All Time Great Bowlers Wasim Akram & Brett Lee
by admin on October 31, 2009
in Players, Record Holders in Cricket
Wasim Akram and Brett Lee’s bowling credentials
Wasim Akram and Brett Lee are the best fast bowlers of the many great bowlers in cricket in the world. Former Pakistani cricket captain, Wasim Akram is a master bowler. Wasim started his cricket career in January 1985 at the young age of eighteen. He was the first star fast bowler in the history of world cricket. He is a master of seam bowling and swing bowling.
He is famous for slow delivery as well as his bouncer bowling. He is a left armed medium fast bowler and ever batsman fears his bowling attack. Imran Khan is another great cricketer of Pakistan. He discovered Wasim Akram. Wasim Akram is also famous for his air swing bowling attack. He is able to deliver each ball of the over with its own individual style. He is the first fast bowler to hit the landmark of 500 wickets in a one day international in 1992. He achieved this with his missile attack and is a legend of Pakistani cricket because of his outstanding bowling.
Wasim Akram is also a good batsman and he has managed to achieve a double century in test cricket. He is also known as a specialist of bowling in test cricket matches.
Brett Lee is a great Australian bowler who is famous for his speed in delivering a ball. He owns the highest speed bowling record alongside Shoaib Akhter. Brett Lee is well known for his Yorker delivery.
Cricket Love!!
by admin on October 27, 2009
in General Information about Cricket
Why people love cricket so much?
The much loved team sport of cricket was first played in England as far back as 16th century. Since then the game has spread to be one of the most loved and played sport in countries as diverse as India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Canada. Cricket has a huge following throughout the world, especially in South Asia. Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan are all former world champions and are all fun to watch.
Cricket is a stylish game of skill and, there are many excellent players throughout the world. Names like Donald Bradman, Dennis Lillie, Ian Botham, Sachin Tendulkar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Akhter and many more are whispered with awe even to this day.
Pakistan has a great number of famous players. Legendary former captain, Imran Khan is still remembered with great reverence for his playing style and leadership ability. Some Pakistani players heading the same way are Shahid Afridi, Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq. Saeed Anwar still holds the record for the highest innings total in an ODI. He scored 194 against India. Legendary India batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, hold the record for highest run scored in Tests and most number of centuries.
All these name strike into the hearts of cricket fans throughout the world, fans held in thrall by cricket mania.
All time great bowlers – Wasim Akram & Brett lee
by admin on August 19, 2009
in Players, Record Holders in Cricket
Comparison between two best bowlers- Akram and Lee
Wasim Akram has been the strength and guiding force of Pakistan’s much-feared bowling line-up ever since his international debut in January 1985 at the age of 18. At his best, Wasim Akram plays like most of us would wish to. He is a complete master of swing and seam. All this comes at high speed from a quick, ball-concealing action, and is backed up by the threat of a dangerous bouncer or deceptive slower delivery. Wasim Akram is rated by many as the best left-arm fast bowler of all time with every time starting off like a kicking horse and his career record certainly bears that out. He was the natural successor to Imran Khan as Pakistan’s leader and captain, and reached the 500-wicket landmark in ODIs in the World Cup. Along with the devastating pace and breathtaking accuracy, his ability to move the ball in the air and off the seam makes him the most lethal bowler of the Pakistan team. And who will forget his exploits during the England’s tour in 1992 and South African tour of 1993, when he along with his pace partner Waqar Younus, defeated the opposition batting line-up with élan.
Although bowling has been his top priority, Wasim has frustrated and destroyed bowling attacks with his occasionally sensational batting. However, some of his test innings has also been very effective. His 123 against Australia at Adelaide was played at a time when Pakistan was facing the prospect of a defeat.
