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Ian Botham
Fri, June 01 2018
England vs Pakistan: Alastair Cook sets world record for most consecutive Tests, goes past Allan Border
Allan Border had played 153 Tests without missing one, between 1979 and 1994. That record stood for 24 years before Alastair Cook went past him.
Fri, May 18 2018
Ian Botham backs controversial 100-ball format
Ian Botham believes the new tournament, due to start in 2020, could compete with the other popular franchise leagues.
Sat, May 05 2018
Busting the no-ball myth: Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham, Lance Gibbs had all erred
The purpose of this piece is to quash the rumour that Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Dennis Lillee, and Lance Gibbs had never bowled a no-ball in their international careers.
Mon, February 26 2018
South Africa’s Aiden Markram to play for Durham as overseas player
Durham will be without their star players Tom Latham, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood for the start of the season because of international commitments and the IPL.
Mon, August 21 2017
England vs West Indies: Stuart Broad proud on surpassing Ian Botham’s record
Stuart Broad now holds 384 Test wickets to outstanding all-rounder Ian Botham's 383.
Sun, August 20 2017
Stuart Broad surpasses Ian Botham; becomes England’s second most-successful Test bowler
Broad bagged 2 wickets in the second innings and 3 in the third to go past Botham’s 383 to earn the second spot in the prestigious list.
Sun, August 13 2017
Stuart Broad: My mother has a soft spot for Ian Botham
Next stop for England will be against West Indies where the country will witness first pink ball Test.
Mon, August 07 2017
Philip Ring: First MCC full member with Down syndrome
Arunabha Sengupta recounts the day when Philip Ring's family celebrated at Lord’s, one of those days which makes cricket much more than a simple sport.
Mon, July 17 2017
Ian Botham: It is time England moved on from Gary Ballance
"Gary Ballance is a lovely lad, a great guy, but his recent performances have not been good enough and it worries me that he still gets trapped on the crease." - Ian Botham
Tue, June 13 2017
Alphabetical XIs: With Bradman, Barnes, Botham, the B’s are perhaps the strongest
Here is a Dream Team from players whose last names start with B.