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"A LEGEND IS BORN",                                           this is the title of Star Sports ad running today, a most appropriate title for this day,August 27, the day Sir Donald Bradman was born.  Historic tributes compilation  http://cricketa.us/1tSp7C4   ‪#‎ TheDon‬   A Real 'Don'    in the history of cricket.  An average of 99.94, 12 Test double tons, and 29 Test hundreds - arguably the best batsman seen in the game of cricket! On this occassion we have to go through his career,his life,some facts,stories etc.. When we look back at his career,the average itself says what he was.99.94! What a man he was. for career stats;  http://r.cricbuzz.com/Sir-Don- Bradman In the final Test at  The Oval , Bradman walked out to bat in Australia's first innings. He received a standing ovation from the crowd and three cheers from the opposition. His Test batting average stood at 101.39. Facing the  wrist-spin  of  Eric Hollies , Bradman pushed forward

Yesterday when we heard Kumar Sangakkara's farewell speech, the first thing that would entered in our mind will be November 16,2013-  the day and the speech delivered by Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. The words spoken by the legends are truely inspirational. We would be happy to hear it anytime. So here we are posting the inspirational speech by Sachin & Sangakkara! "All my friends. Settle down let me talk, I will get more and more emotional (crowd gets louder and louder as he composes himself). My life, between 22 yards for 24 years, it is hard to believe that that wonderful journey has come to an end, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank people who have played an important role in my life. Also, for the first time in my life I am carrying this list, to remember all the names in case I forget someone. I hope you understand. It's getting a little bit difficult to talk but I will manage. The most important person in my life, and I have missed him a

"I just couldn't see the ball Ashwin bowled to me 4 times in a row. Every other ball, I saw pretty well. Everyone wants to sign off on a high, but unfortunately, I couldn't score a 50 or a 100." - Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara's post-retirement press conference, here: http://r.cricbuzz.com/Sanga-Post-Retirement-PC

12,400 Test runs, 14,234 ODI runs, 1,382 T20I runs, 1 incredible career - Thank you  Kumar Sangakkara   ‪#‎ ThankYouSanga‬ ‬ 84th test cap of the simhalese side, KUMAR SANGAKKARA departs for 18 in the second test at colombo, marking an end to the International career. Caught by Vijay off Ashwin (getting out forth time off Ashwin in this series) means that an incredible15 year old career stops here. Sangakkara retired from the Onedayers just after the defeat to the South Africa in the Worldcup. Sangakkara, one off the greatest batsman of all time retires as 2nd highest rungetter in Onedayers and 5th highest rungetter in Tests. Along with his Bestie,teammate Mahela Jayawardena he carried the burden of Srilankan Team for the past decade. Making the debut in 2000,vs Pakistan in the triangular series, Sanga wouldn't dreamt about this unbelievable run, when he ends In terms of number of innings required, Sangakkara is the fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 11,

"Invincibles" The Australian Team of 1948 & Bradman's 99.94 would be familiar to all cricket fans.  No one would forget 1948 Ashes and final test at oval. If we didn't forget all these, then definitely we won't forget the name Arthur Morris. The  left handed opener of the great 'INVINCIBLES' passed away at the age of 93. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/34025818 Morris played in 46 Tests and scored 3533 runs at an average of 46.48, with the highest score of 206 runs. Morris was the oldest surviving Australia's Test cricketer. His career included 12 centuries and 12 fifties. Morris  became famous when he left Don Bradman behind in the famous 1948 Ashes series where he dominated with the bat by scoring 696 runs in five-match series which eventually Australia won by 4-0. His average in the series was 87 with the top score of 196. He was also popular for 'witnessing' Sir Donald Bradman bowled for a duck in his last innin

The " Trimūrti "  is a concept in  Hinduism  "in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of  Brahma  the creator,  Vishnu  the preserver and  Shiva  the destroyer or transformer."  These three gods have been called "the Hindu triad" or the "Great  Trinity ", often addressed as "Brahma-Vishnu-Maheswara.   This 'trinity' concept is used in Indian cricket too, especially in the period 1996-2007. In real sense it too had the same meaning that 'Trinities' in puranas had. Ganguly the 'CREATOR' who really displayed the talents in player like Sehwag,Yuvraj,Zaheer etc had. Ganguly had the faith in his players, he acutually build a team which can beat any side in the world. When India lacked a wicket keeper batsman, he insisted the selectors to select MS Dhoni, an unfamiliar personality from an un familiar side and rest is history. Actually that shocking decision cha

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/nirmal_shekar/dravid-deserves-greater-respect/article2336780.ece This is an article about Dravid, which came in newspaper 4years ago, during his retirement from ODI's. "A man less committed to the cause of the nation would have hesitated to answer such a mindless call to arms", writes Nirmal Shekar in this article.   The man who served India for 15 years(at that time,i.e.2011), ready to do anything for India,should have been treated in a better way,that's what article was about. Yes, Dravid's career seems to be a "never ending sacrifice" for true cricket fans,especially for Indians.  OPENER IS INJURED,WILL YOU OPEN, "YES"! INDIA NEEDS TO PLAY AN EXTRA BOWLER, WILL YOU PLS KEEP THE WICKETS ,"YES"... Like that somany "YES", Just for the nation,that was Dravid!  I know everyone will think, what is the purpose to say all these now, 4 years later.  If  Indians failed to