This article was originally crafted by me on 21-07-2021. Reposted for archival purposes. Pakistan cricket has been in search of a handy Wicket keeper-batsman for quite a long time now. They found Sarfaraz Ahmed after Kamran Akmal, but the former didn’t seem as efficient as they thought. He got stripped of both captaincy and inclusion in the squad. Mohammad Rizwan was their only replacement option for the tour against Ausies in 2019. The 27 year old obviously didn’t disappoint his teammates. He scored a 37 and quality 95 to announce his return in the first test. Since then, Rizwan’s career…

This article was originally crafted on 09-06-2021. Reposted for archival purposes. A rookie player who is all set for a Debut match might get different vibes after. It may end up in disappointment but getting a feeling that they conquered international cricket isn’t impossible either. Individuals like Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan might be delightful about that day. But it’s most certain that Devon Conway has a much better story to tell. The 29-year-old batsman recently hit the headlines with a swashbuckling 200 against the England force. The fact that it occurred at the Lord’s venue increases it’s glow even…

This article was originally crafted by me on 02-12-2023. Reposted for archival purposes. When it comes to ICC rankings, no Pakistani batsman has ever been able to sit on the top 5 simultaneously. Years passed and many batters debuted and hung up their boots, but none even came close to this feat. Later in 2015, a rightie named Mohammed Babar Azam made his debut at Gaddafi stadium. And unlike most of the other rookies he had ideas to stick around for the team. Whenever you open the list of the top batsmen as per ICC, you can see Babar Azam…

A vast many people played for India but only a few remained with colossal records across all formats. Creating an unbreakable milestone can be possible by an Indian because Indian cricket is a reservoir of potential talents. But it wouldn’t be wrong to say that breaking the feats put up by these 3 Indian players is impossible. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar: Sachin is the only International cricketer with 30000 runs and 200 wickets to his name. Sachin was an embodiment of the term “longevity.” He played International cricket for 23 years. Surely there are a bunch of cricketers who can claim…

“Yeah, he has three ICC trophies under his name, but not even a single century outside Asia.” A true cricket enthusiast can decipher MS Dhoni being concealed in these remarks. MS Dhoni has not scored a single overseas ton in his 15-year career. Is that true? Well yes. But it’s high time people understood that the captain cool’s prowess abroad goes beyond a three-figure score in some foreign pitch. It is confusing that after witnessing India’s matches all these years, people measure Dhoni’s prowess solely by the lack of an overseas ton. Let’s just check out the players who accumulated…

AB De Villiers was never apathetic about the idea of striking fear in his opponents whenever he wielded the willow. One cannot become the only batter who has a strike rate above 100 in ODI among 29 middle order batters who has more than 5000 runs without being a little intimidating. On the other hand, MS Dhoni personified an impregnable fortress which destroyed its enemies during their fatigued state after their futile invasion attempts. Either way, both of them has been the savants for their respective teams in ODI cricket. They outmatch their fellow middle order batters by an enormous…