Golden Time of Cricket Teams: West Indies 1975-1984
by admin on December 9, 2011
in Facts and figures of Cricket World Cups, General Information about Cricket, West Indies
Gone are the days when West Indies aka Windies reigned the ODI cricket in its early days. Those were the days when an ODI match was of 60 overs, without any power plays and fielding restrictions. Holding a red ball, Men dressed in white played the first world cup in 1975 where West Indies under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd lofted the first World Cup trophy.
West Indies during 1975-1984 was one team that was always a hard nut to crack for all the cricketing nations. Windies were blessed with legendary players like Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Rohan Kanhai, Michael Holding, Collis King and Desmond Haynes. All these players who rose from the Caribbean have registered profuse golden memories of the glorious days they spent entertaining the spectators on the cricket grounds – the defeat of Aussies in the 1975 world cup final was not less than stupendous and this performance was repeated in 1979 when England lost to West Indies in a pulsating World Cup final match.
Although there was a major hit to West Indies in 1983 world cup final when they lost playing against India, But it is a reality that Windies enjoyed their supremacy as the best ODI team from 1975 to 1984.
Humaira Asad
Popular/ Best Cricket players from Holland/Netherlands-Ryan Neil ten Doeschate
by admin on February 22, 2011
in Cricket records, Famous cricket players profiles, General Information about Cricket, World cup 2011
Coming from the Holland/Netherlands cricket team, Ryan Neil ten Deoschate is one of the very few sharp batsmen this cricketing side has ever produced. Ryan is known for his great batting skills. Ryan Deoschate has played 27 matches so far. He has scored 3 centuries and 8 fifties in his career so far. The total runs scored by Ryan Neil ten Doeschate amount to 1234 runs at an average of 68.55 runs per innings which is by far amongst the best.
Ryan-The Netherlands best all rounder in Cricket
Ryan Neil ten Doeschate is one of the best players and the trump cards of Netherlands cricket squad for the World Cup cricket 2011. Ryan was named the Associate player of the year-2011 by the ICC. Due to his exceptional skills, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2011 season. He is considered to be the best all rounder from Netherlands ever. He has a remarkable batting average. His debut was against Sri lanka in 2006. He is an asset for the Netherlands Cricket team.
Top Ten Fielders of South Africa in ODI
by admin on September 7, 2010
in General Information about Cricket, One day Cricket, Players, South Africa
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 do not miss out in air catches. They dive well, even the senior players do, and this helps the team complement each other. They have always been on the forefront as far as fielding is concerned and hence it’s known as the team with the best fielding side. South Africa players are athletic in nature, which helps them stay for longer time on the field. Here is the list of top ten best fielders of South Africa in ODI:
1. JH Kallis
2. HH Gibbs
3. JN Rhodes
4. SM Pollock
5. GC Smith
6. WJ Cronje
7. DJ Cullinan
8. G Kirsten
9. BM McMillan
10. AB de Villiers
Top ten Catchers in Twenty-20
by admin on August 11, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket, General Information about Cricket, Players
20Twenty, also known as T20, is the latest concept in the game of cricket. It is the shortest variant and an enhancement of One Day Internationals. This format of the game makes it very unpredictable.
Fielding does have its own set of restrictions due to the limited over and the way the match goes on. A few balls can turn the game around completely.
T20 has been a successful concept because of the excitement attached to the game. But from a fielder’s perspective, it is not the best platform to showcase their abilities.
The fact that the match lasts for a total of 3.5 hours attracts a lot of people towards it.
Here is the list of the best ten catches in T20:
1. A.B. de Villiers
2. L.R.P.L. Taylor
3. M.E.K. Hussey
4. G.C. Smith
5. D.J. Hussey
6. Shoaib Malik
7. D.A. Warner
8. S.C.G. Broad
9. M.J. Clarke
10. S.P.D. Smith
Top 10 ODI Catchers/Fielders
by admin on August 8, 2010
in General Information about Cricket, One day Cricket, Players, Record Holders in Cricket
Fielding has recently come up to be a top priority as a catch dropped now could also mean a match lost much in advance. It has become an art and to master it, one requires a lot of hard work and dedication.
One Day Internationals are also known as Limited Over International due to the limit on the over bowls by each team, which is generally up to 50 overs, thus creating the rush to score well. It is played between two teams at national level.
One Day Internationals are far more exciting than test matches and they manage to attract a decent amount of attention and crowd as not everyone is ready to hang in around for 3-5 days.
Top Ten catchers/fielders in ODI are:
1. Mahela Jayawardene
2. Mohammad Azharuddin
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Stephen Fleming
6. Muttiah Muralitharan
7. Allan Border
8. Rahul Dravid
9. Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
10. Carl Hooper