Top 10 Brother Duos Who Represented Their Country In Cricket Together

Over the course in the history of cricket, it has often been observed that siblings who learned the ropes of the game playing together in their backyard graduate into playing international cricket together as well, which is quite honestly a remarkable achievement.

Here is a look at top 10 brother duos who donned national colours:

10.) Darren and Dwayne Bravo

They formed one of the best batting combinations for West Indies and led the team mostly on separate junctures.

9.) Mark and Steve Waugh

The twins were Australia’s batting fulcrum in the 1990s. Mark was the more graceful player while Steve represented a more gutsy approach to batting.

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Mohammed Shami gives a perfect reply to Dale Steyn’s comments

Right arm fast bowler Mohammed Shami will be an integral member of the Indian squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa. He has been one of the spearheads of the Indian bowling attack ever since his debut and will have a point to prove in the fast bouncy South African wickets.

Team India is on their tour of South Africa, starting from January 5, 2018, with the commencement of the first Test. After the three-match Test series, India will also play six ODIs, and three T20Is as well.

Meanwhile, a war of words between the players from both the side has begun and South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn, who is returning to the international cricket almost after a year, made a statement that was seemingly intended to intimidate the Indian camp.

“The batsmen will know that it’s (pace of 150kmph) there, and I’m able to take their feet away, hit them in the head, whatever. The rest of the time I’ve always relied on skill: relentless line and length, trying to knock guys over and just being smart,” Steyn said.

In the reply to Steyn’s statements, during an interview to xtratime.in, Shami said, “Not only Steyn, anybody can say anything or write anything. We are only eyeing to give our 100 percent and I just want to (make it) clear that the team doesn’t fear anybody and we are ready for the counter-punch. We have played fearless cricket in the last couple of years and we will do the same on our coming tour too.”

The upcoming tours will test the skill and temperament of Indian bowlers, especially fast bowlers, who often get carried away seeing juice in wickets outside the subcontinent.

Talking about his strategy, the Bengal pacer said, “I don’t tell anything regarding this matter (strategy) in front of the media. I just want to say we must avoid short (pitch) bowling against them, as they always play on bouncy wickets from the very first day of their career. They are very good players of the square-cut, pull and hook shot. (But) This time we have some different plans for them.”

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Cricketers who played for two different countries

Representing one’s own country in any sport is a matter of pride for any sportsperson. No matter which sport you are playing, representing your country is always the ultimate dream. However, there are players who are good enough to play for more than one country.

Cricket is a sport that doesn’t involve many countries and thus a cricketer representing two nations is quite an achievement.

There have been 26 cricketers who have played for more than one nation in the entire cricketing history. In early days, there were no rules to decide which nation a player would represent.

However, ICC has now formulated criteria for players to switch nations. Of the 26 players who represented two countries, many kept swapping between Associate Nations of ICC.

Here we have a list of 11 cricketers who played for two different countries:

11.) Kepler Wessels: Australia (Debut 1982) and South Africa (Debut 1991)

10.) Dougie Brown: England (Debut 1997) and Scotland (Debut 2006)

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6 records Rohit Sharma created in 2017

Rohit Sharma is one of the prolific batsmen across the world in limited overs cricket. He has already proved his batting abilities by scoring three double centuries in ODIs.

The HITMAN of Indian cricket simply blows away the opposition on his day, not sparing even the best of the bowlers. However long the boundary may be, he does not think twice about hitting a six on a loose delivery. Rohit’s monstrous sixes are always a delight to watch.

2017 turned out to be an outstanding year for Rohit, who created a number of records.

Here are six of the greatest records he broke this year:

1.) In Sri Lanka’s tour of India, Rohit scored a hundred in Test series, a double hundred in the ODI series and a century in the T20I series. Thus, he became the first player in cricket history to score a century in all the three formats in a single tour.

2.) Rohit hit more than 30 sixes in International cricket in each of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Thus, he became the first batsman to hit 30 plus sixes for five consecutive calendar years.

