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Haris Rauf climbs seven places in ICC ODI Bowlers ranking - SUCH TV

Pakistan Cricket Team’s fast bowler Haris Rauf was rewarded for his five-wicket haul in the first One-Day International (ODI) against Afghanistan, as he climbed seven places in the ICC Ranking. Haris Rauf reached his career high ranking in ICC ODI Ranking, 36th place. He was at 43th place in the ranking last week. On the other hand, Babar Azam lost six points in the ODI Batters’ ranking, as he…

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Who is the Cricket World's Best Player?

The question of who is the greatest cricketer of all time has been a perennial debate among fans and pundits alike. While the answer is often subjective and influenced by personal biases, there are several players who have consistently dominated the sport and made a strong case for the title. Let's explore some of the contenders and the factors that contribute to their greatness.

The Modern Era Dominators: Kohli, Smith, and Kane Williamson

The past decade has witnessed the rise of three exceptional talents who have redefined the standards of batting. Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson have consistently produced match-winning performances across all formats, solidifying their status as the modern era's premier batsmen.

♯1. Virat Kohli: The Indian captain's aggressive style, impeccable timing, and ability to adapt to different conditions have made him a nightmare for bowlers. His record-breaking centuries and his leadership qualities have cemented his place among the all-time greats.

♯2. Steve Smith: The Australian's unorthodox technique and his ability to score runs at will have made him a force to be reckoned with. Smith's consistency and his ability to perform under pressure have earned him widespread admiration.

♯3. Kane Williamson: The New Zealand captain's elegant strokeplay and his calm demeanor have made him a joy to watch. Williamson's ability to anchor the innings and his match-winning performances have solidified his reputation as one of the best batsmen in the world.

➥ Also Read: Indian Cricket Team Schedule 2024-2025

The All-Round Legends: Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, and Jacques Kallis

The all-rounders who have excelled in both batting and bowling have always been held in high regard. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, and Jacques Kallis are among the most iconic all-rounders of all time.

♯1. Imran Khan: The former Pakistan captain's swing bowling and his classy batting made him a complete cricketer. His leadership qualities and his contributions to his country's success have earned him legendary status.

♯2. Kapil Dev: The Indian fast bowler's ability to swing the ball both ways and his useful batting made him a valuable asset to the team. His leadership in the 1983 World Cup-winning team cemented his place in Indian cricket history.

♯3. Jacques Kallis: The South African all-rounder's consistency and his ability to perform in all conditions have made him one of the greatest cricketers of his generation. His contributions with both bat and ball have been invaluable to his country.

➥ Also Read: Indian Cricket Team Schedule 2024-2025

The Timeless Greats: Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, and West Indies Legends

While the modern era has produced some exceptional talents, there are a few players who have transcended generations and are considered among the greatest of all time. Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, and the West Indies legends of the 1970s and 1980s are among the most revered names in cricket history.

♯1. Don Bradman: The Australian legend's batting average of 99.98 remains the highest in Test cricket history. His dominance over bowlers and his ability to score runs at will have made him a mythical figure in the sport.

♯2. Sachin Tendulkar: The Indian "Master Blaster" broke countless records during his illustrious career. His ability to adapt to different conditions and his consistency have made him one of the most beloved cricketers of all time.

♯3. West Indies Legends: The West Indies teams of the 1970s and 1980s boasted a formidable lineup of fast bowlers and powerful batsmen. Players like Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Gordon Greenidge, and Joel Garner dominated world cricket for over a decade.

➥ Also Read: Indian Cricket Team Schedule 2024-2025

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THE WRATH OF KHAN

Imran Khan is indisputably Pakistan’s greatest cricketer. As an all-rounder, he bears comparison with the best there have ever been, a skillful fast bowler and resourceful batsman with a solid defense. But all of them he was a great leader that he really stood out. If you see the history of Pakistan cricket, it shows that Pakistan is a notoriously difficult team to captain.

But he had the massive charisma and stature to unify them and drive them to play above themselves, and that is quite a talent. His finest hour was undoubtedly guiding Pakistan to their first World Cup triumph in 1992, top-scoring with 72 in the final against England at MCG in front of 87k spectators. Although, Imran’s famously imploring his team earlier in the tournament when their hopes hung by a thread to fight ‘like cornered tigers’.

