Don Bradman

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Don Bradman's 71-year-old record broken by Rohit Sharma

He achieved the feat on day two of the third Test match between India and South Africa.

21 Oct 2019 10:06 AM

Kohli registered his 26th Test century on Friday and as a result, became the first Indian to score 40 hundreds as skipper. (Photo: PTI)

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Virat Kohli breaks Don Bradman's record

Kohli now has nine scores of 150 plus while captaining India, whereas Bradman had eight scores of more than 150.

11 Oct 2019 3:28 PM

On day one, before the downpour, India displayed scintillating performance in the match after opting to bat first. (Photo: PTI)

Rohit Sharma equals Don Bradman's average with 1st Test ton as an opener

With his first ton as an opener, Rohit achieved an average of 98.22 in Tests in India.

03 Oct 2019 12:30 PM

Only Don Bradman is above Steve Smith as he scored 600-plus runs in a series for six times in his Test career. (Photo: AP)

Steve Smith scores 600 runs for teh third time in Ashes

Smith achieved the feat with the 11th run in the second innings on the day four of the fourth Test.

08 Sep 2019 2:13 PM

Sachin was invited by Bradman to his house along with Shane Warne during India’s tour of Australia in 1998-99. (Photo: Instagram)

On Sir Don Bradman's anniversary Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute

On the occasion of Bradman’s 111th birth anniversary, Tendulkar took to Twitter to show his admiration of the legend.

27 Aug 2019 6:07 PM

In the 1930 Ashes in England, Bradman scored an unparalleled 974 runs as the Aussies won the series 2-1. (Photo: AFP)

Steve Smith's Ashes run-spree sparks comparisons with Don Bradman

In his first Test back in 1946, Bradman made 187 against England in Brisbane and followed up with 234 in Sydney.

13 Aug 2019 1:15 PM

Former Australian skipper steered Australia to the win by making a grand comeback to Test cricket. (Photo: AFP)

Ashes 2019: Smith's comeback to Test cricket leads to comparisons with Don Bradman

Smith's grand return to the international stage has led to comparisons with the legendary Don Bradman.

07 Aug 2019 1:00 PM

Game greater than the player

Neymar was considered such a special talent that one of his first coaches was sacked from the job when he fined the player for indiscipline.

06 Jul 2018 12:33 AM

Steve Smith, whose idiosyncratic style – moving across his stumps as the bowler delivers – flies in the face of cricket's purists, has a career average of 62.32 from 59 Tests. (Photo: AP)

Is cricket-obsessed Steve Smith the new Don Bradman?

Records have tumbled for the cricket-obsessive Smith, who broke into the Test arena as a leg-spin bowling all-rounder batting at 8 in 2010.

19 Dec 2017 2:10 PM

"I have grave objections to that because it's putting one of India's cricketing legends (Vinoo Mankad) in a bad light," said Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo: PTI)

Rename 'Mankad', fumes Sunil Gavaskar

The term – used when a bowler runs out a non-striker before delivery – was coined 70 years ago when Mankad twice ran out Bill Brown.

18 Apr 2017 5:25 PM

Ashwin is Bradman of bowling: Steve Waugh

Waugh, however, felt that writing off the Australian team, as Sourav Ganguly had recently said, would be completely “foolish”.

15 Feb 2017 2:16 AM

His half-century came off 42 balls with 10 fours inside the opening hour and the century stand came off 126 balls in 93 minutes with Warner contributing 80. (Photo: AP)

Warner smashes ton before lunch in Aussie run spree

It was the first time a batsman has scored 100 in the first session of a Test match in Australia.

03 Jan 2017 10:01 AM

Virat Kohli is on a dream run this year.

Master of all formats, Virat Kohli nears peak

Virat Kohli should be the number one Test batsman in the world at the moment, except that the algorithms do not seem to agree.

15 Dec 2016 3:57 AM

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