Sangakkara overtook Adam Gilchrist as the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in ODIs
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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has broken the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.
The bat is expected to fetch AUD 145,000
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The bat used by legendary Australia batsman Sir Donald Bradman in his inaugural Test match is set to auctioned and is expected to fetch AUD 145,000.
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“I’ve been lucky enough to play with and against some great batsmen but there have been none better than Sachin in my time”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar “would have to be the second best batsman of all time after the incomparable Bradman”.
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“As Sir Don Bradman said a great in one era would have been a great in any era”
Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar cited the one and only Sir Donald Bradman in stating that Sachin Tendulkar “would have been successful in any era”.
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“Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman of my generation”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has become the latest cricketer to pay tribute to veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, stating that the ‘Little Master’ was “the best batsman of my generation”.
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Bradman’s bat sold for well above its estimated price of AUD $20,000
A bat signed by the one and only Sir Donald Bradman and the rest of his “Invincible” team-mates has sold for AUD $61,000 (USD $65,000) at an auction in Melbourne.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.
McGrath and Turner dominated world cricket despite being born in different eras
Legendary Australia bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, who represented the country more than a century apart, have both been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 37.
Waugh believes Clarke has truly cemented his legacy as one of the best batsmen in the world
Legendary Australia batsman Steve Waugh believes that current Test captain Michael Clarke is truly Sir Donald Bradman personified after he became the first batsman in Test cricket history to score four double hundreds in a year.
Kallis appears to be the only anomaly in Mangan’s study
According to a study conducted by professor John Mangan, all of the world’s greatest batsmen, whether they be past or present, hit their peak at 29.875 years.