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Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of the first Test against South Africa

India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa scheduled to begin on January 5 in Cape Town.

So now, Murali Vijay and KL Rahul will open the innings in the first game of the 3 match series.

Virat Kohli led Team India embarked on their tour to South Africa earlier this week after the skipper hosted his second reception in Mumbai on December 27. On the same day, Dhawan injured his ankle, the reason due to which he has been ruled out.

Indian team management was set to open with Vijay and Dhawan given the latter’s ability to take the game away from the opposition quickly. But now the left-handed opener has time until January 10 to recover from the injury to be in contention for the second game in Johannesburg.

Also as per the reports in TOI, Virat Kohli has also expressed his disappointment over Shikhar Dhawan ‘not being careful’ ahead of an all-important tour.

The second and third Test will start on January 13 and 24, with a six-match ODI series and three-match T20I series to follow.

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Cricketers who got married in 2017

The year 2017 proved to be very important for many cricketers as they decided to change their status from single to married. Recently, Krunal Pandya tied the knot with his girlfriend Pankhuri Sharma.

Here we take a look at the cricketers who got married and entered the new phase of life this year:

11.) Sachin Baby – Anna Chandy

Sachin Baby, who plays for Kerala in Indian domestic cricket, got married to his girlfriend Anna Chandy on January 5, at the St. Sebastian’s Church in Thodupuzha.

10.) Peter Siddle – Anna Weatherlake

Australia’s former pace bowler Peter Siddle married his long-term love Anna Weatherlake on 2nd April, in a vegan-inspired affair at the Yarra Valley in Victoria.

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Hazel Keech leaves a witty reply to Sagarika Ghatge’s picture with Yuvraj Singh

This Bollywood actress desires to have a cricket team of kids after marriage

The who’s and who of the Indian film industry attended the grand reception hosted by Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma in Mumbai at St. Regis in Lower Parel.
The event was a gorgeous affair as many stars from the Bollywood industry graced their presence abiding to the request made by the newlywed couple.

From Priyanka Chopra to Kangana Ranaut, Aishwarya Rai to Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bahchcan to Shah Rukh Khan all made the night a memorable star-studded affair.

After attending the grand reception of her friend Anushka Sharma in Mumbai, PeeCee recently appeared at Penguin Annual Lecture in New Delhi where she interacted with the reporters.

Naturally, the question of her marriage was popped up following Anushka getting hitched. However, Priyanka cheekily responded that she would love to have a cricket team of kids but needs to find a life-partner for her and the time is yet to come. Her reply sent everyone around into a tizzy as she also made some powerful statements on some of the current issues as well.

“Of course, I want to get married. I am a Cancerian. I love home. I want to have a cricket team of kids. But I am not apologetic for my career. I will do it at the right time par mere layak ladka bhi toh milna chahiye. Wo thoda mushkil hai (but I will have to find a guy who is suitable for me, which is little difficult to get),” Priyanka was quoted as saying by Deccan Chronicle.

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South Africa squad for 1st Test against India announced

The Proteas captain Faf du Plessis and pacer Dale Steyn have been included in South Africa’s squad for the first Test match of 2018 Freedom Series against India.

Both the cricketers were ruled out of the inaugural day-night Test against Zimbabwe because of a viral infection.

Also, all-rounder Chris Morris has been added to the 15-member squad.

Morris has recovered from a groin injury and will be replacing fast bowler Duanne Olivier.

However, there is no specialist wicketkeeper to cover Quinton de Kock, who has just recovered from a hamstring injury.

De Kock picked up a hamstring strain in the Boxing Day Test against Zimbabwe. He is expected to recover in time for the first Test scheduled to be played at Newlands from January 5.

The South Africa vs India series will include three Test matches, six one-day internationals and three T20I’s.

South Africa squad:

Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (w), Theunis de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn

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Laura Marsh hilariously trolls Ellyse Perry and Stuart Broad in a single tweet

England and Australia teams are engrossed in an engaging battle during the ongoing Ashes. The Poms are fighting it out for their pride against the Aussies in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

While the men’s team is busy in their rivalry, the cricketers of the women’s team seem to be having a friendly banter on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

England’s spinner Laura Marsh on Thursday took a hilarious dig at Australia women all-rounder Ellyse Perry.

