August 14 holds a special place in both these legend's career.
Records are created and shattered, but only few remain invincible. Such was the record between Australian brothers Ian and Greg Chappell in the first Test at Basin Reserve in 1974.
Wicketkeepers and strike bowlers make an awesome pair. The combination of Marsh and Lillee or Gilchrist and Warne, and other such pairs have done wonders and registered successful partnerships in Test cricket. However, this was for a different cause.
Ashwin grabbed the golden opportunity with both the hands and brought up his second century of the series in style with a six.
Many of the current and former cricketers on social media lauded both Root and Cook’s batting. Here are some tweets.
When the runs keep flowing, records follow. In Kohli’s case, seems the coincidences also followed.
Former Australian pace sensation Johnson apparently is an avid follower of tennis and had it not been for his waning interest in the game in his growing years, he could well have ended up as a Wimbledon champion.
There have three instances in Test cricket history where the middle has been populated by four men in batting gear.
There have been plenty of Muslim players who have represented South African cricket team at international level
Sarfaraz has represented India Under-19 team twice in the ICC Under-19 World Cup tournament, first in 2014 and then in 2016, and on both the occasions, he played exceptionally well.