Deccan Chargers## DCS - Delhi Capitals## Note - Updated after the final on 12th May 2019 ## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Batsman With Most Runs In IPL
2642 days ago
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Top 5 Batsman With Most Runs In IPL

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is leading the chart of the most runs in the Indian Premier League. Suresh Raina is at number 2 while Shikhar Dhawan is not too far behind sitting at number 3. ## List of TOP 5 batsman with most runs in IPL SNBatsmanMatchesRuns10050SR 1. Virat Kohli (RCB) 196 6,021 5 40 130.69 2. Suresh Raina (CSK, GL) 197 5,448 1 39 137.09 3. Shikhar Dhawan (MI, DD, DC, DCS, SRH) 180 5,428 2 43 127.65 4. David Warner (DD, SRH) 146 5,384 4 49 140.79 5. Rohit Sharma (DC, MI) 204 5,368 1 39 130.73 ## DC - Deccan Chargers## DCS - Delhi Capitals## Stats as of 22 April 2021.## Follow for more...

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Ponting And De Villiers Picked Their World Cup Semi-Finalists
2642 days ago
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Ponting And De Villiers Picked Their World Cup Semi-Finalists

With world cup just two and a half months away, all the teams are looking all set for the biggest tournament. However, as of now, India and England are looking firm favorites to lift the cup at the iconic Lords stadium, Australia, the five-time world champion is picking at the right time and the inclusion of Steve Smith and David Warner will boost their chances.## Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting and South African great AB de Villiers have picked their four semi-finalists but fell that it is India that is more likely to lift the cup. Ricky Ponting who is all set for his new assignment as a coach of Delhi Capitals told TOI that "England, India, Australia and maybe New Zealand. Of course, you never know what Pakistan and West Indies are gonna do! when he was asked about his four world cup semi-finalists.## On the other hand, AB de Villiers feels that South Africa can win the world cup but he was honest in saying that they are not the favorite for the title. "I do believe South Africa have a chance, as we did at any other World Cup because we are a world-class team with plenty of match-winners. The Proteas are certainly in the running, but I won’t say they are the favorites to be honest with you.## "India and England are looking strong, Australia has won five World Cups in the past and Pakistan claimed the Champions Trophy in the UK two years ago. Those four teams are probably the favorites," De Villiers told Sport24.## De Villiers who will be seeing playing IPL starting from March 23 for RCB along with Virat Kohli. The duo has been one of the most successful pairs in the history of the Indian Premier League and hence, they know each other more than anyone else. Keeping the world cup in mind, de Villiers feels that Virat Kohli's purple patch will give India an edge which has propelled him to No.1 in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen, aren't going to stop any time soon.## "Virat’s performances over the last while have been incredible and I can’t see it stopping very soon," de Villiers said. "I have played with him for eight years now in the IPL and you can never take the class out of the guy. I see lots of similarities between myself and Virat. We are both fighters and don’t enjoy losing, we love batting together and taking the game away from teams."## While the other former players and legends of the game are still arguing for the best ODI batsman of all time between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, both de Villiers and Ponting feel that Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman of all time in ODIs.## "If Virat has a good World Cup, India will win. His numbers show that he is the best. How old is he? Maybe 30, and he is going to play another 200 games. I don't think there will be many people who are going to argue against him being the best," Ponting told TOI.## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Debutant To Watch Out For In IPL 2019
2644 days ago
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Top 5 Debutant To Watch Out For In IPL 2019

