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Here is the list of the bowler who has thrown the most dot balls in the IPL.## Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar holds the record for most dot balls in IPL as he bowled 1,406 dot balls in 146 matches and took 154 wickets. West Indies finger spinner Sunil Narine is second on the list as he bowled 1,391 dot balls in 148 matches and took 152 wickets.## Check out the full list below.## List of most dot balls in IPL Rank Dots Player Team Match Overs Wkts Period 1 1,406 Bhuvneshwar Kumar PWI/SRH 146 542 154 2011-2022 2 1,391 Sunil Narine KKR 148 576 152 2012-2022 3 1,387 Ravichandran Ashwin CSK/RPS/PBKS/DD/RR 184 649 157 2009-2022 4 1,268 Harbhajan Singh MI/CSK/KKR 163 569 150 2008-2021 5 1,155 Lasith Malinga MI 122 471 170 2009-2019 Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the most career wickets in IPL.## Dwayne Bravo holds the record for the most wickets in IPL as he took 183 in 161 matches with an average of 23.82 and a strike rate of 17.0. Former Mumbai player Lasith Malinga is second on the list with 170 wickets in 122 matches.## Check out the complete list below.## List of the most career wickets in IPL Rank Wickets Player Team Matches Innings Average Strike Rate Period 1 183 Dwayne Bravo MI/CSK/GL 161 158 23.82 17.0 2008-2022 2 170 Lasith Malinga MI 122 122 19.79 16.6 2009-2019 3 166 Yuzvendra Chahal MI/RCB/RR 131 130 21.83 17.2 2013-2022 Amit Mishra DD/DC/SRH 154 154 23.95 19.5 2008-2021 5 157 Piyush Chawla PBKS/KKR/CSK/MI 165 164 27.39 20.8 2008-2021 Ravichandran Ashwin CSK/RPS/PBKS/DD/RR 184 181 28.87 24.8 2009-2022 Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the 5 wickets in an innings and a century in the same Test match.## Ian Botham has this record as he has done this five times for England. Ravichandran Ashwin is second on the list as he three times made a century and took five wickets in the same test match.## Check out the full list below.## List of 5 wickets and a century in a match in test cricket Matches Player Period 5 Ian Botham 1977–1992 3 Ravichandran Ashwin 2011–Present 2 Garfield Sobers 1954–1974 Mushtaq Mohammad 1959–1979 Jacques Kallis 1995–2013 Shakib Al Hasan 2007–Present Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the fastest to multiply 50 wickets in test cricket.## Charlie Turner is the fastest to reach 50 wickets in test cricket as he took 50 wickets in just 6 matches. George Lohmann holds the record for the fastest to reach 100 as he took 100 wickets in just 16 matches.## Check out the full list below.## List of the fastest to multiply 50 wickets in test cricket Wickets Bowler Match Record Date 50 Charlie Turner 6 30 August 1888 100 George Lohmann 16 2 March 1896 150 Syd Barnes 24 13 December 1913 200 Yasir Shah 33 3 December 2018 250 Ravichandran Ashwin 45 9 February 2017 300 54 24 November 2017 350 Muttiah Muralitharan 66 6 September 2001 Ravichandran Ashwin 2 October 2019 400 Muttiah Muralitharan 72 12 January 2002 450 80 3 May 2003 500 87 16 March 2004 550 94 12 September 2005 600 101 8 March 2006 650 108 4 August 2006 700 113 11 July 2007 750 122 31 July 2008 800 133 18 July 2010 Stay Tuned...##

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Mumbai, 12 Sep 2022: Today, BCCI announced India's squad for the upcoming T20 world cup 2022 which will take place from 16th October 2022 in Australia. Rohit Sharma is the captain of this Indian team. ## List of All 15 Indian Players for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 ## ROHIT SHARMA (C) ## KL RAHUL (VC) ## VIRAT KOHLI ## SURYAKUMAR YADAV ## DEEPAK HOODA ## RISHABH PANT (WK) ## DINESH KARTHIK (WK) ## HARDIK PANDYA ## RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN ## YUZVENDRA CHAHAL ## AXAR PATEL ## JASPRIT BUMRAH ## BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR ## HARSHAL PATEL ## ARSHDEEP SINGH ## STANDBY PLAYERS ## MOHD. SHAMI, SHREYAS IYER, RAVI BISHNOI, DEEPAK CHAHAR ## Stay tuned.

