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James Anderson

This Biography is about one of the best Professional Cricketer of the world James Anderson including his Height, weight,Age & Other Detail… Express info Real Name James Michael Anderson Nickname Jimmy, The Burnley Express, The King of Swing, The Burnley Lara Daisy Profession English Cricketer (Bowler) Age (as in 2023) 40 Years old Physical Stats & More Info Height in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’2” Weight in Kilograms- 76 kg in Pounds- 168 lbs Body Measurements - Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches Eye Colour Hazel Green Hair Colour Black (Dyed Brown) Cricket of James Anderson International Debut Test- 22 May 2003 vs Zimbabwe in London ODI- 15 December 2002 vs Australia in Melbourne T20- 9 January 2007 vs Australia in Sydney Coach/Mentor Mike Watkinson Jersey Number #9 (England, Lancashire CCC) Domestic/State Teams Auckland, Lancashire Bowling Style Right-arm fast-medium Batting Style Left-hand bat Nature on field Aggressive Likes to play against Australia Records/Achievements (main ones) • Jimmy Anderson became the first English player to take 400 wickets, surpassing the 383 wicket mark held by Ian Botham. • At the age of 20 years 288 days, Anderson became the youngest Lancashire cricketer to take a hat-trick. • With 21 Test and 2 ODI five-wicket hauls, Anderson is currently the 6th highest Test wicket-taker of all time. Personal Life of James Anderson Date of Birth 30 July 1982 Birth Place Burnley, Lancashire, England Zodiac sign/Sun sign Leo Nationality English Hometown Burnley, Lancashire, England School St Mary's, Burnley, Lancashire St Theodore's RC High School, Burnley, Lancashire College Not Known Educational Qualifications Not Known Family Father- Michael Anderson Mother- Catherine Anderson Brother- N/A Sister- N/A Religion Christianity Hobbies Playing Golf & Tennis, Fashion Designing Controversies • Many a time, James Anderson has indulged in on ground Sledging activities with various players like Mitchell Johnson, Virat Kohli, George Bailey, etc. • At the 2013 edition of Ashes, James Anderson along with Kevin Pietersen and Stuart Broad made headlines for allegedly urinating on the Oval pitch following their 3-0 victory celebration on the ground. Favourite Things of James Anderson Favourite Football Club Arsenal Favourite Rock Band Guns N' Roses Favourite Tennis Player Boris Becker Favourite Golfer Rory Mcllory Favourite Holiday Destinations Maldives, Tahiti Favorite Songs Sweet Child of Mine by Guns and Roses, Royal Blood, Alt-J Girls, Family & More of James Anderson Marital Status Married Affairs/Girlfriends Daniella Lloyd Wife Daniella Lloyd (Former Model) Children Daughter- Lola Rose (Born January 2009), Ruby Luxe (Born December 2010)Son- N/A  This Biography Written By  www.welidot.com Read the full article

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Indian captain list with year

Indian captain stands out as a notable one who has led the team to glory in the World Cup. The Indian cricket team is a two-time world champion. In addition to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, India was also the first country to win the Cricket World Cup on home soil in 2011.

The Indian cricket team has a rich history in the World Cup, and over the years, it has produced some exceptional leaders who have led the team to glory. Let's take a look at the Indian captain list in the World Cup: S. No.Indian Cricket Captain in World CupYear1Srinivas Venkataraghavan19752Srinivas Venkataraghavan19793Kapil Dev19834Kapil Dev19875Mohammad Azharuddin19926Mohammad Azharuddin19967Mohammad Azharuddin19998Sourav Ganguly20039Rahul Dravid200710Mahendra Singh Dhoni201111Mahendra Singh Dhoni201512Virat Kohli2019Indian cricket team captain list with year S Venkataraghavan 1975, 1979

S Venkataraghavan was the first Indian captain to lead the team in the World Cup. He captained the side in the 1975 and 1979 editions of the tournament. In 1975, India failed to progress beyond the group stage, but in 1979, they reached the second round before being knocked out. An off-spin bowler, he was one of the famed Indian quartet of spin bowlers in the 1970s (the others being Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Erapalli Prasanna). He was also a useful tail-end batsman and strong at close fielding. Venkat came on to the Test scene at the age of 20 when he was selected to play against the touring New Zealand side. By the end of the series, he had emerged as a world-class spinner, taking 12 wickets in the Delhi test that led India to victory. He was the vice-captain of the Indian team that toured the West Indies and England in 1970–71. India won both series. Venkat played an important role, claiming five wickets in the Trinidad Test and 13 wickets in the three Tests in England. He captained India in both the 1975 and 1979 World Cup competitions. He also led India in a four-Test series against England in 1979. In domestic cricket, he led South Zone and Tamil Nadu for over a decade. Venkat retired from first-class cricket in 1985. He became a cricket administrator and managed the Indian Test side. He was honored with the Padma Shri in 2003. Kapil Dev 1983, 1987

