Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket-All Time
by MairaS on December 15, 2010
in One day Cricket, T20 cricket records, Test Cricket
Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in Test Cricket-All Time
Test cricket is the oldest format of the game and it has been played for many years. There are lots of records being made in this format of the game by individuals and teams. Great centuries are being scored and some of the shorter innings can also be not forgotten. Many world class players have contributed for their teams and have created big and small records. Scoring a century in test is considered to be a great mile stone. But there are some small innings as well which have got some respect in this format too. Some of the very important contributions being made by some individuals in test cricket as regarded to fifties are listed below. These are some of the best fifties in tests.
- Jack Kallis
- Shahid Afridi
- Muhammad Ashraful
- Muhammad Yousaf
- E.A.V. Williams
- I.T. Botham
- B. Yardley
- T.G. Southee
- Kapil Dev
- T.M. Dilshan
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- S.P. Donnell
- Shahid Afridi
- Mark Boucher
- Justin Kemp
- Brandon McCullum
- Ross Taylor
- D.J. Hussey
- Shahid Afridi
- Chris Crains
- Yuvraj Singh
- Da Warner
- Gautim Gambhir
- Muhammad Ashraful
- Yuvraj Singh
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Kumar Sangakkara
- C.L. White
- Umer Akmal
- Mike Hussey
Top Ten Indian Batsmen in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket-All time
by MairaS on December 9, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket, India, One day Cricket, Players, Test Cricket
Top Ten Indian Batsmen in Test Cricket-All time
In India, Cricket is more of a religion than a sport. Players like Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar are embassedors, making the religion known all over the world. Today, India is one of the most celebrated teams on Earth. They have managed to maintain the standards set by their seniors very well.
Indian Batsmen have always been worshipped all over this country and others. In test cricket, it is Sachin Tendulkar who has set the highest records ever and is known as the legend in this game.
Sachin Tendulkar is the master in this format. He has always encouraged his teammates to bring the same fortune that he managed. Because of him India is known as the number One team. Top ten Indian batsmen in test cricket are:
- SR Tendulkar
- R Dravid
- SM Gavaskar
- VVS Laxman
- SC Ganguly
- V Sehwag
- DB Vengsarkar
- M Azharuddin
- GR Viswanath
- N Kapil Dev
Top Ten Indian Batsmen in ODI Cricket-All time
In One Day Internationals, India’s greatest victory to date remains winning the 1983 world cup. The victory was mainly due to Kapil Dev. Kapil Dev was extremely passionate about cricket and that is what helped him excel in his field. He managed to bring a lot of fame and fortune to team India when it was not doing very well. India has always batted consistantly in One Day Internationals. Further, the team has always managed to make a show of their exploits. Indian players remain focussed on the game at all times. The Indian players have managed to succeed together through tough times. Top ten Indian batsmen in ODI cricket are:
- SR Tendulkar
- SC Ganguly
- R Dravid
- M Azharuddin
- Yuvraj Singh
- V Sehwag
- MS Dhoni
- A Jadeja
- NS Sidhu
- K Srikkanth
Top Ten Indian Batsmen in T20 Cricket-All time
The worst ever twenty-twenty world cup was won by team India. Twenty-twenty is the shortest game because there are limited overs. There is not much scope for the players to display their talents as much as they can in the other formats. This format requires them to play sincerely and not take it lightly. Because of the urgency of the game, competition levels are very high. India has always known how to deal with competition, and they have never succumbed to nervous break downs nor have their confidence levels ever dropped. These are good traits in any players. Top ten Indian batsmen in T20 cricket are:
- G Gambhir
- Yuvraj Singh
- SK Raina
- MS Dhoni
- RG Sharma
- V Sehwag
- YK Pathan
- V Uthappa
- IK Pathan
- M Vijay
Top Ten Test All-rounders of Cricket-All Time
by MairaS on December 8, 2010
in Test Cricket
It requires huge sum of ability and caliber to become an extraordinary all-rounder of all time.best all-rounder is the one who adapts to every situation and shows consistency in bowling and batting. Gary sobers, of West Indies, ranks number one among the top ten test cricket all-rounder’s with 8032 runs and 235 wickets in 93 test matches.
The second best test all rounder is Jacque Kallis, of South Africa, with astonishing 11126 runs and 266 wickets in his test career. Imran khan the most popular captain of Pakistan cricket team is next in rankings for his miraculous batting and bowling helping him to achieve 3807 runs and 362 test wickets. Kapil Dev of India was a very good test all-rounder. In his era Indian cricket team reached high standards and won numerous matches. Kapil was able to score 5248 test runs and take 434 test wickets.
- Gary Sobers
- J Kallis
- Imran Khan
- Kapil Dev
- Wasim Akram
- Ian Botham
- Richard Hadlee
- Shaun Pollock
- Andrew Flintoff
- K Millers
All rounders play a very important role in the victory of a cricket team, especially in the Test Cricket format. All these players have helped their teams to victories and dominance in the Test Cricket scenario. Along with Sir Gary Sobers, Imran Khan, Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev and Ian Botham are considered as the finest four of Test all rounders.
