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Kagiso Rabada becomes fastest to complete 300 Test wickets | Cricket News – Times of India

Kagiso Rabada celebrates after dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim for his 300th Test wickets in Dhaka. (Photo by Tanvin Tamim/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada became the fastest bowler to complete 300 wickets in Test cricket history in terms of balls during the 1st Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday.Rabada clean bowled Mushfiqur Rahim (11) to get to the milestone in the 14th over of the first day of the Test after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat first.Bangladesh were struggling at 21/3 which became 40/4 when Rabada clean bowled Rahim with a delivery that nipped back sharply from a length. The ball moved in off the seam with a hint of extra bounce and sneaked through the defences of Rahim, past the inside edge ...

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Ricky Ponting reveals his pick for the ‘most talented player’ he has ever seen | – Times of India

(Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian great Ricky Ponting expressed his admiration for Jacques Kallis, a former South African all-rounder. During a conversation on Sky Sports Cricket on Saturday, Ponting declared Kallis as the "most talented player" he has ever witnessed.Ponting's high praise for Kallis stems from South African's exceptional all-round abilities and impressive statistics throughout his career.Despite his remarkable achievements, Ponting believes that Kallis is "one of the most underrated players ever" in the world of cricket."I will say Jacques Kallis is the most talented player that I have ever seen because of his all-round game. I'm not just talking about a talented batsman; I am talking about a talented cricketer. Jacques Kallis made 44, 4...

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Why was James Anderson so difficult to bat against? South African bowling legend explains | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: James Anderson who is the leading wicket taker among the pacers in test cricket has scalped the wickets of batters for almost two decades. In his 35o innings of Test career, he has scalped 704 wicket to become the only pacer to take more than 700 wickets.Prior to this Australian great, Glenn Mcgrath was the leading wicket taker with 563 wickets but Anderson broke his record in 2018.Anderson who is the first bowler from England to cross 500 wickets mark, is precisely known for his swing and accuracy. With his swing, he has troubled even the greatest like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli. Even Shubman Gill, who is the upcoming star for India's batting order has also struggled against James Anderson.James Anderson started his England one-day career in 2002-03 with jus...