Graham Dowling former New Zealand captain holds the record for scoring the maximum number of runs in captaincy debut of 239 runs followed by Chanderpaul (203) and Cleam Hill (203). Joe Root joins fourth in list when he scored 190 runs against South Africa at Lords. Continue reading “Highest Score By a Batsman On Test Captaincy Debut”
Category: Test Cricket
Sarfraz Ahmed to lead Pakistan in all 3 Formats
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was handed over test captaincy after he led his team to an Champions Trophy title in England. His first assignment as test captain will be in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka which is likely to be held on the neutral venue of the United Arab Emirates in October. Ahmed has already led Pakistan in nine one-day internationals since last year, winning seven and losing two. He has also led in eight Twenty20s, by winning seven and losing just one.
South Africa’s Test Squad for 2017 England Tour
Here are the list of South Africa’s test players who are going to feature against England starting from July 6. They have added fresh faces including wicketkeeper Heino Kuhn, Aiden Markram and allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo. The players to get the axe are Stephen Cook and Wayne Parnell. Stephen Cook’s omission was perplexing because he was recently awarded a national contract by cricket South Africa. Continue reading “South Africa’s Test Squad for 2017 England Tour”
Afghanistan, Ireland get Test Status
Afghanistan and Ireland have received test status from ICC. They have become the 11th and 12th test playing nations. This was approved during the ICC’s AGM which was held in London. In the year 2005 Ireland were runners up in the ICC tournament, to get their maiden World Cup berth. After 2 years they shocked Pakistan on St Patrick’s day in Jamaica and from there on they never looked back by qualifying for the consecutive world cup which they defeated England and West Indies to go ahead and remain competitive with the other test playing nations. They had players like Ed Joyce,William Boyd Rankin has played cricket for both England and Irish. Warren Deutrom the Ireland Chief Exeuctive said that players won’t leave in the future. Continue reading “Afghanistan, Ireland get Test Status”
West Indies Cricket BLK Shirt Deal-2017
West Indies team has signed a three year deal to become the official Kit Sponsor. This includes the West Indies Men, Women and Under 19 team. West Indies are the reining T-20 Champions. The West Indies men will wear BLK for the first time when they begin their tour of England with a Test Match at Edgbaston on August 17. Continue reading “West Indies Cricket BLK Shirt Deal-2017”
First Batsman to score 10,000 Runs from Each Country
Younis Khan became the first Pakistan batsman to score 10,000 runs in test cricket. He achieved this feat against West Indies at Sabina Park. Here are the list of batsman who were the first from their country to score 10,000 runs. Continue reading “First Batsman to score 10,000 Runs from Each Country”