Laura Marsh took to Twitter to post a picture that showed some striking resemblance between Ellyse Perry and England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad.

The entire episode was started off by Australian women wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy. She found an old picture of Perry and thought it was an ideal time to share the picture on social media.

Just as any ‘wicked good’ friend would do, Healy posted the picture on her Twitter in order to have a laugh about Perry’s younger days. She even added a caption that read, “Found your new profile pic.”

When Healy posted the picture, she didn’t think that she will end up getting the attention of other cricketers.

Member of ICC Women’s World Winning team, Laura Marsh was quick to see the picture. She had her own interpretations of the pic and hilariously responded back to Healy’s tweet with another pic.

She shared a picture in which Perry and Broad have given similar expressions. Both cricketers look almost identical in the comparison pic that Laura posted. Even Healy looked impressed with the comparison and had a good laugh about it in her response to the tweet with emojis.

Here’s how Laura Marsh trolled Ellyse Perry and Stuart Broad in a single tweet:

Found your new profile pic @EllysePerry…… #wheresyatoof http://pic.twitter.com/7rB1bAJc5w

— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) December 28, 2017

http://pic.twitter.com/uveU7RLu0O

— Laura Marsh (@lauramarsh7) December 28, 2017

— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) December 28, 2017

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When Shoaib Akhtar fell in love with a Bollywood actress

Cricket and Bollywood are the best means of entertainment for people in India and when the two of them decide to hook up they become the talk of the town as it grabs all the attention of the media and the masses.

The relations between Bollywood and Cricket are existing for ages now. So what is this keen attraction between the two?

On December 11, Team India captain Virat Kohli tied the knot with Bollywood diva Anushka Sharma in Italy and got settled after dating for 3 years. Similarly, Zaheer Khan – Sagarika Badge, Yuvraj Singh – Hazel Keech, Harbhajan Singh – Geeta Basra are happily married after long time affairs.

At the same time, the names of many Pakistani players have also been associated with Bollywood actresses and one of them is former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.

Shoaib, who sent many world-class batsmen back to the pavilion during his playing days, also gave his heart to an Indian actress. And the actress who made Akhtar go weak on his knees was none other than gorgeous Sonali Bendre.

As per the reports in Jansatta, Shoaib Akhtar used to follow Sonali a lot. In fact, he even used to carry a photograph of Sonali Bendre in his wallet.

His teammates had also spotted the same on numerous occasions. Shoaib managed to meet his dream girl as well during one of India vs Pakistan fixtures. However, nothing could progress in this particular one-sided love story of Shoaib. The story was so intense that in one of the interviews Shoaib had quoted that he would kidnap Sonali if she refuses his proposal.

However, media reports suggest that Sonali was not interested in this love saga and that pretty much ended the story for Shoaib as well. Now, both Sonali and Shoaib are well settled with their lovely partners.

Sonali Bendre went on to tie the knot to Bollywood director Goldy Behl back in the year 2002. Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar married to a young Pakistani lady Rubab in the year 2014.

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Yuvraj Singh trolls Shoaib Akhtar for a ‘motivational tweet’

Yuvraj Singh is one of the most entertaining characters in Indian cricket. He is always the first one to initiate pranks and over the years, we have seen many players come out n the Indian dressing room and saying that they were pranked by Yuvi.

Recently, Yuvraj took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to take a hilarious dig at his friend and former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar for a ‘motivational tweet’.

Shoaib, who actively shares his thoughts on Twitter, posted a quote which read, “Only hard work can lead you to your dreams,” along with the picture with a quote reading, “Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.”

Only hard work can lead you to your dreams.#Shoaibakhtar #quoteoftheday #hardwork #dreams #nevergiveup #Rawalpindiexpress http://pic.twitter.com/bmtiom3WCY

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) December 27, 2017

However, what caught Yuvi’s attention was Akhtar’s welding gun and helmet, which the former Pakistan bowler was holding in the picture alongside the quote.