But he has to his name several other outstanding achievements. Imran Khan-led Pakistan to their first Test series wins in both India 1986-87 – obviously a huge thing in his country – and England in 1987. He also led Pakistan to three drawn series in a row against West Indies when West Indies were at the height of their powers. Pakistan, in fact, were the first side to seriously challenge West Indian supremacy.

When they won Test Match at Guyana in 1988, then it was the first time in ten years that West Indies had lost a home Test. The major contribution of Imran Khan when he took 11 wickets in the game. In his career, Imran claimed 80 wickets at 21.18 apiece against West Indies, an incredible record given how strong they were at the time.

He scored some important runs against them too, notably in his final series against West Indies in 1990– 91 when he averaged 50.33 (his overall average against West Indies was 27.67). Imran, who led Pakistan on and off for ten years from 1982 to 1992, mentored some fine players during that period, notably fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Aaqib Javed.

Especially two w’s who swung the ball at pace even greater distances than he did. Imran had the bearing of a leader and for the most part, the players followed. Captaincy elevated his game to a striking degree, averaging 50.55 with the bat and 19.90 with the ball. He turned himself into a considerable bowler with an astonishing record inside Pakistan where visiting fast bowlers tended to find life desperately hard.

Imran himself took 163 wickets at 19.20 apiece there, a better record than he had elsewhere (his overall record was a hugely impressive 362 wickets in 88 Tests at 22.81 each; no one had taken more for Pakistan at the time he retired). Some of the famous players never faced him in Pakistan as he was nursing a stress fracture that prevented him from bowling for the best part of two years when toured therein 1983–84.

England encountered him in 1982 and 1987 and he was a major force both times. In three Tests in 1982, when we were perhaps a little fortunate to win the series 2–1, he scored 212 runs and took 21 wickets. However, he came to England with a passion to beat England in England in 1987. And he led the Pakistan side to do the first time.

In that series, he again took 21 wickets and was the match-winner with the ball in the one game that had a positive outcome at Headingly Leeds. Imran Khan bowling immaculately to take seven for 40 in the second innings. Imran, who was at Oxford in the early 1970s and from there joined Worcestershire, started out as a brisk medium-pacer but through determination and intelligence turned himself into a genuine fast bowler of quality. His two cousins Majid Khan and Javed Burki also led the Pakistan cricket team in the 1960s and 1970s.

Many cricketers remember facing him in one of their earliest games for Leicestershire at around the time he was stepping up his pace. It was the day after David Gower took an early exit from university and we were playing a Benson & Hedges Cup quarter-final at Worcester on a good old New Road pitch with pace and bounce. Gower was caught at slip off him and the ball carried a long way behind me, always a good measure of someone’s speed.

At the age of 18, he made a test debut against England at Edgbaston in 1971 but did not take a permanent place due to below-par performance. Hence, he continued to focus on his education and cricket in England and come back to the side in 1974 on the tour of England.

In county cricket in the period from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, Imran would have been up there with Mike Procter and Malcolm Marshall as among the best at swinging the ball at pace. Perhaps the thing that completed his education was joining World Series, from which he emerged a far better bowler, learning from watching and working with so many other fine fast bowlers recruited by Kerry Packer. Imran Khan’s charismatic personality and athletic talent made him a popular celebrity all over the world.

In 1976, Imran took 6 for 63 and 6 for 102, for a match figure of 12 wickets to lead his country to 8 wickets win in the 3rdTest at Sydney. This spell surprises the whole Australian team and Pakistani dressing room. Before that match, he was having 9 test matches experience with 25 wickets under his belt with a heavy average of 43.52. Pakistan was trailing 0-1 in the tough series, but Imran’s hostile bowling spell makes Pakistan a marked ascent in the world of cricket.

In 1980, Imran Khan scored 123 runs in the first Test century against the powerful bowling attack of West Indies at Lahore. The years in which he played from 1980 to 1986, on either side of his lay-off for the stress fracture, he was taking his Test wickets at a very cheap cost. In 1982 he returned what remains the best match figures for Pakistan in Tests of 14 for 114 against Sri Lanka in Lahore. The following winter he took an incredible 40 wickets at 13.95 in six Tests against India.