Kapil Dev is one of the most iconic Indian cricketers of all time, and he led India to its first-ever World Cup triumph in 1983. Under his captaincy, India stunned the cricketing world by beating the mighty West Indies in the final. Kapil Dev also captained India in the 1987 World Cup, but the team failed to progress beyond the semi-finals. Kapil Dev became the first Indian captain to win the Cricket World Cup and is still the youngest captain (at the age of 24) to win the World Cup for any team. He retired in 1994, at the time of holding the world record for the highest number of wickets taken in Test cricket, a record subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000. At the time, he was also India's highest wicket-taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests, and ODIs. He is the first player to take 200 ODI wickets. He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket. Kapil Dev's all-around performance has been praised by cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar who regards him as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game. He was the coach of the Indian national team between September 1999 and September 2000. On 11 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. In 1982 awarded the Padma Shri and in 1991 the Padma Bhushan. M Azharuddin 1992, 1996, 1999

Mohammad Azharuddin was one of the most successful Indian captains in the World Cup. He led the team in three consecutive editions of the tournament - 1992, 1996, and 1999. India reached the semi-finals in 1996 and 1999 under his captaincy but failed to progress beyond the group stage in 1992. Azharuddin was known for his wristy strokeplay, much like Indian cricketer Gundappa Viswanath and Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in Test cricket in 1984 against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 31 December 1984, where he scored 110 in his first innings from 322 deliveries, alongside Ravi Shastri who scored 111, in what was ultimately a drawn match. He subsequently scored two more centuries in his next two Test matches. He scored 121 against England at Lord's in 1990. India was faced with the prospect of a follow-on when Azharuddin came in to bat at number five and scored his hundred off 88 balls in a losing cause. Former England cricketer Vic Marks called it "the most dazzling Test century" he had ever witnessed, in his column for The Observer. In the Second Test in Manchester, Azharuddin made 179 in reply to England's first-innings total of 519. Playing attacking cricket, he made 103 runs off 107 balls between lunch and tea on day three, while putting on a 112-run stand with Sachin Tendulkar. Playing his 39th Test, he reached his 10th Test century off 155 balls. The match ended in a draw. Azharuddin ended the series with 426 runs at 85.20. This tally was the highest by an Asian captain in a Test series in England until 2018 when it was broken by Virat Kohli. Sourav Ganguly 2003

Sourav Ganguly is one of the most successful Indian captains of all time, and he led the team to the final of the 2003 World Cup. India eventually lost to Australia in the final, but Ganguly's leadership played a key role in India's success in that tournament. Ganguly was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004. He was awarded with the Banga Bibhushan Award from the Government of West Bengal in 2013. Along with Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka, and Utsav Parekh, Ganguly is also the co-owner of Atlético de Kolkata, a franchise of the Indian Super League, which won the inaugural season in 2014. He was also the brand ambassador of I-League side Mohammedan Sporting. Ganguly was elected as a president of the BCCI in 2019 and President of the editorial board with Wisden India. Before being elected as the President of BCCI, he was the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, governing body for cricket in West Bengal, India. He is currently a part of the Supreme Court of India appointed Justice Mudgal Committee probe panel for the IPL Spot fixing and betting scandal's investigations. Rahul Dravid 2007

Rahul Dravid is one of the greatest batsmen to have ever played for India, and he also captained the team in the 2007 World Cup. India, however, had a disappointing campaign and was knocked out in the group stage. As of January 2022, Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Jacques Kallis. In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first player to score a century in all ten Test-playing countries (now 12). As of October 2012, he holds the record for the most catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper) in Test cricket, with 210. Dravid holds a unique record of never getting out for a Golden Duck in the 286 Test innings which he has played. He has faced 31258 balls, which is the highest number of balls faced by any player in test cricket. He has also spent 44152 minutes at the crease, which is the highest time spent on the crease by any player in test cricket. Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar are currently the highest-scoring partnership in Test cricket history having scored 6920 runs combined when batting together for India. MS Dhoni 2011, 2015

MS Dhoni is one of the most successful Indian captains of all time, and he led the team to World Cup glory in 2011. India beat Sri Lanka in the final to win their second World Cup title. Dhoni also captained India in the 2015 World Cup, but the team failed to progress beyond the semi-finals. Dhoni made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004, against Bangladesh in Chittagong, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. He played his first T20I also a year later against South Africa. In 2007, he took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid and he was also selected as T20I captain of India this year. In 2008, he was selected as Test captain. His captaincy record in the Tests format was mixed, successfully leading India to a series win against New Zealand in 2008 and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (home series in 2010 and 2013) against Australia while losing to Sri Lanka, Australia, England, and South Africa by big margins in away conditions. Dhoni received India's highest sports honor, the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award in 2008 for his outstanding achievements and the Government of India honored him with India's fourth civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. He is the only cricket captain in the world to win all three of the Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, and ICC Champions Trophy. Dhoni holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army, it was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011 for his service to the nation as a cricketer. Dhoni is considered one of the most popular crickets in the world. He is a leading brand endorser celebrity in India. Virat Kohli 2019