Taking a dig at his friend in Punjabi, Yuvraj wrote, “Oh ta theek hai payan tusi welding karan kithe chale ho (That’s all right but where are you going for welding).”

Oh ta theek hai payan tusi welding karan kithe chale ho

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 27, 2017

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Royal Challengers Bangalore unlikely to retain Virat Kohli for IPL 2018

It’s nearing 2018 and with that, the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is keeping the media abuzz. The salary purse for IPL teams has also been extended to Rs. 80 crore this season, that could see a lot of money could be shelled out by teams during the upcoming auctions in January end.

With the return of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after a two-year spot-fixing ban, teams have been given the choice to retain five of their elite players from their previous squads with two options – retain three cricketers with two Right to Match (RTM) or retain two cricketers with three RTM.

However, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is not very keen on retaining the captain Virat Kohli. He has been one of the most integral members of the RCB top order and has formed a formidable partnership with Gayle and de Villiers scoring runs consistently and also steering the ship alone in cases.

According to an Ahmedabad Mirror report, teams such as Royal Challengers Bangalore face a big dilemma in retaining their top players such as Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, with a new change in the IPL retention policy manual released by BCCI. The policy reads, “The deduction from salary purse in case of retention will be determined on the basis of guideline price or actual price (whichever is higher).”

In the past, RCB were paying Kohli a total of Rs. 15 crores (actual price) but the franchise was deducted only Rs. 12 crores (guideline price) from their budget. The new policy will see teams pay the highest amount from the guideline or actual price.

If players are not satisfied with the price being quoted by their respective franchises, they could opt to be a part of the auction pool which could see them get a huge price.

Without a doubt, players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Kohli and de Villiers form the core of Royal Challengers Bangalore. But, will the franchise take a punt by spending nearly 50% of their purse on retaining these three players?

It won’t be a surprise if we see the Indian skipper play for a new IPL team next year.

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Yuvraj Singh wishes Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma a partnership of lifetime

Cricketers and Bollywood celebrities gathered on Tuesday for the biggest party of the year in Mumbai where Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma hosted their second wedding reception at St Regis’ Astor Ballroom.

It was a star-studded affair with some of the biggest names from Bollywood and the Indian cricket team attended the gala occasion.

From the sporting world, badminton ace Saina Nehwal and cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and MS Dhoni were in attendance. From Bollywood, the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai and other eminent personalities attended the function.

After attending the wedding reception, Yuvi posted an adorable message for the newly-wed couple. The dashing all-rounder took to micro-blogging site Twitter to congratulate Virat and Anushka one more time.

He posted a picture as well to go along with his lovely message. In the picture, he is seen with Anushka Sharma. Both Yuvi and Anushka are all smiles in the selfie that the former clicked.

Yuvi also addressed Anushka as ‘Rosie Phabie’ in his tweet. He wished the newly-wed couple a partnership of lifetime.

“Saadi rosie phabie officially now. wishing you both a partnership of lifetime. Anushka Sharma Virat Kohli,” tweeted Yuvraj Singh.

Saadi rosie phabie officially now wishing you both a partnership of lifetime @AnushkaSharma @imVkohli http://pic.twitter.com/9rVZd99Fbi

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 27, 2017

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Sunrisers Hyderabad to retain these 3 players for IPL 2018

Preparations for the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) are on a roll as teams are gearing up for players retention ahead of mega players auction on 27 and 28 January 2018.

As per IPL players retention norms, one franchise can retain a maximum of 3 players from their previous squad. Meanwhile, they have a maximum of 2 Right To Match choice option for an opting player on the roster again. Hence a team can have 5 players at most from their previous squad. Also, franchises have to submit their retention players list by 4th January.

Now, as per a report, it is learned that Sunrisers Hyderabad is going to retain David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar ahead of the auctions. Veteran Yuvraj Singh is struggling with the form and was not part of Indian cricket team and will go under the hammer.