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Here is the list of Indian Players for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. This tournament will start on 27th Aug and end on 11th September 2022. ## On 8th August 2022, BCCI announced 15 Indian squad players for Asia Cup 2022. ## 1. Rohit Sharma (Captain) ## 2. KL Rahul (Vice-Captain) ## 3. Virat Kohli ## 4. Suryakumar Yadav ## 5. Dinesh Kartik (Wicket Keeper) ## 6. Rishabh Pant (Wicket Keeper) ## 7. Deepak Hooda ## 8. Hardik Pandya ## 9. Ravindra Jadeja ## 10. Ravichandran Ashwin ## 11. Arshdeep Singh ## 12. Bhuvneshwar Kumar ## 13. Ravi Bishnoi ## 14. Avesh Khan ## 15. Yuzvendra Chahal ## Backups: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar ## Note: Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were unavailable for the selection due to injury. ## Stay tuned.

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Mumbai, September 8, 2021: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Team India squad for the Men's T20 World Cup. The big news is that ace spinner R Ashwin has returned to the 15-member squad while the wrist-spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been left out for the multi-team event to be held in UAE. ## Ashwin last played a T20I in July 2017 against the West Indies. He captained the Punjab team in the IPL in the 2018 and 2019 seasons and Delhi Capitals in 2020. He bagged 38 wickets in three seasons, he captioned. ## Former India world cup winning captain MS Dhoni will also be with the Indian team as a mentor for the tournament, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said while announcing the squad on Wednesday (September 8). Apart from Chahal and Kuldeep, Shikhar Dhawan, who recently captained the limited-overs side in Sri Lanka, has also been left out from the squad. ## Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, and Shardul Thakur will be the reserves for the Indian team. ## Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.## Stay tuned...

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New Delhi, May 7, 2021: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja returned to the Indian Test squad as the All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the squads for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England.## Speedster Mohammad Shami also returned to the 20-member squad while all-rounder Hardik Pandya and hard-hitting opener Prithvi Shaw have been left out. The squad has three opening options in Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Mayank Agarwal along with KL Rahul - subject to fitness clearance.## The selectors have also named Wriddhiman Saha as the second keeper - once again subject to fitness clearance after he was one of the players who contracted the Coronavirus just before the suspension of IPL 2021. Hanuma Vihari, who missed the home Tests against England, also back in the squad. ## India's squad - Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).## Standby players - Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla## Schedule - ## 18th – 22nd June WTC Final vs NZ, Southampton## 4th – 8th August 1st Test vs England, Nottingham## 12th – 16th August 2nd Test vs England, London (Lord's)## 25th – 29th August 3rd Test vs England, Leeds## 2nd – 6th September 4th Test vs England, London (Oval)## 10th – 14th September 5th Test vs England, Manchester## Stay tuned...

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All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been promoted to Grade A (INR 5 Cr) from Grade B (INR 3 Cr) in the annual contract list released by BCCI on Thursday (April 15) for the time period of October 2020-September 2021. Among the top gainers, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj, who played a vital role in the series win down under, have been a Grade C (INR 1 Cr) contract along with Axar Patel, who was handed his Test cap during the recently concluded series against England. ## Shardul Thakur, who made an impact in India's incredible tour Down Under, has also seen a jump and promoted to Grade B from C while Bhuvneshwar Kumar's lengthy injury and India's growing list of fast bowlers has seen him demoted to Grade B from A. The leg-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have also slipped down the contract pecking order, both getting Grade C from B. Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav, the two Grade C white-ball players who are now out of favor, have not been given a contract. ## A total of 28 players have been given annual contracts this time, out of them - Grade A to 10 players, Grade B to 5, and Grade C to 10 while Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah have retained their A+ contract (INR 7 cr). ## Check out the full list -## Grade A+ (INR 7 Cr) - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah## Grade A (INR 5 Cr) - Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma## Grade B (INR 3 Cr) - Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal## Grade C (INR 1 Cr) - Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal## Stay tuned...

