Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Kagiso Rabada becomes only the second bowler to pick up a hat-trick on ODI debut. His victims Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, and Mahmudullah were out for ducks.


Mohammad Hafeez became the second Pakistani player after Shoaib Malik and 13th overall to score a hundred and take four wickets or more in an ODI.


Mustafizur Rahman on Test debut, picked up 3 wickets in 4 balls.


Tillakaratne Dilshan became the oldest cricketer to get to 10000 ODI runs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan became the oldest cricketer to get to 10000 ODI runs. He was quicker to the landmark than Sangakkara, Inzamam, Jayasuriya and Jayawardene. Sri Lanka's under-rated veteran has given them a great start yet again.

Misbah-ul-Haq wants to retire from Test cricket after the India series.

I know very well that there is not much cricket left in me. If the series against India happens, it can be my last one." - Misbah-ul-Haq wants to retire from Test cricket after the India series. Misbah talks about the age factor and some upcoming talents for Pakistan.

Ajit Agarkar wrote his name on the Lord's honours board with a superb hundred.

Thirteen years ago, Ajit Agarkar wrote his name on the Lord's honours board with a superb hundred. Although India were walloped by England, Agarkar's superb knock has gone down in cricketing folklore.

Mitchell Johnson has thrown open the Edgbaston Test with a blistering first over early on Day 2.

Johnson became only the 2nd Aussie, behind Shane Warne, to reach 300 wickets and 2000 runs in Tests.

2003, on his first tour as South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith was finally dismissed for 259, the highest individual Test score by a visiting batsman at Lord's.


Craig Ervine overshadowed them all helping Zimbabwe upset New Zealand.


The fourth Test of the historic 2005 Ashes series saw 'Freddie' Flintoff lord over the visiting Aussies with a masterful performance.