@zxaar's comments in a Cricinfo article prompted this post. He commented that - "He (Miandad) was not great outside of pakistan where he was helped by home umpires. Not a true great. Miadad's case states lie due to favour from umpires."I'm an Indian...
We love cricket all rounders (players who can both bat and bowl). These players are great assets for their teams and captains love 'em. So, who are the best all rounders in World Cup Cricket history?Kapil, Steve Waugh and Jayasuriya have all performed ...
We've witnessed many great bowlers in World Cup Cricket - Shane Warne and Murlidharan, the spin wizards, and Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the toe-breakers. However, the data indicates that the marathon man, the-run-up-and-bowl-accurately guy, Glen McG...
There have been many debates on identifying the best batsman in World Cup Cricket. Here's one way to determine it. The data shows Sachin Tendulkar as the best ever based on total runs scored (large bubble size), strike rate and runs/game. Bow to the ma...
Cricket World Cup 2011: Fourteen countries will compete for Cricket championship in Cricket World Cup 2011 from Feb 19, 2011 to Apr 2, 2011 in the Indian sub-continent. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will host 49 matches. Pakistan was removed from t...
Cricket is a sport that generates a large volume of performance data and corresponding debate about the relative qualities of various players over their careers and in relation to their contemporaries. The cricinfo website has an extensive database of statistics for professional cricketers that can be searched to access the ... [Read more...]