Author: Divyansh Mishra

Of late, the word Mankading has been floating around quite a lot. It is the same thing as running out the non-striker which, after all, is a way of vice-versa dismissing a batter. Notwithstanding, if judges and players speak, they will say that it is not a death of the soul of the game; and thus, they will call it an anti-Cricket Spirit act. Moreover, quite a number of Mankading incidents have taken place with one of them being famous and happening during the IPL 2019. What then is Mankading? And where did its name come from? Let’s take a…

The 2023 ODI World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh saw the fans experience a weird and rare dismissal that was at the same time a first in the history of cricket. Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka was ruled out ‘timed out’ and thus was the first-ever batter in international cricket to be ruled out in this way. But what is timed out? What are the rules surrounding it? In this blog post, we will clarify the cricket player being ‘timed out’ dismissal. Timed Out in Cricket Timed out is one of the possible ways to send a batter…

One of the methods to get a batter out in cricket is a rare obstruction of the field and a player dispatched in that manner has to be questioned. What is Obstructing the field in Cricket? The term obstructing the field is used in cricket and at times it becomes quite difficult for a batter to receive such a punishment. Obstructing the field is very rarely done in cricket since the number of men’s international cricket matches having this kind of firing is limited to a dozen and more. Unlike the usual cases of dismissal, this one depends on the…

In the second semifinal of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, held in Navi Mumbai, Phoebe Litchfield caused total chaos to the Indian women team. The young player created history with her maiden international century (from just 77 balls) and with the support of team captain Alyssa Healy, she completely destroyed India’s chances at the start of the match. Moving from the celebration of Phoebe Litchfield’s incredible knock to the fast centuries, here is a list of the four female batters who shared the record of the fastest centuries in ICC Women’s World Cup knockout matches. 4. Alyssa Healy…

The Indian women’s cricket team celebrated their record-breaking chase in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final against all odds, lighting up Navi Mumbai on a Thursday evening. India, while chasing an enormous target of 339 set by the Australian team, showed remarkable composure and managed to achieve it with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare gaining the status of the highest successful chase in women’s ODIs. This gives us the chance to take a look at the three highest successful chases in Women’s ODIs. 3. 305/4 by Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Potchefstroom, 2024 (T-302) Chamari…

India and South Africa’s second Test match will break a tradition in cricket by taking the tea break before the lunch break in a very rare instance. It is the usual practice to take a break for lunch first and then the tea will be served after the second session’s play. Nevertheless, due to some valid reasons, the second Test match between India and South Africa will experience an exact opposite event. IND vs SA 2nd Test Typically, the test matches in India commence at 9.30 AM local time. However, the second Test between India and Africa at Barsapara Stadium…

The economy rate in cricket is the mean number of runs given away per over bowled. It is a very useful measure of the effectiveness of a bowler, particularly in limited-overs games. An econometric greater than average indicates that the bowler did a good job in stopping the scoring of runs by the other team, and vice versa. Hence, in ODI and T20 cricket, this statistic has more significance attached to it. The reason being, in these formats bowlers are expected to work their magic of restricting runs while the opposite team is trying to do the exact opposite. Even…

In cricket, a player’s bowling average indicates the number of runs the bowler has given per wicket they have taken. A good bowler has a low average. Together with the economy rate and the strike rate, it is often used to determine the overall performance of the bowler. In this piece, we will describe the process of computing a bowler’s average. How To Calculate The Bowling Average In Cricket? To get the cricket player’s bowling average the first step is to take the runs conceded and divide by the number of wickets taken. The player’s average can be learned from…

Reminiscent of a Bollywood film, the mysterious spinner from Pakistan, Usman Tariq, has secured his great comeback to professional cricket. And this miracle was accomplished with the help of a biopic titled, ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.’ Not many years ago, Tariq was a salesman in Dubai who completely lost hope in his cricket career after being unselected for domestic practices. However, his fate changed completely after he watched the movie based on Dhoni’s life. The Indian legend’s journey from being a ticket collector to winning the World Cup with his captaincy reign reopened Tariq’s door to the game. Usman…

Shreyas Iyer, India’s top hitter, is probably going to be out for a minimum of eight weeks after being injured during the third one-day international against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground and sustaining a ruptured spleen. The injury happened when Iyer made a backward dive to take a brilliant catch of Alex Carey, got his landing wrong, and hurt the area around his lower ribs.  Iyer according to sources after the injury momentarily fainted inside the Indian dressing room. He was then taken straight away to the hospital where he was placed in the ICU. As per the latest…