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Caribbean Calypso
Image courtesy Ben Radford / © Getty Images Ambrose was wicketless in his initial spells. After that he produced a devastating spell of fast bowling to wreck Australia by taking seven wickets for only one run. I remember, a couple of years ago Waqar Younis of Pakistan was interviewed by Mike Haysman, and when he …
Very fast bowling by Brett Lee
Image courtesy © Getty Images All you need to do is just look at the bowling speed showed by speed gun when Brett Lee is bowling in this spell. The ball is coming out of the hand like a torpedo. It may well whistle like a beetle when its seam is rotated in the direction of wind. The …
Classy innings by Adam Gilchrist against Pakistan at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
Image courtesy © Getty Images Australia needed 369 to win the match and they were reeling at 126/5 when Gilchrist arrived. He and Justin Langer put on a sixth wicket partnership of 238 against a dangerous Pakistani attack that consisted of fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar, Azhar Mahmood and the inventor …
Chris Gayle in Caribbean T20
Image courtesy © WICB Media We have seen Chris Gayle accelerating after a slow start in IPL and Big Bash leagues. He had done that in Caribbean T20 also. Unfortunately Gayle’s team lost this match despite his one man show. Series – Caribbean T20 Year – 2013 Venue – Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. …
Greatest ODI innings of all-time
Image courtesy © Getty Images During the seventies, eighties and even up to early nineties, most batsmen played with lesser protection, lesser powerful bats and the pitches assisted bowlers more. So they literally had to protect themselves rather than tickling the team’s scorecard. He never wore a helmet when others did, in fact he …