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ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) [4] is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. [5] The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and StatsGuru , a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.
– Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara. During his professional career he bowled with genuine speed and hostility. Akram was a man possessed of accurate control of line and length, accompanied by seam and swing bowling skills, extended to both inswingers and outswingers. With a very quick bowling action, he could bowl equally well from both sides of the wicket. His mastery of reverse swing ...
t. e. Ravichandran Ashwin ( pronunciation ⓘ) (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific off spinners of all time, he represents the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup ...
The Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method ( DLS) is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score (number of runs needed to win) for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. The method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, and was ...
Color and noise filled India’s streets on Saturday night as the country celebrated its cricket team’s dramatic triumph at the men’s T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa by just seven runs ...
Javagal Srinath ( pronunciation ⓘ, born 31 August 1969) is a former Indian cricketer and currently an ICC match referee. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers, and was the first Indian bowler to take more than 300 wickets in One Day Internationals. [ 2] With India, Srinath was a member of the Indian team that was the joint ...
Keen on cricket and real tennis, it's been speculated that he died from either a pulmonary embolism or a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball [3] 20 March 1751: London: James Balchen "Killed by a cricket ball" [4] buried 14 June 1764 Godalming, Surrey: George Summers: Struck on the head by a ball [5] 29 June 1870: Nottingham: H.P. Lighton
Cricinfo's headline for the match was "South Africa win the greatest game", while The Sydney Morning Herald called the match "The greatest the world has seen"; [22] The Advertiser called it the "Greatest of all time"; [23] The Age "The best one dayer"; [24] IAfrica called it "The greatest match ever" [25] and IOL "the greatest match ever played ...