On this day: Justin Langer was born in 1970
Justin Langer is also known to be the first ever opener in Test history to have an average of 40+ in the longest format of the game.
Justin Langer is also known to be the first ever opener in Test history to have an average of 40+ in the longest format of the game.
Sachin Tendulkar finished his international career with 34357 in 664 matches, which included 15921 runs in 200 Test matches, 18426 runs in 463 ODIs and 10 runs in a lone T20I.
On the back of a century from Travis Head and an unbeaten 58 from Marnus Labuschagne, Australia chased down the low score of 241 in 43 overs.
The young batter has gone on to become a crucial player for New Zealand across formats in the last few years and turned out to be a key batter in major tournaments.
He retired from one-day cricket in 2022 after a lean run with the bat, he announced retirement from internation cricket on February 7, 2023.
Notably, on this day in 1989, a teenager named Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar made his debut for India.
Adam Gilchrist was also a part of the Australian team that won three consecutive ODI World Cups in 1999, 2003 and 2007 respectively.
He surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal’s figures, which were the previous best by an Indian bowler – 6 for 25 vs England in Bengaluru on February 1, 2017.
The right-arm pacer is considered among the best Aussie bowlers in Test cricket with 310 wickets in 76 Test matches of his career.
The right-hander went on to smash his maiden double ton and became the first batter to score a double hundred while chasing in the ODI format.
Virat Kohli has shattered several batting records in his career so far.
In a rain affected encounter, New Zealand were handed a defeat despite scoring more than 400 runs in their 50 overs as Pakistan were ahead of them as per the DLS method.
Rohit Sharma, who scored 529 runs in four innings at an average of 132.25 with his maiden double hundred in the format in the third Test, was declared the player of the match and series.
Kohli smashed 140(107) while Rohit remained unbeaten on 152 (117) runs as India chased the target in just 42.1 overs, taking a lead of 1-0 in a five-match series.
Virender Sehwag played 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is for India, scoring 17253 runs in all three formats combined.
Surprisingly, on the same, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) versus Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was also decided in a Super Over.
Anil Kumble is one of only three players in international cricket to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings.
India registered a complete dominant performance against the Protea with skipper Virat Kohli leading from the front with his career-best knock of 254* runs.
Hardik Pandya is widely regarded as the best fast bowling all-rounder for India after Kapil Dev.
Matthew Hayden showed his beast mode in the first Test of a two-match Test series in Perth.
Dwayne Bravo has won multiple trophies in his 23-year career in professional cricket.
Morne Morkel has played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20Is for South Africa from 2006 to 2018 taking 544 wickets in all the three formats combined.
India and Sri Lanka initially faced each other in the final of the Champions Trophy on September 29, 2002, prior to the contest going to the reserve day due to rain.
Apart from his batting and wicket keeping skills, Brendon McCullum also excelled in captaincy. As a captain, Brendon McCullum led New Zealand to their first-ever ODI World Cup final in 2015.
The Bradford-born cricketer is a kind of batsman who could take down any world class bowler on his day, to help his team reach a big total irrespective of the format.
After smashing 58(16) runs against England including six sixes in an over, Yuvraj Singh went on to miss the fixture against South Africa and came back in the Indian line-up for the semi-final against Australia.
Ronaldo Nazario has been a star player for Brazil over the years and has been a part of the national side that ended up winning the FIFA World Cup twice in 1994 and 2002 respectively.
With over 10000 runs each in Test and ODI format, Dravid was a very technically sound batsman and used to enthrall the audience with his classical shots.
Shubman Gill made his debut for the Indian cricket team in an ODI match against New Zealand in Hamilton on January 31, 2019. Since then, he went on to play 37 Tests, 55 ODIs and 21 T20Is for India so far amassing 6000 runs in all three formats combined.
Ishant Sharma has played 105 Tests, 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is for India so far, taking 434 wickets across all three formats.
Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 135*(219) runs and put up a partnership of 76 runs along with Jack Leach as England successfully defeated Australia by just one wicket in the third Test at Headingley, Leeds.
The Formula One World Championship in 2001 was the 55th edition of the tournament.
The Sri Lanka team gave a memorable tribute to him with a 105-run win over Pakistan to clinch the two-match series by 2-0.
India completely dominated the English side and defeated the hosts by 151 runs which turned out to be among the most memorable Test wins for India in the SENA countries.
