Fantasy Cricket- Cricketers with Long Names

There have been many Cricketers with interesting and confusing names, and in some cases too long. Try to remember; haven’t you come across while making your online fantasy cricket team, Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman? Okay, he is our very own V.V.S Laxman. Did your tongue twist while pronouncing it?

In the words of Shakespeare, “”What’s in a name?” Here we list out five such international players who have the longest names for our fantasy cricket fans.

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UWMBCA Welegedara

Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara or simply Chanaka Welegedara is the longest name in the cricketing world. The left arm fast bowler made his Test debut in 2007 and has become a sort of a regular member of the Sri Lankan Test squad in recent years. The 35-year-old’s career never really took off but he has been a prominent name in Sri Lanka’s domestic circuit.

WPUJC Vaas

Chaminda Vaas, the legendary left-arm fast bowler, was famous for his swing bowling and ability to snap quick wickets. With over 750 wickets in his international career, he is the second most successful bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan to have played for Sri Lanka. But, there were one more thing he was remembered for more often. It was for his unusually long name. He has five initials to his name ‘WPUJC’ which transcribes to Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas.

MKGCP Lakshita

Mataramba Kanaththa Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha more famously known as Chamila Garnage was a right-arm medium pacer who played for Sri Lanka in 2 Tests and 7 ODIs in 2002. After making his debut in July 2002 against Bangladesh in Colombo, Gamage could never really seals a permanent spot in the squad and last played at Melbourne against Australia in 2003. His time with the national team might not be memorable but his name surely is remembered whenever people discuss about the long name.

HMRKB Herath

Sri Lanka’s spin bowling weapon Rangana Herath also has five initials which read in full as – Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath. Herath currently is Sri Lanka’s premier spinner. The left-arm spinner has been carrying the burden of leading the bowling attack ever since the retirement of the Muttiah Muralitharan. His has been very impressive and has built a great reputation by being Sri Lanka’s all-season performer.

PADLR Sandakan

Lakshana Sandakan who full name goes by Paththamperuma Arachchige Don Lakshan Rangiku Sandakan is left-arm wrist-spinner who made his debut against Australia in the first Test in 2016. Dubbed as mystery spinner, the chinaman is very capable of bowling accurately and has a well-disguised googly. His consistent match-winning performances in domestic cricket have made him one of the best future spin bowling prospect of the nation.

Hence, we get that mostly long name players to come from Sri Lanka. Good!

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Fantasy Cricket Record – Bizarre Facts, Figures & Incidents

International cricket has survived 138 years approximately now. It has too many memories, records and facts in its name. While people will never stop crazing on this sport, they will also not stop playing the online fantasy cricket games, which allows them to take an active part in the sport of cricket online.

The long duration of international cricket has led to the peculiar happening and great records. Let us explore those, and who knows, the facts, records and incidents might help us in playing Indian fantasy cricket and understand a team or player we are intending to include in our team.

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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has the status of a demi-god in the cricket world. There is hardly anything we don’t know about him. But, one thing about him is likely unknown. Over 99% of the cricketers to earn ODI caps have not scored even half as many runs as Sachin has.

Longest surname of a Fijian cricketer

A first-class Fijian cricketer has the longest surname ever. The cricketer is IL Bula, the easy short form of a name Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamaineiilikenamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau. And don’t think we made this up. You can search Google and see that the name translates to “returned alive from Nankula hospital at Lakeba island in the Lau group.” Wondering how to pronounce it? We haven’t even tried!

Paranormal Laker

You may know that Jim Laker of the English team took 19 wickets against Australia during the Old Trafford Test of 1956. But, a lesser-known fact is that Laker recorded 10 wickets for 20 runs from 63 balls over the two innings during one stage, with an average of 2 and a strike rate of 6.3.

Cricket and the pharaoh

John Traicos has something fascinating for us. He is the player to have been born in one nation, Egypt and playing for two others. He played test cricket for Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Oldest test debutant

England’s James Southerton was 49 years and 119 days old at the time of his Test debut. He debuted against Australia in 1877 during the first-ever test match and was the oldest test debutant ever.

Unluckiest bowler

The award of unluckiest bowler goes to Mushtaq Ahmed of Pakistan. Bowling to Symcox, Ahmed bowled a ball which passed between middle and off stump without dislodging a bail.

Brian Close and ‘2’

Brian Close of English Cricket team has an amazing connection with number 2. He played 22 tests in his career of 27 years. During this span, he missed the scope of playing in exactly 222 tests.

