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Asia ODI XI amongst current players

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Current best Asia-ODI XI Source:Google Probably Asia is the greatest Cricket playing continent, so making an Asia current ODI XI might be a fair argument.So let's have glance on how the playing XI would look like. Openers 1)Rohit Sharma Source:Google An automatic selection when it comes to make an Asia XI. Rohit Sharma's numbers speaks for himself only man to hit 3 double centuries in ODI's while none of the others doing that have more than one.Starting the innings slowly but then accelerating at unbelievable rate is the kind of game he loves to play. Having him at the top of the order is the delight for everyone. 2) Tamim Iqbal Source:Google After keeping Rohit Sharma as the opener the other batsman should be a left hander. As we are making an Asia XI not India XI so batsman from other countries should also be   included. The name which strikes our mind is Tamim Iqbal. He's probably one of the most senior player in current Bangladesh setup. With the ability to score we...

Top 5 left handed Batsmen currently in ODI's

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Ranking Current Best Left Handed Batsmen in One-Day Internationals(ODI's) source: Google In cricket watching a left hander's batting is a pleasure for eyes. From those elegant Cover drives to Solid Back foot punches and those on-side Slogs. As everyone enjoys watching them bat, ranking them on the basis of their batting may be a fair thing to do. So here we are with top 5 left hand batsmen currently in international cricket. 5) Shimron Hetmyer ( West Indies) Source: Google Touted as the next big thing in West Indian cricket, Shimron Hetmyer has showcased his talent in international cricket. Having the Caribbean flair along with ability to rotate the strike and build up the innings he  gives exactly what every team requires from a solid Middle order batsman. The Guyana batsman debuted for West indies in 2017 after winning the U-19 ODI world cup in 2016 captaining the side. He is the highest run scorer in ODI's after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after his debut. 4) Nicholas P...

Best of Virat Kohli in Overseas Tests

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Top 5 Virat Kohli Test Innings Overseas Source: Google Whenever we talk about batting the name of Virat Kohli can never be ignored. Virat as batsman has also evolved to a great extent since the beginning of his international career. His 70 centuries are a result of it.Today we will have a look at some of his best overseas innings. 5) 153 vs South Africa ( Centurion, 2018) Source: Google India tour of South Africa 2018, was not so good in case of tests where team India lost 1-2 to South Africa. But Virat Kohli managed to deliver with bat in that series being the highest run scorer in test series followed by AB De Villiers. A Virat Kohli masterclass came in the first innings of second test when team India was in a bad position, at one point it seemed that South Africa will end up with lead of 100 runs. But then came Virat who scored more than half of India's runs and helped India to reach close to South Africa's first innings score. In the end Lungi Ngidi proved to be the differe...

Highest Partnership in IPL History

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HIGHEST  PARTNERSHIPS IN  IPL HISTORY Whenever we talk about the IPL a lot of buzz is around for the batting. Batting in IPL has raised the bar for quality of batting in international cricket as well. Today we will have look on top 5 highest partnership for any wicket in IPL history.  1) AB De Villiers - Virat Kohli ( 229 runs for second wicket vs GL)                                                   Source: Google   A day still afresh in memory of many IPL fans. It was match 44 of 2016 season in M Chinnaswamy stadium of RCB. Winning the toss Gujarat Lions opted to field first and dismissed Chris Gayle at a cheap score of 6 runs. The onus of rescuing RCB was on Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers, both were in red hot form that season. AB started the assault first and completed his century in just 43 balls. Virat was doing the anchors job for most p...