Virat Kohli led the team in the 2019 World Cup. India had a great campaign, finishing top of the group stage, but was knocked out in the semi-finals by New Zealand. He has received many accolades for his performances on the cricket field. He was recognized as the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012 and has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, given to the ICC Cricketer of the Year, on two occasions, in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Subsequently in 2012, Kohli was the highest run scorer in the 2012 Asia Cup at 357 runs. Kohli also won the ICC Test Player of the Year and ICC ODI Player of the Year awards in 2018, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same year. Additionally, he was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three consecutive years, from 2016 to 2018. At the national level, Kohli was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri under the sports category in 2017, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor, in 2018. In conclusion, the Indian cricket team has been blessed with some exceptional leaders over the years, and each of them has left their mark on the World Cup. The current captain, Virat Kohli, will be hoping to lead India to their third World Cup title in the upcoming tournament in 2023. To read more blogs - Click Here Read the full article

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England in New Zealand: What did we learn from tourists' series defeat?

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England in New Zealand: What did we learn from tourists' series defeat?

The series was England’s first under new coach Chris Silverwood

It was supposed to be a new era. Instead, it was another overseas Test series defeat for England.

There were promising signs in the second Test in Hamilton but Joe Root’s side were thwarted on the final day as New Zealand held out for a draw to take the two-match series 1-0.

Root returned to form with a double century and England’s inexperienced batting line-up showed potential, but there remains plenty of questions.

What did we learn from defeat in New Zealand – and what problems still need solving?

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England can bat big after all

Without a first-innings total of 400 since 2017 and bowled out in a session four times in three years playing “positive cricket” – all eyes were on England’s new approach with the bat in this series.

Things went horribly wrong as they were thrashed by an innings and 65 runs in the first Test, but they responded admirably by posting 476 in the second.

Root made 226 and opener Rory Burns 101 – the first time England have had two centurions in the first innings since September 2018. Their partnership of 175 was England’s first of 150 or more since Alastair Cook retired last summer.

England batted for 162.5 overs at Seddon Park, their longest innings for fours years, while 21-year-old Ollie Pope hit his maiden Test half century, underlining why he is regarded as one of the most highly rated young batsmen in the country.

Who knows…? England may well have passed 500 had they not been chasing quick runs, with one eye on the weather forecast.

Root can score hundreds as captain

Root’s 441-ball innings was his longest in Tests

The scrutiny around Root’s batting form as captain had never been greater than before the second Test.

He managed only two and 11 in the first Test, taking his average to 39.70 since taking charge, compared with 52.80 beforehand.

But in Hamilton he responded in the best possible fashion by scoring his third Test double hundred. It was his highest score as skipper.

It may have come on an extremely flat pitch, but Root’s sixth score of 100 or more since succeeding Alastair Cook will quieten the doubters for now.

New Zealand are just better than England

It would be hard to argue England deserved much more than they got from the series, given the balance of play across all 10 days.

The statistics show New Zealand have a better batting line-up and, in the first Test, they showed they have a bowling line-up capable of taking wickets in unfavourable conditions.

The Black Caps’ success should come as little surprise.

They are second in the International Cricket Council rankings, a place above England, and are now unbeaten in seven Test series.

Kane Williamson’s side have six batsmen who average more than 40 in Tests. Only Joe Root among England’s batsmen averages more than 36.

Australia and India, New Zealand’s next opponents, are likely to be provide a much sterner test than England did.

How England and New Zealand batsmen compare England Average New Zealand Average Rory Burns 32.81 Jeet Raval 32.29 Dom Sibley 12.66 Tom Latham 44.02 Joe Denly 30.00 Kane Williamson 52.68 Joe Root 48.54 Ross Taylor 47.12 Ben Stokes 35.94 Henry Nicholls 43.42 Ollie Pope 27.33 BJ Watling 40.67 Jos Buttler 33.53 Colin de Grandhomme 40.33

Are England any closer to finding an opening partnership?

Dom Sibley was doing his GCSEs the last time England had a settled opening partnership, in the form of Cook and Andrew Strauss.

The Warwickshire batsman was the latest in a long line to be given a go for this series, thanks to an average of almost 70 in the County Championship this summer.

Fellow opener Burns enhanced his reputation, backing up a solid Ashes campaign with a series average of 61.33 and a second Test century. He has solidified his place as one of England’s openers.

Sibley, though, had a difficult first taste of Test cricket.

He scored a promising 22 in his debut innings but made only 16 runs combined in the following two innings and looked limited in his scoring areas.

The 24-year-old was also hit on the head twice – in the warm-up game and in the second Test – and looked uncertain against the short ball at times.

South Africa’s pace bowlers will have taken note.

A hip hop fan who is hopeless with a vacuum – who is Sibley?

How can England take wickets on flat pitches?

England’s bowlers failed to take 20 wickets in either match of the series and have done so only five times in 20 away Tests since 2016.