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Fantasy Cricket – Lesser Known Facts of Cricket

Cricket has been an integral part of human emotions. Today, the internet-based cricket games offered by 11wickets.com, the best platform for these games, are trending a lot amongst the cricket lovers. Daily fantasy cricket games are a rage and the mode of entertainment for cricket fans around the world.

Today let’s talk about the lesser-known facts about the cricket and then focus on the forming the fantasy cricket playing XI team.

There are ten ways a batsman can get out in cricket: Bowled, Caught, Run Out and Leg before Wicket. Handling the ball, Stumped, Hit the ball twice, Obstructing the field, Timed out and Hit Wicket.

First laws of cricket were written in 1774

In ancient cricket, the batsman would bat in front of a tree stump, hence the term “stumps”. As the game developed it was at times played in front of a wicket-gate – which led to the term “wickets”.

Early bowlers would bowl the ball under arm and cricket records tell tales of great under arm lob bowlers. Over arm bowling was at first illegal. It was introduced to cricket by a Kent cricketer, John Willes. He, in fact, got this move from his sister, Christina who found her skirts were getting in the way when she tried to bowl under-arm!

The first international cricket match was held between the US and Canada in 1844. This epic event and match were played in New York and Canada won by 23 runs.

In 1868 an Englishman called Charles Lawrence based in Australia create a team of aborigines and took them to England. This was the first Australian tour to England, and each player wore a cap of a dissimilar colour so that the spectators could spot them. The team played 47 matches against a number of local teams of which they won 14, lost 14 and drew the rest. Despite playing cricket the aborigines showcased a number of sole sports including the backwards race, cricket ball dodging and boomerang throwing.

While he merely played 12 tests with limited success, Alfred ‘Tich’ Freeman is perhaps the greatest first-class bowler ever. A short leg-spin googly bowler, he took 3,776 first-class wickets, second only to Wilfred Rhodes and is the lone bowler to take 300 wickets in 1928 during a single season. He took over 200 wickets in the next seven seasons and remains the only man to take all 10 wickets in an innings thrice and 17 wickets in a match twice.

The greatest all-rounder

One of the greatest all-rounders in the true sense is CB Fry. He captained England at cricket; played for England in football he equalled the world long-jump record. Away from the sport he was presented the Kingship of Albania, he embodied India at the League of Nations, and Hitler consulted with him when he was budding the Youth Program in Germany.

Sir Donald George Bradman has to surely be the greatest batsman of all time. In his last test innings at the Oval in 1948 he needed 4 runs to end with an average of 100. He was bowled by Eric Hollies for a duck. His test average of 99.94 and the first-class average of 95.14 are both world records. His 974 runs in a single test series is also a record. He scored two triple centuries and 12 double centuries in test cricket and was previously left stranded on 299.

Montague Druitt was a fast bowler who played for Winchester College, Incogniti and Dorset, he was a playing member of the MCC as well. In 1888 he drowned himself in the Thames River. Druitt was alleged of being Jack the Ripper!

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Fantasy Cricket Recap – Most 90 Runs Scorer in Test

Setting up some records are part of any sport. Cricket is no different from others. The major milestones in cricket are 50 runs, 100 runs. 5 wickets, 200 runs, etc. In addition to the cricketers, these achievements of them are boon to all those who play daily fantasy cricket games.

In fantasy cricket, these scores increase the points in the 11wickets.com scoreboard, which is the best online fantasy cricket platform of India. Today, let us take a look at the players who scored the maximum 90 runs and missed out 100 runs.

Steve Waugh

The former Australian international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh holds the maximum record of 10 times scoring 90 runs but missing century. In 260 innings, he has made 10927 runs of 51.06 average.

Rahul Dravid

The wall for Men in Blue, Rahul Dravid is the second cricketer in this list and shares the record with Waugh. He has record of 10 times scoring 90 runs but missing century, as well. He has played 286 innings and made 13288 runs of 52.31 average.

Sachin Tendulkar

Little master of Indian cricket team, Sachin Tendulkar is the third in the list. He has scored 90 runs 10 times along with Waugh and Dravid. He has played 329 innings and made 15921 runs of 53.78 average.

Michael Slater

A combative and wholehearted Australian cricketer, Michael Slater is the fourth in this list. He has scored 90 runs 9 times. He has played 131 innings and made 5312 runs of 42.83 average.

Alvin Kallicharran

The West Indies former cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity who played from 1972 to 1981, Alvin Kallicharran is the fifth of this list. He has scored 90 runs 8 times. He has played 109 innings and made 4399 runs of 44.43 average.

