In the wake of a humiliating 8-wicket defeat in Adelaide, Ajinkya Rahane walked out at the MCG as stand-in captain and played a century that didn’t just rescue India—it redefined their spirit and paved the way for an impossible series victory.
On December 23, 2004, MS Dhoni was run out for a golden duck on his international debut against Bangladesh. Yet within weeks, he slammed a match-winning 148 against Pakistan—launching one of cricket’s greatest careers. Discover how failure became the foundation of a legend.
In a rain-hit ODI in Belfast in 2007, AB de Villiers was given not out by umpire Aleem Dar after edging a delivery straight to Sachin Tendulkar—a decision so baffling that even de Villiers later admitted he hit the ball. Now, former teammate Herschelle Gibbs has broken his silence, calling it one of the most unbelievable umpiring errors he’s ever witnessed.
December 23, 1981, wasn’t just another day in Delhi—it was the moment Geoffrey Boycott overtook Garry Sobers to become Test cricket’s all-time leading run-scorer. In front of a sparse Feroz Shah Kotla crowd, Boycott crafted his 22nd Test century, etching his name into history. But the triumph was bittersweet: within weeks, he’d walk away from the game entirely.
On a sun-drenched day in Johannesburg, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers scripted a near-miracle, dragging South Africa to the brink of history against a stunned Indian attack. They fell agonizingly short, but their heroics remain etched in cricket folklore.
Former India spinner Amit Mishra has gone viral after passionately defending MS Dhoni, rejecting rumors that the legendary captain harmed his career—and instead crediting him for crucial comebacks and on-field success.