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Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest cricketer to score 200 in ODI
On 16th of October, the 17-year-old Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal created history as he became the youngest cricketer in the world to score a double century in 50-overs cricket including List A and ODIs. He scored 203 in 154 balls against Jharkhand in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur, Karnataka. His, scintillating innings helped ..
Topics: Cricket • Sport in India • Team sports • Vijay Hazare Trophy • Yashasvi Jaiswal
Rohit Sharma becomes first-ever batsman to score twin hundreds in his first Test as opener
Rohit Sharma from India has become the first-ever batsman to score hundreds in each innings of his maiden Test as an opener in Visakhapatnam against South Africa. He also broke the record for most sixes in a Test with 13 hits over the fence & surpassed Pakistan’s Wasim Akram who smashed 12 in a game ..
Topics: Ajinkya Rahane • Boundary • Cricket • Dismissal • Marathi people • Punjabi people • Rohit Sharma • Team sports • Virender Sehwag • Wasim Akram • Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara becomes new president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has become the first non-British official to take charge of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as the President and he will hold the post for one year. His tenure will include two Tests at Lord’s – against West Indies and Pakistan – and the launch of The Hundred competition.
Topics: Cowdrey Lecture • Cricket • Kumar Sangakkara • Lord's • Marylebone Cricket Club • Team sports • Wisden Cricketers of the Year • Yuvraj Singh
Sarah Taylor retires from international cricket
England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor, who is regarded as one of the world’s best wicketkeepers, has recently retired from international cricket because of her ongoing battle with anxiety. Sarah made her England debut in 2006 and scored 6,553 international runs. She was also a magnetic keeper behind the stumps, creating waves with her innovative methods that ..
Topics: Cricket • Partial squatting position • Sarah Taylor • Squatting position • Team sports • Wicket-keeper • Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Veteran cricketer Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte passes away
Veteran cricketer Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte (86) has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 23rd September 2019. He made his Test debut against Pakistan at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai in November 1952 and played his last test against West Indies at Kingston in April 1953. Apte was the Indian opener for 7 ..
Topics: Alf Valentine • Cricket • Frank Worrell • Madhav Apte • Team sports • Wisden Cricketers of the Year