A Cricket Lover’s Tribute to Cricket

Kapil Dev achieved a lot of success with the Indian team. It was under his captaincy that India started to flourish and have since then maintained their position. He proved to be a very competitive captain. Next came Mohammad Azharuddin who was again a very cool and relaxed personality. He achieved a lot of fame [...]

Pakistan’s first ever Twenty-20 captain was Shoaib Malik. He, along with being a good captain, contributed to his batting and bowling as well. When in the mood, Pakistan is dominating and energetic. Then came Younis Khan, who was soft and motivating and knew how to keep his cricketing side together. The second World Cup was [...]

In the year 1992, under the captaincy of Imran Khan, they won the World Cup which was their biggest achievement. Pakistan even made it to the finals of the 1999 World Cup, which yet again remains a success for them. It was after the introduction of Wasim Akram that they were considered a fearing team. [...]

Recently, Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi resigned as the captain of the Pakistan Test Cricket team, and now they have a new test captain in the form of Salman Butt. To be a successful captain in test cricket, the player is required to have a certain temperament so as to deal with all the pressure and [...]

People prefer watching Twenty-Twenty matches for the simple reason that it is for a shorter duration, and this has attracted a lot of craze and has made them avoid the traditional forms of cricket. Twenty-Twenty does not possess the actual skills of the player. Twenty-Twenty requires the player to be very concentrated and confident. Their [...]

South Africa is in fact the only team which is exceptionally best in Test Cricket, One Day Internationals and Twenty-Twenty. They have been very good in their game, as they have the perfect bonding required which helps them in being coordinated. They are extremely good with their catches and it’s a known thing that they [...]

South Africa has set the benchmark for all the playing nations in Cricket. They have some amazing fielders namely, Jhonty Rhodes, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers who are considered almost God-like in fielding. South Africa, when on the field, gives it its best and hence the players are known as the best fielding side. [...]

In the shorter version of the game, Zimbabwe hasn’t got much opportunity to display its skills, but of whatever little has been seen of them, they have proved to be outstanding. They have tried to save the game many a times by saving all the possible singles, which matters a lot in the long run [...]

Zimbabwe has had some good matches in One Day Internationals. Defeating India was one of its biggest feats in their last One Day International. Their fielding contributed in a big way and they managed to hold on to most of the catches that came their way. Zimbabwe players are very committed when it comes to [...]

Zimbabwe, in the first place, plays hardly any test matches. In the last four years, they have played only one series against Bangladesh which they had won, and that provided them with a good start. They plan on becoming more regular at test matches in a few years from now. When it comes to fielding, [...]