It was hoped Jofra Archer would bring added potency to the attack on flat pitches, but he managed only two wickets in the series, albeit on his first overseas tour.

Archer took two wickets at an average of 104.50 in the series

Stuart Broad was far less effective than in his stellar Ashes campaign this summer and Sam Curran is yet to prove he can be a potent third seamer when the ball does not swing.

Questions also remain regarding Jack Leach’s place as the team’s frontline spinner after he was dropped for the second Test.

All-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson is likely to return in South Africa, where the pitches should offer greater assistance for seamers.

However, with a tour to India next winter, and the Ashes in Australia in 2020-21, the task will only get tougher for England’s bowlers.

Is Root the right man as captain?

Even before Root’s return to form with the bat, few would suggest he should be dropped. After all, England have never lost a Test when he has scored a hundred.

However, some critics question whether he is a good enough tacticianto lead England.

Some of his decisions in the field were questioned during this series, notably bowling Archer – England’s youngest and quickest bowler – for 42 overs in the first Test.

Under Root’s watch, England failed to win a Test series in 2019, the first time they have failed to do so in a calendar year for 20 years.

How does Root compare as England Test captain? Matches Won Lost Drawn Win percentage M Vaughan 51 26 11 14 51% P May 41 20 10 11 49% J Root 35 17 14 4 49% A Strauss 50 24 11 15 48% A Cook 59 24 22 13 41% N Hussain 45 17 15 13 38% M Atherton 54 13 21 20 24%

He has a win percentage as captain of 49% – only two men to have led England in as many matches as Root’s 36 can better that – but he has a high loss percentage too (40%), the highest of those to have captained as many matches.

England’s director of cricket Ashley Giles has backed Root to carry on until the next Ashes series in two years’ time.

If not Root, then who else? That’s a debate for another day.

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Michael Holding

Michael Anthony Holding (born 16 February 1954) is a former West Indian cricketer. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed "Whispering Death" by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. His bowling was smooth and very fast, and he used his height (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in/1.918 m) to generate large amounts of bounce and zip off the pitch. He was part of the fearsome West Indian pace battery, together with Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft, Wayne Daniel and the late Malcolm Marshall that devastated batting line-ups throughout the world in the seventies and early eighties. Early in his Test career, in 1976, Holding broke the record for best bowling figures in a Test match by a West Indies bowler, 14 wickets for 149 runs (14/149). The record still stands. During his first-class cricketcareer, Holding played for Jamaica, Canterbury, Derbyshire, Lancashire and Tasmania. In June 1988 Holding was celebrated on the $2 Jamaican stamp alongside the Barbados Cricket Buckle.

Early life

Michael Holding was born on 16 February 1954, the youngest of four children to Ralph and Enid Holding who lived in Kingston, Jamaica. The family was passionate about sport, and only a few days after Michael was born his father enrolled him as a member of Melbourne Cricket Clubat Kingston. At the age of three he was diagnosed with asthma, but by his early teenage years he no longer needed an inhaler. He led an active life, playing sport in the scrubland and wooded areas near his home. Though his family would often watch the cricket at Sabina Park, Holding preferred to play Catchy Shubby Cricket than watch.[1]

Cricketing career

Early career

In late 1975 the West Indies team embarked on a six-Test tour of Australia. Earlier that year the West Indies had defeated Australia in the final of the inaugural the World Cup, and the teams were considered to be the best of their day.[2] Fast bowler Bernard Julien was out of form and his place in the team was given to debutant Michael Holding who opened the bowling with Andy Roberts.[3] He picked up a groin strain in the second Test and bowled as fast as 97 mph, quicker than Jeff Thomson, Australia's fastest bowler.[4] According to Wisden in his debut series, Holding "had shown himself to be Roberts' natural opening partner and indeed was timed to be faster than [Jeff] Thomson, [Dennis] Lillee and Roberts", and considered that when West Indies captain Clive Lloyd chose to give Julien the new ball rather than Holding it was a mistake that cost the West Indies the match. Australia won the series 5-1, and though Holding's 10 wickets in 5 matches cost on average more than 60 runs each, Wisden believed that he had performed well enough to establish himself in the side and had the potential to bowl faster still.[2][5]

India visited the West Indies in March for a four-Test series. The defeat to Australia had left Andy Roberts exhausted, so he was rested for the matches against India and Holding took over as leader of the West Indies bowling attack. He finished as his team's leading wicket taker (second in the series to Indian leg spinner B. S. Chandrasekhar) with 19 wickets at less than 20 runs each and helped his team to a 2-1 victory.[6][7]