What the Pakistan bowlers, led by Imran and Sarfraz Nawaz, seemed to understand better than everyone else was the mysterious art of swinging the old ball. Therefore, for a batsman, coping with anyone who could move the ball – whether old or new – both ways were always a challenge. You worked hard to get your runs.

The early 1980s was a great era for all-rounders with Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, and Kapil Dev all doing great things and rivaling each other for the status of top dog. In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, Khan decided to quit international cricket. But later, the Pakistan public and Zia-ul-Haq the Prime Minister requested him to take back his retirement. He could not reject the public appeal and return to international cricket until 1992.

In terms of bowling, Imran was perhaps consistently the quickest of them. Botham had times where he bowled with the same sort of pace, Hadlee could bowl a sharp delivery if needed but in comparison was slightly down on pace overall, and Kapil was brisker medium than brisk. But they all moved the ball in the air or hit the seam or both, and that was really what made them so difficult to face.

In July 1987, Imran became the first Pakistani bowler to take 300 wickets milestone during the 3rd Test vs England at Lords. If you see the stats, then Imran and Hadlee stood well out in front, averaging around 22 while Botham and Kapil took their wickets at a cost in the high 20s, a reflection really that they were unable to maintain their early brilliance into older age.

Ian Botham probably ranked first as a batsman but Imran, who began his career down the order, developed into a seriously good top-order player and accordingly ended up with six Test hundreds to his name (Botham made 14, Kapil eight, and Hadlee two). Imran kept on improving and became a world-class batsman in all forms.

Indeed, towards the end of his career, he was playing more as a batsman who bowled than a bowler who batted, and when he scored those runs in the 1992 World Cup final, he was batting at number 3. His Test record with the bat was highly respectable, an average of 37.69 comparing well to Botham’s 33.54, Kapil’s 31.05, and Hadlee’s 27.16.

Imran retired from all forms of cricket after winning the 1992 world cup. What gives Imran preeminence in this all-rounder fest is his stature as a leader of a national side that had previously lacked any direction. Since Imran, Pakistan cricket has rarely been stable. Talented players continue to be produced in extraordinary numbers given the absence of a coherent domestic structure.

But it has been engulfed in more than one corruption scandal, while a terrorist attack on a touring Sri Lanka team in 2009 has forced them since to set up a new home in the Middle East. Imran himself has entered politics in the ambitious hope of addressing his country’s many problems. After retirement, he entered politics and outspoken critic of government corruption in Pakistan.

Imran Khan laid the foundation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 1996. Imran Khan started a new journey into Pakistan politics and continued their efforts after badly failing in the 2002, and 2007 elections. Eventually, his efforts bring some happiness to his party becoming a strong candidate for the 2013 elections.

Even in one accident he badly injured his neck and back to falling from a platform at an election campaign rally. Therefore, his braveness in fighting against corruption & poverty won a plurality of seats in the July 2018 elections. Then he became the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan. The first cricketer to be knighted a prime minister of any country.

Imran Khan remains a philanthropist in the public eye. He has a great passion to build a cancer hospital after his mother died of those diseases in 1985. His wish was fulfilled by completing Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore in 1994 named after Khan’s mother.