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The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday (April 13) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for March which recognize and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year.## India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who returned to international cricket after more than a year, won the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March 2021, for his impressive performances in India's recently concluded series win against England. He was the standout bowler on either side in the white-ball series and was chosen the winner for the month by fans and the ICC voting academy.## Also See - Ravichandran Ashwin Wins ICC Player Of The February Month Award## In the three-match ODI series (won by India 2-1), Kumar claimed 6 wickets with an economy of 4.65 which is remarkable considering the high-scoring matches. In the five T20Is, he bagged 4 wickets, and again, the economy was just over 6 (6.38) which was among the lowest in the series. ## Reacting to the win, Bhuvneshwar Kumar said to ICC, "After what seemed like a really long and painful gap, I was delighted to be playing for India again. I used the time away to work on my fitness and skill and I am happy to be back taking wickets for my country. I would like to thank each and every person who helped me in this journey starting with my family and friends and my teammates. Also, a special thank you to the ICC voting academy and all the fans who voted for me and made me the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March".## ☝️ Six ODI wickets at 22.50☝️ Four T20I wickets at 28.75🔥 Two series-defining performances against England in T20Is and ODIsWell done, @BhuviOfficial for becoming the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March 🙌#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/qqYhuuGbqX— ICC (@ICC) April 13, 2021 ## On the other hand, South Africa's Lizelle Lee who played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two half-centuries to move to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings, was deservingly named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for March 2021. ## Also See - Rishabh Pant Wins Inaugural ICC Player of The Month Award## Reacting to the win, Lizelle Lee said, "I am happy and honored to receive this award. Such accolades are a great way to keep me motivated and to continue to work even harder on my game. A big thank you to my teammates for their support as this would never have been possible without them".## 🏏 288 ODI runs at 144🏏 90 T20I runs at 30📈 Made huge gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Rankings for battingCongratulations, @zella15j for becoming the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March 👏#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/T7EjkAHBtW— ICC (@ICC) April 13, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the player of the February month award on Tuesday. Team India all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin named the male player of the month and becomes the second consecutive Indian to win the award. Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant had won the inaugural player of the month award for his heroic performance against Australia in Australia in January.## Ravichandran Ashwin put up an all-round show against England in the 4-match home Test series. He took 32 wickets in 4 matches in which, 24 wickets came in the month of February in 3 Tests. He also made a brilliant hundred in the second Test in Chennai and helped India to win the match by 317 runs. Ashwin overall scored 189 runs in all 4 matches and played a crucial role in helping India to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the final of the ICC World Test Championship.## The 34-year old was awarded the player of the series for his exceptional all-round show against England and also won him the ICC Player of The Month award. ## Commenting on Ashwin's performance in February, Ian Bishop representing the ICC Voting Academy said, "Ashwin's consistent wicket-taking, even in helpful conditions have helped to put his team ahead in a very important series. His century in the second Test was as critical as it came when England were trying to claw their way back into the match. That knock ensured that India shut the door on the opposition".## 24 wickets in February 📈A match-defining hundred vs England 💥ICC Men's Player of the Month ✅Congratulations, @ashwinravi99! pic.twitter.com/FXFYyzirzK— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2021 ## On the other hand, England's opener, Tammy Beaumont awarded ICC Female Player of The Month for putting up a batting masterclass against New Zealand women. The right-hander scored 231 runs in 3 ODIs at an average of 131 against New Zealand in February. After a brilliant series with the bat, Beaumont also becomes the number one batswoman in ODIs.## Commenting on Beaumont's performance in February, Ian Bishop added, "Three half centuries of which two were in helping her team win the match was outstanding from Beaumont. Particular emphasis on the fact that two of the knocks were unbeaten innings, and coming inevitably, on two occasions whilst having lost her opening partner early on, she had to see things through for her team, which was incredible".## Three ODIs in February. 231 runs. 231 average 🤯She's the new number 1️⃣ women's ODI batter and now @Tammy_Beaumont has another individual accolade to her name 🌟Congratulations, Tammy! 👏 pic.twitter.com/770bgYCr7v— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Team India led by Virat Kohli have booked their place in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 which is scheduled to be played against New Zealand at Lord's from June 18 to 22 this year. With brilliant performances from Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Ravichandran Ashwin in the 4th and final Test at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs and win the 4-match series with a 3-1 scoreline. ## India will play the final against New Zealand who had directly qualified for the final after Australia canceled their tour of South Africa due to the covid-19 pandemic. India topped the ICC WTC Points Table with 520 points out of 720 which makes 72.20%. New Zealand, on the other hand, couldn't play all the scheduled series due to the pandemic but managed enough to book the final spot. The Kane Williamson side won 70% of the points they played and finished after India in the points table. ## Team Standings After India-England Series In WTC 2019-21 SNTeamsSeries PlayedPts ContestedPts WonPts % 1. India (Q) 6 720 520 72.20 2. New Zealand (Q) 5 600 420 70.00 3. Australia 4 480 332 69.20 4. England 6 720 442 61.38 5. Pakistan 5.5 660 286 43.30 6. West Indies 4 480 160 33.33 7. South Africa 4 480 144 30.00 8. Sri Lanka 4 480 80 16.70 9. Bangladesh 2.5 300 0 0 ## Going into the 4-match series against England, India needed to win the series with the scoreline of either 2-0, or 2-1, or 3-0, or 3-1, or 4-0 to be eligible to play the final. England, however, has had a tough task as they needed to win at least 3 Tests to play the final which they couldn't. In the case of a series draw, Australia would have made it to the final because of the higher point percentage. ## Stay tuned...