AB de Villiers

The South African cricketer with overflowing talent and the temperament to back it up, AB de Villiers is the sixth of this list. He has scored 90 runs 8 times. He has played 191 innings and made 8765 runs of 50.66 average.

Inzamam-ul-Haq

The symbiosis of strength and subtlety for Pakistan team, Inzamam-ul-Haq is the seventh in the list. He has scored 90 runs 8 times. He has played 200 innings and made 8830 runs of 49.60 average.

Matthew Hayden

One of the strongest and boldest Australian cricketers, Matthew Hayden is the eighth in this list. He has scored 90 runs 7 times. He has played 184 innings and made 8625 runs of 50.73 average.

Alastair Cook

The former skipper of England, Alastair Cook is the ninth in this list. He has scored 90 runs 7 times. He has played 291 innings and made 12472 runs of 45.35 average.

Clem Hill

The Australian left-handed batsman who played between 1896 and 1912, Clem Hill Cook is the tenth in this list. He has scored 90 runs 6 times. He has He has played 89 innings and made 3412 runs of 39.21 average.

*Records have been compiled as on June 26, 2019

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Fantasy Cricket Recap – Fastest 50 ODI Wickets

Though cricket as a sport is regarded as batting powerhouse, the different bowlers of numerous ICC cricket teams have been equally exceptional with their bowling performance. Good bowling and a good number of wickets taken in a cricket game offer good points at online fantasy games.

Let’s dig into the list of bowlers taking reaching the mark of 50 wickets the quickest. Read on and join India’s best and trusted fantasy cricket platform – 11wickets.com :

Ajantha Mendis – Sri Lankan Cricket Team

Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lankan Cricket Team scored the fastest 50 Wickets records in just 19 matches of his career. He scored his record against Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 12 Jan 2009. In 84 innings, he has taken 152 wickets with an average of 21.86 and economy 4.80.

Ajit Agarkar – Indian Cricket Team

Ajit Agarkar of Indian Cricket Team is the second in this list. He scored the fastest 50 Wickets records in just 23 matches of his career. He scored his record against Zimbabwe at Harare on 30 Sep 1998. In 188 innings, he has taken 288 wickets with an average of 27.85 and economy 5.09.

Mitchell McClenaghan – New Zealand Cricket Team

Mitchell McClenaghan of New Zealand Cricket Team is the third in this list. He scored the fastest 50 Wickets records in just 23 matches of his career. He scored his record against South Africa at Mount Maunganui on 24 Oct 2014. In 45 innings, he has taken 82 wickets with an average of 28.20 and economy 5.94.

Dennis Lillee – Australian Cricket Team

Dennis Lillee of Australian Cricket Team is the fourth in this list. He scored the fastest 50 Wickets records in 24 matches of his career. He scored his record against India at Sydney on 18 Dec 1980. In 63 innings, he has taken 103 wickets with an average of 20.82 and economy 3.58.

Hasan Ali – Pakistan Cricket Team

Hasan Ali of Pakistan Cricket Team is the fifth in this list. He scored the fastest 50 Wickets records in 24 matches of his career. He scored his record against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi on 18 Oct 2017. In 37 innings, he has taken 71 wickets with an average of 22.18 and economy 5.20.

*Records have been compiled as on June 26, 2019

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Fantasy Cricket Record: History of One Day cricket

ODI is a popular format when playing online fantasy cricket games! The limited over’s cricket, also renowned as one-day cricket. And in a little different context as List A cricket; is a edition of the sport of cricket in which a game is generally completed in one day. While Test and first-class matches can last up to five days to complete.

The name reflects the rule that in the daily fantasy cricket match each team bowls a set highest number of over’s. As a rule between 20 and 50, even though shorter and longer forms of maximum over’s cricket have been played.

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A history to remember

A one day match is named so because each match is planned for finishing point in a single day. One day cricket entertainment has evolved from its first phase around the era of World Series cricket of the 1970s. And it is now the mainly watched and most exhilarating form of the game. In the late 1970s, Kerry Packer recognized the contender World Series Cricket (WSC) contest. The worldwide one-day game is a twentieth-century development. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

A One Day International (ODI) is a form of Limited over’s cricket, in which a rigid number of over’s, as a rule 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 over’s, are played involving two teams with international grade. The Cricket World Cup is played in this configuration. One Day International games are also called “Limited Overs Internationals (LOI)”, because they are limited overs cricket matches among national sides, and if the weather mess about they are not always completed in one day.