The West Indies toured England in 1976, and though Holding was unknown in the country the British press picked up on his performance in Australia and there was a sense of anticipation about his bowling. An early psychological blow was landed by the West Indies in a warm up match against the Marylebone Cricket Club when Holding stuck Dennis Amiss on the head, leaving a wound that needed stitches. Amiss was a veteran player and likely to open for England in the forthcoming Tests and seeing him struggle against Holding's pace was a warning of things to come.[8] In the lead up to the series England captain Tony Greig was confident of his team's chances, saying in an interview "I like to think people are building these West Indians up, because I'm not really sure they're as good as everyone thinks. You must remember, that the West Indians, these guys, if they get on top they are magnificent cricketers. But if they're down, they grovel, and I intend, with the help of Closey [Brian Close] and a few others, to make them grovel."[9] The comments outraged the West Indians, and to the team the use of the term "grovel" in particular "smacked of racism and apartheid".[10]

Post-playing career

Holding has written two autobiographies the first of which, Whispering Death, was published in 1988 before he retired and the second, No Holding Back, over 20 years later in 2010.[20] After retiring from cricket Holding ran a petrol station in Kingston called "Michael Holding's Service Centre", employing several people who were members of Melbourne Cricket Club of which he was a member. The business was initially successful, though Holding found it stressful. Broadcasting began to take up more of his time, and while he was away the petrol station suffered so in 1995 he decided to sell.[21] The former fast bowler also considered taking up umpiring, though not as a profession, and considered pursuing qualifications to umpire in domestic matches in Jamaica but his time was taken up with managing the petrol station and broadcasting.[22]

Broadcaster and ICC official

Holding's career evolved after his retirement from active play. He had never aspired to becoming a commentator but was friends with a producer at Radio Jamaica who invited him to commentate on cricket. This led to him working around the Caribbean, but at this stage work was not regular enough to be his main source of income. Holding made his transition from radio commentator to television in 1990 when cricket in the Caribbean was broadcast on television around the world for the first time. Two local commentators were chosen and Holding was picked alongside Tony Cozier at the latter's recommendation.[23] He became a broadcaster as a member of the Sky Sports cricket commentary team.

The ICC created the Bowling Action Review Committee (BARC) in 1999, and on the recommendation of the WICB, Holding was one of the founding members of the committee. The role of the committee was to monitor players suspected of throwing using various video replays. The process of assessing a bowler’s action has since become more scientific with more technology used and though the committee disbanded in 2005 it was influential in the ICC establishing the 15 degree maximum for bowlers straightening their arms in delivery.[24] Even when working for the BARC, Holding was a strident critic of the ICC so in 2007 when he was approached to join the newly formed ICC cricket committee he thought a friend was playing a joke on him. Holding joined the committee and though he was initially optimistic quit in July 2008 in protest against the ICC's decision to overturn the result of the Oval Test between Pakistan and England, which was changed from a forfeit by Pakistan (who chose not to take the field in protest against being accused of ball tampering) to a draw. The forfeiture was later reinstated, and Holding resolved not to rejoin the committee.[25][26]

Holding has stated "I don't think [twenty20] is good for the game... It has its place but it will be bad unless those in charge manage it properly and I do not think they can because they are blinded by money. I can see Test cricket dying because of this." Despite this he was initially supportive of the Stanford 20/20. He believed the tournament funded by billionaire Allen Stanford could revitalise Caribbean cricket (the fortunes of the West Indies team declined from the 1990s onwards). However, with the conception of the Stanford Super Series involving the England Cricket Boardin 2008 he became critical of the venture as he felt that funds which had previously been invested in domestic teams was no longer of interest to Stanford.[27]

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Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi ( born Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi  born on 1 March 1980)[2] is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2012, Afridi played 27 Tests, 350 One Day Internationals, and 59 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia. He is known for his aggressive batting style,[3] and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI.[4] He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket.[5]

 Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is third on the list of leading wicket takers in the Twenty20 format, behind Saeed Ajmal and Umer Gul of Pakistan, taking 62 wickets from 56 matches.[6] Shahid Afridi has signed to play for Sydney Thunder in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash league.[7] In June 2009, Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup. In May 2011, having led Pakistan in 34 ODIs, Afridi was replaced as captain. Later that month he announced his conditional retirement from international cricket in protest against his treatment by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). However, in October he reversed his decision. UNICEF and Pakistani authorities have taken Shahid Afridi on board for its anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt of lawless Waziristan region

International career

In October 1996 at the age of sixteen Afridi was drafted into the ODI team during the four-nation Sameer Cup 1996–97 as a leg spinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed.[10] He made his debut on 2 October against Kenya, however he didn't bat and went wicketless.[11] In the next match against Sri Lanka, Afridi batted at number three in the role of a pinch-hitter. In his first international innings, Afridi broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching his hundred from 37 balls. The eleven sixes he struck also equalled the record for most in an ODI innings.[12][nb 1] Aged 16 years and 217 days, Afridi became the youngest player to score an ODI century.[14] Pakistan posted a total of 371, at the time the second-highest in ODIs, and won by 82 runs; Afridi was named man of the match.[12]