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[ad_1] Dennis Lillee and Jasprit Bumrah (PC: ICC and BCCI) The host broadcaster’s stump mic in Perth has unhindered clarity unlike the occasionally sparse visuals during replays that nipped a promising KL Rahul’s innings in the bud. As Steve Smith arrived at the crease, Rishabh Pant was in his element. “The legend is pressured,” chirped the Indian wicketkeeper. A ball later, Smith was gone. Jasprit Bumrah made one jag back a mile to trap the former Australia captain leg-before. The stand-in India captain was making the ball talk. In the commentary box, Wasim Akram was ecstatic. “He (Bumrah) is the world’s best bowler,” the legendary former Pakistan quick screamed. That was validation. Bumrah is placed third in the ICC Test bowling rankings, behind Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood. Who cares! To paraphrase Mark Knopfler, he was giving the Australian batsmen a shiver in the fading light at the Optus Stadium. It felt like he had Smith at his beck and Marnus Labuschagne at his call. The fabled WACA is just a short walk from the Optus Stadium. It is the spiritual home of Dennis Lillee. It’s not known if the great man paid a visit to the new stadium to watch the first day’s play of the first Test between India and Australia. Even watching the action on telly, he must have nodded in approval, notwithstanding his nationality and a redoubtable Aussie swagger. It’s a fast bowlers’ club where Bumrah sits cheek by jowl with the likes of Lillee, Akram, Malcolm Marshall and other all-time greats of the game. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Jasprit Bumrah during the Perth Test (PC: Debasis Sen) Back in 2018, during Bumrah’s first Test series Down Under, Lillee had compared the Indian speedster with Jeff Thomson. “He (Bumrah) is very different from other pacers, which reminds me of another fast bowler of my era, who was very different from everyone else – Jeff Thomson,” Lillee had said. In Perth, as he was making bowling feel like music, Bumrah’s action was dissected by the experts. As awkward as it might be, there’s no faux shtick in the whole process – from his run-up to loading, delivery and follow-through. Bumrah’s wrist does the magic. “What Bumrah does is 101 per cent correct,” former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed, who is currently a selector and Pakistan’s white-ball coach, told this correspondent a few years ago. “Don’t look into how he is approaching the crease. Look at the end product and that’s perfect. Very few fast bowlers use the height so well. Very few of them transfer weight so smoothly. Also, from his run-up to delivery release, Bumrah’s entire approach is completely linear, using his energy in a straight direction. It gives him more power. To me, he has the best action in the business.” Coming back to Lillee, watching Bumrah, maybe his mind raced back to a time when India had Kapil Dev and a few other medium pacers around him, bowling dibbly-dobblies. The Australian was given the responsibility to groom fast bowlers at the MRF Pace Foundation. It took time, a couple of generations to be precise. But Lillee and the MRF Pace Foundation’s influence wasn’t limited to Chennai only. Bumrah is the fulcrum of a process that started with Javagal Srinath followed by Zaheer Khan and other fast bowlers. But no one is like the smiling assassin, for he is one of a kind. Bumrah is someone whom Andy Roberts told: “You could have taken the new ball in our XI.” Also Read: How a Durga Puja gave India’s Test team its Bumrah X-factor The post Close to Lillee’s spiritual home, Bumrah sings merry song of fast bowling appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Dennis Lillee and Jasprit Bumrah (PC: ICC and BCCI) The host broadcaster’s stump mic in Perth has unhindered clarity unlike the occasionally sparse visuals during replays that nipped a promising KL Rahul’s innings in the bud. As Steve Smith arrived at the crease, Rishabh Pant was in his element. “The legend is pressured,” chirped the Indian wicketkeeper. A ball later, Smith was gone. Jasprit Bumrah made one jag back a mile to trap the former Australia captain leg-before. The stand-in India captain was making the ball talk. In the commentary box, Wasim Akram was ecstatic. “He (Bumrah) is the world’s best bowler,” the legendary former Pakistan quick screamed. That was validation. Bumrah is placed third in the ICC Test bowling rankings, behind Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood. Who cares! To paraphrase Mark Knopfler, he was giving the Australian batsmen a shiver in the fading light at the Optus Stadium. It felt like he had Smith at his beck and Marnus Labuschagne at his call. The fabled WACA is just a short walk from the Optus Stadium. It is the spiritual home of Dennis Lillee. It’s not known if the great man paid a visit to the new stadium to watch the first day’s play of the first Test between India and Australia. Even watching the action on telly, he must have nodded in approval, notwithstanding his nationality and a redoubtable Aussie swagger. It’s a fast bowlers’ club where Bumrah sits cheek by jowl with the likes of Lillee, Akram, Malcolm Marshall and other all-time greats of the game. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Jasprit Bumrah during the Perth Test (PC: Debasis Sen) Back in 2018, during Bumrah’s first Test series Down Under, Lillee had compared the Indian speedster with Jeff Thomson. “He (Bumrah) is very different from other pacers, which reminds me of another fast bowler of my era, who was very different from everyone else – Jeff Thomson,” Lillee had said. In Perth, as he was making bowling feel like music, Bumrah’s action was dissected by the experts. As awkward as it might be, there’s no faux shtick in the whole process – from his run-up to loading, delivery and follow-through. Bumrah’s wrist does the magic. “What Bumrah does is 101 per cent correct,” former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed, who is currently a selector and Pakistan’s white-ball coach, told this correspondent a few years ago. “Don’t look into how he is approaching the crease. Look at the end product and that’s perfect. Very few fast bowlers use the height so well. Very few of them transfer weight so smoothly. Also, from his run-up to delivery release, Bumrah’s entire approach is completely linear, using his energy in a straight direction. It gives him more power. To me, he has the best action in the business.” Coming back to Lillee, watching Bumrah, maybe his mind raced back to a time when India had Kapil Dev and a few other medium pacers around him, bowling dibbly-dobblies. The Australian was given the responsibility to groom fast bowlers at the MRF Pace Foundation. It took time, a couple of generations to be precise. But Lillee and the MRF Pace Foundation’s influence wasn’t limited to Chennai only. Bumrah is the fulcrum of a process that started with Javagal Srinath followed by Zaheer Khan and other fast bowlers. But no one is like the smiling assassin, for he is one of a kind. Bumrah is someone whom Andy Roberts told: “You could have taken the new ball in our XI.” Also Read: How a Durga Puja gave India’s Test team its Bumrah X-factor The post Close to Lillee’s spiritual home, Bumrah sings merry song of fast bowling appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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'It's the captain and players who...': Pakistan's interim white-ball coach Aaqib Javed makes a big statement | Cricket News - Times of India

