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Moises Henriques (Photo Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images) Cricket is known as gentlemen’s game and it is quite difficult for any young cricketer to make it to the international level in this sport. And, it is almost impossible for an individual to pursue his dream born in countries where cricket is not even known to many. Brazil, Germany, Italy and many others are some of those nations where cricket is not a major sport. Moreover, they are also reckoned as the non- Test -playing nations. All these aforementioned countries are known for producing some big names in football but not in cricket. However, they still have a real connection with gentlemen’s game and they have produced some players, who played for different countries at international level. Here we bring you the players who were born in top football countries: 1. Ashok Gandotra – Born in Brazil – Played for India Bat and Ball. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images) Ashok Gandotra, the former spin all-rounder is the o...

Tamim Iqbal and Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Tamim Iqbal, the veteran Bangladesh batsman, reckons that Ravi Ashwin is among the three toughest bowlers he has faced in his career. The Indian off-spinner has gotten rid of the southpaw four times in international cricket- two times in Tests and one time each in ODIs and T20Is. Though Ashwin doesn’t play the white-ball formats these days, he is still a bedrock of India’s Test side. In his list, Tamim started by taking former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal’s name. Interestingly, the tweaker never dismissed the left-hander at the highest level. However, the Chittagong-born feels that at his peak, Ajmal’s deliveries were extremely tough to pick. Apart from Ajmal and Ashwin, Tamim also went for Morne Morkel, the former South African fast bowler. The lanky speedster used to generate significant bounce due to his height and got rid of the left-hander three times in Test cricket. They are quality bowlers: Tamim Iqbal “F...

Jimmy Neesham of New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham is known for his witty and hilarious replies on Twitter. The Kiwi all-rounder never misses an opportunity to flaunt his humourous side on the microblogging website. He keeps entertaining fans with his hilarious tweets every now and then. Recently, Neesham shared another hilarious on-field incident with his fans as the Kiwi all-rounder revealed about a face-off against Australia pacer Mitchell Starc. After the Australian spearhead sledged Neesham on the field, the Blackcaps all-rounder responded back in a hilarious fashion. Neesham joined the Marc Peard Sports Daily Debrief Facebook show where he talked about the incident. It happened during Australia and New Zealand’s encounter back in 2015 at the Gabba. Neesham was out to bat after the New Zealand side was four wickets. They needed another 339 runs to win and hence, a draw was the aim for the Kiwi side. The incident happened during t...

Zulqarnain Haider and Umar Akmal. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Zulqarnain Haider, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman, said that cricketers like Umar Akmal, who bring shame to the sport, should be given a life ban. Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed the 29-year-old Akmal a three-year suspension after he was charged for breaching Article 2.4.4 of PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code. Back in February, he was provisionally suspended and was barred from playing in the 2020 Pakistan Super League (PSL). The PCB had sent him a show cause notice to which he had to reply until March 31. However, he decided not to challenge it. Umar Akmal’s clear words were don’t bat efficiently “No, it is not news to me. I am not at all surprised. In fact, these players should be banned for life. This I have been telling with my experience,” Haider was quoted as saying in BDcrictime. Talking about Akmal, Haider turned back the clock to a match against South Africa on November 2, 2010 at the Dub...

Ajit Agarkar and Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo Source: Getty Images) There is nothing to deny that tailenders can’t score runs like the top-order, middle-order or even lower-order batsmen. There have been very few instances of a tailender making a big score in international cricket. For instance, ex-Australian pacer Jason Gillespie once scored a double century in Tests against Bangladesh. The fact that it is still remembered is because these incidents don’t usually take place every day. On Thursday, Fox Cricket released a list of all-time XI of Worst Tailenders. The list was published via their official Twitter account and it included prominent names from many countries. The ex-New Zealand pacer Chris Martin was given the role of captaincy. In 104 innings, Martin averaged just 2.36 and he scored just 123 runs. Next in line were two legendary pacers, the West Indian Courtney Walsh and Australian Glenn McGrath . Both the players were regular no.11 in their side. However, the latter holds a...

Andre Russell’s push-ups. (Photo Source: Youtube) Jamaica Tallawahs, one of the teams in  Caribbean Premier League is facing heavy criticism from their own players. Recently, Chris Gayle , veteran West Indian opener took a dig at the franchise and their assistant coach Ramnaresh Sarwan after he was released from the team ahead of the upcoming edition. Now, Andre Russell has joined the bandwagon, who has pointed towards unprofessionalism in the side. Recently in a YouTube video, the Universe Boss opened up saying that Tallawahs assistant coach was the reason behind his ouster from the team. Moreover, he also blamed the team’s chief executive officer Jeff Miller and owner Krish Persaud for “playing a game” with him and criticised them for doing the same. After Chris Gayle, now Andre Russell takes a dig at Jamaica Tallawahs In a recent interview, Andre Russell also came out all guns blazing against Jamaica Tallawahs . He said that this is the weirdest team he has ever playe...

Rishi Kapoor. (Photo Source: Twitter) It’s not even four months into 2020 and the world has already been through some serious miseries. As if the dread, surrounding the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t enough, some legendary figures from the Indian film industry have embraced heavens in the last couple of days. After the enigmatic Irrfan Khan passed away from colon infection, Rishi Kapoor has also bid goodbye to Mother Earth. The Bollywood veteran breathed his last on Thursday, April 30 at the age of 67 after being admitted to the HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai. hospital on Wednesday morning. Ever since, 2018, Kapoor was fighting with cancer and he was in the United States for treatment for over a year. The news of his demise was put forth to the media by his brother Randhir Kapoor on Wednesday night. Rishi Kapoor bids adieu Later, Amitabh Bachchan, who acted alongside Kapoor a plethora of times, confirmed the news. His tweet read, “T 3517 – He’s GONE .. ! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. jus...