The stage has been set for the biggest T20 tournament in the world, the 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin from March 23. The three times winner and defending champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to continue their winning streak while the star-filled Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) will have a point to prove.## Just like every season, it is a perfect platform for the young players to become the hero. The history of this tournament itself proves that this has been the stage where heroes are made. The franchises also have never looked hesitate in giving chances to young talent and have provided them the stage where they can showcase their talent.## Earlier in the auction, there were 60 players who were grabbed by the respective franchise. With Jaydev Unadkat and uncapped mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu, Varun Chakravarthy were the highest buys (8.4 Crore each), some of the big names remained unsold in the auction held last year on December 18.## In every season, there have been players who changed the games on single-handedly and have been game changers for their teams. The franchises also have focussed on such players who are willing to give their best shots at the biggest stage. Here are we believe, 5 debutants who can be the game changers for their teams.## 1. Varun Chakravarthy (Bowler, KXIP) - Varun Chakravarthy was the hottest topic of the auction. The franchises were ready to pay big for him but it was Kings XI Punjab that snapped him with whopping INR 8.4 Crore. Varun can bowl with Seven types of variations and that helped him to rose as one of the stars in Tamil Nadu Premier League for Madurai Panthers. TNPL experience helped him become the highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets in the group stage of Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is definitely one of the players to watch out for in the upcoming edition of IPL.## A statical view at his career## FormatMatchesInningsWicketsBBI5-WicketsEcon List A 9 9 22 5/38 1 4.23 IPL - - - - - - ## 2. Shimron Hetmyer (Batsman, RCB) - A left-hand batsman who can strike the ball hard, Shimron Hetmyer is the find of Carrebian Premier League (CPL). With his fearless approach of playing cricket whichever the format is, makes him a different player. RCB that already has top class players, boosted by the 22-year old West Indian.## A statical view at his T20 career## FormatMatchesInningsRunsH.S.10050S.R. T20s 24 22 549 100 1 2 140.02 IPL - - - - - - - ## 3. Shivam Dubey (All-Rounder, RCB) - Shivam Dubey is an all-rounder from Mumbai who was grabbed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in INR 5 Crore. He was on song in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy for Mumbai. During a match of the Ranji Trophy, he hit five sixes in an over and showed his ability to hit the ball hard. It is going to be a great experience for him as he will share a dressing room with two of the greatest batsmen Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.## A statical view at his T20 career (Batting)## FormatMatchesInningsRunsH.S.10050S.R. T20s 15 14 202 37* 0 0 147.44 IPL - - - - - - - ## Bowling## FormatMatchesInningsWicketsBBI5-WicketsEcon T20s 15 15 14 3/27 0 8.86 IPL - - - - - - ## 4. Prayas Ray Barman (Bowler, RCB) - The 16-year old teenager who stole the show in the auction, Prayas Ray Barman is a legspinner from Bengal. He was one of the stars for Bengal in Vijay Hazare Trophy last year where he made his debut and took 11 wickets in 9 matches with the economy rate of 4.5 per over. He will play for RCB in IPL 2019.## A statical view at his T20 career## FormatMatchesInningsWicketsBBI5-WicketsEcon T20s 4 4 4 4/14 0 7.11 IPL - - - - - - ## 5. Sam Curran (All-Rounder, KXIP) - Well Indian players must be aware of what Sam Curran can do who was the difference between India and England in 5-match Test series last year. The player of the series of England-India Test series, Sam Curran can hit the ball hard and can be handy with the ball as well. The 20-year-old all-rounder was grabbed by KXIP in the auction will seeing playing for the man in red.## A statical view at his T20 career (Batting)## FormatMatchesInningsRunsH.S.10050S.R. T20s 47 36 478 50 0 1 118.90 IPL - - - - - - - ## Bowling## FormatMatchesInningsWicketsBBI5-WicketsEcon T20s 47 46 42 4/13 0 8.24 IPL - - - - - - ## Follow for more...

