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“I Am On 0”: Unhappy Sunil Gavaskar Serves ‘Don Bradman’ Reminder To Sarfaraz Khan After Dismissal vs England | Cricket News
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“I Am On 0”: Unhappy Sunil Gavaskar Serves ‘Don Bradman’ Reminder To Sarfaraz Khan After Dismissal vs England | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sarfaraz Khan's good run since he made his Test debut continued on Friday with his third half-centiry in five innings. After consistent performances in domestic cricket and much wait, Sarfaraz Khan made his Test debut in Rajkot and scored half-centutres in both the innings. In Dharamsala, on the second day of the fifth Test against England, Sarfaraz Khan 56 off 60 balls. His entertaining knock consisted eight fours and one six.However, just when it looked likr, Sarfaraz was going to get a big score, he fell on the first ball of the third session to Shoaib Bashir. Sarfaraz was caught by Joe Root at slips as his late cut went wrong. Before that, Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal had struck a 95-plus stand. After Sarfaraz's dismissal, India lost wickets in quick succession.Former In...
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“Too Early”: Virender Sehwag On Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Comparison With Batting Greats | Cricket News
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“Too Early”: Virender Sehwag On Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Comparison With Batting Greats | Cricket News

[ad_1] Names as big as Sir Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar popped up amid Yashasvi Jaiswal's terrific run of form but Virender Sehwag feels it's too early to compare the young India opener with the icons of the game. The 22-year-old Jaiswal has been scoring heavily in recent times, including a magnificent double hundred against England, forcing few former players and fans to compare him with the legends, including Sehwag. "He is a very good batsman but I think comparisons are too early," Sehwag told PTI Bhasha in a virtual interaction from Dubai on Wednesday.On the franchise versus coun...
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Cheteshwar Pujara Makes Strong Statement With Double Ton Ahead Of Squad Announcement | Cricket News
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Cheteshwar Pujara Makes Strong Statement With Double Ton Ahead Of Squad Announcement | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Cheteshwar Pujara© X (formerly Twitter)Veteran Indian cricket team batter Cheteshwar Pujara made a strong case for his return to Test cricket with a record-extending double century in Ranji Trophy. Pujara slammed his 17th double ton in first-class cricket during Saurashtra's Ranji Trophy encounter against Jharkhand in Rajkot. India will face England in a five-match Test series starting January 25 and with the squad announcement expected soon, the double century can prove to be an extremely crucial statement of intent from Pujara to the selectors.With his 17th double ton, Pujara became joint fourth in the list of most double centuries in first-class cricket along with Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash. Sir Donald Bradman tops the list with 37 double centuries with...
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“Australia’s Greatest Cricketer After Bradman”: Ex-England Skipper’s Blockbuster Praise For Pat Cummins | Cricket News
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“Australia’s Greatest Cricketer After Bradman”: Ex-England Skipper’s Blockbuster Praise For Pat Cummins | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Australian skipper Pat Cummins will be remembered as Australia's greatest cricketer after batting great Don Bradman because of his brilliant numbers and performances. Cummins continued his red-hot form with his third successive five-wicket haul during Australia's third and final Test of the series against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). "I saw a bit of DK Lillee (Dennis Lillie), but I think Pat Cummins," Vaughan said on Fox Cricket.Vaughan said that Cummins has atleast five to seven more years to play, with the skipper being just 30 currently. He said that after a few years, Cummins will be just behind Bradman as Australia's greatest cricketer."I do not think he is ever going to surpass Sir Don, but I think Pat Cummins is g...
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The Moment Virat Kohli Equalled Don Bradman With Terrific Ton vs West Indies. Watch | Cricket News
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The Moment Virat Kohli Equalled Don Bradman With Terrific Ton vs West Indies. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his 76th international ton.© AFPVirat Kohli climbed yet another peak in international cricket as he became the first player to score a ton in his 500th international match. The former Indian cricket team captain achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against West Indies in Trinidad. It was Kohli's 76th international ton, and his first overseas Test ton since 2018. Kohli now has 29 international tons, equalling the record of the Australian legend Don Bradman. Also, Kohli now has the most number of international tons in 500 matches, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 75 international tons in his first 500 international matches.Kohli now has joint second-most number of tons against West Indies. His tally of 12 centuries is on...
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Pakistan Star Saud Shakeel Second Only After Don Bradman To Achieve Massive Feat With Double Ton vs Sri Lanka | Cricket News
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Pakistan Star Saud Shakeel Second Only After Don Bradman To Achieve Massive Feat With Double Ton vs Sri Lanka | Cricket News