Aaqib Javed. (Video Grab) NEW DELHI: Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed, who was recently appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach, on Wednesday commented that while coaches play a role, it is ultimately the captain and players who win matches.He emphasized that leadership on the field and players’ execution are the decisive factors in cricket. His remarks come as he prepares to step into a…

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Aaqib Javed appointed Pakistan’s interim white-ball head coach till Champions Trophy

Former fast-bowler Aaqib Javed has been appointed as Pakistan’s interim white-ball head coach till the 2025 Champions Trophy, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday.

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Shaheen Afridi claims top spot in ODI bowlers rankings

Dubai: Pakistan’s premier fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has reclaimed the No.1 position in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowler Rankings, a spot he initially held during last year’s Cricket World Cup in India. Afridi’s recent performance in Pakistan’s victorious series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets across three games at an impressive average of 12.62, helped propel him to the top spot once…

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Depleted and against all logic, New Zealand is in Pakistan for a battle of un-equals

In an effort to appease its hosts, New Zealand was forced to publicly promise Pakistan compensation in May of last year. They would have to pay out of their own wallets to make up for canceling a tour to Pakistan on the day of the first game in September 2021, claiming a particular security concern. But because they wouldn't divulge it, the amount they would pay was pretty vague. The assurances persisted. As part of their preparation for the then-imminent T20 World Cup in Australia, they would also invite Pakistan to a triangular T20 International series. And they would make two further trips to Pakistan over the course of the following year. In December, they would play Tests, and in January, ODIs. Then, as though these two nations were neighbors, New Zealand would visit Pakistan once more in order to play 10 games of the white ball, five of each format. Mr. Raja, would that be acceptable? Despite the fact that Ramiz Raja may no longer be alive, New Zealand is still present. Despite the fact that it is already mid-April and the season in which it becomes uncomfortable hot has just about started. It doesn't matter that Ramadan has pushed the start of the T20Is to 9 p.m. local time, which means they won't end before midnight. Or that Pakistan will be playing cricket as the rest of the nation celebrates the end of Ramadan since the series will coincide with Eid. Don't worry about the fact that the majority of New Zealand's top athletes are now on the other side of the Attari-Wagah border. A New Zealand team that was so weakened by factors other than injury has not been to another nation since the team captained by Jamie How in England in April 2008. How was Frank at the moment while discussing the unavailable players as they competed in the first-ever IPL competition, which you may have heard of? He had stated, as if a whole tour of England wasn't one of the highlights of New Zealand's cricketing year, that "I think everyone wishes they were in India at some point." On the eve of the series in Lahore, Tom Latham—who was now filling in for Williamson—was acting with a little more reserve. The planning hasn't been great," he said. But as members of the international cricket team, we must adjust as fast as possible. Although we have only had one training session prior to this series, and if the circumstances are different, we must trust the work we have already completed at home. The group includes several young men as well as some more seasoned members. men with extensive international T20 cricket experience. These players were chosen based on their performances in New Zealand's domestic cricket, and this is a fantastic chance for them.