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Stats: Australia Pulled Off Their Highest Run Chase In ODIs
2648 days ago
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Stats: Australia Pulled Off Their Highest Run Chase In ODIs

It was a day of run fest contest at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali that saw three brilliant knocks. First from Shikhar Dhawan who back in form and scored his 16th ODI ton (143 off 115 balls) that helped India to post a formidable total of 358 runs on the board. The target was big but Peter Handscomb played a gem of an innings and scored his maiden ODI ton (117 off 105 balls) before Aston Turner who was playing his only second match, changed the game with a blitzing 84* off 43 balls as Australia chased down the target with 13 balls to spare.## Many teams would have hoped to win 9 out of 10 times after posting 350+ total on the board but it was just Handscomb and Turner's day that helped Australia to pull off their highest run chase in ODIs.## Highest targets successfully chased in ODIs:## 435 SA v Aus, Joburg, 2006## 372 SA v Aus, Durban, 2016## 361 Eng v WI, Bridgetown, 2019## 360 Ind v Aus, Jaipur, 2013## 359 Aus v Ind, Mohali, 2019*## Highest targets successfully chased by Australia in ODIs:## 359 v Ind, Mohali, 2019*## 334 v Eng, SCG, 2011## 327 v SA, Port Elizabeth, 2002## Highest match aggregates in ODIs played in India:## 825 Ind (414) v SL (411), Rajkot, 2009## 747 Ind (381) v Eng (366), Cuttack, 2017## 721 Aus (359) v Ind (362), Jaipur, 2013## 717 Ind (358) v Aus (359), Mohali, 2019*## Highest targets successfully chased vs India in ODIs: ## 359 Aus, Mohali, 2019*## 322 Pak, Mohali, 2007## 322 SL, Oval, 2017## 316 Pak, Ahmedabad, 2005## 310 Aus, Perth, 2017## Most 350+ scores in ODIs:## 27 - India/South Africa## 18 - Australia## 15 - England## 14 - New Zealand## - Rohit Sharma during his knock of 95 off 92 balls hit two sixes and becomes the highest six, hitter (218) for India in ODIs. He surpassed MS Dhoni's 217 sixes.## - Rohit Sharma also becomes the quickest to reach 3000 runs in India (57 innings) and joint fastest by a player in his home country. Amla too took the same number of innings to reach 3000 runs in South Africa. The previous record was held by Virat Kohli who took 63 innings to reach the milestone in India.## - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan's 193 runs stand for the opening wicket is the highest stand for India against Australia for the first wicket. The previous record also belongs to them when the pair added 178 in Nagpur in 2013.## - Shikhar Dhawan scored his highest individual score of 143 in ODIs. His previous best was 137 made against South Africa in World Cup 2015 at MCG.## - Usman Khawaja (91) and Peter Handscomb's (117) partnership of 192 is the highest by a pair for the third wicket against India in India surpassing 181 between Ken Rutherford and Adam Parore in Baroda in 1994.## - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan added 193 for the opening stand and become the 3rd most joint opening pair to feature in most 100+ partnership in ODIs:## 21 - Sachin/Ganguly## 16 - Gilchrist/Hayden## 15 - Greenidge/Haynes## 15 - Rohit/Dhawan## - This is the first time India have lost two successive ODIs at home in the same series since 2012/13 when they lost to Pakistan. And this is the first time India have lost a match after posting 350+ on the board and also the first time Australia have won a match chasing 350+ target. ## Stats till 9th March 2019.## Follow for more...

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Rishabh Pant Gets Grade A Central Contract
2651 days ago
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Rishabh Pant Gets Grade A Central Contract