[ad_1] Saud Shakeel in action for Pakistan cricket team© AFPPakistan batter Saud Shakeel has been enjoying the form of his life. He started his Test career with multiple solid knocks and he created history by becoming the first Pakistan cricketer to score a double ton in Sri Lanka when he scored an unbeaten 208 during the first Test match in Galle. It was the 45th double ton by any Pakistan batter but irrespective of the records, the innings also did wonders to his batting average. At present, Shakeel boasts of an average of 90.88 – the second-highest for any batter after at least 10 innings only behind the legendary Don Bradman (99.94). No other batter has average over 90 in the same span.Opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq hit an unbeaten 50 to steer Pakistan home in the first Test against Sri...
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WTC Final: Shardul Thakur Equals Don Bradman With Massive Feat, ‘Lord’ Memes Follow | Cricket News
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WTC Final: Shardul Thakur Equals Don Bradman With Massive Feat, ‘Lord’ Memes Follow | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shardul Thakur in action for Indian cricket team during WTC Final© BCCIShardul Thakur equalled Australia legends Don Bradman and Alan Border with his third half-century at the Oval during Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final between India and Australia on Friday. The all-rounder scored 51 off 109 deliveries and in the process, he became the third visiting batter ever to score three Test half-centuries at the venue. Only Bradman and Border have achieved the feat before Thakur and the feat has already inspired a number of memes on social media. Shardul is something called the "Lord" by fans and the tweets kept coming in after his half-century.Most consecutive fifty plus scores as a visiting batter at the Oval:Shardul Thakur - 3.Don Bradman - 3.- Lord Shardul...!! pic.twi...
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Don Bradman’s 93-year-old Batting Record Broken, England Star Achieves Major Feat | Cricket News
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Don Bradman’s 93-year-old Batting Record Broken, England Star Achieves Major Feat | Cricket News

[ad_1] English batter Ben Duckett surpassed Sir Don Bradman's record of scoring the fastest 150 runs at Lords on Friday against Ireland. Even though Duckett (182) fell 18 runs short of scoring a double hundred at the end of the day, still his knock was enough to surpass Bradman's long-standing record. While shattering the 93-year-old record, the left-handed batter also registered another milestone in his name as he became the first batter since 1924 to score 100 runs before lunch in a Lord's Test. Duckett took 150 balls to complete 150 runs, 16 balls less that the legendary Sir Donald Bradman, who took 166 balls to reach the milestone against England in 1930.It was a special day for the 28-year-old batter as he brought up a second Test ton, and first at home. After the end of Day-2, Duck...
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Steve Smith Smashes 30th Test Century, Goes Past Don Bradman In Elite List | Cricket News
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Steve Smith Smashes 30th Test Century, Goes Past Don Bradman In Elite List | Cricket News

[ad_1] Steven Smith passed a Don Bradman landmark to claim his 30th Test century on Thursday as Usman Khawaja and Australia piled on the misery for the beleaguered South Africans in the third Sydney Test. Smith passed Bradman's 29 Test hundreds with a majestic pull shot off Anrich Nortje to the boundary ropes to claim a home-town hundred off 190 balls. He was out two balls later on 104 when he innocuously chipped back a catch to Keshav Maharaj for the left-arm spinner's first wicket of the series.At tea on day two, Khawaja had moved on with his 13th Test century to be unconquered on 172 with Travis Head on 17 to have Australia in firm control at 394 for three.Along the way, Smith also overtook Michael Clarke to become Australia's fourth-highest Test run-getter with 8,647 behind Ricky Pon...
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