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Even after stepping down from captaincy, he continues to help bowlers and the captain with his experience. But in recent times, he is struggling with his batting especially when he is new to the crease. Let’s keep the reputation aside and purely look at numbers. Dhoni, aged 37, is the oldest member of the current ODI squad. His ongoing struggle with the bat started post-2015 World Cup, and in last three years he has only scored 1291 runs in 42 innings at an average of nearly 39....

The ‘Wall’, Rahul Dravid has been involved in the most number of partnerships in the list with various players, which is a testament to his grit and determination. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar make it to the list with their name in three record partnerships. Also, Austrailia has been on the receiving end of five of the 10 on the list. *Stats as on December 3, 2013 0 votes

Sourav Ganguly had once quipped that being the Indian cricket team’s captain was the single toughest job in world sport, with the pressure of expectations from a billion fans testing the guts of even the most resilient. When one-day cricket was taking baby steps in the early ’70s, Indian cricket didn’t have the required firepower to quickly adapt to the changing needs of the game, and took their own time to find their feet....

Kohli currently has 19 ODI centuries and 30 half-centuries in 134 matches. Amla has shown some incredible consistency after his second-coming to the international arena and is among the best ODI batsmen in the world today. Although the 31-year-old’s strike rate is close to 90, perhaps, the ability of AB de Villiers, Kohli and MS Dhoni to accelerate the game at will and take the attack to the opposition could arguably keep them ahead of him....

India’s win in the third ODI against New Zealand meant that the visitors became only the fourth team and the first non-Asian team to lose 350 ODIs. As New Zealand leveled the five-match ODI series 1-1 in the second ODI at Delhi, India claimed the unwanted record of being the first team to lose 400 ODI matches. Courtesy of their first ODI against New Zealand, India became the first country to play in 900 ODIs....

Former Australian seamer Dennis Lillee leads the list. He took only 48 Tests to reach 250 Test wickets. South Africa’s Dale Steyn is the second fastest to reach 250 Test wickets, taking only 49 matches to accomplish the feat. Here is a list of 20 fastest bowlers to reach 250 Test wickets.. Note: Stats updated till February 19, 2014. 0 votes

London - Liverpool is languishing in seventh place in the Premier league but their position would have been even worse, had striker Luis Suarez not been the top scorer in the league with 22 goals. Manchester United‘s summer recruit from Arsenal, Robin Van Persie is hot on his heels with 21 goals. Gareth Bale, who has been a revelation for Tottenham Hotspurs and one of the main reasons they are still fighting for a place in the Champions League, rounds up the top three....

Of course, anybody with a PC and a Net connection can talk free of charge to another PC user. For the telecoms, the profit is in using VoIP to deliver calls from one phone to another. That requires a “gateway” server to connect a carrier’s phone network to the Net. Phreakers break into these gateways, steal “voice minutes” and sell them to other, usually smaller, telecoms. Many of these firms then sell printed phone cards or operate call centers....

As is to be expected, the Steam Autumn Sale has Valve marking down game prices left and right, with bargains being extended to more than 12,000 titles in the platform’s absolutely massive library. With this being the case, some gaming fans might not have as much time as others to sort through the deep discounts that the company is applying to its wide variety of releases, so we’ve decided to give a brief rundown of some of the best offers available in the annual event....

RELATED: The Games Awards 2022 Winners List The limelight is generally hogged by the coveted Game Of The Year award, but that didn’t stop several other titles from raising the bar in their respective categories and standing out from the crowd. Every award at the 2022 Steam Awards was highly contested, with all of the winners being worthy of their accolades. Best Game On The Go Contenders Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Vampire Survivors Brotato Marvel Snap WINNER: Death Stranding Director’s Cut...