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been given an A grade contract after finding himself without a contract last time while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan who were in the A+ category have been dropped to A in latest central contract released by BCCI's Committee of Administrators (CoA).## Murli Vijay found himself without a contract this time around. He was dropped from the Test series during the England tour after his poor runs. However, he was brought back into the team for Australia tour but soon was dropped again as his poor show with the bat continued and hence, he will be without any central contract for the upcoming season.## Some of the players like Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Parthiv Patel and Jayant Yadav who all had contracts in the previous cycle have been left out of the current one while Khaleel Ahmed and Hanuma Vihari who have been awarded the central contract for the first time and have earned a Grade C contract.## Wriddhiman Saha, who had a Grade A contract last time sees himself drop down two categories to Grade C after missing a large part of cricket due to injury. He is currently out from the Test. Dinesh Karthik too dropped a category to Grade C.## Grade A+ (INR 7 Cr):## Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah## Grade A (INR 5 Cr):## Ravichandaran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant## Grade B (INR 3 Cr):## KL Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya## Grade C (INR 1 Cr):## Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Hanuma Vihari, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha## Women's contract## The highest wicket-taker in ODIs, Jhulan Goswami who has been retired from T20Is, moved to Grade B while Poonam Yadav earned Grade A contract. All-rounders Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, and D Hemalatha have been awarded a Grade C contract for the first time.## Grade A (INR 50 Lakhs):## Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam yadav## Grade B (INR 30 Lakhs):## Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues## Grade C (INR 10 Lakhs):## Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha, Anuja Patil, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Mona Meshram, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar## Follow for more...

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Stats: Team India Register 500th Win In ODIs
2653 days ago
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Stats: Team India Register 500th Win In ODIs

Vijay Shankar who nearly lost India the final of Nidahas trophy last year against Bangladesh, thanks to Dinesh Karthik who pulled off a stunner and saved India from an embarrassing defeat, was had a chance to win the game for India against Australia in the second ODI in Nagpur and this time, he didn't make any mistake and provide India an unlike win.## With 11 runs needed in the final over and a well-set batsman (Marcus Stoinis) at the crease, it was difficult for more a part-time bowler but he kept his head and helped to 8-runs win and go 2-0 up in 5-match series.## Though the win was actually set up by the captain Kohli who scored his 40th ODI century on a pitch which was tricky for the batsmen. However, India might have felt 10 runs short but the bowlers made sure that the score was enough to double the lead in the series.## Statically, it was India's 500th win in ODIs and becomes the only second team after Australia to reach the 500 wins landmark. It took 963 matches for India to win their 500th match.## Top 5 Teams With Most Wins In ODIs:## 558 - Australia (924 match)## 500 - India (963 match)## 479 - Pakistan (907 match)## 390 - West Indies (793 match)## 379 - Sri Lanka (832 match)## India's milestone ODI wins:## 1st: 10 wkts vs East Africa, 1975## 100th: 43 runs vs SA, Mohali, 1993## 200th: 8 wkts vs Ken, Nairobi, 2000## 300th: 20 runs vs WI, Cuttack, 2007## 400th: 6 wkts vs SL, Colombo RPS, 2012## 500th: 8 runs vs Aus, Nagpur, 2019## It was another Virat Kohli masterclass at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. The Indian captain brought up his 40th ODI hundred in which 33 has come in the winning cause. He also was awarded Man of the match which is his 32nd MOM and surpassed Sourav Ganguly's 31 MOM awards.## Most Centuries in ODI wins:## 33 V Kohli (133* innings)## 33 S Tendulkar (231 innings)## 25 R Ponting (254 innings)## Most MoM awards in ODIs (India):## 62 S Tendulkar (463 ODIs)## 32 V KOHLI (224)## 31 S Ganguly (308)## 27 Yuvraj Singh (301)## 23 V Sehwag (241)## 20 MS Dhoni (337)## Most Centuries in international matches:## 100 S Tendulkar (664 match)## 71 R Ponting (560 match)## 64 V Kohli (367 match)## Stats till 5 March, 2019## Follow for more...

