Saturday, 20 December 2014

Kevin Pietersen

There are many precarious batsmen around the globe who can destroy,destruct and ruin the best bowling attack of opposition, Kevin Pietersen is one among them.
Kevin Peter Pietersen, MBE born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa on June the 27th 1980. Kevin made his debut for Natal Cricket Club in 1997 before moving to England to further his opportunities for playing at International level. His English Mother gave Pietersen eligibility to play for England, and after serving a qualifying period of four years playing at county level, he was called up immediately into the England national side.


He made his England Lions debut in 2004 where he averaged 104 in 3 innings on tour in Zimbabwe and followed this with 3 centuries in 5 innings against South Africa in 2005 for the senior team.
His phenomenal talent and self belief can never have been more evident than hitting 158 on the final day of the last test at the Oval in the 2005 Ashes, securing England a first Ashes triumph in 18 years.

He has a highest test score of 227, averages over 50 in test matches, and is one of the fastest ever English batsmen to reach 4000 test runs. His incredible reverse sweep for 6 off Muralitharan at Edgbaston has developed into his trademark switch hit, another element of his game that keeps him in the highest echelons of World Class Batsmen.

In 2009 KP became one of the World’s most expensive cricketers in the IPL auction, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2010 KP was named player of the tournament on the way to helping England win the ICC World T20. KP was again instrumental in the team effort, hitting 227 In Adelaide in 2010 when England eventually went on to win the Ashes, making KP a 3 time Ashes winner. In 2011 KP was auctioned to the Deccan Chargers IPL team.
Kevin Pietersen and Jacques Kallis during an invitational sixes tournament
KP Enjoying with Kallis

Off the pitch Kevin's passion for sport prevails; where time permits watching Chelsea play, or following Rugby Union and Formula One. Kevin is an Ambassador for Barnardos children's charity.


There are many achievements of KP, few of them are listed below:

T20 World Cup winner and 3 times Ashes winner
First ever Englishman to reach 1000 T20 runs
Second player ever to reach 1000 T20 runs
Fastest batsman ever to reach 1000 and 2000 runs in International One Day cricket
Quickest player to reach 5000 test runs
Second highest run total for first 25 tests only behind Sir Don Bradman
2010 ICC World T20 Player of the Series
2008 Named as Test and ODI Captain
2006 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
2005 ICC Emerging Player of the Year
2005 ICC One-Day Player of the Year
2005 Awarded MBE

Monday, 1 December 2014

Philip Joel Hughes

Today i m dedicating this post to young, talented and brilliant player of an Aussie Cricket who died few days ago due to brutal bouncer of approximately 140 km/h in Domestic cricket game, he was batting on 63* with 9 fours and all of sudden his all dreams were dashed to dust when death-causing bouncer stuck him on neck and he fell on ground and from that time he didn't woke up. His death has left many peoples weeping and now cricket game is completely changed due to this painful incident.
  
Who would have known, that was going to be his last time walking out to the cricket field, his last time playing the sport he love, the last time he would be batting for his team, the last time he would be fighting for his life until the last breath he took surrounded by those people who loved him most.

#RIP #PhillipHughes.

Phillip Hughes will forever be 63 not out after the official scorecard for his final match was adjusted by Cricket Australia.
Hughes was listed as 'retired hurt' after he was struck on the neck and rushed to hospital during the first day of South Australia's match against NSW at the SCG on Tuesday.

The left-hander passed away two days later, leading to an outpouring of grief across the sporting world.
The match was abandoned following Hughes's injury and, given he was not replaced at the crease by another batsman, the official scorecard has been altered to show him as 63 not out.
"It might seem like a little thing, but it's an important distinction," said Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.
"Phillip will forever remain 63 not out." Whole cricketing world mourned to the unfortunate death of Philip Hughes.
Tribute to Phillip Hughes from International Cricket Council (ICC) by putting 105 bats from 105 ICC members nation.
#Putoutyourbat#RIP #PhillipHughes
Australian Captain Michael Clarke has delivered a powerful tribute to his great mate Phillip Hughes. Clarke has said Phillip Hughes's number 64 one-day shirt number would be retire
Photo: Michael Clarke revealed that Phillip Hughes’s ODI shirt number 64 has been retired in an emotional tribute today - http://goo.gl/NlUK5D #CricTracker

Michael Clarke revealed that Phillip Hughes’s ODI shirt number 64 has been retired in an emotional tribute today

Tragic demise of young Australian southpaw has brought a moment of severe grief for all cricket lovers around the globe.
May his soul rest in peace!
Love you Hughesy !!
#NotOutForEver

Sunday, 26 October 2014

Epic Personality Of Pakistan

The Great Younis Khan:


He had to deal with a number of deaths in his family during 2005 and 2006. Earlier in 2005 he had to fly back from a tour to Australia after his father had died. Later in the year during England's tour to Pakistan, Younus' eldest brother, died in a car accident in Ukraine who, in Younus's words, taught him to play cricket.
Another older brother, was killed in a car accident in Germany, in December 2006. He was batting in the second ODI against West Indies in Faisalabad when the news of his another brother's death reached the team management. And in 2014, he received a heart-wrenching news of his nephews death who died during a liver transplant in India. He did a massive fund raising and donated a lot, to the earthquake victims in 2005.
In a country which has produced the likes of Inzamam, Javed Miandad, Saeed Anwar, Hanif and Mushtaq Mohammad, perhaps Younis hasn't always received the kind of recognition he should have. His batting style isn't as elegant and effortless as some of the other greats, and the relative lack of aesthetics has probably hurt his cause. Yet, in terms of converting starts and getting hundreds, he is surely among Pakistan's greatest.
Averages 52.47 in test cricket, without playing at home for last 6 years, can take sharp catches at slip, can respectably bowl slow-medium, can get the wickets even.
After everything happened to him, you'll still see him smiling on the pitch and making his nation proud. His name is Younis Khan and we are proud of him.