In his retirement post on Instagram, MS Dhoni shared a video showing a glimpse of some of the key moments of his career along with his teammates.
Making his debut in 2010, Kane Williamson has represented BlackCaps in 105 Tests, 173 ODIs, and 93 T20Is, scoring 19,086 runs.
Steve Smith announced his comeback in Test cricket in style after serving one-year ban by scoring twin centuries in the first match of Ashes series that year.
After winning the first two Tests at Edgbaston and Lords respectively, Australia needed just one to take an unassailable lead of 3-0 in a five–match series.
Discussing his overall international numbers so far, he has claimed 143 wickets in 120 matches.
James Anderson made his international debut in an ODI match against Australia in Melbourne on December 15, 2002. Since then, he went on to play 188 Tests, 194 ODIs and 19 T20Is before bidding adieu to international cricket in July 2024.
The Sri Lankan duo went on to put up a record partnership of 624 runs during a Test match against South Africa in Colombo on July 29, 2006.
Playing a two-match Test series, South Africa defeated the hosts by 1-0 and won a Test series on the Sri Lankan soil for the first time after 1993.
Axar went on to play a match-winning knock of 64*(35) runs as India registered a thrilling victory with just two balls remaining.
Despite the similar scores between both the teams after 102 overs of cricket on a single day, England still ended up winning the Cricket World Cup title while New Zealand finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time.
Ganguly has played 113 Tests, 311 ODIs, 1 T20 for India scoring 18,575 runs across all the three formats combined.
MS Dhoni made his debut for India in an ODI match against Bangladesh in Chattogram on December 23, 2004 and played his last international game in the semi-final of the 2019 ODI World Cup against New Zealand in Manchester on July 9, 2019.
Sanath Jayasuriya went on to become one of the best batters to play for Sri Lanka.
Steyn has played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs, 47 T20s for South Africa taking 699 wickets in all three formats combined.
Led by Kapil Dev, India went on to create history and finally got their hands on a world title in the third edition of the Cricket World Cup.
Broad has played 167 Tests, 121 ODIs, 56 T20Is for England taking 847 wickets in all three formats combined.
New Zealand, who suffered a heart–breaking defeat in the 2019 ODI World Cup final against England, finally ended their 21 years to win an ICC title after 2000.
Aussie skipper Pat Cummins hit the winning boundary on the third session along with Nathan Lyon at the crease as the duo put up an unbeaten partnership of 55 runs for the ninth wicket.
Men in Blue continued unbeaten streak of 7-0 over Pakistan in the history of ODI World Cup encounters between both the nations. For India, Rohit Sharma turned out to be the star with his knock of 140(113) runs.
Lockie Ferguson made his international debut in an ODI match against Australia in Sydney on December 4, 2016.
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Since his debut in 2010, Miller has played 178 ODIs and 130 T20Is in his international career so far amassing 7202 runs across both formats combined along with nine hundreds and 32 half-centuries so far.
Setting a massive target of 795 runs, Mumbai bowled Uttarakhand for just 69 runs and won the match by a mammoth margin of 725 runs.
Joe Root took 218 innings in 118 Test matches to cross 10000 runs in Test cricket. With this, he became the fastest batter from England to achieve the feat.
Overall, Ben Stokes has played 111 Tests, 114 ODIs and 43 T20Is in his international career, amassing 10776 runs with the bat and taking 313 wickets with the ball in all three formats combined. Let’s have a look at his career records in international cricket.
Cameron Green made his international debut in an ODI match against India in Canberra on December 2, 2020.
With over 10,000 runs in Test cricket and more than 17,000 runs across formats, Steve Smith is considered among the greatest players in modern day cricket.
As Virat Kohli had a record-breaking season with 973 runs in 16 matches, David Warner also came second in the list of leading run-scorers of the season, scoring 848 runs from 17 matches.
CSK were playing their second consecutive IPL final in 2011. They finished as the runners-up in the inaugural season in 2008 and lifted the title in 2010.
KKR defeated the then defending champions, CSK at their home ground, M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 27, 2012.
CSK were set to play in the second qualifier and were heading towards their third consecutive IPL final.
CSK entered the final of IPL 2018 in their comeback season after serving a two-year ban from the league.
