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Blasts from the past
Mon, March 16 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007: Herschelle Gibbs becomes the first batsman to hit six sixes in international cricket
Before Gibbs, only West Indian Garry Sobers and Indian Ravi Shastri had hit six sixes in an over in First-Class cricket. After Gibbs, Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes off Stuart Broad in the 20007 Twenty20 (T20) World Cup.
Sat, March 05 2016
Cricket World Cup 1992: Ian Botham’s last hurrah downs Australia at SCG
Ian Botham is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders the game has ever seen.
Fri, March 04 2016
Cricket World Cup 1992: India beat Pakistan for the first time in a World Cup match
One doesn’t even need to be a cricket fan to know this that Pakistan have never beaten India in a World Cup match. Both have played each other six times and on all occasions India have emerged victorious.
Mon, March 02 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Kevin O’Brien’s fastest World Cup century seals a win against England
It was Ireland’s second time in an ICC event; after having much success in their first outing in 2007 where they reached the Super 8 stage, the team were confident of good results in the 2011 edition.
Wed, February 24 2016
When Sachin Tendulkar scored ODI’s first double hundred
Sachin Tendulkar, arguably the greatest batsman in the ODI format, surpassed the 194 mark and went on to be the first batsman in this format to register a double hundred — and against a quality South African bowling attack.
Mon, February 23 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2003: Canada’s John Davison belts the fastest World Cup hundred against West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 saw the mega event enter Africa. The highest number of teams seen in the tournament before was 12 (in 1996 and 1999), but this edition saw 14 sides competing.
Fri, February 13 2015
Cricket World Cup 1983: Mohinder Amarnath plays a drive against England in the semi-final
The Indian medium-pacers impressed once again and restricted England to 213, but another major task was to still go out and chase the total down.
Thu, February 12 2015
Cricket World Cup 1983: Australia’s Graham Wood hit by Malcolm Marshall’s bouncer
There weren’t many batsmen in world, who could face the wrath of the West Indian fast bowlers, but Australian opener Graham Wood was certainly one, who had a very good technique to counter quality pace.
Wed, February 11 2015
Cricket World Cup 1979: Clive Lloyd lifts the trophy for second time in succession
The English side ended runners-up after losing the final by 92 runs, but that didn’t deter them in joining the West Indies’ celebrations.