Significant one-day matches, international and domestic, frequently have two days set away. The second day being a “reserve” day to allow more chance of the game being concluded. If a result is not achievable on first day (for illustration if play is not permitted or broken up by rain).

Numerous of the aspects of One Day International cricket that are now routine. With coloured uniforms, contests played at hours of darkness under floodlights with a white ball and gloomy sight screens. And, for small screen broadcasts, various camera angles, special effect microphones to arrest sounds from the players on the arena, and on-screen graphics. Teams currently play 50 over’s each.

Rules

In One day International’s, each squad find to bat only a rigid number of over’s. In the early years of ODI cricket, the figure of overs was in general 60 overs per side but nowadays it has been consistently set at 50 overs.

Basically affirmed the game works as follows:

A One Day International is challenged by 2 teams of 11 players each.

The skipper of the squad winning the toss opts to either bat or bowl first.

The side batting first place the target score in a single innings. The innings end until the batting is “all out” (i.e., 10 of the 11 batting troupe are “out”) or all of the first side’s selected overs are spent.

Every bowler is confined to bowl a maximum of 10 overs. It is less in the case of rain-decreased matches. And in any occurrence in general no more than one fifth or 20% of the total overs per innings.

The side batting second strives to score further than the target score in order to win the match. In the same way, the side bowling second tries to bowl out the second team for not as much of as the target score in order to win.

A tie

If the amounts of runs scored by both teams are equal as soon as the second team misplace all of its wickets or drain all its overs, then the match is declared as a ‘tie’ (despite of the number of wickets gone by either team).

Wherever a number of overs are gone astray, for instance, due to rough weather environment, then the number of overs may be condensed. Where the number of overs obtainable for the side batting second is of necessity different from the number of overs faced by the squad that batted first, the result may be firmed by the Duckworth Lewis Method.

The floodlights would be placed in such a move that it would not hinder with fielding side and captains would be permitted a cloth on meadow must the ball become wet.

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Fantasy Football – 5 Haunted Football Stadiums

We can find ardent football fans all around the world, cheering the footballers from the stadiums stands. Also, football stadiums around the world are filled with memories for the fantasy football fans.

In addition, a number of football venues carry a haunted ambiance around their history. The fantasy premier league fans can find some of the famous stadiums of England, in particular, having haunted pasts.

Moreover, let us take a look at the stadiums having interesting haunted tales. Read them on and play fantasy football leagues at 11wickets.com

Highbury Stadium – Arsenal FC

The former home of Arsenal FC, Highbury Stadium is haunting by Herbert Chapman, Arsenal’s most successful pre-war manager. Many spotted him on the grounds of this former stadium with a horse that died during construction. In addition to Chapman’s presence, Highbury Stadium also features the ashes of other Arsenal fan. Furthering the suspicion of a supernatural presence at this site.

St. Mary’s Stadium – Southampton FC

Southampton fans visiting St. Mary’s stadium home find themselves anxiously alarmed by the presence of spirits moving objects within the venue. To combat this presence, an actual witch brought in to ward off the spirits and bring tranquillity to the fans.

Stadium of Light – Sunderland AFC

Years ago, staff members at the Stadium of Light spotted a dim shape in a stadium corridor. Shortly thereafter, Sunderland’s then-striker, Stephen Elliot, witnessed the same figure. Causing a number of teammates to believe the venue really haunted. The spirit haunting this venue believes of 18th-century French sailor naming Spotted who guides ships to crash into coastal rocks.

Madejski Stadium – Reading FC

Near the home stadium of Reading FC lies the spirit of King Henry I whose remains were discovered by archaeologists. Following these findings near Madejski Stadium, Reading FC has seen a significant fall from English Premier League. This led some to blame the king for a losing record.

Stamford Bridge – Chelsea FC

Not all haunted sports venues have a spooky ambiance, Stamford Bridge has its own spirit that actually is said to bring joy to witnesses. Smiling Man is well known to Chelsea fans to bring positive outcomes to the lives of anyone who experiences him. A woman who attended a Chelsea game with her husband and saw Smiling Man actually won a new car from a raffle she entered at Stamford Bridge!

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Fantasy Football – 5 Indian Players giving their Best

Though we tend to play online football games now, football is field sport where two teams of 11 players each. They try to manoeuvre the ball into the opposition’s goal using any part of their bodies except for the hands and arms.

