Australia’s great come-from-behind batsmen A Set the default text size A Set large text size
Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size
The recent
I have always been fascinated by the polarising cricketers, those who spark polemics among the cognoscenti. I am thinking of Adam Voges, Dean Jones, Bill Ponsford and Matthew Hayden.
To me, the burly Queenslander is overrated and I am amazed how often his name appears in an Australian all-time XI. This is not to say that Hayden was not a very good player, he certainly was. Among his achievements, most compelling was his performances on the subcontinent, where he demonstrated a superb technique for dealing with the Indian spinners.
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam adds another feather to his cap
Sports
Pakistani captain Babar Azam
Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has added another feather to his cap by amassing 2 million followers on Twitter.
This makes Azam one of the most popular Pakistani cricketers on Twitter.
Previously, all-rounder Imad Wasim had achieved the impressive feat of garnering two million followers on Twitter.
The Pakistani skipper is in tremendous form these days as he managed to break two world records in a span of a week due to his stellar batting.
Azam first dethroned Kohli and became the best ODI batsman in the world by topping ICC s rankings and later, became the fastest batsman to score 2,000 T20I runs, taking only 52 innings to do so.
Pakistani batsman Babar Azam achieves another milestone
By
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam celebrates after scoring an ODI century. Photo: AFP
Pakistani batsman Babar Azam has another impressive achievement to his credit. However, this one is not directly linked to his prowess as a batsman.
Read more:
A screenshot of Babar Azam s Twitter profile.
Previously, all-rounder Imad Wasim had achieved the impressive feat of garnering two million followers on Twitter.
The Pakistani skipper is in tremendous form these days as he managed to break two world records in a span of a week due to his stellar batting.
He beat out Kohli again to achieve the milestone.
Bairstow becomes fourth fastest batsman to 1000 IPL runs newzealandstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newzealandstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sri Lanka skipper Karunaratne hits double ton against Bangladesh
Issued on:
24/04/2021 - 15:38 Sri Lanka s Dhananjaya de Silva (2R) plays a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy Ishara S. KODIKARA AFP 2 min
Pallekele (Sri Lanka) (AFP)
Dimuth Karunaratne scored his maiden double hundred as Sri Lanka batted through the day without losing a wicket Saturday to match Bangladesh s 500-plus score in the first Test.
The Sri Lankan captain ended the fourth day on 234 while middle order batsman Dhananjaya de Silva moved to 154 as the home side reached 512 for three at stumps, still 29 runs behind Bangladesh s first innings total.