Hitting the seam with regularity is one of the most potent weapons in a fast bowler’s armoury but who have been the best seamers in world cricket? 10 Best Seam Bowlers in the World as of 1. Glenn McGrath The key to effective seam bowling is to have the arm and wrist as straight as …
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They are one of the most useful pieces of equipment for batsmen in training and a modern cricket bowling machine is very versatile. All speeds and styles of bowling can be mimicked so let’s take a closer look at how it all works. Motor vs Manual There are a number of different ways in which …
One Day Cricket has been with us now for over 50 years and in that time we’ve seen some teams come through to dominate the format. But who have been the most prolific captains in that time? Most Matches as Captain in ODI – Chart This top 20 chart lists the men who have skippered …
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It’s a fairly new law in cricket that offers a batsman a risk-free chance to score some runs but what else do we need to know about the free hit? What is a Free Hit in Cricket? A free hit is awarded to the batting team following all types of no balls. If a bowler …
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It’s the biggest domestic cricket tournament in the world, but what is IPL exactly and how much do we know about it? What does IPL Stand for? In cricket, IPL stands for Indian Premier League, a T20 cricket tournament which was originally established in 2008. It is traditionally played from April through to June each …
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We often hear players and commentators talking about the spirit of cricket but what do they actually mean? Are there laws in place to back things up or is this something of a grey area that cricket finds hard to define? What is the Spirit of Cricket? Cricket has always been seen as a gentlemanly …
Fielders can be underrated in ODI cricket but all it takes is one catch to turn a game so let’s take a moment to look at the catching records in this format. Most Catches in ODI – Fielding Records 1. Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene currently holds the record for most ODI catches and …
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Like all sports, cricket has its own dictionary when it comes to betting so let’s take a moment to consider some of the more common language used. List of Cricket Betting Terms 1st Over Total Runs This is a bet on the number of runs that we think will be scored in the first over …
They are the joint oldest test playing nation on earth and were also involved in the first ever one day international and the first T20 international. In the present day, it’s said that there are 1,558,821 registered players Australia. The history of cricket in Australia extends over 200 years and we’re now going to talk …
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The soft signal is an important part of the modern game due to all of the technology that is currently used in cricket but what is it and when is it used? What is Soft Signal in Cricket? The soft signal is given by the standing umpires to their third official and it is meant …
