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ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) [ 4] is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. [ 5] The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and StatsGuru, a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.
Rohit Sharma is the highest individual scorer in ODI history with a score of 264. One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams affiliated to the International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body of cricket. Men's ODI cricket is played between teams which are Full members of the ICC and the top ...
The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and that "the ...
Donald Bradman, holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average. Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricket. Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. George Lohmann, the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket. Test cricket is played between international ...
A One Day International ( ODI) is a form of 50 overs limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The Cricket World Cup, generally held every four years, is played in this format.
Test Cricket is the longest format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the “ultimate test” of a cricketer’s skill, endurance, and temperament. It is a format of international cricket where two teams in white clothing, each representing a country, compete over a match ...
The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) [ 3] is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament.
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]