Category: Test Cricket

Top 5 Greatest Test Innings of All-Time

Posted on by Akhil Sreenath in Batsmen, International, Matches, Test Cricket

Test cricket marks the beginning of cricket as a sport. When the first test match was played in 1877, nobody could have predicted that the game would attain this much fan-fare and popularity. Over the course of history, there have been many players who have left a mark of this great game with their skill, ability, talent and dedication. The following compilation is that of the Greatest Test Match Innings, in my opinion. Some were played out during my lifetime, while others I have only heard about or viewed the highlights of. Regardless, they have certainly resonated with the cricket-lovers across the globe, and impacted the way we view this format of the game.

Comparing the “Fab Four”: Who is the World’s Best Batsman?

Posted on by Akhil Sreenath in Analysis, Batsmen, International, ODI Cricket, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket

Human beings love a good debate! Cricket fans are no different. They have always indulged in a perpetual debate to decide the supremacy of anything in world cricket. A debate that has consumed the cricketing world is the one regarding the title of "best batsman of the current generation". This eventually gave rise to the "Fab Four" of modern-day cricket. Here, I intend to put forward my opinion regarding the same, and try and offer my ranking of these brilliant individuals. Before that, I will make a statistical comparison of the 4 batsman, considering their performances across all 3 formats of the game. Happy reading!

If the Indian Team played all 3 formats on the same day….

Posted on by Akhil Sreenath in India, International, Line-ups, Matches, ODI Cricket, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket

The Indian Cricket Team has emerged as global leaders of the sport. The current crop of players make one of the best units to represent the country in its illustrious sporting history. Here, we analyse a hypothetical scenario in which India is forced to play a match of all 3 formats at the same time, on the same day.

Analysis: “SANDPAPERGATE” and Australian Cricket Team after Cape Town, 2018

Posted on by Akhil Sreenath in Analysis, Controversy, International, Test Cricket

Australian Cricket Team has always been among the pioneers of the game of cricket. They have been heavyweights of the sport ever since the game was first played competitively. For a nation with such a rich history, the incidents that unfolded during the Cape Town Test, 2018, which is now more commonly referred to as "Sandpaper Gate" scandal, was quite simply a dent in their illustrious cricketing archive. Here, I am looking to analyse one of the most shocking scandals to have hit international cricket.