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Top 10 ODI Innings Of Decade 2010-2020

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  The decade 2010-20 witnessed some of the best innings in history of cricket. Not only some 100 or 200 but a match saving 70–80 can be also the best. Top 10 ODI Innings Of Decade 2010-2020 Lets take a look at some .(These are purely my opinions) 10. Kevin o brein vs England (113 off 63) Ireland has always been heavy on English players England, 2011 WC batted first and set a target of 328 Ireland was the underdogs and had 62 for 2 Out came Kevin to bat and boy we witnessed something from the man His 50 balls 100 is still the fastest century in WC . Although he got run out but Ireland finished the match with 5 balls left and 3 wickets in hand 9. Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka(133 off 86) One of the best innings while chasing from the King of Chases Lanka courtesy TK Dilshan and Sangakara set a huge score of 320 India didn't get a good start so what? King Kohli stitched a partnership with Gautam and targeted Malinga constantly and took India home easily without any sweat in 36.4 overs 8. Y

Some Moments When Rahul Dravid Lost His Cool

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  Rahul Dravid has always been a true Gentleman when it comes to carry himself on the cricket field. During his playing days we rarely saw him lose his temper. Be it an altercation with Michael Slater or running into Shoaib Akhtar in the 2004 Champions Trophy, Rahul Dravid rarely lost his cool. Some Moments When Rahul Dravid Lost His Cool There may have been a few looks and snarls during those face offs but as soon as the next delivery was bowled Rahul Dravid was back doing what he does best i.e to crush the ego of the bowler with a solid defence. However, as he was nearing his retirement he started to have a bit of anger issues. In that era, Cricket was changing and the bowlers were getting more aggressive verbally unlike their predecessors. In 2013, in a match against Mumbai Indians in IPL, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson sledged Rahul Dravid while Dravid was batting. However, this time Dravid did not held himself back and walked up to Johnson and asked him to bowl. Along with his

Signature Shots Of Top Players

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Watching our favorite players playing their signature shots is delight to watch. Some players play some specific shots to such a perfection that those specific shots are  known by their name. Signature Shots Of Top Players   Straight Drive: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar:  The Little Master almost always hit the ball with a little effort with a 'classic'  straight  bat. There were just a few sights better in cricket than his ' straight drive . ' No cricketer, past or present, has played the shot better than the Mumbai batting maestro. Helicopter Shot : Mahendra Singh Dhoni: The  shot  got its name and fame through M. S. Dhoni,  who played  on a regular basis as a way to score boundaries against full and yorker length deliveries. It was a fellow  player  Santosh Lal, a childhood friend of Dhoni, who taught him how to  play  the  shot. Pull Shot Rohit Sharma : Currently no batsman hits more sixes on the pull than Sharma. From the start of 2015, he has struck 116 sixes playing th