“Dhawan, Bhuvi, and Warner have done a tremendous job for Hyderabad team and these were key players in 2016’s victory. Hence we have decided to retain these three from our 2017 squad,” a close member of the SRH team told to Sports Mirchi reporter in Hyderabad.

Warner, Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar were special parts of team’s success during the 2016 and 2017 edition. The SRH member also mentioned that they are keen to retain these three players before auction as per IPL retention policy.

Over the last couple of IPL seasons, David Warner has emerged out to be one of the consistent run-getters. Dhawan has been no less either. Meanwhile, Bhuvi is one of the hottest death bowling prospects in the shortest format of the game and the Purple Cap winner of the last two editions.

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Virat Kohli tops the ICC ODI batsmen rankings; Trent Boult moves up to number 4 among bowlers

New Zealand pace bowler Trent Boult has gained three places to reach the fourth position in the latest ICC ODI player rankings released after his team completed a 3-0 series victory over the Windies in Christchurch on Tuesday.

The left-arm pace bowler has leapfrogged the Australia pair of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood as well as South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada after finishing with 10 wickets in the series, which included a career-best haul of seven for 34 in the second match in Christchurch.

India captain Virat Kohli, who slipped in the T20I rankings for batsmen after missing the three-match home series against Sri Lanka, remains on top in ODIs.

There has been no change of positions in the team rankings as New Zealand have gained one point to reach 112 points and remain at the fifth position in a table led by South Africa while the Windies have lost one point and are still in ninth place.

ICC ODI Team Rankings

ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings

ICC ODI Batsmen Rankings

ICC ODI All-rounders Rankings

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Photos: Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and other Bollywood stars attend Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma’s wedding reception in Mumbai

After hosting a high-profile bash in New Delhi for their relatives, power couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma hosted another lavish party for their close friends from the world of sports and Bollywood on Tuesday.

The second reception took place at the St. Regis in Lower Parel. The humongous 800 square feet pillar-less Astar Ballroom of the hotel welcomed the couple’s A-list guests to a seamless affair. The biggies of Bollywood including Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bahchcan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Karan Johar and Ranbir Kapoor among others all made the night a memorable star-studded affair.

Here are the pictures from Virushka’s reception in Mumbai:

Ayushman Khurana with his wife Tahira Kashyap

Lara Dutta with husband Mahesh Bhupathi

Karan Johar, Sidharth Malhotra with Rekha

Diana Penty

Sagarika Ghatge with husband Zaheer Khan

Varun Dhawan

Vaani Kapoor

Priyanka Chopra

Bhumi Pednekar

Madhuri Dixit

Aditi Rao

Kriti Sanon

The Bachchan family

Ranbir Kapoor with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

Katrina Kaif with her sister Isabelle and the newlywed couple

Virat Kohli, Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma

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Photos: MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and other cricketers attend Virat Kohli, Anuskha Sharma’s Mumbai reception

As expected members of the Indian cricket team were in attendance for the much-talked-about Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s wedding reception in Mumbai.

It was India’s new rising stars, Kuldeep Yadav and Manish Pandey, who were the first to attend the grand reception.

Soon, Ravindra Jadeja also arrived on the red carpet along with Jasprit Bumrah.

Umesh Yadav was next one to arrive at the venue along with his wife Tanya.

Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Jaydev Unadkat were the next to arrive.

Next in the list of many was former India opener Virender Sehwag.

After a lot of wait, the celebrated couple came out much to the cheering of the media. Soon after the couple, India’s most cherished player, MS Dhoni arrived at the scene with his wife Sakshi and little princess Ziva.

Sachin Tendulkar attended the reception along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara.

Rohit Sharma was also present along with his lady love Ritika Sajdeh.

Kohli and Anuskha married on December 11, 2017 away from the media glare in a small town in Italy named Tuscany. The pair earlier had a Delhi reception as well that was attended by cricketers Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan. The reception took place at Delhi’s Taj Palace Hotel.

Here are some more pictures from Virushka’s wedding reception:

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