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On This Day: Relive Sachin Tendulkar's Masterclass Against Pakistan In The World Cup 2003
2657 days ago
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On This Day: Relive Sachin Tendulkar's Masterclass Against Pakistan In The World Cup 2003

If someone asks you which is the biggest rivalry in cricket between the two nations? Is it The Ashes rivalry between Australia and England? South Africa and Australia rivalry? Or India and Pakistan rivalry? It seems to be tricky to answer as each rivalry has its own importance. However, there is one major difference among these rivalries and that is 'Emotion'.## There is hardly any rivalry between the two nations than India and Pakistan when things go emotionally. The pressure has always been super high on both the teams as the crowd of both nations doesn't want to see their team losing against another. Though India has always emerged as a victorious in all six matches against the arch-rivals in the World Cup still they had a lot to put to get over the line each time.## Well, among so many great rivalries between India and Pakistan, one happened the World Cup on 1st March 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa. Both teams came to this match after winning their previous match against England and the Netherlands but really know about cricket then you will know that it does not matter in India-Pakistan clash whether you win or lose against other opponents. Such is pressure on both teams.## However, going to this match, India had an upper hand who won all three previous clash against Pakistan in the World Cup. In this high-pressure match, Pakistan's Waqar Younis had won the toss opted to bat first. Pakistan made most of this opportunity and put 273 for 7 wickets on board. Saeed Anwar played a brilliant knock of 101 off 126 balls.## The target was tricky and was even more difficult against the likes of Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, and Waqar Younis, three of the best pacers of all time. India open with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag. Most of the batsmen would have preferred to see off the new ball against the pace trio but Tendulkar and Sehwag had some other plans.## Sachin Tendulkar opened the account with a beautiful punch through the cover off Akram on just 3rd ball of the innings. Sehwag did the same on the last ball of the over. With 9 runs over, India started brilliantly. Shoaib Akhtar had the ball at the other end. That was the over when smacked Akhtar all around the park and shed his pent-up anxiety with three strokes in Shoaib's opening over to jumpstart a classic inning. The first of them - reaching out (were he not so pumped up, he would surely have let it pass for a wide), at once cutting and tipping, very high over the square third-man boundary - would become an icon; its sheer thrill, and nationalist symbolism, was a sort of belated rebuff to the Miandad six. ## The second stroke was his lovely trademark - back in the crease and diverting a reasonable delivery to square leg with lovely wrist work. But the third shot was the stunner. A little trot across to off stump, block, down the ground to the on, four. No backlift, no follow-through, none needed. He simply met the ball with the perfection and the execution began there and finished there, magically frozen in time. The crowd, easily the most vivid of the tournament, had gone quite wild. India reached to their 50 in just 5 overs. It was the 6th over of the innings which swung the pendulum into Pakistan's favor when Waqar Younis dismissed Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly on back to back balls and India reduced to 53 for 2. Now, the master blaster had the responsibility to take his team over the line. ## That was the time when the all-time great shown the maturity and put up a masterclass show further. The master blaster played with ease as none of the Pakistan bowlers was looking to get him out. However, Wasim Akram trapped him with an inswinger which Tendulkar couldn't keep the ball down and played in the air but Abdul Razzak misjudged the ball and put down a real possible chance to go through India's middle order.## Mohammad Kaif gave a good company to the master blaster and both added 102 runs for the 3rd wicket. When Tendulkar and India looking to crush Pakistan, Shahid Afridi brought Pakistan back into the game with Kaif's wicket with 119 runs were still needed. Tendulkar was still at the crease but really started struggling due cramp and was not able to run. Virendra Sehwag came as a runner for him but Tendulkar was still struggling in playing shots and when he was on 98 off 75 balls (14 fours and a six), he couldn't handle a quick bouncer of Shoaib Akhtar and caught out at the point at the team total of 177.## However, the master blaster had done his job, India still needed 97 runs to win. Two of India's best players Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh paired together and didn't let any damage further and took India over the line with 26 balls to spare. Both remained unbeaten on 44 and 50 respectively.## India won quite comfortably in the end and it was Sachin Tendulkar who was the architect of it. He simply was outstanding until he got out. There were a few moments when India looked in trouble but he kept the tempo of the innings with his extraordinary ability to play shots. With no surprise, Tendulkar was adjudged Man Of The Match for his great knock that could simply be one of the greatest knocks in World Cup matches that have played. India reached the final but only to lose to Australia. Sachin Tendulkar was the highest scorer of the tournament and was awarded Player Of The Tournament.## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Batsmen With Most Sixes In International Matches
2659 days ago
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Top 5 Batsmen With Most Sixes In International Matches