The Steelers linebacker thanked Bills running back Karlos Williams for beating the Jets in Sunday’s regular-season finale and allowing Pittsburgh to clinch a postseason berth with a win over the rival Browns. MORE: Sports siblings | Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick: 11 seasons, 0 playoff appearances | 2016 NFL draft order Vince told the Beaver County (Pa.) Times last week that he would get Karlos a ticket to a playoff game or the Super Bowl if the Bills successfully eliminated the Jets from the playoffs....

Stardew Valley was released in 2016 and brings players to their grandfather’s old farm on the outskirts of a small town. The game is generally peaceful, with players given a certain amount of energy to use throughout their day. When entering Stardew Valley’s mines, however, players are often attacked by various monsters. As players will eventually find out, passing out to these can result in the loss of items....

The Elder Scrolls games have a rich history, and while Morrowind and Oblivion were revolutionary on their own, it’s Skyrim that built upon their ideas and made The Elder Scrolls a global phenomenon. The scope and depth of Skyrim were unprecedented for its time, and even 10 years after its release, fans are discovering new secrets in the game. Many want Starfield to astonish them the way Skyrim did back in the day, and while such a feat is possible, Starfield has to do things differently....

With how expansive Starfield is set to be, many fans are already excited at the thought of discovering potential references and Easter eggs to other beloved franchises that fall under the Bethesda umbrella. Of these franchises, the dystopian Fallout is perfect to receive nods within Starfield, as the two IPs share a lot of similarities beyond coming from the same developer. RELATED: Starfield’s Dialogue System Could Translate Into Political Mechanics in Elder Scrolls 6...

Something that a lot of fans are hoping is improved for Starfield is the companion system that features in so many Bethesda games. For many, despite the extra quest options and depth of character within them, the companions of Fallout 4 fell flat, unable to really make their mark on the world without the Sole Survivor’s guidance. There are plenty of ways in which Bethesda could make the companions of Starfield stand out, but rather than just looking on features it hasn’t included yet, the key to creating memorable sidekicks might be in the games of the company’s past....

Other than featuring a premise that seems relatively grounded, Bethesda has been rather secretive about its expansive project. It is known that players start as a highly customizable protagonist who sets off an interstellar journey with various factions involved. Artistically, some have questioned the filmic atmosphere in Starfield’s gameplay demo as something that might deflate the allure of the game, while others see a heavy tone that distinguishes the game from its sci-fi contemporaries....

However, there’s one lesson Starfield needs to learn from Mass Effect when it comes to creating its galaxy. When it comes to the number of planets players can explore, size isn’t everything, and Bethesda will need to avoid some pitfalls to make its upcoming game-world feel as alive as it could be immense. RELATED: Starfield Has the Potential to Change Bethesda Forever Mass Effect’s Planets The original three Mass Effect games let players visit huge numbers of planets across the Milky Way....

However, if Starfield really wants to differentiate itself from other recent Bethesda titles, it needs to avoid something else the developer has become renowned for in a less positive sense. Skyrim notoriously allowed players to pursue every single possible build in a single playthrough, maxing out their stats and simultaneously becoming a master wizard, warrior, and thief all at once. The upcoming action-RPG should force players to choose a build and stick with it, tailoring the gameplay experience to match whichever character archetype the player has selected....

My NBA memory spans a half century, so I can recall bigger scoring efforts, by Elgin Baylor (61 on a weekend pass from Army Reserve duty) and by Michael Jordan (a record 63 in Boston Garden, immortalized by Larry Bird’s assessment that what the Celtics had seen that day was “God disguised as Michael Jordan”). But to my mind, the “greatest” debate comes come down to two choices—both rendered by basketball immortals in the decisive games of an NBA finals....

Believe me, I don’t begrudge him his piece of cake or a jolly locker-room chorus of, “Stand up and tell us …” Actually, there’s a great deal I’d like him to stand up and tell us. And I do begrudge baseball’s reigning curmudgeon so many remarkable paeans from so many sportswriters who should know better. Too many tripped over each other to sing Bonds’s immortal praises. Most feared batter of all time!...