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Pattinson’s Five-Star Debut
Australian pacer James Pattison took 5-27 on Test debut in Brisbane against New Zealand, making it the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on debut conceding less than thirty runs. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/12/04/pattinsons-five-star-debut/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Rampaul’s Record and Last-Wicket Fightbacks
Ravi Rampaul with his 86 not out in the second ODI against India in Vizag rewrote the record books. This was the highest score by a batsman playing at No. 10. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/12/02/rampaul%e2%80%99s-record-and-last-wicket-fightbacks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Run out in the nineties
Daniel Vettori was run out for 96 in the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane providing the 40th such instance. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/12/02/run-out-in-the-nineties/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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When Ojha and Ashwin spun Windies out
PP Ojha {6 for 34} and R Ashwin {4 for 37} shared the ten wickets equally in the West Indian second innings at Mumbai in the final Test of the just concluded India-West Indies series. Their feat provides 19th occasion of two Indian bowlers shar <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/28/when-ojha-and-ashwin-spun-windies-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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India’s Top Bowling Debutants
Ravichandran Ashwin's 22 wicket in his debut series was a pleasing achievement. It is the most number of wickets an Indian bowler has taken in a three-Test series. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/27/indias-top-bowling-debutants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Ashwin’s Rare All-round Act
Ravichandran Aswhin has given India's fans reasons to rejoice after his stupendous all-round act in the Mumbai Test. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/26/ashwins-rare-all-round-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Tendulkar: Misses One Record, Gets Others
Scoring runs against the West Indies was a big deal a couple of decades ago. Their army of vicious pace bowlers made the team phenomenally successful in the 1970s and 1980s. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/26/tendulkar-misses-one-record-gets-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Ashwin’s unique feat
Ravichandran Ashwin's 5 for 156 and 103 in the second Test at Mumbai against West Indies provide the 27th occasion an all-round performance - batsman scoring a hundred and capturing five or more wickets in the same Test. All the … <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/25/ashwins-unique-feat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Dravid: Consistency and Longevity
Rahul Dravid completed 13,000 Test runs by reaching 21 during his innings of 82 against West Indies in the Mumbai Test. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/25/dravid-consistency-and-longevity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Top-Order Run Plundering & Dhoni’s Fifth ‘Fiver’
Wednesday saw just the fifth time in Test cricket, the first six batsmen of a team passing the fifty-run mark in a single innings. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/23/top-order-run-plundering-dhonis-fifth-fiver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Windies top-order fire in unison
- Test Cricket has witnessed four occasions of first six batsmen scoring fifties in a Test innings, nineteen occasions of first five batsmen scoring fifties in a Test innings and sixty four occasions of first four batsmen scoring fifties in a Te <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/22/windies-top-order-fire-in-unison/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Two wickets win in Tests
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Ibrahim Khaleel in record books
An Indian wicket-keeper now holds the world record for most dismissals in a first class match. ... <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/22/ibrahim-khaleel-in-record-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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MoMs on Test debut
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Cummins impresses on Test debut
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Afridi’s unique all-round feat in ODIs
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Jayawardene: The Slowest To 10,000
Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene became the ninth batsman and the second from his country to complete 10,000 runs in one-day internationals. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/19/jayawardene-the-slowest-to-10000/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Kallis enters the 12000-run club in Tests
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Laxman’s Grand Run In Kolkata
VVS Laxman became the fourth Indian batsman to score five Test hundreds at a single venue. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/17/laxmans-grand-run-in-kolkata/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Smith Leads The Way For Test Captains
In the Johannesburg Test, Graeme Smith became the first captain to aggregate 7,000 Test runs. When he was dismissed on 11 on Day 1, he had exactly 7,000 runs. <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2011/11/17/smith-leads-the-way-for-test-captains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>