There are several first-choice players for Pakistan

Sethi has agreed to support me. In every series, we strive to deliver our best. I am unable to obtain a written guarantee that I will serve as captain. But I make an effort to use my power and uphold the norms I've established. I don't attempt to pay attention to what is being spoken, but things are happening in the background. If I did, the pressure would only rise. There is more to that final argument than simply that, but since Babar has stated that the two would bat first, there is little use in beating a dead horse. With the T20 World Cup 18 months away, Pakistan will have time on their side to put the Afghanistan series behind Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris. In addition, Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan get another chance, while Shaheen Shah Afridi is back to platoon over with Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, so Pakistan should have no dearths in that area. Pakistan has top-notch quick bowlers who can snuff out fires and a strong top order. They have a formula that has worked for them in the past, and while they are looking to tweak it to help them advance, Babar believes there is no need to completely throw it out. We are strong enough to win this series, he declared. Our youthful athletes' performances in the PSL, both as bowlers and batsmen, have been outstanding. And some of our more experienced guys, like Haris Rauf, Naseem, and Shaheen, are singing. We've created a fantastic mix. You cannot, however, guarantee that it will be simple. Even though even their youngest players have plenty of form and experience, it is a misconception that this is New Zealand's B squad. The majority of their players are seasoned professionals.

Uncertainty surrounding Babar Azam's captaincy

Even if Pakistan's preparations went as well as they should have, they still managed to create some of their own. Unusually, it came from the nation's top cricket official, PCB chairman Najam Sethi, who used Twitter to issue a statement that was everything but a clear endorsement of the skipper. He acknowledged that he had sought the selection committee's opinion on the advantages of keeping Babar, and he stated that going forward, he would be guided by the selectors and head coach. He added that his choice will depend on whether the status quo was successful or unsuccessful. At Babar's pre-series briefing, Sethi, a former journalist, had nonchalantly dropped that bombshell only one day before current journalists sat down, placing the captain in the agonizingly hard position of defending himself while not appearing to contradict the person who had the authority to fire him. Babar added, very much with the attitude of a man walking a tightrope, "Sethi has given me his backing." In every series, we strive to deliver our best. I am unable to obtain a written guarantee that I will serve as captain. But I make an effort to use my power and uphold the norms I've established. I don't attempt to pay attention to what is being spoken, but things are happening in the background. If I did, the pressure would only rise. Babar is under pressure that he does not need and does not deserve. But the Gaddafi stadium may be in for some surprisingly exciting Ramzan cricket if it gives this series the extra edge and spice it so urgently needs.

Conclusion

The New Zealand cricket team is currently touring Pakistan for a 10-match white-ball series after canceling their last visit in 2002, citing security reasons. New Zealand's weakened squad, due to injuries and player withdrawals, faces a strong Pakistani team with top-quality fast bowlers and a formidable batting line-up. The series coincides with Ramadan, and the T20 matches will be played after midnight local time. The tour has caused some uncertainty regarding Babar Azam's captaincy after the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman made ambiguous comments about his future in the role. Read the full article

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Who is the fastest bowler in the world?

The cricketing world has witnessed a whole lot of fast bowlers who have rattled even the best of batters with their astonishing bowling speed. Starting from the 1970s, the West Indies pace battery especially the duo of Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding, almost terrified the batsmen with their stunning raw fast bowling pace. Then in the 2000s came Pakistan’s right-arm speedster Shoaib Akhtar who brought his raw pace onto the cricket pitch, surprising even the greatest of batters, and thus, he was arguably known as the fastest bowler in the world.

Here are the top three fastest bowlers in the world who have bowled the fastest deliveries in international cricket:

1. Shoaib Akhtar:

Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar also called the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ owns the world record for bowling the fastest ball in international cricket when he clocked an astonishing bowling speed of 161.3 kmph against England in 2003. Incidentally, the legendary Pakistani speedster had his own way of preparations before every cricket match, which was way more different than the rest of his teammates. While talking about his cricket stats, Akhtar has picked up more than 400 wickets from as many as 224 international matches.

2. Shaun Tait:

While talking about Australian cricket history, Shaun Tait was definitely one of their fastest bowlers who troubled even the best batters in the world across formats and conditions. Tait is the second name on the list when it comes to counting the fastest ball in international cricket as he delivered a remarkable bowling speed of 161.1 kmph against England in 2010. The Aussie fast bowler has taken a total of 218 wickets from 171 T20 matches at a fine economy of less than 8.

3. Brett Lee

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee was also once called the fastest bowler in the world due to surprising bowling lengths and unorthodox action. Lee bowled the third fastest ball in cricket history when he hit an extraordinary bowling speed of 161.1 kmph against New Zealand in 2005. Interestingly, the Aussie speedster has managed to scalp more than 600 international wickets in a total of 322 matches.

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Pakistan Creates History in Test Cricket with All-Spin Attack

The Pakistan cricket team made history in Rawalpindi by employing an all-spin attack during England’s first innings of the third Test match. Not a single delivery was bowled by a fast bowler, marking only the second instance in Test cricket history where pacers did not bowl at all. The last time this happened was 142 years ago in 1882, when Australia’s Joey Palmer and Edwin Evans bowled 115…

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Jordan Cox Poised to Step Up in New Zealand Tour Amid Smith's Absence

Jordan Cox, the young Essex cricketer, is likely to make his Test debut for England on the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Cox, who is currently serving as a backup wicketkeeper to Jamie Smith on the Pakistan tour, could step in as Smith is expected to miss part of the series for the birth of his first child.

The 24-year-old Cox, who made his international debut in the T20 series against Australia earlier this year, has impressed the England camp with his talent and versatility. England head coach Brendon McCullum confirmed that Smith might play only the first Test in New Zealand before returning home.

"At this stage, it looks like Jamie will probably play the first one and may miss the next two," McCullum stated. "It would be great to have a look at Jordan Cox as well. New Zealand is a comfortable place to keep wicket."

Smith, who has become England's first-choice wicketkeeper this summer, has won eight Test caps since his promotion. He will be behind the stumps for the final Test against Pakistan, starting in Rawalpindi this week. Cox, on the other hand, has been part of the England squad as a backup but hasn’t played in a Test match yet. He joined Essex from Kent for the 2024 season but hasn’t kept wicket in first-class cricket since a serious finger injury in mid-2023.

Despite his limited experience as a wicketkeeper, McCullum praised Cox's overall abilities. "His keeping is solid," McCullum said. "He’s one of those guys who seems to excel at everything, and he's got a high ceiling in terms of talent, especially with the bat. There’s a good chance he’ll get the opportunity in New Zealand."

With the tour of New Zealand on the horizon, England is expected to finalize their squad after the conclusion of the Pakistan series. The absence of Smith could necessitate the addition of extra batting cover, although McCullum has indicated that England might not need to bring in another wicketkeeper, as Ollie Pope has previously filled in behind the stumps.

The potential changes to the squad also include the removal of spinner Rehan Ahmed, as New Zealand's conditions are not expected to favor a third spinner. Fast bowlers such as Josh Hull, Dillon Pennington, and Jamie Overton are among the contenders for the extra seam-bowling spot.

Cox is set to be among the players released from the Pakistan tour to join England's white-ball squad for the West Indies series. Olly Stone, who returned home from Pakistan last week to get married, is also expected to be available for the West Indies tour.

With the New Zealand tour approaching, England faces key decisions on how to manage the transition while continuing their momentum from the Pakistan series. McCullum remains optimistic about the team’s chances in both series, saying, "We’ll come up with the right tactics to give ourselves the best chance of nabbing the series win