Cricket might be a gentleman’s game involving a Bat and Ball, but the result of the game is the culmination of a multiple number of factors and not only the action of the batters and bowlers. To speak elaborately, several factors like weather, ground, pitch, dew all these are responsible for determining which team would win or lose. Among all these however, pitch is the most important determinant of the game.
The Pitch condition is something which everyone takes into consideration, be it a live cricket match or be it fantasy cricket. As we all know, fantasy sports depends on the real life sport so in order to play fantasy cricket you one also needs to study the pitch thoroughly before the start of the match to determine which player to chose for his team. The game is most impacted by the nature of the surface of the ground. Due to this although, in order to make the play more comfortable to the players pitches all over the world has been converted into being a flatter surface, nonetheless there are still some grounds that are the nightmares of many players. Here is a list of 5 deadly Cricket pitches from around the world:
Here is what happened in the match against the Sri Lankan Board XI at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium (also known as the Colombo Oval). The first two days were trouble free and the Sri Lankan Board XI managed to get 326 runs on the board before being bowled out. However, on the third day, the bounce became quite odd and the ball rose almost to the shoulder level even from good length! The match was then called off just after 0.2 overs of the third day and the umpires stated that the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium pitch was not fit for play and was dangerous. 2. WACA(Western Australia cricket association), Perth: This is another notorious pitch that where in every delivery the ball gets blessed with an extra jump. Here the players have to play out of their skins to score in the match. Moreover what more adds to the misery is batting first or second hardly matters in this ground. It is believed that the problem is in the clay of the ground. Earlier in 2000 an interstate match had to be suspended when umpires decided the pitch was too dangerous to proceed.
During that Test match in 1998 between West Indies and England, many were left bruised due to the sorry state of the pitch.
Although, this happened to be the same ground where Anil Kumble once routed the Pakistanis to become the second bowler after Jim Laker, to take 10 wickets in a Test innings. Yet it remains till date the most criticised venue.
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Cricket is a game that has a long history. Having its origin from as early as the 16th century when it used to be played in the rural England mostly by the village children, the game has come a long way evolving from just a rustic game for killing boredom to a full-fledged professional sport with ample lot of technological innovations. Besides, on field innovations, the popularity of the game also gave rise to many online cricket games, especially Fantasy Cricket which nowadays is stealing the show. This is a game where users in order to play fantasy cricket just need to select players whom he thinks will play well and build his team. The real life performance of the actual players on field will earn the users credit points; winner will be the one with most points. Hence, like many other innovations the cricket world cup has also evolved through time.
World Cup was held for the first time in the year 1975. Back then there were just six teams competing in the World Cup and the tournament itself was not as popular as it is now. As the tournament grew in popularity, there came changes in whole rules and regulations of the game. Along with these, the tournament trophies also changed and evolved. Prudential Cup The World Cup trophy was initially named after the sponsors, thus in the first three editions of World Cup that were held in England (1975, 1979 and 1983) the world cups were better known as Prudential Cups as Prudential plc (a UK-based financial services company). The trophies for all the three world cups were called Prudential Cups and similar trophies were lifted by Clive Lloyd in 1975 and 1979 and by Kapil Dev in 1983. Actually, the name world cup was not even used as only 19 countries participated in the tournament. India won the Prudential cup in 1983 by defeating West Indies. Reliance Cup Like I mentioned before, world cup name was mainly determined by its sponsors in the host country. Accordingly, in 1987 world was held for the first time in a country that is not England. In this year the world cup base was shifted from England all the way to India where it was sponsored by Reliance. Having a change in sponsor the tournament also had its name changed into being called the Reliance Cup. Allan Border of Australia lifted the trophy in 1987. Benson and Hedges Cup Again the name and host of the world cup changed; along with it changed the name. The Benson and Hedges Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand. This remains the only world cup where the trophy was not made of metal but with crystal. While this was named the Benson and Hedges World Cup, there were subsequent Benson and Hedges Cups held every year from 1992 to 2002. This remains one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals. Wills World Cup In 1996 the world cup tournament again came back to the Indian subcontinent when the tournament was jointly hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This tournament had 12 teams for the first time and 'quarter-finals' were introduced. Sri Lanka emerged as the winner of the tournament. ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy The year 1999 marked the end of the era of title sponsors. For the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy came into play and has been the trophy awarded since then. This trophy was produced by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co in London over a period of 2 months. This magnificent trophy is made of gold and silver and weighs approximately 11 kgs and it stands 60cm high. The three silver columns of the trophy are shaped as stumps and bails and they represent batting, bowling and fielding. The original trophy is housed by ICC and a replica is permanently awarded to the winning team. The replica is identical to the original in all but two aspects: the original has the ICC logo while the replica has the event logo and the original has the inscriptions of the previous champions. Australia won this trophy in 1999, 2003 and 2007 while India took it home in 2011. Thus is the journey of the Cricket World Cup trophies from a sponsor driven element to becoming the actual symbol of the sport. The term “sportsman’s spirit” is often used to signify anyone who is being unperturbed and rational at the times of any loss. Let’s say for example in a game of cricket if the team loses, it will be their sportsman’s spirit to accept that lose and move on rather than losing all their temper and motivation. However, superstition like lucky charm or lucky shirts are still very well part and parcel of the sport be it a real life game of cricket or be it a virtual game like fantasy cricket. Everybody wants to be successful and they might be eligible for it too but then there is that little push that they need to keep themselves calm and focused on field. The Australian cricket team say for instance has some of its big players with their cute little beliefs that they according to them helps them on-field. Now as ludicrous as some of them may sound, they are still what they are- a carrier of good luck, a motivator.
Here are some of the mighty Kangaroos with their quirky habits Steve Smith It was quite popular fact back in the day, that Steve Smith used to not eat duck the evening before a match. There is no logic behind it and one shouldn’t even try to bring one but just to be on the bright side, Smith’s habit changed after the Lord’s Ashes Test in 2015 when despite accidentally eating duck before the match he still managed to score a double ton. Duck is not the issue anymore. However, a superstitious mind cannot ever sit idle and the Australia skipper has introduced a new superstition – taping his shoelaces to his socks. This habit started from his debut in the Indian Premier League under the Gujarat Lion’s club. The fact that Smith was successful in that season led to the fixation of this new habit. Nathan Lyon Everybody, including Steve Smith has been the witness of Lyon’s peculiar habit of rolling the bails each over before he proceeds to bowl. Smith calls it some kind of a peculiar ritual maybe and stated – “He rolls the bails every time I think he comes on to bowl or it might even be every over........I haven’t looked at it that closely, but I've seen it a couple of times, he walks up to the stumps and just rolls the bail and I think, what are you doing mate?" Adam Zampa This Superstition of Adam Smith is actually unhygienic if not gross; lthough, it certainly disgusted many of his team mates. Australian limited-overs batsman Aaron Finch said that the leg spinner has like a mini towel that he keeps in front of his trousers. As far as Finch has recollected from his memories this piece of cloth has been with him for years, probably for 10 years. Now, Zampa’s teammates are doubtful whether he washes it since towel they said isn’t white anymore. Gross! Matthew Wade Wade himself claims, that only the change of socks does the magic for him. In an interview the Australian Test gloveman argued that whenever he feels like he’s struggling to come to form, he would turn to his teammate David Hussey and take a fresh pair of socks from him as the latter has a huge collection of socks. Joe Burns We all know carrots are good for our eye-sight but Joe Burns probably took it to a whole new level as he’s consumption of carrots leaped up alarmingly. According to his teammate Usman Khawaja, Joe ate dozens of carrot as a means of improving his eyesight. In the 21st century India, it goes without saying that Cricket is the one and only sport that dominates all other sports in the country in terms of popularity, recognition and technological innovation. In this country with millions of passionate fans not all however can become a real cricketer, some has to resort to virtual cricket games like fantasy cricket, in order to live their dreams. Since, in order to play fantasy cricket one needs to built their own team using their knowledge regarding cricket, so they can actually feel like a real team manager owning a team. Therefore, in a country having so much passion about the mentioned sport, the stakes are too high for the professional cricketers who need to be good at their job since millions of eyes would be glued to them. Even a slightest mistake would be heavily criticised. Accordingly, a professional cricketer is not built in a day. It takes years and many sacrifices of not only the individual playing but also of his family. Father’s are pillars in anyone’s life and here is the list of those eleven truly spectacular gentlemen along with their, whose hard works and effort paved the way for their son’s success as mighty sportsmen.
Pan Singh Dhoni None other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s father, the senior Dhoni used to work as the junior manager in MECON (Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants Limited). His sacrifices and struggles were thoroughly sketched in MS Dhoni’s Biopic where Mr Pan Singh’s character was played by Actor Anupam Kher. Prem Kohli Virat Kohli’s father Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer by profession but was very interested in cricket so he was the one who inspired Virat to take cricket seriously. In many interviews Virat has stated how his father used drive him all the way to his practice session. Unfortunately, Prem Kohli passed away in 2006 due to brain stroke, just when Virat was playing an important ‘Ranji Trophy super league’ match against Karnataka. Virat went back to playing after cremating his father and scored 90 runs. Trilok Chand Raina Suresh Raina's father is a retired military officer who hails from Rainawari in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Ravichandran If there is anyone who inspired R. Ashwin to become a cricketer is none other than his father. Ashvin’s father used to play cricket at the club level as a fast bowler. Undoubtedly, R.Ashvin followed his father’s footsteps. Gurunath Sharma Rohit Sharma is a decent boy belonging to a humble background. His father worked as a caretaker of a transport firm storehouse. Due to the low income of his father Rohit was raised by his grandparents and uncles in Borivali. Ramesh Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar’s story is also oddly similar to Virat Kohli as his career is also marked by the tragedy of his father passing away in the middle of the tournament. Sachin's father was a well-known Marathi novelist, who died in the middle of the 1999 Cricket World Cup. However, the master blaster whose heart is as strong as his bat, soon returned to the World Cup after attending the final rituals of his father, he scored a century in the very next match and dedicated this century to his father. Yograj Singh Another cricket star grew out of a cricket-based family. Yuvraj Singh's father is a former Indian cricketer. In his career, he played one Test and six ODIs for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His career ended due to injury, after which he entered movies. Deepak Gambhir Gautam or as known by his fans, Gauti is known for his calm yet tough persona. An aggressive batsman on field and an efficient International cricketer, he is the son of a textile industrialist. Anirudh Singh Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. His father Anirudh Singh Jadeja was a watchman for a private security agency. Jadeja’s father wanted him to become an army officer but his interest was in cricket. Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha Sardar Sardev Singh Plaha is the father of Indian Team’s specialist spin bowler Harbhajan Singh. A Businessman in occupation he owned a ball bearing and valve factory. It was Bhajji’s father's dream to see him become a cricketer. K.N. Lokesh Father of India’s right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper K.L Rahul, Mr K.N.Lokesh by profession is a professor and acting director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in Surathkal. Umpiring officials constitute the backbone of the cricket, be it the real life game or the daily fantasy cricket. Being the official in charge of the game it is the onus of the two umpires present in the field to maintain the fairness of the game. Thus often these gentlemen had to use a whole array of Umpiring Signals to indicate the decisions they make .
Here is a list of some common gestures that umpires
However, the umpire can only act after the fielding side appeals by screaming “How’s that?”(HowzThatt), “Wot Wot” or “How was he?” 2. Umpiring Signal for No-Ball This signal is given if the bowler’s foot lands over the front line of the bowling crease. Here the delivery is considered to be a ‘no-ball’. 3. Umpiring Signal for Free Hit This signal will be given by the umpire by circling a finger horizontally over his head. Free hit signal usually follows a ‘no-ball’. During a free hit delivery, batsmen cannot be dismissed caught, bowled, or leg before wicket. 4. Umpiring signal for Wide Ball This signal is shown if the ball that passes is out of reach of the batsman. Such a delivery is seen as a ‘wide’ and the batting team is given an extra run while the ball must be re-bowled. 5. Umpiring Signal for Boundary four This signal is shown with Right hand and arm swept across the body. This signal denotes, the ball has been hit all the way to the boundary and it has made its way to the same by bouncing. In other words what distinguishes this boundary from a six is that the ball has reached the boundary without losing its contact with the ground. 6. Umpiring Signal for Boundary Six This signal is shown with Both arms held above the head and index fingers outstretched. This signal shows the ball has been hit over the boundary, without the ball bouncing. 7. Umpiring Signal for Bye This umpiring signal is done with the right arm raised skywards. The ‘bye’ signal is used to denote that the ball has been missed by both the batsman or woman and the wicket-keeper. Any runs scored are deemed to be byes. Byes, like leg byes, are counted as extras. 8. Umpiring Signal for Leg Bye This umpiring signal which is shown by Right leg raised and clasped by the right hand, indicates that the ball hit the pads of the batsman, not the bat and the runs completed are adjudged to be leg byes. These runs although are added are not credited to the individual player’s score but to the team’s, as extras. 9. Umpiring Signal for Short Run In this signal the right arm is held out horizontally and then flexed back to touch the shoulder. Short run is given when one of the batsman has failed to touch the bat down beyond the front line of the bowling crease when going for a run. This is a short run and the run scorer is being told to take the run off the score. 10. Umpiring Signal for Dead Ball If the ball is no longer considered in play it is a dead ball. An umpire will signal this by crossing and uncrossing his wrists below his waist with the call Dead Ball. This is signaled by an umpire crossing his hands in a horizontal position in front and above his waist three times Looking at the current popularity of Cricket tournaments both in real life and virtually, it can easily be stated that this sport has its name among some of the most popular sports in the world. Cricket is not just a sport it is a cult where the fans preach and worship the cricketers as their idols. If we look at countries like India, the craze is even more. The Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament is one of the most expensive affairs of the country. It is a cricket extravaganza where everyone wishes to participate. Thus results in the popularity of IPL Fantasy Cricket Leagues. This online game enables users to participate in the real game without actually playing on field.
However, even with all these advancements cricket still remains one of the most traditional game with rules left unchanged since the day of its initiation. Having said that, not all rules might make sense all the time, in contrast there are fairly some norms of the game that doesn’t fail to raise some eyebrows. Here are some of the most weird rules of cricket. 1. One should appeal whether the batsman is out or not. The batsman would only be declared out on the appeal of the fielding team. An umpire cannot dismiss the batsman even if he’s out unless the fielding team appeals. 2. Leg Before Wicket A Batsman would be dismissed by LBW (Leg Before Wicket) even if the ball comes in contact with the body and not necessarily his leg. 3. Unintentional Double Strikes are not given out. A batsman will be out if he intentionally hits the ball with his bat more than once in a single ball bowled by bowler. Inadvertent double strikes are given not out. 4. Out can be withdrawn if the captain wants The captain of the fielding team can withdraw the appeal after the out is give, however with the umpire’s consent. This is considered as keeping the spirit of the game alive. 5. Penalty if the ball touches the helmet If the cricket ball touches the helmet of the keeper kept on the ground irrespective of the force it touches the helmet, it is declared as PENALTY and the batting team is awarded with 5 runs. 6. Not Out by catch of the ball touches the fielder’s cap It is a ‘not out’ if the ball is caught after it has touched the fielder’s cap or helmet. On the other hand, if it touches any other part of the body and then the player catches it, it is out. 7. Rule like no other In an attempt to save a six, the fielder can jump and stop the ball going over the boundary. If the ball still manages to cross the boundary rope then he cannot go outside the boundary and volley the ball back in, even if he jumps to stop the ball. It will be considered as six. The rule came into play after this one of a kind incident. 8. No more than 2 fielders behind the leg-side One is not allowed to keep 2 fielders behind the square on the leg-side in all forms of the game. This is done keeping in mind the spirit of the game. 9. Mankading Tactic Vinoo Mankad in a Test series against Australia in 1947/48 started using a weird technique of running out the batsman at the non-striker end. He made sure that the non-striker is out of the bowling crease and before he would start his action he would run the batsman out. Although his tactic was criticised but the run-out is given nonetheless. 10. Dead Ball if the ball hits the spidercam If a ball hits the spider cam floating over the ground, then it is considered a dead ball. Even if is sure shot six or catch, it is considered as a dead ball. Through time, India has gradually gown into the pilgrim of the cricket players and cricket fans from all over the globe. The country with a population of billions, cricket is the undisputed leader of the sports here. The passion for the game is deep rooted in the society to the extent that most people either want to be a cricketer themselves or if not at least they become the ardent viewers of the cricket leagues. Needless to mention, during any tournament tuning into the sports channels to watch the match becomes a mandatory practise. On the bright side, thanks to fantasy cricket sites nowadays that enables passionate cricket fans to play fantasy cricket and thus renders a feel similar to the thrill of the real game.
Having said all these, thus the ICC (International Cricket Council) World Cup is the biggest cricket tournament in the world followed by its sister tournament ICC Champions Trophy. The champions trophy, similar to the ICC World Cup is a ODI tournament that started in 1998. Inaugurated as the ICC Knockout Tournament, the league was initially played to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries. The commercial success of the game then prompted the Council to carry on the tournament at regular intervals. Here is a list of ICC Champions Trophy finals and their winners. 1998, Bangladesh Winner- Bangladesh This was the earliest edition of the game and was named the ICC Knockout Tournament as the game was played in a Knockout Format. For those who are not familiar with the format, it is a single-elimination method where teams whoever will lose, at any point of the game will immediately be eliminated. This was participated by nine teams -Australia, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England, New Zealand and Zimbabwe. West Indies and England qualified automatically. New Zealand and Zimbabwe on the other hand played a pre-qualifier, which New Zealand won, to get into the tournament. All matches were played in Dhaka. This was one of the most successful tournament of South Africa where it defeated England in the quarter final by 6 wickets and 20 balls and went on to thrash Sri Lanka by 92 runs. In the final against West Indies, the Proteas chased down a target of 246 with four wickets and three overs to spare. . Jacques Kallis went on to become Player of the tournament, amassing 164 runs at 82 including a hundred against Sri Lanka. The match was concluded with South Africa winning the tournament. 2000, Kenya Winner: New Zealand This second version of the tournament was also played in the Knock-out format. However, the number of teams were reduced from seven to five, with three berths up for grabs in the pre-qualifying round. The five teams that gained automatic qualification were Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. India, England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Kenya were the six teams that fought for the remaining three berths with India, Sri Lanka and England making the cut. New Zealand won with four wickets and two balls to spare in its chase of 265. Chris Cairns, the all rounder, scored a fine hundred to give New Zealand its only win at an ICC event to date. This tournament also established Indian Cricket Team as a team which could pose a serious challenge. Ganguly, the India skipper, topped the batting charts with 348 runs at an average of 116. Top run-scorer: Sourav Ganguly – 348 runs Top wicket-taker: Venkatesh Prasad – 8 wickets 2002, Sri Lanka Winner: Shared between India and Sri Lanka In 2002, the tournament's format was changed and it came to be called the ICC Champions Trophy. All games were played in Colombo, between R Premadasa and Sinhalese Sports Complex. The tournament featured 12 teams, including the 10 Full Members by direct qualification. Kenya and the Netherlands were the two other teams. The 12 teams were split into four groups, with the topper proceeding to the semi-finals. Australia, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa were the four teams that emerged on top. India qualified for the finals by defeating South Africa, whereas Sri Lanka had an easy win against Australia. Unfortunately, the final match was interrupted by the rain and while Sri Lanka scored 244 for 5 in its 50 overs, India in their innings scored 14 for no loss in two overs. On the reserve day, the host nation got to 222 for 7 and India reached 38 for 1 in eight overs before rain ruined chance of a result. As a consequence, both the teams were declared as winners. Virender Sehwag secured 271 runs from five games at an average of 90.33 including a ton and a half-century, while Muttiah Muralitharan topped the bowling charts. 2004, England Winner: West Indies Like the previous edition, all 10 Test-playing teams gained automatic qualification and Kenya qualified by virtue of its ODI status. The semi-finalists, i.e the toppers of the four groups, were Australia, the West Indies, Pakistan and England. England beat Australia in the first semi-final, while the West Indies triumphed over Pakistan. In a low-scoring thriller at The Oval, the West Indies put England in the shade by just two wickets and seven balls to spare in its chase of 218. The West Indies was reeling at 147 for 8 at one stage, but a resilient unbeaten 71-run stand between Courtney Browne, the wicket-keeper, and Ian Bradshaw, the left-arm bowler, took it past the line Player of the Series: Ramnaresh Sarwan Top run-scorer: Marcus Trescothick – 261 runs Top wicket-taker: Andrew Flintoff – 9 wickets 2009, South Africa Winner: Australia This was an eventful tournament with top eight ODI teams participated in the competition, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semi-finals. After its game against India was washed out, Australia faced a must-win game against Pakistan in the group stage. Brett Lee and Nathan Hauritz got Australia over the line by two wickets in a thrilling low-scoring contest. Then, in the first semi-final, Australia defeated England, before going on to trump New Zealand, who had defeated Pakistan, in the final to retain the title. Shane Watson scored blistering centuries in both the matches, and was the pillar around whom Australia's wins were built. Ricky Ponting was the able captain who led the chart of run scorers Player of the tournament: Ricky Ponting Top run-scorer: Ricky Ponting – 288 runs Top wicket-taker: Wayne Parnell – 11 wickets 2013, England Winner: India Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian Cricket Team successfully bagged the trophy. However, similar to the last tournament this final was also almost ruined by rain where the 50 over match was reduced to 20 overs. India could only manage 129 with the help of cameos from Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Shikhar Dhawan, the team's mainstay through the competition. Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara almost took the home side over the line, but Ishant Sharma got rid of both of them in consecutive deliveries to script a five-run win. Player of the tournament: Shikhar Dhawan Top run-scorer: Shikhar Dhawan – 363 runs Top wicket-taker: Wayne Parnell – 12 wickets MS Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the most popular and successful captain of the Indian Cricket Team. In a country like India where cricketers are considered to be almost equivalent to God, Dhoni is widely revered by the multitude. Popularly known as the ‘Captain Cool’ due to his composed persona, Dhoni has led the Indian team towards success through many matches. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India have won the top prize in all formats: the No.1 Test ranking for 18 months starting December 2009, the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the World Twenty20 on his captaincy debut in 2007. Eventually this resulted in him becoming more than a sportsman and rather a popular face in the media with thousands of brands endorsing him, including a fantasy cricket website. However, behind all these success and behind all his visible records there are also some unknown records that are not known by many.
Here is the list of 7 lesser known records of MS Dhoni 1. Dhoni hit his most centuries from his 7th batting position in the ODI’s From 278 matches, Dhoni is recorded to have scored a total 9 scores in his ODI career. However, what is interesting here is 2 of his centuries came from the matches where he was batting in the 7th position. Needless to mention, this nearly happens in any limited over matches where with 6 wickets being already lost the pressure surmounts to a level of the team losing the match. Dhoni being the calm-minded batsman has the reputation of giving the game a quick turn in favour of his team, and thus could successfully snatch a victory from a match where victory is impossible. 2. Dhoni as a Captain hit the most Sixes in International Cricket With 204 sixes in international cricket under his name Dhoni is one of the very few captains who has hit so many sixes during his captaincy. Till date Dhoni has captained India in 324 international matches and scored 10,964 runs. 3. He has most stumpings to his name Besides being known for his calm persona even under the pressure-ridden conditions Dhoni is also one of the quickest in the Indian Cricket Team. He is well reputed for his quickness behind the stumps as a wicket-keeper. He has claimed 160 stumping in 466 international matches, the most by any wicket-keep till date. 4. Dhoni’s score is the highest by any wicket-keeper batsman in an ODI Innings Dhoni exceeded the legendary batsman Adam Gilchrist by becoming the second highest run-getter as a wicket-keeper. MS Dhoni has scored 9608 runs of 299 matches at an average of 51.93. 5. Dhoni scored most runs even without scoring a 50 in the T20Is MS Dhoni has managed to score 1069 runs in T20Is as captain of India in 70 matches, this is the most scored by any captain in T20I history. He has the highest score of 48* which means he hasn’t scored a fifty in T20Is yet and therefore he has scored the most runs in T20Is without scoring a fifty. 6. Has won most T20I matches as captain MS Dhoni has captained India in 70 T20I matches and out of which India has won 41 matches. 7. Played most matches in international cricket as a ‘wicket-keeping bowler’ Mahi has bowled a spell in nine international matches while playing as a wicket-keeper. This is a rare occasion. |
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