Brett Lee is determined that age and injury shall not weary him. Always positive and flashing a smile, he insists his body “still feels really young”. At first there was the pace, but then came the injury and long layoff. It is a recurring theme in Lee’s career as he has aimed for numbers that would result in license suspensions on any Australian road and always seemed on the verge of striking a body or a wicket. His speed thrills, but after overcoming another serious ankle problem in 2009, there is no guarantee he will be able to continue slamming his foot down. Despite planning a post-cricket career in Bollywood – he already has a hit song with ‘You’re The One For Me’ and is learning Hindi. The Allan Border Medal was another reward, along with the Test Player of the Year prize and the Pura Cup, which he helped seal with 97, his highest first-class score.
Whenever Lee released the throttle and began that smooth acceleration, the spectator swayed with the flow. The leaping, classical delivery has produced a devastating Yorker, a devilish slower ball or a young-Donald out-swinger. Add a fruity vocabulary, a trademark jump for joy, a stylish bat, a streak of sadism when bowling at tail-enders, a pop group (Six And Out), and an endearing link to a job at a gentleman’s outfitters, and you had the 21st century’s first designer cricketer – not to mention a priceless pin-up boy.
Lee’s career hasn’t always been easy. He struggled against accusations of throwing bean balls, stress fractures and other injuries but no doubt Brett Lee shares his world’s fastest bowling records with Shoaib Akhtar and that is why he is known to dread facing him.
Pakistan vs. Australia: Twenty20 match, UAE
by admin on May 9, 2009
in 20Twenty Cricket, Australia, Pakistan
Pakistan won the only Twenty20 match played against Australia at Dubai Sports City Stadium, United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets. Pakistan won the toss and decided to field.
Australia scored 108 in 19.5 over and lost all 10 wickets. Shane Watson (33), BJ Haddin (24) and MJ North 20 were the top scorer from Australia. Umer Gul (4-8) and Shahid Afridi (3-14) destroyed the Aussies batting line-up and stopped them with their tight and wicket-to-wicket bowling. Shoaib Malik claimed 2-14 while Saeed Ajmal took 1-19. Shoaib Akhter and Sohail Tanvir remained wicket-less.
Pakistan Openers Salman Butt (16) and Ahmed Shehzad (4) once again failed to remain at the wicket for long. Kamran Akmal (59) and Misbah-ul-Haq (24) then played a responsible innings and build a partnership. However, Misbah-ul-Haq went in 16.1 over when Pakistan was just 1 run away from the victory. Then Shoaib Malik came and Kamran Akmal and Kamran Akmal hit the final shot in 16.2 over to finish the match. Australian bowlers were unable to restrict Pakistani batsmen from playing scoring shots. Bret Lee took 1-22, BW Hilfenhaus 1-20 and NM Hauritz 1-20.
Umer Gull was declared Man of the match.
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Pakistan vs. Australia: 5th ODI
by admin on May 6, 2009
in Australia, One day Cricket, Pakistan
Pakistan beat Australia by 7 wickets with 18 balls to spare in the 5th and final ODI of the UAE series played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Australia won the series 3-2.
Australia scored 250 for the lost of 4 wickets in the allotted 50 over after winning the toss and deciding to bat first. Shane Watson remained not out at 116. CJ Ferguson stood by with him with his 41 not out. BJ Haddin (36), MJ North (5), MJ Clarke (26) and Andrew Symonds (15) were the other batsmen who added their part to the score. Pakistani bowlers were expensive with Shoaib Akhter 1-43, Umer Gull 1-44, Saeed Ajmal 1-40 and Shoaib Malik 1-46.
In reply to Australia’s innings, Pakistan bated superb and scored 254 for just 3 wickets and met the target in the 47 over. Pakistan did not start well as Openers Ahmed Shehzad (19) and Salman Butt (0) were gone earlier and Captain Younus Khan scored 27. Afterwards, Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq paved the way for victory. Kamran Akmal was once again at his best with 116 not out while Misbah-ul-Haq added valuable 76 to the total.
Kamran Akmal was declared Man of the match while Michel Clarke was the Man of the Series.
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