 Two years after appearing on the international scene, Afridi made his Test debut in the third game of a three-match series against Australia on 22 October 1998.[15] By this point he had already played 66 ODIs, at the time a record before playing Tests.[16] He opened the batting, making scores of 10 and 6, and took five wickets in the first innings.[15] He played his second Test the following January during Pakistan's tour of India; it was the first Test between the two countries since 1990.[17] Again opening the batting, Afridi scored his maiden Test century, scoring 141 runs from 191 balls. In the same match he also claimed three wickets for 54 runs.[18] After winning the first match by 12 runs, Pakistan lost the second to draw the series.[19]

 In 2001, Afridi signed a contract to represent Leicestershire. In five first-class matches he scored 295 runs at an average of 42.14, including a highest score of 164,[20] and took 11 wickets at an average of 46.45;[21] Afridi also played 11 one day matches for the club, scoring 481 runs at an average of 40.08[22] and taking 18 wickets at 24.04.[23] His highest score of 95 came from 58 balls in a semi-final of the C&G Trophy to help Leicestershire beat Lancashire by seven wickets.[24] Derbyshire County Cricket Club signed Afridi to play for them in the first two months of the 2003 English cricket season.[25] In June 2004 Afridi signed with English county side Kent to play for them in three Twenty20 matches and one Totesport League match.[26]

 Afridi made his presence felt in the third Test against India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-innings half-century and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.[27] In April Afridi struck what at the time was the equal second-fastest century in ODIs; he reached 100 off 45 deliveries against India, sharing the record with West Indian Brian Lara.[28] Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout 2005, starting with the tours of India and West Indies and through to the England tour. The Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach a fuller potential by improving his shot selection and giving him free rein over his batting attitude..[8]

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Stuart Broad - topping the finest, triggering collapses, getting better with age

Stuart Broad – topping the finest, triggering collapses, getting better with age

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Stuart Broad became the seventh bowler, and only the fourth pacer, to join the elite club of 500-plus wicket-takersin Test cricket on Tuesday. Of the seven, he is the second-youngest to the mark at 34 years and 32 days. Only Muttiah Muralitharan was younger when he got there (31 years, 334 days). That aside, what makes Broad so special, what are the specific aspects of his career that…

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England Won The Oval Test, India Lost The Series By 1-4, Anderson Becomes The Fastest Bowler To Take More Wickets.

Rishabh became the first Indian Test wicketkeeper to score a century in England, the first run of his career was also made by a six.

England’s Sam Curran and #Virat Kohli were selected as Player of the Series.

Alistair Cook, who retired from international #cricket, became player of the match.

London: England defeated India by 118 runs in the Oval Test. With this, England won the five-Test series by 4-1. This is the 11th Test defeat to India in England in the last seven years. England won the series by 4-0 in 2011 and by 3-1 in 2014. England’s #James Anderson (564 wickets) became the highest wicket-taker in the world. He left behind Australia’s Glenn McGrath (563 wickets). In this Test, England won the toss and decided to bat first. England declared 332 in the first innings and 423/8 in the second innings. India scored 292 runs in the first innings and 345 runs in the second innings. In the second innings, India’s #KL Rahul (149) was the top scorer. Apart from them, Rishabh Pant (114) made his first Test century.

Rishabh joins the club of Kapil, Irfan, Harbhajan: Rishabh completed the century with a six. He also made the first run of his career through sixes. Prior to Rishabh, Kapil Dev, Irfan Pathan, and Harbhajan Singh also made their first Test century by hitting six. Rahul scored his fifth Test century. He is the first Indian opener to score a century in this series. Rahul is India’s third opener to score a century in fourth innings. Before him, Sunil Gavaskar and Shikhar Dhawan have done it three more times, respectively. Apart from Rahul and Rishabh, #Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja have reached the tenth digit. India’s four players returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs.

Rahul-Rahane shared 100+ partnerships: Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane shared 118 runs for the fourth wicket. When the team score was 120, Rahane (37) was dismissed on Moeen Ali’s delivery. After a run, Hanuma Vihari returned to the pavilion without scoring any run on Ben Stokes’s ball. Hanuma has debuted this Test in this match. He scored 56 runs in the first innings. England declared at 332 in the first innings and 423/8 in the second innings. India scored 292 runs in the first innings.

Rahul scored the century after two years: Rahul scored a Test century after 20 months and 28 innings. He last made a century in December 2016. Then he scored 199 against England in Chennai. He is the first Indian opener even before making 50 or more runs in this Test series.

Curran is the world’s second young cricketer: Sam Curran (272 runs and 11 wickets) is the second youngest cricketer to take more than 250 runs in a series and take 10 wickets. At the beginning of the series, his age was 20 years and 59 days. Record of achieving this achievement at the youngest age is the name of Kapil Dev of India. He took 329 runs and 17 wickets in the series against the West Indies in 1978/79. Then, at the beginning of the series, his age was 19 years 329 days.

Record in Oval: Both teams played 13 Test matches at Oval. England won five. India only won a Test. India defeated England by four wickets in 1971. There were seven matches draw between the two teams. Talking about the last two matches at Oval, India lost the inning and by 8 runs in 2011 and lost the inning and by 244 runs in 2014.