Top Ten Test-ODI-T20 All-rounders of Indian Cricket Team
by MairaS on December 8, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket, India, One day Cricket, One day international cricket records
Top Ten Test All-rounders of Indian Cricket Team
The test format has always been a tough challenge for batsmen and bowlers alike but in this format the all rounders have always strived forward and provided their team with a winning edge, same is the case throughout Indian cricket history which has produced all rounders of remarkable talent. These privileged players have always exceeded expectations and made their country proud; it is mostly because of their hard work that the Indian national team is considered as one of the best test sides in the world even now. The prestigious hall of fame starts with the”Harayana hurricane “Kapil dev who took a over 400 wickets and scored over 5000 runs in his time, following him is MH mankad who played just 44 tests for India but took 162 wickets and scored over 2100 runs. Another test all rounder legend in Indian cricket team is Ravi shastri who played 80 tests for India scoring 3830 runs and taking over 151 wickets. All rounders of these caliber have hence made India a dominating test side and therefore been celebrated as the best test all rounders in Indian cricket. Top ten all-rounders of India in test cricket are:
- Kapil Dev.
- MH Mankad.
- Ravi Shastri.
- Manoj Parbharkar.
- Sachin Tendulkar.
- S. Ganguly.
- V Sehwag.
- Irfan Pathan.
- Harbajan singh.
- Yousaf Pathan.
Top Ten ODI All-rounders of Indian Cricket Team
Over the past few years Indian cricket is being blessed with the presence of extremely talented all-rounders, who have helped Indian cricket to touch the high limits and get known for their good game- play.
Kapil Dev, worthy of praise for the world cup victory in 1993 is number one all-rounder of India in one day internationals because of his reliable captaincy, match winning performances and consistency. His ODI statistics show that he has scored 3783 runs and has taken 253 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar, the record breaker, is on second position for his commendable batting; ability to set as the situation demanded and mind- blowing spin bowling. He has scored more than 17500 runs and has taken 154 wickets in ODIs. Saurav Ganguly, the scorer of more than 11300 runs and a bowler with 100 ODI wickets, ranks number third for his ability to degrade opposition, graceful stroke play and quality to take wickets on the pitch when Indian team needed them the most. These players deserve to be in top ten. Top ten all-rounders of India in ODI are :
- K.Dev
- S.Tendulkar
- S.Ganguly
- R.Shastri
- V.Sehwag
- M.Parbharkar
- I.Pathan
- H.SIngh
- Y.Pathan
- R.Jadeja
Top T20 All-rounders of Indian Cricket Team
The t20 format of cricket is an area which demands attacking cricket with sensible strategy, both being qualities that are found in all rounders. In India where cricket is closely followed, the presence of talented all rounders has contributed to the dominating play of t20 cricket that India plays and is the sole reason that they were able to clinch the 2007 t20 world cup in South Africa. The best all rounder in the Indian squad is Irfan Pathan who has scored over 133 runs and taken 16 wickets. Another all rounder Virender sehwag also has a remarkable t20 career scoring over 300 runs in just 14 matches and bowling with an very decent economy rate of 0.02. India’s talisman Harbajan singh has also won matches for them taking 16 wickets and scoring 88 runs with the bat. Top all-rounders of India in T20 cricket are:
- Irfan Pathan
- Virender Sehwag
- Yousaf Pathan
- Harbajan Singh
- Ravindra Jadeja
Top ODI Cricket All-rounders of West Indies and India
by MairaS on December 7, 2010
in India, One day Cricket, West Indies
Top Ten ODI Cricket All-rounders of West Indies
All- rounders is a cricketer, who consistently performs in batting and bowling. All-rounders batting and bowling should be of high class, in order to win every match against the opposing team. So far West Indies has produced many talented all-rounders, the one behind the success of West Indies cricket team. Viv Richards is the number one ODI all-rounder West Indies ever had, greatly popular for his destructive batting which involved devastatingly hooked front-foot shots and well-timed hard-hitting. He did diversified deliveries which were impossible to play as the deliveries consisted of pace, speed and spin. Viv Richards scored 6721 runs and took 118 wickets in just 187 matches. Chris Gayle is second in rankings, for scoring 7885 runs and taking 156 wickets with the help of well placed aggressive and technical shots long with awesome off-break bowling. Third one worthy of praise is Malcolm Marshall, scoring 955 runs and taking 157 wickets in just 136 ODI matches, as he was the master of orthodox outswing and inswing plus was consistent in his batting performance.
- V.Richards
- C.Gayle
- M.Marshall
- P.Simmons
- C.Hooper
- K.Pollard
- D.Smith
- D.Bravo
- K.Arthurton
- R.Powel
Top Four ODI Cricket All-rounders of India
The first thing that comes in mind while talking about best ODI openers is that most of them belonged to Indian cricket team. Sachin Tendulkar is the best test opener India ever had because of his perfect techniques, 100% concentration and enormous power, helping him to play splendid cuts, drives, and strokes and hooking shots. He had scored 17598 matches in just 442 ODI matches. Virender Sehwag has clinched rank second for best test opener of India by scoring 7380 runs in 228 ODI matches. Virender Sehwag is a top class- aggressive player who has piled up ODI runs much faster compared to many other batsmen by always doing lots of boundary hitting and playing stroke shots in each and every match. Virender Sehwag is followed up by Navjot Sidhu, a player famous for his excellent stoke play for dodging defence and ability to tear apart every spinner. He had scored 4413 runs in just 136 ODI matches. Fourth best opener is Gautam Gambhir with 3351 runs in 100 test matches who finds it very easy to accumulate runs without taking any risks and play log defensive innings like Rahul Dravid. Top opener batsmen of India in ODI are: