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    What’s keeping Smriti Mandhana busy during Lockdown? Check out Smriti’s Unknown Facts and More About her

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    Smriti Mandhana in lockdown

    Smriti Mandhana reveals that working out and playing games along with family keeps her busy during this lockdown period. Indian female cricketer Smriti Mandhana who has a huge fan base reveals the thing she upto as cricket games were paused due to the lockdown.

    Mandhana misses her time in ground

    Earlier Mandhana reveals that she is badly missing the game and can’t wait to be back on the field with her teammates once normalcy returns.

    “We’ve been touring so long and I never imagined that we would go on to make so many amazing memories,” Mandhana wrote on Instagram along with photos of her Indian teammates.

    “All this has become such an important part of my life. I just can’t wait to be back on the field and back with my teammates. But until then I’ll cherish every single moment! To many more memories…soon,” she added.

    Smriti Mandhana’s crush

    Smriti Mandhana revealed her crush while interacting with a fan in twitter’s Q&A session.

    a Twitter user asked Smriti Mandhana about her crush, to which Smriti Mandhana revealed that ever since her childhood she has a crush on Hrithik Roshan. She wrote:

    “Since my childhood @iHrithik 😍😍”

    Smriti Mandhana’s list of awards

    • Sportswoman of the Year (Cricket) at the Sportstar ACES Awards 2020
    • 2019 ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year
    • 2019 ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year
    • 2018 Women’s Cricketer of the Year
    • 2018 Women’s ODI Player of the Year
    • Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award, 2018
    • ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2016
    • Ceat International Cricket’s International Woman Cricketer of the Year award
    • Navbharat Times Awards, 2019
    • Arjuna Award for Cricket, 2018

    Smriti Mandhana unknown facts

    • She idolises Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara.
    • Smriti played with a bat gifted by Rahul Dravid when she scored unbeaten 224 in West Zone U-19 Cricket League against Gujarat.
    • She wears the same number of jersey (18) as Virat Kohli.
    • Smriti is the brand ambassador for the POWER brand of Bata.
    • She is a big fan of fellow cricketer Jhulan Goswami and looks up to her as a role model.
    • Smriti was named in the 2019 Forbes Top 30 Under 30 for her exceptional performance.
    • She has also played for the Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League, Australia.
    • Smriti also has played in the Women’s Super League for the Western Storm
    • She started 2019 being the top-ranked batswoman in ICC’s rankings.
    • It was Smriti’s brother who inspired her to take up cricket at the age of 6. That turned
    • She was the only Indian batsman to be named in the ICC Women’s team of the year.
    • Her first ODI century was against Australia in Hobart where she knocked a punch of 102 runs.
    • Mandhana was the first Indian woman to score a double hundred in a one-day game, playing for Maharashtra against Gujarat in October 2013.
    • She is the 2nd Indian cricketer to sign a 1-year deal with the Brisbane Heat for the Women’s Big Bash League, following Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.

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    Australia Pacer Mitchell Starc Looking Forward to Pink Ball Test Against India

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    Mitchell Starc in Pink ball test match

    Australia pacer Mitchell Starc cannot wait to play against India in the pink ball Test later this year when Virat Kohli’s men are scheduled to tour the country for a four-match series.

    After Sourav Ganguly took over as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India he made an impact on Indian cricket by organising the first ever day/night Test on Indian soil at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. The match has been played against Bangladesh with the first ever pink ball in test cricket hosted in India.

    India last toured Australia in 2018-19 and had refused their offer of playing a day-night Test then. However, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said that the cricket boards of the two teams have agreed to play under the lights and a formal announcement will be made soon.

    Also read : “IPL prize money slashed fifty percent” BCCI president Ganguly Announced

    “I think absolutely a pink ball Test in this series against India is a great thing,” Starc said during an online press conference on Tuesday. “The fans love it, it creates a different aspect of the contest. I think bat and ball are a lot closer together. India have obviously played a pink ball Test at home so they’re not completely foreign to it.”

    “I guess in terms of the advantage if you like, we do have a good record at home with the pink ball. It’s no different to us going to India and they’ve got the advantage there,” he added.

    With the world fighting coronavirus pandemic, cricket is also pondering measures to ensure safety of their players and stakeholders. One of the proposals is to temporarily ban the application of saliva to shine the ball as has been the practice.

    Also read : “Who was a better captain Sourav Ganguly or MS Dhoni?” : Indian Former Bowler Zaheer Khan Answers

    Starc insist to provide alternatives

    However, Starc said the administrators have to provide an alternative.

    “I understand that completely and hear what they’re saying in terms of a foreign substance, but whether that can be controlled by the umpires in terms of they have a portion of the wax and you can only use a small amount, I don’t know, but there needs to be a maintaining of the even contest,” Starc said.

    “I understand what they’re saying with foreign substances and that it’s black and white in terms of that, but it’s an unusual time for the world and if they’re going to remove saliva shining for a portion of time they need to think of something else for that portion of time as well.”

    The 30-year-old pained a grim picture in the scenario that bowlers aren’t given permission to use alternative methods to purchase swing.

    “They’ve mentioned that it’s only going to be there for a period of time and then once the world gets back to a relatively normal situation then saliva can come back into shining the ball. But if it’s going to be a window of time there, maybe then instruct people to leave more grass on the wickets to have that contest or if they’re going to take away a portion of maintaining the ball, there needs to be that even contest between bat and ball, otherwise people are going to stop watching, and kids aren’t going to want to be bowlers,” he said.

    Shoaib Akhtar Reveals “What Record Sachin Would Created” If he Plays in Modern Cricket Era

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    Shoaib Akhtar predicts that Sachin Tendulkar would scored more than 1.30 lakh runs if he played in modern cricket era. Indian cricket legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar is considered as god of cricket for various reasons. The records created by Sachin Tendulkar still stands as a dream for many young cricketers. The legend steps down from cricket after completing his 200 ODI matches in 2013.

    Sachin Tendulkar is also a part of the team which won the 2011 cricket World Cup under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. Making it clear that it is not right to compare Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar felt it is unfair because the former played in the toughest era of cricket, unlike 31-year-old current India skipper.

    Akhtar also said that had Tendulkar played in this era he would have scored 1.30 lakh runs.

    “Tendulkar batted in the toughest era of cricket. If he had to get the chance now, he may hit more than 1.30 lakh runs. So it”s not good to make a comparison between Sachin and Kohli,” Akhtar said during a live video session on Helo app.

    Akhtar also revealed he wanted Tendulkar to complete a century during their famous 2003 World Cup clash against India. Tendulkar got out on 98 with Akhtar accounting for his scalp. Riding on Tendulkar”s fine innings, India won the match by six wickets in Centurion.

    Also read : Check Out 47 Unbeatable Records of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar

    “I was very sad because Sachin got out for 98. It was special innings, he should have touched the century mark,” Akhtar said. “I wanted him to get a century. For that bouncer, I would have loved to see a sixer, as earlier he hit.”

    Earlier, Gautam Gambhir said that Tendulkar is greater than Kohli because of his longevity and records.

    Also read : Reason To Call Sachin Tendulkar as GOD of Cricket : “The Man Who Stops the Time ” – Check Out the Incident

    With no cricket due to the pandemic, most cricketers are keeping themselves busy by chatting with fans and fellow cricketers via social media platforms.

    “We would have been the best of friends, but on the field” : Shoaib Akhtar Opens on Virat Kohli

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    Shoaib Akhtar and Virat Kohli

    Indian skipper Virat kohli who is recognized as one of the greatest cricketer in modern era receives praises from Shoaib Akhtar. Indian skipper recently lose his crown of No.1 test batsman position to Australian cricketer Steve Smith.

    Akhtar, who is renowned for being the only pacer who breached the 100 mph barrier in cricket, feels that he and Kohli would have been best friends had they met on a cricket pitch.

    Shoaib Akhtar on Indian cricketers

    Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar spoke about the match-fixing era in the squad and how he would not have listened to Wasim Akram if he had approach him regarding the same. Earlier Shoaib Akhtar has named Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar as one of the “greatest batsman of all time”.

    Kohli might not have played against Shoaib Akhtar but the former Pakistani pacer is all praise for the Indian captain.

    Akhtar, who is renowned for being the only pacer who breached the 100 mph barrier in cricket, feels that he and Kohli would have been best friends had they met on a cricket pitch.

    Akhtar appeared on a video podcast with Sanjay Manjrekar on ESPNCricinfo and shared his views on the 31-year-old Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper.

    “Virat Kohli and I would have been the best of friends. We both are Punjabi, we both have quite a similar nature. He seems like he has a lot of heart, and even though, he’s a lot junior to me, I really respect him,“Akhtar said.

    However, Akhtar added that the friendship would not be on the cricket field but only off it.

    “We would have been the best of friends. But on the field, we would have been the best of enemies,” he said.

    Akhtar, who had an illustrious career for Pakistan with 178 Test wickets in 46 matches, is still considered one of the most lethal pacers ever.

    CSK Hilariously Trolled RCB for Their Tweet on Winning Indian Poll League

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    RCB wins the Indian Poll League

    Chennai Super Kings hilariously commented on Royal Challengers Bangalore‘s tweet on winning Indian Poll League. Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the IPL team with huge fan base globally.

    Though they have star players like Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers and many more they failed to register their name in IPL winning team list. Every year RCB fans expect their team to lift the maiden trophy where RCB fails to make their dreams come true.

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indian Government announced a total lock down national wide to control the spread. Which in turn postponed the IPL 2020 that has been scheduled to begin from March 29 with an opening match between Chennai Super Kings and four time IPL winner Mumbai Indians.

    Also read : RCB’s Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers to Auction their IPL Cricketing Gears to Raise Funds for Battle Against COVID-19

    Winner of Indian Poll League

    During this quarantine RCB held brand new ‘league’ challenge by the name ‘Indian Poll League’, a competition held over 55 days based on fan votes.

    In this game, winners were selected on basis of the fan votes which also includes Playoff stage, eliminators, qualifiers.

    The Bangalore-franchise defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of this tournament to win the title in its ‘inaugural’ season.

    “A big thank you to everyone who made RCB the champions of the #IndianPollLeague by voting consistently, every day for the last 55 days. In the final, #RCB beat #SRH with an incredible 85% of the votes!” RCB tweeted.

    Responding to this post, CSK dropped a hilarious response. The Chennai-based franchise posted a photograph of Tamil movie actor Rajinikanth’s with a caption that read, ‘Ee Saala Cup Umadey’ (the cup is yours this year).

    “They will not look at me because they feel I am too old” : Harbhajan Singh Spokes Out on his T20 Return

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    Harbhajan Singh Spokes Out on his T20 Return
    Harbhajan Singh Spokes Out on his T20 Return

    The Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh who last played for India in 2016 propose his interest to play T20 cricket for India. The 39 year old believes that he is fit and still ready to play for the country.

    The “Turbanator” was also a part of team when India won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup. He has not been in the Indian team since 2016 but continue to executes his skills in IPL.

    Harbhajan Singh hasn’t lose hope and spells out his eagerness to play in blue jersey. 

    “I am ready. If I can bowl well in IPL, which is a very difficult tournament for bowlers because the grounds are smaller, and all the top players in world cricket play in the IPL,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Harbhajan as saying.

    In his 12 years IPL carrier Harbhajan lifted the trophy for three times with Mumbai Indians and one time with Chennai Super Kings.

    Harbhajan Singh made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) while playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the inaugural season. In the 160 matches he has played so far, Singh has scalped 150 wickets, conceding 7.05 runs per over. His best bowling figures are 5 for 18.

    Check out : Harbhajan Singh’s stats in 12 years IPL in two different teams.

    In the batting department, he has scored a total of 829 runs at a strike rate of 137.22, and his highest individual score is 64. Harbhajan Singh was an integral part of Mumbai Indians until IPL 2017. However, in the IPL 2018 auction, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bagged him at a base price of Rs 2 crore.

    However, the bowler said that the selectors did not have a look at him because they think he is too old.

    “They will not look at me because they feel I am too old,” he said. “Also I don’t play any domestic cricket. [In the] Last four-five years they did not look at me even though I was doing well in the IPL, taking wickets and I had all my records to back my case.

    “It is very challenging to bowl against them and if you can do well against them in IPL, you can do well in international cricket. I have bowled predominantly in the powerplay and middle overs and got wickets,” he added.

    He believes that the IPL is the most difficult competition when it comes to T20 cricket and said that after performing in this tournament, he can make a comeback into the Indian side.

    “In international cricket, not all teams have quality players like IPL teams, where every team has a top-six which is good. Yes, Australia, England, India have all got very good batting line-ups,” Harbhajan said.

    “But if I can get Johnny Bairstow and David Warner in IPL, don’t you think I can get them in international cricket? But it is not in my hands. No one comes and talks to you in this present Indian set-up,” he added.

    When it comes to the Indian side, Harbhajan still continues to be India’s highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. He has taken 417 wickets in 103 Tests and was also the first Indian bowler to claim a Test hat-trick – a feat he achieved against Australia in 2001.

    In ODIs, the spinner has taken 269 wickets in 236 matches, and in T20Is, he has 25 wickets to his name in 28 appearances.

    COVID-19 : Cricket Australia Hint Strong Chances of Hosting India this Year

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    Australia hint strong chances of hosting India

    While the news of India likely to tour South Africa in August came as a source of amazement for plentiful fans around the world, it is England who might play international cricket before India as some of their players have already resumed training.

    Had it not been for the novel COVID-19 pandemic, the English summer would have already started by now. It is worth mentioning that England are due to host West Indies and Pakistan across formats this summer and steps are being taken to ensure the same commences by July.

    In addition to the aforementioned series, even Australia are slated to visit England for limited-over fixtures. Speaking to NewsCorp in a recent interaction, Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts sounded affirmative about the tour of England.

    Also read : Australia Keeper Alex Carey Keen to Emulate MS Dhoni’s Path, Says I Would Love to Become Half as Good as Him

    “I think there’s some chance we could send a team over. Obviously we won’t jeopardise the safety of the players, but the best test of that is that the West Indian and Pakistan tours of England before we’re due to tour. We hope they go off without a hitch,” Roberts was quoted as saying.

    Cricket Australia hint strong chances of hosting India

    Keen on hosting India later this year primarily due to the financial aspect involved, Cricket Australia have been on toes to make sure that the series goes ahead as planned or with minimal changes.

    Being asked about the prospect of hosting India, Roberts expressed confidence saying that he would be “really surprised” if the tour gets affected in any manner. However, Roberts didn’t guarantee the matches involving 100% attendance from the word go.

    Also read : South Africa’s AB De Villiers Makes an Update on his Return to International Squad If IPL 2020 Fails Amid COVID-19

    “I guess there’s no such thing as certainty in today’s world so I can’t say 10 [out of 10], but I’m going to say nine out of 10. With the variable being, who would know whether we can have crowds.

    “I’d be really surprised if we can’t get the Indian tour away. But I wouldn’t, hand on heart suggest we’ll have full crowds from the start. We’ll just have to see how that goes,” Roberts said.

     

    KL Rahul vs Rishabh Pant: Parthiv Patel Picks One as India’s Limited-Overs Wicket-Keeper

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    KL Rahul vs Rishabh Pant Parthiv Patel picks the best wicket keeper batsman

    Veteran wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel has expressed faith in flamboyant yet out-of-favour wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s abilities and hinted that playing domestic cricket might aid the latter.

    “Rishabh Pant definitely has it in him, there’s no doubt about that. If I put myself into his shoes when I was 17-18, I didn’t have a good series, and going back to domestic cricket for a couple of years helped me a lot,” Patel was quoted as saying by FanCode.

    Pant, 22, has been subjected to severe criticism in the recent past. Him repeatedly being given opportunities at the highest level with below par returns hadn’t gone down well with fans. Patel further revealed a constant conversation with Pant regarding his potential.

    Also read : Bollywood Actresses React To KL Rahul’s “Mind Gone, Hair Gone” Instagram Post

    “Every time I’ve met Rishabh, I’ve always told him that people are talking about you because you’ve talent in you. If you had no talent and if you weren’t talented, people wouldn’t have been talking about you, so keep that in mind. Sometimes, you have to go back to domestic cricket and just get that form back,” Patel said.

    Parthiv Patel picks one as India’s limited-overs wicket-keeper

    Despite being duly backed by the team management, Pant saw an injury getting him replaced by Lokesh Rahul in white-ball cricket.

    In the 10 white-ball matches that Rahul has played as a specialist wicket-keeper batsman this year, he has scored 527 runs at an average of 65.87 and a strike rate of 125.77 including one century and four half-centuries to cement his spot for the time being.

    Being asked to pick one between Rahul and Pant for the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia, Patel didn’t shy away from naming the former but considered him to be a “short-term thing”.

    “At this point of time, KL Rahul. I feel Rahul is your short-term thing in a way if you’re thinking of the [ICC T20] World Cup. I think he’ll do the job for you during the World Cup, there’s no doubt about it,” Patel added.

    IPL 2020 : Indian Former Cricketer Ajay Ratra Verdicts on MS Dhoni’s Return if IPL 2020 Cancelled

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    Ajay Ratra's Verdicts on MS Dhoni's Return

    The cash-rich Indian Premier League was set to witness former India skipper MS Dhoni, who has not played international cricket since the 2019 Cricket World Cup. But with the T20 tournament postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus lockdown, former India cricketer Ajay Ratra feels it will be difficult for Dhoni to make a comeback.

    Ratra, on the other hand, did not write his comeback completely as he felt with Dhoni you never know. 

    “You see, Dhoni is a very unpredictable player but yes there has been a long time since he played competitive cricket. IPL 2020 seemed quite decisive for his international career. The team management would have closely monitored his performance and also how other wicketkeepers would’ve done during the IPL. Unfortunately, IPL getting postponed indefinitely makes it (Dhoni’s comeback) difficult but you never know with Dhoni,” Ratra told Mykhel.

    Also read : MS Dhoni Finally Revealed the Moment When his “Heart Rate is Elevated And Feel a Bit Scared”

    Earlier, India coach Ravi Shastri had said Dhoni’s performances in the IPL will determine he will make it to the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup or not.

    With the BCCI waiting for the green signal from the government, it is highly unlikely the T20 tournament will take place in the next two months.

    In March, Dhoni reached Chennai and starts his practice session with his team mates where MSD outshined with massive shots. But due to the increase in corona virus positive cases training camps has been closed by the franchises and Dhoni left Chennai with warm sent off.

    Ex- cricketers on MS Dhoni’s retirement

    Regards Indian former skipper MS Dhoni’s return many revealed their thoughts and plot the possibilities. Where Indian former player Sunil Gavaskar suggest Dhoni should retire silently and Sehwag advice team India to play with their current wicket keeper batsman.

    Australian bowler Brad Hogg too predict the possibilities of MS Dhoni’s return to International squad if IPL 2020 cancelled.

    Shoaib Akhtar’s view on MSD

    Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar says he cannot fathom why Mahendra Singh Dhoni has “dragged it for so long” as the right time for the maverick ex-India skipper to call it quits was after last year’s ODI World Cup.

    “This guy has served to the best of his ability. He should leave cricket with dignity. I don’t know why he dragged it for so long. He should have retired after the World Cup,” Akhtar told PTI from Islamabad.

    “If I would have been in his place, I would have hung up my boots. I could have played shorter formats for three-four years but I left (after the 2011 WC) as I wasn’t into the game 100 per cent. So why drag?” he asked.

    Bollywood Actresses React To KL Rahul Hairstyle on Instagram

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    Bollywood Actresses React To KL Rahul's Instagram Post

    KL Rahul, much like other cricketers in the country, is spending time at home and going by his latest Instagram post, the wicketkeeper-batsman is finding it hard to handle the nationwide lockdown.

    KL Rahul Hairstyle – KL Rahul took to Instagram to flaunt his new hairstyle and he caught the attention of two young Bollywood actresses. “Mind gone, hair gone,” Rahul captioned the image. Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, who made her debut with ‘Guilty’, a Netflix movie and Anushka Ranjan, who has done several movies, both reacted to KL Rahul’s new hairdo.

     

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    mind gone, hair gone 🤯🔒

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    “Laaaahuuullll,” Anushka Ranjan said.

    “No wayz,” Akansha’s comment read.

     

    KL Rahul in New Zealand tour of India

    Rahul showed his glorious form in the last New Zealand ODI matches consist of three matches by scoring 202 runs in total with an average of 102 that includes a century and a half-century. KL Rahul list number of Individual records after his 4th Hundred in New Zealand vs India 3rd ODI.

    Also read : Challenged Accepted:KL Rahul Respond to Jimmy Neesham”Let’s Settle This In April”

    • This is the first ODI hundred by an Indian player batting at #5 or below since MS Dhoni’s 134 against England at Cuttack in Jan 2017
    • KL Rahul scored his 4th ODI hundred and second wicketkeeper to score outside Asia after Rahul Dravid(145 vs SL Taunton 1999).
    • KL Rahul’s four ODI centuries came in four different countries. He is only the 2nd Indian to score each of his first four ODI hundreds in different nations. Yuvraj Singh’s first six ODI centuries came in different countries
    • Rahul is only the 2nd Indian to score 200+ runs while batting at No.5 in a bilateral ODI series outside Asia. Previously Rohit Sharma scored 257 runs while batting at No.5 during the 2011 5-match ODI series against West Indies in West Indies.

    Watch: Sachin Tendulkar Plucks Lemons From Tree Using Bamboo Stick, Harbhajan Singh Requests Some For Himself

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    Sachin Tendulkar plucking lemon

    Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh tweeted a video which shows batting legend Sachin Tendulkar plucking lemon from a tree, using a bamboo stick. The 29-second video also shows Sachin correcting a man who mistakes lemon for a mango. “It’s not a mango, it’s a limbu” Sachin can be heard saying in the video. Sharing the video on Twitter, Harbhajan requested the batting maestro to pluck 2-3 of lemons for him as well. “Paji 2/3 nimbu mere liye bi nikal lena,” Harbhajan wrote on Twitter.

    ICC’s post on Sachin and Ganguly

    ICC shared a post praising Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly — one-day cricket’s best-ever opening batting pair.

    Reacting to ICC’s tweet, Sachin wondered how many more runs he and Ganguly would have scored had the current fielding regulations been in place during their playing days.

    Also read : Reason To Call Sachin Tendulkar as GOD of Cricket : “The Man Who Stops the Time ” – Check Out the Incident

    “This brings back wonderful memories Dadi. How many more do you think we would’ve been able to score with the restriction of 4 fielders outside the ring and 2 new balls?” Tendulkar replied on the ICC’s post.

    BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, was also quick to, respond to Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet and said that the duo would’ve added 4000 runs or so in that case.

    Sachin Tendulkar’s donation towards Coronavirus relief fund

    Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made a generous donation in the fight against coronavirus pandemic by financially aiding 4000 underprivileged people, including children. Hi5 Youth Foundation hailed Tendulkar for the contribution. Sachin had donated Rs 25 lakh each to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and the Maharashtra Chief Minister Relief Fund to aid the battle against COVID-19.

     

     

    Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid Star In ICC’s Throwback Post, Fans Get Nostalgic

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    Sachin Dhoni and Dravid

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday posted a throwback picture featuring former India batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid along with MS Dhoni. Soon after the ICC shared the picture, fans went nostalgic after seeing their cricketing heroes in a single frame. “#ThrowbackThursday,” the ICC captioned the post. The image is from a net session from 2007 when India toured England for a three Test matches and seven One-Day Internationals.

    These three legends plays a major role in building “The great Indian Cricket Team”. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid retires from cricket during the MS Dhoni’s captaincy. The three former Indian captains have a numerous unique records under their names.

    The great Sachin Tendulkar plays in world cup 2011 under Dhoni’s captaincy where India beat Sri Lanka to lift the world cup after 28 years.

    “Golden era in Indian cricket,” another one joined in.

    “Great talented iconic in India one frame,” a user added.

    Rahul Dravid’s unique records

    • Most number of catches by a fielder in Test cricket

    Rahul Dravid was a magnificent slip fielder. He took 210 catches in his 164-match long Test career- the highest by any non-wicketkeeper fielder.

    • Highest number of balls faced

    Rahul Dravid faced the highest number of balls in his Test career spanning over 16 years. He has faced 31,258 deliveries during his Test Career, with the next closest batman being Tendulkar at 29,437 balls.

    Also read : Check Out 47 Unbeatable Records of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar

    •  Longest time spent at the crease

    Rahul Dravid holds the record for most time spent at the crease by a Test batsman, recording 735 hours and 52 minutes (44,152 minutes) on the pitch.

    • First batsman with 10000 runs at No 3 in Tests

    Rahul Dravid is the first international cricketer to have scored more than 10,000 runs batting at no. 3 position – 10,524 runs from 219 innings at an avg. of 52.88 with 28 hundreds and 50 fifties and a highest score of 270.

    •  4 hundreds in 4 innings

    Rahul Dravid is the only Indian cricketer to score a hundred in 4 consecutive innings. He achieved this feat in 2002 with scores of 115, 148, 217 (all against England) at Nottingham, Leeds and The Oval respectively and 100n.o. against West Indies at Mumbai.

    • Rahul Dravid: The best partner

    Rahul Dravid has more partnership runs (32,039) than any other batsman in Test Cricket. Dravid has more hundred run partnerships and more fifty run partnerships than any other batsman – 88 and 126 respectively. He was involved in 2nd most number of partnerships (738) behind Shivnarine Chanderpaul (750) in Test cricket history.

    • Rahul Dravid with Sachin Tendulkar

    Dravid and Tendulkar have scored more partnership runs and have been involved in more hundred run stands than any other batting pair – 6,920 runs with 20 century stands – both are world records.

    • Two 300 plus partnerships in ODIs

    The only batsman to have been involved in two ODI partnerships exceeding 300 runs. Dravid was also the first batsman to be involved in a 300 run partnership in a Cricket World Cup along with Sourav Ganguly in the 1999 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at Taunton.

    • Longest without a duck

    Rahul Dravid has the record of not being dismissed on duck for the most consecutive ODI matches (120) to his name. Among all the batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket during their career, Dravid has been dismissed for a duck the least number of times – 8 times.

    • First cricketer to score centuries in all 10 Test playing nations

    Rahul Dravid is the first batsman to have scored centuries in all 10 Test cricket playing nations. England, West Indies, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India were the 10 Test playing nations during his career.

    MS Dhoni’s Unique record

    • Most Career Runs at No. 6
    • Highest Individual Score by a wicket-keeper batsman in ODIs
    • Only Captain to whitewash Australia in Australia in 140 Years
    • Fastest to reach No. 1 of ICC ODI Rankings
    • Most Sixes in ODI as a Captain
    • Most ODI Games finished with a Six
    • Most Expensive Bat
    • Only Player to win the World Cup with a Six
    • Most Times Bowled while playing as a WK
    • Most Not-Outs
    • Most centuries at No. 7 in ODIs
    • Most Stumpings in International Cricket
    • Most Successful Indian wicket-keeper
    • First Player to pass 10,000 ODI runs with 50+ average
    • Most T20 International wins as captain
    • Most Successful IPL Captain
    • First Captain to take India at No. 1 in Tests
    • Most Matches as Captain
    • Most Successful Indian Captain in all three formats
    • Only Captain to win all three ICC Trophies

     

     

     

     

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