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Stats - Stuart Broad the youngest fast bowler to 400 Test wickets

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Stats - Stuart Broad the youngest fast bowler to 400 Test wickets

Jan 5, 2018

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0 – Number of fast bowlers to take 400 Test wickets at a younger age than Stuart Broad, who was 31 years, 271 days on day one in Auckland. The previous youngest was Dale Steyn at 32 years, 33 days, when he got to the milestone against Bangladesh in 2015. Among all bowlers, only Muttiah Muralitharan and Harbhajan Singh have reached 400 at a younger age than Broad. Muralitharan, at 29 years, 270 days, is the youngest to 400 Test wickets overall. Broad is the second England bowler, after James Anderson, and the 15th overall to take 400 wickets.

1 – Fast bowler to have reached the 400-wicket mark in lesser time from date of debut than Broad, who has taken 10 years and 103 days. Glenn McGrath raced to the feat in just 8 years and 341 days, which is the fastest among all bowlers. Spin legends Muralitharan and Shane Warne also took less than 10 years to get there. However, Broad has taken 115 Tests to complete 400 wickets, which is the joint-most among the 15 bowlers to the mark, alongside Kapil Dev’s 115.

196 – Wickets picked up by Broad in a span of four years between 2013 and 2016, the most by any bowler in that period. He averaged 25.56 and took a wicket every 52 balls in that period. He averaged less than 30 in each of those four years, and was the top wicket-taker among pace bowlers in calendar years 2013 and 2015. Till end of 2012, he had picked up 172 wickets at 31.93 in 52 Tests.

Stuart Broad’s career (2007 to 2017)

Period Mat Wkts Ave SR 5WI 10WM 2007 to 2012 52 172 31.93 62.9 6 1 2013 to 2016 50 196 25.56 51.9 9 1 2017 11 30 36.06 78.4 0 0

However, he did not have a great 2017 as he managed only 30 wickets in 11 Tests at an average of 36.06 and strike rate of 78.4. The strike rate was his worst in any calendar year. In 2018, so far, he has played two Tests and taken two wickets.

8/15 – Broad’s career-best figures, which came against Australia at Trent Bridge in the Ashes 2015. They are the best figures for any fast bowler in the last 20 years. In the last 10 years of Test cricket, Mitchell Johnson is the only other pace bowler to have taken eight wickets in an innings.

66.67 – The percentage of Broad’s five-wicket hauls that became six-wicket hauls. He has 15 five-fors, out of which 10 times he took six or more wickets in the innings. Among the 74 bowlers who have taken 10 or more five-fors in Tests, no one has a better five-fors to six-fors conversion percentage than Broad. In the last 10 years, Broad has 10 six-fors, while the next most among fast bowlers is six by Steyn.

11 – The number of times Broad has dismissed Michael Clarke – the most has he got any batsman. Next on the list are AB de Villiers (10), Ross Taylor (9, ahead of the Auckland Test), Hashim Amla (8), Shane Watson (8) and Chris Rogers (8). Coincidentally, each of these six batsmen have also got out to Broad the most times in their career (Watson had also got out eight times to James Anderson).

19.17 – Broad’s bowling average in the fourth match of Test series, his best among all matches of a series. He doesn’t average less than 27 in any of the other matches. He has taken 63 wickets in 14 such Tests with five five-wicket hauls (four of them six-fors). Out of his nine Man-of-the-Match awards, four of them have been in the fourth match of series. His best bowling figures (8 for 15) and only century with bat (169 runs) also came in such matches.

Stuart Broad in different matches of a series

Match # Mat Wkts Ave Eco SR 5WI 10WM MoM 1st match 34 127 27.90 2.90 57.5 4 1 2 2nd match 35 112 33.90 3.13 64.9 4 0 1 3rd match 23 73 32.45 2.91 66.6 1 0 1 4th match 14 63 19.17 2.78 41.3 5 1 4 5th match 8 25 28.91 3.07 56.3 1 0 1

202 – Wickets for Broad under Alastair Cook’s captaincy – the most by any bowler under an England captain. He played 54 Tests under Cook, with his wickets coming at an average of 26.94 and strike rate of 53.7 – both average and strike rate are also his best under any captain. Anderson took 191 wickets in 49 Tests under Cook.