Only the goalkeepers of teams can manage footballs with hands. On-field, the team which scores the most goals wins a match. And fantasy football league fans win a football contest by scoring maximum points.

Football is the world’s most popular sport, both in terms of followers and participants. The sport is simple in its principal rules and needs minimal equipment to play, thus leading to its huge popularity as well as the popularity of fantasy football. It is similarly popular in India though India still hasn’t qualified for the football world cup.

In our today’s post, we are mentioning five Indian players who are giving their best to the team. Read them all and play fantasy premier league at 11wickets.com:

Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri plays for Indian club Bengaluru FC in the Indian Soccer League. In 2002, Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan. He took a transition and then proceeded to JCT football club where he scored 21 goals in 48 games. In 2010, he was signed by a Major Soccer League named the Kansas City Wizards. Soon, he became the third player from the Asian subcontinent to travel abroad and play for the sport. Soon he was back in India’s I-League where he played for Mohun Bagan and Chirag United before going back overseas where he came from.

He had a big role to make India win the 2007 Nehru Cup, 2009 Nehru Cup, the 2012 Nehru Cup as well as the 2011 SAFF Championship. Chhetri was known as one of India’s best player during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup in which India won the tournament.

He took India forward in scoring during their momentary campaign at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup with two goals. Chhetri has also been named AIFF Player of the Year four times in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian professional footballer who plays for Chennaiyin. In 2015, he won the I-league with Mohun Bagan and the Indian Super League with Chennaiyin and was subsequently named the FPAI Football Player of the Year

He won the 2016 AIFF Player of the Year also said that he has learned a lot from the ups and downs in his life since his international debut against Chinese Taipei in 2011.

Sandesh Jhigan

He is a defending player and plays for the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League and the India football team. In Intercontinental cup 2018, Jhingan enjoyed a marvellous game against Kenya as well and was presented with the hero of the match award. He was confident enough that Kenyan forwards had no place to breathe and that could happen because of his expert defending skills.

Pronay Halder

On 16 January 2016, Halder made his debut for Mohun Bagan against Salgaocar which Bagan won 4-2. Halder has made total 10 appearances in I-League season and bagged two Man of the Match awards. He was the first choice defensive midfielder in Bagan but due to a knee injury it kept him aside for 2 weeks

On 8 January 2017, Halder played against Churchill Brothers in the first game of the season. He has been a part in AFC Cup for Bagan in most of the group stage matches. He was signed for Mumbai City FC for 2016 ISL season. On 23 July 2017, Halder got picked by FC Goa in ISL Draft for the 2017-18 season

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

Gurpreet is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian club Bengaluru FC. Sandhu was named the captain of the India national team for the friendly match against Puerto Rico, a match India won 4–1.

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Fantasy Kabaddi – Know the Defender Vishal Bhardwaj

The India fantasy kabaddi has produced many talented kabaddi players during the past five years. These talented fantasy kabaddi players have made it to the top-most level and have made the nation proud.

In our today’s post, will relay a story of a young defender from Himachal Pradesh. He became one of the youngest players to be the captain of a team in the online kabaddi games at 11wickets.com

Let us have a look at the rise to fame of Telugu Titans’ superstar kabaddi games player Vishal Bhardwaj.

The 22-year-old Vishal Bhardwaj was born on January 1st 1997 at a village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Unlike his other friends who were passionate about cricket, Vishal developed an interest in the game of Kabaddi at a very young age. He started playing Kabaddi in 8th standard at the age of 12 or 13. Vishal represented his school team in all the Inter-school Kabaddi tournaments. After his brilliant performances at the school level, he entered into his college with the same intensity towards Kabaddi.

Looking at his exceptional capabilities at college-level Kabaddi, Vishal went to Bilaspur for better professional training. He lived in Bilaspur, which is almost 1,600 km away from his hometown in Himachal Pradesh. However, this didn’t affect Vishal’s concentration as he was very confident of making it through the highest level. Vishal performed consistently and selected for the Junior National team in 2016. He represented India in 3 major Junior Kabaddi tournaments and even won gold in one of the championships.

A breakthrough in Indian kabaddi league

In 2016, selectors picked Bhardwaj to Telugu Titans in the kabaddi fantasy game. But he didn’t get much chance and appeared in only two matches. During season 5 in 2017, he performed brilliantly well and was the backbone of Titans’ defence army. Vishal became the third successful defender of the season with 71 points in 22 games and an average of 3.22.

