Monday, January 12, 2015

West Indies Middle Order Batsman Carl Hooper

Brian Lara in relax mood


Hansie Cronje


Chris Cairns in 1996 World Cup

Basit Ali didn't justify his talent at international level

England Middle Order Batsman Allan Lamb


Aamir Sohail often played sweep shots


Ajay Jadeja was very skillful batsman but his career runied due to match fixing.


Abdul Kadir Senior, who played for Pakistan in 1960's


Philp Huges against South Africa. Mark Butcher and Jack Kallis looking towards ball.


Young Moin Khan in 1990's


Sachin Tendulkar Recalls Memories of World Cup 2011

In defeating top sides like Australia, Pakistan and eventually overcoming Sri Lanka in the final, India emerged as the first nation to win the ICC Cricket World Cup on home soil. It was even more special as I had finally been part of the World Cup winning team after 22 years of pursuit. The victory in 2011 was the highest point of my career as a nation unified in its celebrations.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Virat Kohli is the first player in cricket hisotry to score centuries in each of his first three innings as test captain

Waqar Younis was so quick and deadly dangerous in his peak days

Imran Khan in 1982


Australian Bill Ponsford

Good Old Days: Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni Batting in a Test Match

Virat Kohli's stat during the Test series against Australia at 2014

For Virat Kohli's celebration after scoring his 4th Test century in Aus vs Ind Test series in 2014-15.

All World Cup 2015 Squads

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Afsar Zazai (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Mirwais Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Javed Ahmadi, Usman Ghani 

Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey (vc), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty 

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam 

England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes 

India: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Stuart Binny 

Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andrew McBrine, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien (wk), Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson (wk), Craig Young 

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (capt), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Luke Ronchi (wk), Ross Taylor
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq(captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz 

Scotland: Preston Mommsen (capt), Kyle Coetzer, Richie Berrington, Frederick Coleman, Matthew Cross (wkt), Joshua Davey, Alasdair Evans, Hamish Gardiner, Majid Haq, Michael Leask, Matt Machan, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Robert Taylor, Iain Wardlaw 

South Africa: AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn 

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga (subject to fitness), Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake 

West Indies: Jason Holder (captain), Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor 

UAE: Mohammed Tauqir (capt), Khurram Khan (vice-capt), Swapnil Patil, Saqlain Haider, Amjad Javed, Shaiman Anwar, Amjad Ali, Nasir Aziz, Rohan Mustafa, Manjula Guruge, Andri Berenger, Fahad Al Hashmi, Muhammad Naveed, Kamran Shahzad, Krishna Karate 

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Solomon Mire, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tinashe Panyangara, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams 

Sunday, January 04, 2015

Last Wicket catch by Rameez Raja, and Imran dreams come true by raising his hands, while Moin Khan get down his knee to offer Sajood.

Geoff Boycott bowling for England, watched by umpire John Langrdige, during the Prudential World Cup Semi-Final against New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, 20th June 1979

The first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England.

The first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England. England, Australia, New Zealand and West Indies cricket teams qualified for the semifinals in Cricket World Cup 1975. In 1975, One Day Internationals were of 60 overs per innings.

1979 Semi-Final between England and New Zealand, that was the number of runs a cavaliering Derek Randall hit to shift the momentum of the match in England’s favour.

1979 Semi-Final between England and New Zealand, that was the number of runs a cavaliering Derek Randall hit to shift the momentum of the match in England’s favour.

Schedule of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Indian Cricket Memorable Moments of Winning World Cup 2011

Some of sport's biggest names were in Macksville today to pay their respects to Phillip Hughes


Michael Clarke is injured again.


The Pujara pearler is Brad Haddin 250th Test dismissal, putting him fourth on the list of most successful Australian gloveman behind Adam Gilchrist, Ian Healy and Rod Marsh.


His second innings knock of 40 at the MCG made him the third-quickest Australian to reach 3000 Test match runs. Don Bradman and Neil Harvey ahead of him.


James Pattinson makes his return to top-flight domestic cricket in the BBL, with one eye on the 2015 Ashes.


20 Greatest Cricket Bowls Bowled by Greatest Bowlers

 20 Greatest Cricket Bowls Bowled by Greatest Bowlers.