On a day when batsmen are dealing in sixes, West Indies' opener Chris Gayle becomes the first ever player to hit 500 sixes in international matches. A self-claimed Universe Boss, Gayle has been in the lethal form in ongoing series against England. He is making most of his comeback in international cricket after a while and so far in 3 innings, he has hit 28 sixes.## Chris Gayle has already announced that he will retire from one-day cricket after the World Cup later this year in England and Wales. However, his record seems hard to break in the near future as, Among the current players, only Rohit Sharma has hit most sixes (349) than any other player apart from Gayle in across format.## Here is the list of TOP 5 batsmen with most sixes in across formats:## 1. Chris Gayle (West Indies/ICC, 534 Sixes)-## Tests - 98 ## ODIs - 331 ## T20Is - 105 ## 2. Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak, 474 Sixes)-## Tests - 52 ## ODIs - 351 ## T20Is - 73 ## 3. BB McCullum (NZ, 398 Sixes)-## Tests - 107 ## ODIs - 200 ## T20Is - 91 ## 4. Rohit Sharma (India, 371 Sixes)-## Tests - 32 ## ODIs - 232 ## T20Is - 107 ## 5. MS Dhoni (India, 359 Sixes)-## Tests - 78 ## ODIs - 229 ## T20Is - 52 ## Stats till 13 August 2019* ## Follow for more...

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Top 5 Leading Run Scorer In One-Day World Cup History
2669 days ago
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Top 5 Leading Run Scorer In One-Day World Cup History

On 18 February 1996, The legendary Sachin Tendulkar scored his first of six centuries in ODI World Cup. The master blaster is the only batsman in the history of cricket who has scored 6 centuries in World Cup matches. Tendulkar represented India in 6 ODI World Cup and the best effort was in 2011 when India lifted the Cup after 28 years. 2011 World Cup was Tendulkar's last World Cup as a player.## Apart from scoring highest centuries, the legend has scored most runs than any other player in World Cup as well as in Tests and ODIs. Talking about the World Cup, Tendulkar is the only batsman to score more than 2000 runs in the tournament.## Here is the list of TOP 5 batsman with most runs in ODI World Cup:## 1. Sachin Tendulkar (IND, 2278 Runs) - In the six World Cups, Sachin Tendulkar has played 45 matches in which the master blaster has scored 2278 runs at an average of 56.95 with 6 centuries and 15 half centuries. His best effort came in 2003 World Cup in South Africa where he scored 673 runs in 11 matches which is a record in a single World Cup.## Sachin Tendulkar debuted in World Cup 1992 in Pakistan where he went on to score 283 runs in 7 innings of 8 matches at an average of 47.16 with 3 half-centuries. He played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 54 off 62 balls including 9 fours and 1 six against Pakistan.## 2. Ricky Ponting (AUS, 1743 Runs) - Former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting is considered as one of the greatest players. Under his captaincy, Australia lifted the World Cup twice in 2003, 2007. As a batsman, he scored 1743 runs in 42 innings of 46 World Cup matches at an average of 45.46 with 5 centuries and 6 half-centries. His knock of 140* in the final against India in 2003 has been one of the finest knocks of the World Cup.## 3. Kumar Sangakkara (SL, 1532 Runs) - Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the greatest batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced. The wicket-keeper batsman has scored more runs than any other Sri Lankan batsman in both Tests and ODIs. In World Cups, Sangakkara has played 35 innings of 37 matches and scored 1532 runs at an average of 56.74 with 5 hundred (4 came in 2015) and 7 fifties.## Kumar Sangakkara hit four centuries in a row in 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which is a record of this tournament's history. He was the second highest run scorer in 2015 World Cup with 541 runs in seven innings.## 4. Brian Lara (WI, 1225 Runs) - Who is the best - Sachin or Lara? This has been the subject of the debate over the years. West Indies has produced so many great players and Lara is one and perhaps the best of them. He represented West Indies in 5 World Cups in which he played 33 innings of 34 matches where the left-hander has scored 1225 runs at an average of 42.24 with 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries.## 5. AB de Villiers (SA, 1207 Runs) - AB de Villiers is one of the greatest ODI batsmen if not the greatest of all time. He made the batting look so easy with his ability to play shots. He represented South Africa in 3 World Cups and played 23 matches and scored 1207 runs at an average of 63.52 with 4 hundred and 6 fifties. He has the best average among the top 50 highest run-getters in World Cup matches.## Follow for more...

