13 players have faced at least 20k deliveries but Rahul Dravid is the only player to face 30000 deliveries in Test Cricket. He was the wall between the Ball and Stumps. Mr. Dependable turns 53 today.

Let's talk about Dravid in this thread.

🧵1/n So many memorable moments in his 15 years of international cricket. Featuring in more than 500 matches, it's hard to decide where to begin. Let's start with Lord's itself. Before Lords only his journey started in Singapore, where he made his ODI debut against Srilanka

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Ben Stokes tried to shake hands when 2 batters were nearing their hundreds and they refused. It reminded me of one thing.

77 years ago, something worse happened. One man was batting on 443* and nearing a world record but after tea, the opposition didn't return.

Thread 1/n👇 His name was BB Nimbalkar. Still the only Indian to score 400+ in First Class cricket. He scored 443* in 1948 untouchable. That record stands even today. But it could have been more. So much more. He was just 10 short of Bradman record when the game was stopped.

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13 players have faced at least 20K deliveries but Rahul Dravid is the only player to face 30000 deliveries in Test Cricket. He was the wall between the Ball and Stumps. Mr. Dependable will celebrate his 52nd birthday on 11th Jan.

Let's talk about Dravid in this thread.

🧵1/n So many memorable moments in his 15 years of international cricket. Featuring in more than 500 matches, it's hard to decide where to begin. Let's start with Lord's itself. Before Lords only his journey started in Singapore, where he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka.

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Opening is the most difficult position in Test cricket. One player who retired at the age of 33 and scored more than 12k runs by batting at toughest position. This Thread is about a player who played 161 Tests in the span of 12 years and turns 40 today.

Alastair Cook

🧵1/n One parameter in assessing a player's career is longevity and ability to overcome injuries.Cook played 159 consecutive Test matches without missing a single match.

In fact only 2 players have ever surpassed the milestone of 150 consecutive Test matches. One of them of course is Cook. The other player is, A name that's been heard quite a bit in recent days - Border.

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Ashwin, the batter often goes unnoticed but his contributions have been crucial. He scored 4 centuries while batting at number 8. Time and again, when the team seemed on the brink of collapse he stood tall at the crease. Let's talk about his batting exploits in this Thread.

He showed everyone that he could not only turn the ball but also turn the game with the bat in India's favour.

1/n Ashwin's Test career began on a quiet note, with a duck in his very 1st innings, but it didn't take long for the cricket world to recognize his batting skills. In his 3rd Test, When India found themselves in a precarious position, just on the verge of follow on, it was Ashwin who stepped up, joined with young Virat Kohli at the crease. Together they fought back and formed a crucial partnership that turned the tide, he smashed a century.

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Some cricket related stories are heartbreaking not because of on field performances but because of what happened off the field

South Africa and New Zealand series is called the Tangiwai Shield. In this thread Let's explore the touching story behind the name of this trophy.

1/n Currently most of the Test series are named after former players like Botham-Richards or Border-Gavaskar or Basil D'Oliveira but one series which was named after a small place in New Zealand called Tangiwai.

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Moeen Ali did everything England asked of him. From captaining England U19 World Cup team to opening the batting, leading spinner and finishing matches. He was a key player during England's golden period in limited overs cricket.

Few days back he retired and his outstanding international career came to an end. Let's talk about Moeen Ali in this Thread.

(Thread 1/n) He started his career with Warwickshire but he spent most of his career with Worcestershire. In 2006 he led the England U19 team to the semis.

After nearly a decade of hard work in domestic cricket in 2014 and the period where Swann retired from cricket, England in need of a spinner - Moeen Ali international cricket took off.

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Left-handers and their knack for aesthetically pleasing shots are a match made in heaven. Imagine if a left-handed batter scores more than 28,000 runs in international cricket, it would be a treat for every cricket fan whenever that player steps onto the field with bat in hand. This thread is about one such player Kumar Sangakkara.

(Thread 1/n) Sangakkara played Test Cricket for 16 years,  only three of those 16 years his average in the calendar year was less than 40. What's truly incredible is that in 10 calendar years, his average was above 50. Even in the twilight of his career he remained incredibly consistent.

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Fast bowling in cricket is incredibly challenging, it requires peak fitness and this week will be Last Dance for James Anderson. His career is nothing short of amazing.

For many cricketers playing 100 Test matches for their country is a dream, Anderson was the only cricketer to play 100 Test matches in a single country. This thread is about legend Jimmy.

Thread(1/n) Before he became an England superstar, this Lancashire lad started his first class journey in 2002. Among players who took more than 30 wickets he had the best bowling average in that county season.

He was selected for England in 2003 World Cup squad after just playing 9 ODI matches, this looks like he was fast-tracked. But very few players did, what he did in one of the matches against Australia before the world cup.

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Opening is the most difficult position in Test cricket. One player who retired at the age of 33 and scored more than 12k runs by batting at toughest position. This Thread is about a player who played 161 Test matches in the span of 12 years

Alastair Cook

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#CricketTwitter One parameter in assessing a player's career is longevity and ability to overcome injuries.Cook played 159 consecutive Test matches without missing a single match. Remarkably,only two players have surpassed the milestone of 150 matches, with the other being Australia’s AB

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Playing 100 Test matches is a significant achievement for a cricketer, but leading his country in over 100 Test matches elevates the accomplishment to a whole new level. I am writing a thread about the only player who achieved that feat.

Graeme Smith

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#CricketTwitter Scoring double hundreds was a walk in the park for Graeme Smith in the early stages of his career. He scored 3 double hundreds in his first 12 Test matches of his career. His 277 against England in Edgbaston was the best score by a South African batsman at that time.

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Whenever we hear George Bailey's name the first thing that often comes to mind is his debut in international cricket as a captain. However those who followed Tasmania cricket particularly around 2008-12 understand that he fully deserved that role.

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#CricketTwitter In those days, Watching the Batting of Travis Birt and George Bailey for the Tasmanian Tigers was truly a treat. Left-hander Birt's effortless six-hitting and right-hander Bailey's captaincy knocks made their performances a joy to witness

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At the time of his retirement only Bradman, Lara, Hammond had scored more 200s than him. It's not about how you start, It's about how you finish. You already got it by now about whom I am talking. This thread is about Srilankan Legend.

Marvan Atapattu

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#CricketTwitter 23-11-1990
Made his international(Test) debut against india at the age of 20. He scored 0 in both the innings.Dropped from the team.

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After nearly 2 years he earned a place in playing 11, this time the scores are 0 and 1. Again he dropped from the team.

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