Orange army

Indian premier league wouldn’t have been successful if it did not have the foreign flavour to it. Upon all the flavours the Caribbean flavour. Sunrisers Hyderabad too had a pinch of it with the likes of Darren Sammy, Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaite. This time around they found a similar Caribbean allrounder in the 25-year-old Fabian Allen . For people who follow only international cricket his name in the Ipl wouldn’t be as fascinating as the likes of Bravo, Russell, Narine or Pollard . But for cricket worms his name would ignite a lot of excitement. What’s so Special About him? What makes him the Trump Card for the Orangearmy?     Let’s find out: ·         Allen's talent was first spotted during the 2018 Global T20 Canada tournament, where he was part of the West Indies B team that reached  the final . He had the  highest batting average  (42.25) and strike rate (181.72) for his team, and the second ...

"Yuvraj was present in the team when the team needed someone like him" these were the words of Sachin Tendulkar on the launch of his auto-biography. Indeed those words mean a lot Yuvraj was present in all the memorable moments of  Indian cricket. Be it the 2002 Natwest trophy final or be it the 2007 T20 world cup and also in the 2011 World cup. Yuvraj Singh was the torch bearer for maintaining an aura around him for the 90's kids , starting from those intriguing cover drives to those engrossing pull shots and those breath taking fielding efforts and also the way he used to portray himself off the field and was looked up  as the Style Icon. Yuvi broke into the limelight with his magnificent knock of 358 versus Bihar in the 1999/00 Cooch-Behar trophy and was immediately drafted into the U-19 world cup side led by Mohd Kaif. India won that tournament with Yuvraj being the star for India with both bat and ball. Later, he was picked for the ICC Knockout championship (late...

David Warner the name itself is a sensation,this name always tends to be in the news be it based on his performance or the controversies. On Saturday the 5-time world champion Australia started their hunt for the sixth championship in Bristol against Afghanistan. But there was another subject which was of immense importance to it.i.e. the return of Warner and Smith. Undoubtedly, Australia looked uncomfortable in the last 12 months without these duo barring the series wins against India and Pakistan in the subcontinent(which gave them the boost for world cup)they struggled. Hence the form of these two modern day greats was vital for the Aussies in the defending their Crown. And guess what the reverent from Sydney who amassed 692 runs in ipl continued his sublime form and staged a comeback with an unbeaten  89(114) which included 8 boundaries. most importantly he looked fluent in his approach.Although this wasn't his usual knock but this innings had definitely set the tone for the ...

We might have observed a guy in our schooldays, who keeps quiet, participates in all the activities, studies well, play well and definitely features in the topper's chart.  NZ is one such team which plays hard, plays fair and come to the big tournaments they always perform well. But, sadly despite their heroics, they tend to falter at the crunch and business end of the tournament. NZ is 6-time semi-finalists, one-time runner up in the ICC cricket world cup. Despite having world-class leaders like Martin Crowe, Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum they failed to become the world champion even once. But, this time around though they look pretty confident to achieve their goal under their skipper Kane Williamson who is regarded widely by experts as one of the best batsmen to have ever played the game and fans have given him an honor of being part of the FAB-4. What Makes them believe they could pull it off  The Blackcaps success mantra post-2015 world c...

People know him as an Englishman who has a nack of destroying the opposition with the bat at the top of the order and is widely regarded by cricketing experts as one of the modern day greats in white ball cricket and also one of the finest openers in white ball cricket. But, his entry into the ORANGE ARMY had a drastic change to his fan base. I think you got to know who this is, he is Jonny Bairstow alias, Jonny Miya.   pic: www.iplt20.com Generally, people of Hyderabad are cricket lunatic ones and when someone draws their attention with some extraordinary performance they consider them as their hero. So, let us recap what made Jonny Bairstow a superstar in and around the City of Pearls - what has he done? He had amassed 445 runs in 10 innings with a whopping strike rate and an average of 169.32 and 55.35 respectively. He had 2 match winning half-centuries and a match-winning century. He had the highest score of 114. He showed his impressive skills not only with the ba...

If you are an ardent cricket fan then you might have come across a term called `Reverse swing’. Have you ever wondered what it is? And do you know that a chemical engineering concept is involved in this? If you are not aware of these then certainly you must go through this: What is Reverse Swing? Reverse swing is an effective art of swinging the ball where the ball turns inwards rather than moving the ball away from the batsman. To make it simple if a bowler bowls an Out-swinger it turns up as an Inswinger and vice-versa. This phenomenon happens only when the ball is gradually getting worn out, perhaps somewhere between the 35th to 40th over. This scene is prominently visible in test matches than in the One-day cricket. Science behind it: Reverse Swing The name comes from the fact that this technique produces swing which was opposite to that expected based on conventional cricketing wisdom and previously accepted fluid mechanics principles. The polished (non-seam) surface has ...