Mitchell Johnson and Jasprit Bumrah turned out to be stars with the ball as MI registered a thrilling victory.
The right-arm bowler first took three wickets with ball as RR restricted MI to 133/5. After that, the opening batter scored an unbeaten 89* runs as RR chased the target without losing any wicket in 13.1 overs.
Rohit Sharma and his men defeated MS Dhoni-led CSK by 25 runs in the qualifier one to confirm their spot in the title clash after 2010 and 2013.
In August 2019, BCCI reduced Sreesanth’s life ban to seven years which concluded in September 2020.
As the bowler was coming near him to collect the ball which was near his feet, Yusuf pushed the ball away with his foot, causing an obvious obstruction to the field.
Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers took charge of the innings and went on to register the highest-ever partnership in the IPL history.
With two runs needed off the last ball, Lasith Malinga bowled a slower yorker which trapped Shardul Thakur as CSK lost a wicket on the last ball and lost by a close margin.
One of his memorable knocks in IPL 2023 came in a match against KKR at Eden Gardens where he scored a fiery 98*(47) runs as RR chased the target of 150 runs in just 13.1 overs.
Virat Kohli led the charge by scoring 92 runs off 47 balls after which the side bowled out PBKS, effectively ending their playoff hopes.
Pat Cummins has played 67 Tests, 90 ODIs and 57 T20Is in his international career so far taking 503 wickets in all three formats combined.
The phone was damaged from the back which also left Daryl Mitchell concerned. Later, the New Zealand cricketer apologised to the fan and gifted him with his batting gloves.
Although MI had a season to forget last year, Suryakumar gave their fans a reason to smile with his match-winning knock against SRH, scoring the second hundred of his IPL career.
At the age of 19 years, the left-hander looked fearless and single-handedly guided Delhi to a win in a high-scoring encounter.
RR came out victorious in this match as they scored more fours than KKR in that game, giving a dramatic finish to a thrilling encounter.
Chasing a target of 201 runs, the right-hander smashed 100*(41) runs and helped RCB win the match in just 16 overs with nine wickets in hand.
MI also gave a tough fight as they posted 247 runs, losing nine wickets in their 20 overs as DC won a high-scoring thriller by just 10 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar has played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one T20I in his international career, amassing 34357 in all three formats combined.
The left-hander smashed a fiery 175*(66) runs as RCB posted a mammoth 263/5 which was the highest-ever IPL total at that time.
CSK held their nerves till the end and registered a thrilling win over MI.
SRH got a fiery start as Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put up a partnership of 131 runs in just 6.2 overs.
Muttiah Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets from 133 Tests, 534 wickets from 350 ODIs and 13 wickets from 12 T20Is in his international career.
KKR were at 99 for 3 before Sunil Narine struck to dismiss David Hussey for 12(15) runs on the fourth ball of the 15th over.
Just a couple of weeks after smashing 277/3 against Mumbai Indians, SRH went on to break the record of highest team total in IPL for the second time in the same season.
His spell also included a hat-trick in the last over as RPS failed to get enough runs with GL chasing them in 18 overs to register a 7-wicket win.
Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 84 runs off 54 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes as MI chased the winning target in 19.1 overs, losing four wickets.
Chris Lynn has played four ODIs and 18 T20Is for Australia so far amassing 366 runs in both the formats combined.
With 28 runs needed from the last five balls, Rinku smashed five consecutive sixes against Yash Dayal as KKR registered a famous victory from the jaws of defeat.
During DC’s innings, Rohit took a catch on Gerald Coetzee’s delivery to dismiss Jhye Richardson.
For CSK, Dwayne Bravo turned out to be a star with his 68-run knock off just 30 balls.
Even a target of 137 runs turned out to be a massive one due to Alzarri Joseph’s memorable figures on IPL debut.
In just 10 deliveries, Brathwaite smashed 34* runs as West Indies became the first nation to win the T20 World Cup multiple times.
In 1983, India stunned West Indies at Lord’s to win their first-ever Cricket World Cup title. However, the Indian team and its fans had to wait for almost three decades to win the title for the second time.
Curran’s match-winning effort made him the youngest player in IPL history to take a hat-trick, earning him the Player of the Match award.
Aiming their second ODI World Cup title after 28 years, India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in a thrilling semi-final to enter their third World Cup final after 1983 and 2003.