Golden Time of Cricket Teams: Pakistan 1989-1992

A notorious selection it was, perchance. Pakistan, despite all their victories, has never shown resilience and consistency, even during their 1992 World Cup triumph.  They flirted with the game during the league matches in 1992 World Cup. Had the downpour not interceded soon after the Pakistani batting line up was sent to the pavilion for just 74 by the Englishmen, Pakistan would have been out from the tournament. As it was the superb captaincy of Imran Khan, Javed Mianadad’s optimum dexterity and Wasim Akram’s magical in-swingers that produced some unforgettable moments of Pakistani cricket to grab the crystal the trophy.

The killer combination of two ‘W’s –Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis along with some  irrepressible performances by  Javed Miandad, Salim Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Aamir Sohail, Pakistan possessed all the ingredients to dominate the game during 1989-1992.

During 1989-1992 Pakistan not only ruled the cricket world but also they won The Champions Trophy by defeating West Indies and India in UAE. Furthemore, a memorable performance of Pakistan at The Nehru Cup where the green shirts defeated Australia, India, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka on the Indian soil. The Australasia Cup ( India, Bangladesh, Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand were defeated) and The Wills Trophy (again defeating West Indies and India) played in UAE were some of the memorable moments of Pakistan cricket history.

Hottest players of World Cup Cricket 2011 or there aint any?

Those were good old days when World Cup Cricket tournaments used to be so full of glamour. There were many players who were known for their masculine style and impressive personalities. Is it that the viewers and sports fan have changed their taste? Or is it a fact that we actually do not have hottest players in Cricket World Cup 2011 who have fan following not only because of how good they are in the sport they play, but also because of their looks? Yes women! the heartbeat of yours, Bret Lee surely is in our list.

However looking back in cricket history, one can pick some of the Cricket players who were real style icons. No wonder many of them got a lot of offers to work in Movies! Taking it up from the 1975 world cup, even if the killer looks were missing, we had players like Vivian Richards whose sexy reverse sweep no one can forget. In the years to come, Imran Khan was considered to be the king as far as glamour in Cricket was concerned. In 1979 World Cup Cricket, Pakistani team had stylish and hottest cricket players like Majid Khan, Mohsin Hassan Khan, Wasim Hassan Raja and there were stylish batsmen like Sunil Gawaskar who had an added attraction.

By the time the third world cup was played, World cup Cricket 1983, Imran Khan became the heart throb of millions and millions of cricket fans from all across the globe. He was known as an icon of masculinity and style in his youth. In 1983, it was not only Imran Khan, but players like Ravi Shastri, Holding, Allen Border, Ramiz Raja, David Gower and Richard Headley were considered hot players in cricket. 1987 world cup cricket presented Steve Waugh to the world. Steve Waugh along with Wasim Akram, Courtney Walsh and Martin Crowe became the heart throbs. Imran Khan was still considered to be the hottest player though. 1992 cricket world cup was unique in the sense that it was the first world cup which was played in colored kit.

A lot of cricketers looked hot in the true sense as the colored atmosphere added to glamour. Saeed anwar, Ramiz Raja, Martin Crowe, Steve Waugh, Kepler Wessels, Ian Botham, Anil Kumble, Aaqib Javed, Allen Donald, Andy Flower, and Wasim Akram were considered to be the hottest players in Cricket. 1992 cricket world cup was unique and important in the sense that a lot of stylish and hot all rounders in cricket resigned from cricket right after this world cup. The great names include Martin Crowe, Kepler Wessels, Imran Khan, Ravi Shastri, Allen Border, Vivian Richards, Graham Gooch and Houston. In 1996 world cup cricket, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were the absolute hot players in the world of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, Hansie Cronje, Alec Stewart, Gary Kirsten, and Bevan were considered to be real hot cricket players. In 1999 Glenn McGrath and Michael Bevan were the star hottest players of the cricket world cup. In 2003 Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Shoaib Akhtar, Bret Lee, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly, Stephen Fleming, Shaun Pollock and Brian Lara were considered to be the hot players of cricket.

World cup cricket 2007 saw Ricky Ponting at his best. Graeme Smith, Irfan Pathan and few other names were also considered as hottest players of cricket. With such big names in the history of cricket who were considered as hottest players in the history of cricket, the cricket squads who are going to compete for the world cup cricket 2011 seem to lack that quality. Shahid Afridi and Misbah ul Haq are the hottest cricket players from Pakistan.

M.S. Dhoni is considered to be hot. We can add a couple of other names to this list too, but though this world cup has bowling and batting stars, the so loved glamour aspect is missing from the game this time around. Lets see who can get the attention of cricket fans by playing brilliantly!

Cricket records: Most wickets taken lbw in test cricket

As a cricket fan, you might know the list of most wickets taken in test matches. But not many people know about the most wickets taken lbw in test matches list. Knowing these lists helps you to know more about your favorite player and their records. A Kumble from India is at the first position on this list by taking 156 LBW wickets. He played 132 matches and got total 619 wickets. N Kapil Dev from India is holding the 6^th place on this list. Other bowlers like Muralitharan, SK Warne, and Wasim Akram are also on this list. It’s a dream of bowlers to get a place on these big lists with these famous players. If you are also interested in seeing who else made it on the list, let’s take a look at the list here.

Most wickets taken lbw in test cricket

Player		Wkts		LBW
A Kumble		619		156
M Muralitharan		800		150
SK Warne		708		138
Wasim Akram		414		119
GD McGrath		563		113
N Kapil Dev		434		111
Waqar Younis		373		110
WPUJC Vaas		355		100
SM Pollock		421		90
Sir RJ Hadlee		431		83

Cricket records: Most wickets taken bowled in test cricket

Taking wickets in a test match requires a lot of hard work and effort as all the batsman try their best to stay. They are very careful and don’t try to get bowled so easily. But there are some bowlers who give their best effort to and bowled a lot of batsman in test matches. Among all the players, M Muralitharan is on the top as he bowled 288 batsmen in 484 matches. The next bowler is Wasim Akram and he bowled 278 batsmen in 460 matches. If you are interested to see who gave their best effort and made it on the list of most wickets taken bowled in test, you don’t have to go anywhere else.

Player	Span	Wkts
Murlitharan	1992-2000	1330
Wasim Akram	1984-2003	916
Waqar Younis	1989-2003	789
A Kumble	1990-2008	956
N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	687
SK Warne	1992-2007	1001
GD McGrath	1993-2007	949
Shoaib Akhtar	1997-2011	439
Imran Khan	1971-1992	544
CEL Ambrose	1988-2000	630

Cricket records: Most wickets in an ODI match

It’s a dream for every bowler to achieve the record of most 5 wickets in an ODI match but it requires a lot of hard work and effort to get this achievement. The person who is on top of the list of this dream achievement is Waqar Younis from Pakistan. He got 5 wickets in 13 matches which is really outstanding. He played 262 matches overall. Two more players from Pakistan are covering the list. M Muralitharan is the second player who got 5 wickets in 10 matches. He played 334 matches. Bowlers like B Lee, Mcgrath, and Klusener are also on the list. Let’s take a look at the list to see if your favorite bowler made it on the list or not.

Most five-wickets in an innings

Player	Span	Wkts
Waqar Younis	1989-2003	416
M Muralitharan	1993-2009	512
B Lee	2000-2009	324
GD McGrath	1993-2007	381
L Klusener	1996-2004	192
Saqlain Mushtaq	1995-2003	288
Wasim Akram	1984-2003	502
RJ Hadlee	1973-1990	158
SM Pollock	1996-2008	393
SE Bond	2002-2009	138

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