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Team India Paid Tribute To The Martyrs In Pulwama Attack
2671 days ago
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Team India Paid Tribute To The Martyrs In Pulwama Attack

Indian cricket team's players have paid tribute to the martyrs in Pulwama terror attack. The attack was planned on Thursday when a terrorist attacked on Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) bus in which 40 CRPF Personnel have been martyred.## The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian cricket players have tributed to the martyrs via tweeter -## Our heartfelt condolences to the CRPF Jawans who lost their lives in the #PhulwamaTerrorAttack - Acting Hon.Secretary, Mr. Amitabh Choudhary pic.twitter.com/J1BXYJxulb— BCCI (@BCCI) February 15, 2019 ## Cowardly, dastardly, meaningless...... my heart goes out to the families of those who lost their loved ones and prayers for recovery of those brave hearts in hospital. Salute to your commitment to “Service and Loyalty” @crpfindia!— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 15, 2019 ## Heartfelt condolences to the families of our brave #CRPF jawaans who lost their lives in the terrible & cowardly #Pulwama attack. Deeply saddened and angered by this news and all my prayers to the families of these brave men. pic.twitter.com/hQxgdRMc0k— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) February 15, 2019 ## I'm shocked after hearing about the attack in Pulwama, heartfelt condolences to the martyred soldiers & prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured jawaans.— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 15, 2019 ## Disturbed by the incident in #Pulwama. My thoughts are with the families and friends of our brave CRPF jawans, who laid down their lives for the country. Let’s all do our bit to help the families during their dark hours and remember the soldiers in our prayers.— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) February 15, 2019 ## Deeply saddened and disturbed by the news. I condemn the terror attack in #Pulwama. My condolences to the families of the jawans who sacrificed their lives.— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 14, 2019 ## Deeply saddened on the loss of our brave CRPF jawans. My thoughts and prayers to their families affected.🙏— Jasprit bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) February 15, 2019 ## Very disturbed after hearing the news of one of the worst terror attacks in J&K. Strongly condemn this act. My heart goes out to all the CRPF jawans who lost their lives.— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) February 15, 2019 ## Shocked and horrified by what happened #Pulwama. The day we all celebrated love some cowards spread hatred. Thinking about the jawans and their families. India keep them in your prayers.— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) February 15, 2019 ## The other sports personality too took the tweeter to tribute to the Bravehearts -## A matter of great grief and anger as we lost our #Jawans at the #Pulwama attacks. My thoughts and prayers for the families of the martyrs. India will fight back!— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) February 15, 2019 ## Shocked and saddened to hear the news of the #Pulwama attack on our jawans. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. @crpfindia #CRPF— Manika Batra (@manikabatra_TT) February 14, 2019 ## Shocked to hear the news of the #KashmirTerrorAttack .. my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the martyred CRPF jawans 🙏 😔😔— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) February 14, 2019 ## Going through a range of emotions with regard to what's happened in Pulwama. Keeping all those aside for the moment and praying that the families of the soldiers find the courage to cope with a loss that should never have been.— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) February 15, 2019 ## Follow for more...

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