During the 6th season in 2018, he was made the captain of his side at the age of 21. Though the Titans have never won the championship and trophy, they have been decent players under Vishal’s leadership.

Playing style & signature move of Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal has always been a very calm and composed athlete. His strength, agility and quick decision making has made him one of the star defenders of the league.

Vishal’s signature move has been the ‘Ankle Hold’. Ankle Hold is a move which has been specialised this 22-year-old young defender. Ankle hold is one of the most iconic moves by a defender in the game of Kabaddi. In this, the defender uses his firm grip and tremendous strength to grab the opposition raider by the ankle and pull him back as soon as possible so that he doesn’t touch the mid-line.

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Fantasy Cricket: Most Dominant Cricket Team in History

Online fantasy cricket players tend to find themselves hooked up with the teams or players who play dominantly in the field.

Year 2019 is going to be a busy year for the cricket fans as well as the daily fantasy cricket lovers. Why? The reason is that it being the year of ICC World Cup. The excitement of all the cricket and fantasy cricket lovers will reach at the height.

We know you are taking the preparations from now, planning how to take leave from work and studies to watch the matches and also making plans to create your playing XI at 11wicket.com and play fantasy cricket games in between you work. Today let’s take a look at the dominant teams in the history of cricket. Read on:

England (1910 – 1914)

The English team playing between 1910 and 1914 was one of the best squads to have played the game. This team led frequently by Johnny Douglas and got 14 wins in 21 matches.

Frederick Fane and Shrimp Leveson Gower couldn’t encourage their team as they lost 2-3 in tour to South Africa. With the home team packing up the fourth Test in only 3 days. Johnny Douglas then stood up and accepted responsibility of leading the team. Team composed of players such as Jack Hobbs, Sydney Barnes and Wilfred Rhodes to get back the Ashes in 1911-12.

Australia (1930 – 1952)

Australian team proved their dominancy in the cricket world for a longer period. Sensibly named as ‘Invincibles’, Australian cricket team of 1930s and 1940s won 46 out of the 70 Tests they played. They were defeated in just 12. During these 12 years, they were engaged in 15 Test series in which they come about victorious on 13 times.

Don Bradman was the man of their success, who averaged 103.63 at No. 3. The Australians appeared as an encouraged bunch of talented cricketers who just refused to admit defeat. In fact, the spinners who took 344 wickets and the combination of Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Bill Johnston guaranteed that they were well-equipped in every department. During this team’s domination time, the only challengers were England and West Indies.

South Africa (late 1965 – 1970)

South African era began from late 1965 and went till 1970. When Peter van de Merwe overtook the reins from Trevor Goddard soon after a devastating series against England in 1965, there was little hope for renewal. What ensued signalled the start of a new era in South African cricket, prior to their hopes were smashed with the overall talent pool of the country victimized by the government’s apartheid plan.

After being successful at three-match series in England 1-0, South Africa came home to defeat Australia 3-1 in a five-Test encounter. Two years later on, led by the talented Ali Bacher, they handed Bill Lawry’s Australia a resounding 4-0 whitewash. In the 12 matches played during that time, South Africa won 8 and dropped only one match.

After that the fierce duo of Mike Procter and Peter Pollock heightened Bacher’s bowling attack. The batting continued in safe hands – those of Graeme Pollock and Barry Richards. The former being commended by none other than Bradman. Eddie Barlow’s all-rounder features summed up the line-up that influenced cricketing world, although for a very short period.

West Indies (1976 – 1995)

No one, who had ever read the names of Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and Michael Holding, would question about the talents of the 1980s West Indian side. Batting with no helmets against these merciless pacers who spared no respite from dangerous bouncers was similar to hiking a steep cliff on high heels while death beckoned from below.

Under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd, who collaborated the islanders under a solo West Indies team, the Caribbeans surfaced successful in 36 of the 74 matches with a win-loss ratio of 3.00. That, in turn, served as the research to Sir Vivian Richards’s team that won 40 of the 69 Tests between February 1981 and December 1989 with a staggering win-loss ratio of 5.71.

Australia (1999 – 2008)

How can we forget about the Australian team of the period from 1999 to 2008? The Australian team of 2007-08 continues to be the highest rated team in history, according to the ICC rankings.

It is barely without reason that many regard Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting’s men to be the best ever to rule any of the cricket field in the entire world. This era not only gave birth to legends such as Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath, but also observed the beginning of stylishly ruthless batsmen such as Adam Gilchrist, Damien Martyn and Matthew Hayden who totally changed the conception of playing the game.

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