Cricket News, Records, Legends & Stories
Cricket News, Records, Legends & Stories
Before Adam Gilchrist, wicketkeepers were expected to keep wicket first and contribute useful runs second. After Adam Gilchrist, that was no longer enough. He changed the job. A modern wicketkeeper could now be expected to take every chance behind the stumps and then walk out with the bat and attack like a specialist match-winner. Gilchrist […]
Cricket has produced many great left-handed batsmen. Few combined elegance, consistency, intelligence and longevity quite like Kumar Sangakkara. For 15 years, the Sri Lankan great became one of the most reliable run-scorers in world cricket. He could bat for an entire day in a Test. He could control a One Day International chase. He could […]
Some batsmen become famous because of how many runs they score. Others become famous because they make spectators wonder how the shot they just played was even possible. AB de Villiers did both. He could play a perfectly straight Test-match defence for hours. Then, in another format, he could move across his stumps, scoop a […]
Some cricketers are remembered for the runs they scored. Some for trophies. Some for leadership. Some for the moments when an entire stadium seemed to stop breathing. MS Dhoni belongs to all of those categories. The long hair of his early career, the lightning-fast stumpings, the helicopter shot, the calm expression under enormous pressure and […]
Some cricket legends emerge from teams already filled with world-class players. Others spend much of their careers carrying the expectations of an entire batting line-up. Andy Flower belonged to the second group. During the 1990s and early 2000s, Zimbabwe produced a competitive international side featuring several highly respected cricketers. But when the team needed runs […]
