Gem

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[Gem @crichistorian]

West Indies captain Chase needs four wickets to reach 100, and 297 runs to get to 3000. If he gets there, he will become the fourth West Indian after Garry Sobers, Carl Hooper and Jason Holder to achieve both milestones.

[Gem @crichistorian]

Stats and trivia

West Indies have not won any of their past eight Test series against Pakistan, with four series drawn and Pakistan triumphing in the others. West Indies' last win came in 2000.

[Gem @crichistorian]

Anderson is also 10 wickets away from joining Muthiah Muralidaran and Shane Warne in the 700 club.
#INDvENG #india #indiancricket

[Gem @crichistorian]

Stats and trivia:

Ashwin is four wickets away from becoming the second India bowler to reach the 500 mark in Test cricket.

Ashwin (95) is just one wicket behind Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, India's leading Test wicket-taker against England. Anderson (139) is a distant first on the

[Gem @crichistorian]

Anderson is set to play his 14th Test match in India, joining Keith Fletcher, Gordon Greenidge, Clive Lloyd and Ricky Ponting in joint third place in the overseas players' list, with only Viv Richards (15) and Derek Underwood (16) ahead of them.

[Abhishek AB @ABsay_ek]

Baracara; A Village in Caribbean and so remote that it takes around 2 days by boat to go there from New Amsterdam...
The village has population of roughly 350 people and internet reached there in 2018 only...

There was a guy who grew up there and then started working as a labourer and then as a security guard (with 12 hour shift)

The guy went on to make his International debut and dismissed Steven Smith with his first ball in International Cricket but what he did today...it should be preserved and must use to show to future generations that what Test cricket is meant to a player and to the fans across the world...

Shamar Joseph...
I can say that by my childhood experience that Runs,wickets,big pay contracts, trophies nothing matters as much as what you did today...you inspired generations with one single spell today...

*Respect*

Gotta feel for Steven Smith for his heroic efforts though but that's Cricket...so near yet so far on some occasions...

#AUSvsWI

[Pakistan Cricket @TheRealPCB]

97, 160, 44*, 91
Pakistan tour done right ✅

#BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS

[Gem @crichistorian]

Australian Cricketers’ Association CEO Todd Greenberg "Shane Watson provided great context, clarity and confidence for the tour of Pakistan and spoke to a number of the players

[Mick Jagger @MickJagger]

I’m so saddened by the sudden death of Shane Warne. He brought such joy to the game and was the greatest spin bowler ever.

[Gem @crichistorian]

@ShaneWarne Shane Warne condoled death of the great Rodney Marsh- hours after he isn’t anymore. He is gone. Hurtful leaves all of us anguished. This is the unpredictability of life. Some say death protects life- little we know so unprotected we are. RIP Shane.

[Gem @crichistorian]

In a small town, where every man is clean-shaven, there is a barber.
This barber shaves all men who do not shave themselves & only men who do not shave themselves.
who, then shaves the barber?

[Muhammad Ahmad Pansota @Pansota1]

What a shot. @DrNaumanNiaz

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

Classy 👏

The Bangladesh players give Ross Taylor a guard of honour as Ross Taylor walks out to bat in his last Test

[Change of Pace @ChangeofPace414]

Play this video at exactly 11:59:26 PM, then as the clock strikes 12, Nasser Hussain will say “They cannot play him”

Start your year off right.

[Gem @crichistorian]

A safe and prosperous New Year to everyone. I am quite sure the Covid 19 burden though it seems berserk at the moment will regress, & let’s hope the pandemic dies down in 2022, it will. Best wishes to all. Keep safe & healthy.

[Wajahat Kazmi @KazmiWajahat]

Cricket Australia's Test Team of the Year :

🇮🇳 Rohit Sharma
🇱🇰 Dimuth Karunaratne (C)
🇦🇺 Marnus Labuschagne
🇬🇧 Joe Root
🇵🇰 Fawad Alam
🇮🇳 Rishabh Pant (WK)
🇮🇳 Ravichandran Ashwin
🇳🇿 Kyle Jamieson
🇮🇳 Axar Patel
🇵🇰 Hasan Ali
🇵🇰 Shaheen Shah Afridi

[Cricwick @Cricwick]

Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali were the two most prolific pacers in Test cricket this year 👏

Should one or both of them have been included in the nominees' list for ICC Men's Test player of the year❓ 👀

#ICCAwards #CricketTwitter