Wahab Riaz is a Pakistani cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler and a right-hand batsman, he is considered to be a bowling all-rounder. He is a former student of Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore. He made his international debut in a One Day International against Zimbabwe in 2008, taking two and he played one more ODI against Bangladesh shortly after, taking …

A term Soul Surfer was coined in the 1970s and used to describe a talented surfer who surfs for the sheer pleasure of surfing. Although they may still enter in competitions, winning is not the main motive since they scorn the commercialization of surfing. The term originates from a 1963 surf instrumental of the same name.

Twenty20, or T20, now the rage in the cricketing world, started as a gimmick in 2003 to get county spectators back to English stadiums. It was Stuart Robertson and John Carr who were tasked by the England and Wales Cricket Board to revive a sport which was losing eyeballs rapidly. The two, after market research, realized that a 50-over game …

No one knows exactly how or who invented the first kite. It is thought that the earliest use of kites was among the Chinese, approximately 2,800 years ago. The kite was said to be the invention of the famous 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban. By 549 AD, paper kites were being flown – in that year …

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries, a variation of the hat. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., English policeman’s helmet) without protective function are sometimes used. The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from …

The first radio commentary was broadcast in 1922 in Australia covering a testimonial match for Charles Bannerman, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The commentator was Lionell Watt. In 1927, BBC attempted its first radio broadcast of a cricket test, for a match between Essex and New Zealand, and the commentator was Plum Warner. However, BBC did not pursue the idea …

Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 3 final by beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs. The final match was held at D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. After winning the toss Chennai Super Kings Captain MS Dhoni decided to bat first. Chennai finally manged to win the IPL trophy after reaching the second time finals of IPL. Chennai managed to score …

The Rajasthan Royals became the winner of the first IPL tournament, when they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008. With the scores level with one ball remaining, Sohail Tanvir scored the winning run and therefore prevented the match from being decided on a bowl out. Each player and representative on …

RG Nadkarni, popularly known as ‘Bapu’ Nadkarni, had a bowling analysis of 29-26-3-0 on day 3 of the first test between India and England at Madras in January 1964 and bowled 21 maidens in a row. Nadkarni’s final figures were an amazing 32-27-5-0. There are a few websites which claim that he actually bowled 23 successive maidens, however the records …

Ricky Ponting of Australia has hit most number of sixes in world cups while Sachin Tendulkar of India holds the record of most fours in cricket’s biggest tournament. These two legends will be playing in world cup 2011 which means they both can add onto their tally, here’s the list upto the begining of 2011 edition. Most 6s in world …