*All stats are correct up to the point when Broad reached 400 wickets in New Zealand’s first innings in Auckland

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Kapil Dev

This Biography is about one of the best Professional New Zealand Cricketer of the world Kapil Dev including his Height, weight, Age & Other Detail… Express info Real Name Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj Nick Name Haryana Hurricane, Dev Profession Former Indian Cricketer Age (as in 2023) 64 Years old Physical Stats & More Info Height in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0” Weight in Kilograms- 82 kg in Pounds- 181 lbs Eye Color Black Hair Color Black Tattoos N/A Personal Life of Kapil Dev Date of Birth 6 January 1959 Birth Place Chandigarh, India Nationality Indian Hometown Chandigarh, India School D.A.V. School, Chandigarh, India College N/A Education Qualifications N/A Family Father- Ram Lal Nikhanj Mother- Raj Kumari Lajwanti Brother- N/A Sister- N/A Best Friends Sunil Gavaskar Religion Hindu Home Address 31/9, nirala nagar, chandigarh, haryana. A-1 Chirag Enclave, Kailash Area, New Delhi. Hobbies Playing Golf, Listening Music Like &DisLike N/A Cricket History Of  Kapil Dev International Debut Test- 16 October 1978 vs Pakistan at Faisalabad ODI- 1 October 1978 vs Pakistan at Quetta Domestic/State Team Haryana, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire IPL Team N/A Nature on field Aggressive Jersey Number N/A Career Turning Point When he won the World Cup for India in 1983 Records  In early 1994, he broke the record held by Sir Richard Hadlee to become the highest Test Wicket-Taker in the world. He is the only player to have achieved the all-rounder's double (4000 Test Runs and 400 Test Wickets). When he took 300 wickets, he became the youngest player to do so (27 years, 2 days). Favourite Shorts Hook, Outswing, Inswinging Yorker Likes To Play Again Pakistan Favourite Things Of Kapil Dev Favourite Food Cheese, Thai and Italian Cuisines Favourite Player Sachin Favourite Colors Black, White Favourite Sports Cricket Girls , Affairs and More Of  Kapil Dev Marital Status Married Affairs N/A Wife Romi Bhatia (married 1980) Marriage Date 1980 Children Son- N/A Daughter- Amiya Dev (born 16 January 1996) Style Of Kapil Dev Cars Collection N/A Bikes Collection N/A Earning Money of Kapil Dev Net Worth $30 million Salary Per Match N/A This Biography written by  www.welidot.com Read the full article

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Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi ( born Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi  born on 1 March 1980)[2] is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2012, Afridi played 27 Tests, 350 One Day Internationals, and 59 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia. He is known for his aggressive batting style,[3] and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI.[4] He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket.[5]

 Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is third on the list of leading wicket takers in the Twenty20 format, behind Saeed Ajmal and Umer Gul of Pakistan, taking 62 wickets from 56 matches.[6] Shahid Afridi has signed to play for Sydney Thunder in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash league.[7] In June 2009, Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup. In May 2011, having led Pakistan in 34 ODIs, Afridi was replaced as captain. Later that month he announced his conditional retirement from international cricket in protest against his treatment by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). However, in October he reversed his decision. UNICEF and Pakistani authorities have taken Shahid Afridi on board for its anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt of lawless Waziristan region

International career

In October 1996 at the age of sixteen Afridi was drafted into the ODI team during the four-nation Sameer Cup 1996–97 as a leg spinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed.[10] He made his debut on 2 October against Kenya, however he didn't bat and went wicketless.[11] In the next match against Sri Lanka, Afridi batted at number three in the role of a pinch-hitter. In his first international innings, Afridi broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching his hundred from 37 balls. The eleven sixes he struck also equalled the record for most in an ODI innings.[12][nb 1] Aged 16 years and 217 days, Afridi became the youngest player to score an ODI century.[14] Pakistan posted a total of 371, at the time the second-highest in ODIs, and won by 82 runs; Afridi was named man of the match.[12]

 Two years after appearing on the international scene, Afridi made his Test debut in the third game of a three-match series against Australia on 22 October 1998.[15] By this point he had already played 66 ODIs, at the time a record before playing Tests.[16] He opened the batting, making scores of 10 and 6, and took five wickets in the first innings.[15] He played his second Test the following January during Pakistan's tour of India; it was the first Test between the two countries since 1990.[17] Again opening the batting, Afridi scored his maiden Test century, scoring 141 runs from 191 balls. In the same match he also claimed three wickets for 54 runs.[18] After winning the first match by 12 runs, Pakistan lost the second to draw the series.[19]

 In 2001, Afridi signed a contract to represent Leicestershire. In five first-class matches he scored 295 runs at an average of 42.14, including a highest score of 164,[20] and took 11 wickets at an average of 46.45;[21] Afridi also played 11 one day matches for the club, scoring 481 runs at an average of 40.08[22] and taking 18 wickets at 24.04.[23] His highest score of 95 came from 58 balls in a semi-final of the C&G Trophy to help Leicestershire beat Lancashire by seven wickets.[24] Derbyshire County Cricket Club signed Afridi to play for them in the first two months of the 2003 English cricket season.[25] In June 2004 Afridi signed with English county side Kent to play for them in three Twenty20 matches and one Totesport League match.[26]

 Afridi made his presence felt in the third Test against India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-innings half-century and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.[27] In April Afridi struck what at the time was the equal second-fastest century in ODIs; he reached 100 off 45 deliveries against India, sharing the record with West Indian Brian Lara.[28] Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout 2005, starting with the tours of India and West Indies and through to the England tour. The Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach a fuller potential by improving his shot selection and giving him free rein over his batting attitude..[8]