Cricket discussions will remain incomplete without mentioning Sir Don Bradman. On this day (July 11, 1930), the record was created by Bradman, untouched till today. His mammoth record was so fast that even cricketers from the modern generation are yet to touch the landmark.
On this day (July 10, 1949), the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, one of the best openers the cricket world ever witnessed, was born. His techniques, skill, compassion, and concentration on the field still today have no match. The Mumbai-born genius made himself supreme in the art of defense.
When we think about the great spinners who played for India, names like Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Anil Kumble, and Harbhajan Singh pop up in mind. But very few among the cricket fraternities remember or discuss Venkatapathy Raju, commonly known as V. Raju...
July 7, 1981—it was the day when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born. The boy from Ranchi, Jharkhand, later became the legend of Indian cricket. Today he turns 44, but the amount of birthday wishes and love from the fans he receives years after retiring from international cricket describe the legacy and impact he made during his cricketing days.
One of the finest spinners in cricket history ever witnessed, Harbhajan Singh, turns 45. The match winner was born on July 3, 1980. Now, he plays as a cricket expert and commentator and runs his own YouTube channel. Singh's legacy flows beyond the numbers and stats.
It was a rare day at Lord's. On June 29, 1924, for the first time in the history of cricket, over 500 runs were scored in a single day's play. The historic record was set by the host team, England, especially thanks to Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe, Frank Woolley, and Patsy Hendren...
There are multiple dangerous fast bowlers in the history of cricket; some of them are called the legends. But the case of Roy Gilchrist was something different. Till today, he is counted as one of the fastest pacers the cricket world ever witnessed.
Two years back, on June 27, 2022, the cricket world watched something new in Test cricket—a new approach to playing the longest format of the game. Brandon McCullum and Ben Stokes rebranded their playing style with a "never die" and "must win" attitude.
It was the moment when a record was created and, till today, has yet to be broken. During a County Championship match between Sussex and Leicestershire. Sussex won the match by 18 runs, but it was a Leicestershire batsman who broke the previous record of most runs in a single over.
June 22 has always been a special day for Indian cricket since 1983. On this day, the Indian cricket team, for the first time in history, went past the semifinal to participate in the final and won the highest trophy in the world of cricket under the leadership of Kapil Dev.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019
