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Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/ m ə ˈ h eɪ n d r ə ˈ s ɪ ŋ d h æ ˈ n ɪ / ⓘ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains , he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in ...
Colin Cowdrey, M. C. C. The Autobiography of a Cricketer, Coronet Books, 1977; Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877–1978, Wisden, 1979; Colin Firth, Pageant of Cricket, The MacMillan Company of Australia,1987; Chris Harte, A History of Australian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, 1993
His father was employed by W.D. & H.O. Wills, a tobacco importer and cigarette manufacturer and part of Imperial Tobacco. After his family moved to Ayr, he was educated at Ayr Academy, where he played rugby with Ian Ure and Ian McLauchlan and played for Ayr Cricket Club at Cambusdoon, where he was coached by former Sussex player Charles Oakes.
Hashim Mahomed Amla [1] [2] OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 7,000 ODI runs, and second fastest to reach 5,000 runs.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played on a cricket field (see image of cricket pitch and creases) between two teams of eleven players each. [75] The field is usually circular or oval in shape, and the edge of the playing area is marked by a boundary , which may be a fence, part of the stands, a rope, a painted line, or a combination of these ...
This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. [1] It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include players who have appeared for the Sydney-based T20 sides unless they have appeared also in games under the NSW name.
Miraz was born at Bakerganj Upazila under Barisal district [4] and grew up in Khalishpur of Khulna city [5] and started playing cricket when he was 8. [6] He went to Kashipur Cricket Academy from where he was first selected for the Under-14 national cricket tournament.
Michael John Knight Smith OBE, better known as M. J. K. Smith or Mike Smith, (born 30 June 1933) is an English double international, in cricket and in rugby union. He was captain of Oxford University Cricket Club (1956), Warwickshire County Cricket Club (1957–1967) and the England cricket team (1963–1966).