Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP,,popularly known as Zaheer Abbas,is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is among the few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles in the cricket ground. In 1982/1983,he became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals. Sometimes known as 'the Asian Bradman',Zaheer Abbas is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket. In August 2020,he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
ESPNcricinfo is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news,articles,live coverage of cricket matches,and StatsGuru,a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. As of March 2023,Sambit Bal was the editor.
The Brisbane Cricket Ground,commonly known as the Gabba,is a major sports stadium in Brisbane,the capital of Queensland,Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba,in which it is located. Over the years,the Gabba has hosted athletics,Australian rules football,baseball,concerts,cricket,cycling,rugby league,rugby union,Association football and pony and greyhound racing. At present,it serves as the home ground for the Queensland Bulls in domestic cricket,the Brisbane Heat of the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League,and the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League.
In cricket,the run rate (RR),or runs per over (RPO),is the average number of runs a batting side scores per over. It includes all runs made by the batting side in the innings to that point of the game,both the runs scored by the batsmen and extras conceded by the bowling team.
The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground,previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground,is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet,Saint Lucia standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators.
The Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium,also known as Qila KohnaQasim BaghStadium,is a multi-use stadium in Multan,Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket and football. The stadium can accommodate 18,000 spectators.
Mahmudullah Riyad,also known as Riyad,is a Bangladeshi cricketer and former T20I captain. He plays for Dhaka Division and has represented national team in all formats. An all-rounder,he is a lower or middle-order batter as well as an off spin bowler. He has scored more than 10,000 runs and taken 150+ wickets in international cricket. He is renowned for his ability to finish a close limited over game. He is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred. Mahmudullah started his career as a bowler and then converted into a batsman who could bowl off-breaks.
Sibsankar Arabinda Roy is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batter and a right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Assam in domestic cricket.
The 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup,jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand;India were the defending champions,having won the tournament in 2011. The 2015 Cricket World Cup Final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground,and was won by Australia,who defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in the final.
The Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda,Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League,the other being the Melbourne Renegades. To date,the Stars' best performance occurred in WBBL|06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up.
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive,Tasmania. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
Jayadev Misra is an Indian-born computer scientist who has spent most of his professional career in the United States. He is the Schlumberger Centennial Chair Emeritus in computer science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Professionally he is known for his contributions to the formal aspects of concurrent programming and for jointly spearheading,with Sir Tony Hoare,the project on Verified Software Initiative (VSI).
Travis Basevi was an Australian web developer,cricket data analyst,cricket statistician and historian. He created Cricinfo's StatsGuru tool,which became one of the most popular cricket data-analysis tools. He also played a major role in compilation of the site's database of scorecards,created its content management system and contributed many articles.
