Friday 16 January 2015

World Cup 2015: Top 10 highest Wicket takers in World Cup career


1) Glenn McGrath (Australia): Glen McGrath is known to be one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. Name any bowling record in World Cup and you’ll get McGrath's name related with it.
His clinical and  wicket to wicket accurate bowling made him a miser bowler to score runs off. He had the ability and capability to clinch the match from opponent at any stage of the game. He holds the record of best bowling figure 7/15, in World Cup against minnows Namibia.
Glen retired from ODI in style winning  “Man of the Tournament” award in World Cup 2007.
McGrath has featured in 4 editions of the World Cup (1996, 1999, 2003, 2007).
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
39          71        325.5     1292      7/15     3.96


2) Muthaiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka): Muthaiah Muralitharan aka 'Doosra King' was lone match winner for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game. His spin bowling did magic on 22 yards making him the leading wicket taker in the history of the Test surpassing legendary Shane Warne.
Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several are the firsts in cricketing history.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/19.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
39         68        335.3      1296      4/19      3.86


3) Wasim Akram (Pakistan): Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram could be called 'Sultan of Swing’ balling, as his ability to swing the ball both ways and reverse swing made him the trump bowler of Pakistan's pace attack.
He was the first bowler to reach the 500-wicket mark in ODI cricket during the 2003 World Cup. He was Pakistan's best bowler in the 2003 Cricket World Cup taking 12 wickets in 6 matches.
In spite of taking retirement from the game, he decided to stay associated with it in a role of commentator, which he has played it to perfection like he bowled on the track.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 5/28.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
38         55         324.3    1311       5/28      4.04


4) Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka): Chaminda Vaas is the second most successful bowler for Sri Lanka after Muthaiah Muralidaran.  
Vaas is amongst the few bowlers who have had hat-tricks in World Cups over the years. He claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup.
He bowled with perfect line and length for breaking batting partnerships at the top.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 6/25.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
31         49         261.4     1040     6/25      3.97

5) Zaheer Khan (India): Zaheer Khan is amongst the most successful Indian bowlers and emerged as the leader of the pack. Zaheer, known to bowl lethal Yorkers, made him the leading wicket taker for India.
His ability to provide breakthrough at crucial stages with both new and old ball made him the leading striker in Indian Team.
Zaheer's cricketing career has been full of injuries over the course of time and  his every come back was again resulted in injuries.
Zaheer has been a part of 2007 world cup and 2011 World Cup winning Indian side.
Recently, Zaheer was not included in India's World cup 2015 probable. On being asked about his exclusion from WC squad Zakky said, I'm not shocked about my WC probable exclusion.  
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/42.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
23         44         198.5     890       4/42      4.47


6) Javagal Srinath (India): He was amongst the few fast bowlers India had in early days. He played big brother to India's rising seamers like Zaheer Khan, and he himself excelled in India's World Cup campaign.
Javagal Srinath is the only Indian fast bowler to appear in 4 World Cups.
Srinath retired from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup in South Africa in which he performed strongly.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/30.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
34         44       283.2       1224     4/30      4.32

7) Allan Donald (South Africa): Think of South African pace attack and the first name to strike in mind is Allan Donald. He was one of the classy bowlers of the game and his career was full of classy performances.
Since South Africa returned to mainstream competitive cricket, he played a crucial role in making SA one of the most successful team in World cricket.
Donald has played in 4 editions of World Cup (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003).
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/17.

8) Jacob Oram (New Zealand): Jacob Oram had been the mainstream bowler of the New Zealand pace attack. But nagging injuries made it difficult for him to have a permanent spot in team.
His injury problems prompted him to retire from Test.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/39.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
23         36       182.2       768       4/39      4.21


9) Brett Lee (Australia): Modern Australian pace attack is never complete without the name of Bret Lee in it. He was recognized as the fastest bowlers of the world. Throughout his career he has been the most dependable bowler of Australian pace attack.
On the field he was an aggressive bowler with a mischievous smile which made batsmen's struggle for survival on the field.
His extremely accurate and speedy bowling made his a dangerous bowler of modern cricket era.
He is amongst the few bowlers who have taken hat-trick in World Cup.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 5/42.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
17         35       137.3       629       5/42      4.57


10) Brad Hogg (Australia): Brad Hoggs return could be considered one of the longest comebacks in international cricket. He returned to international cricket after seven long years of lay off.  It was someway believed that Hogg's career was over shadowed by Shane Warne.
He became popular for his wrong ones and flippers and that’s why he is still considered one of the greatest spinners in world cricket.
He was a member of Australia's victorious 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cup teams
Hogg has also been associated with controversies...During the second test of Borde-Gavaskar Trophy 2007-2008 against India in Sydney it was alleged that Hogg called the Indian captain Anil Kumble and vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni "bastards".  For which he faced few Test match ban as well.
He holds the record of best bowling figure 4/27.
Mts       Wkts    Ovs       Runs     Best     Eco
21         34       158.3       654       4/27     4.12


Top five Bollywood male playback singers


MUMBAI: 2014 witnessed some sizzling and soulful chartbusters. Bollywood's male crooners strummed the right chords and delivered some amazing tracks. Here is a list of the top five male playback singers in Bollywood.




Arijit Singh: Sweeping away maximum awards for 2013's 'Tum Hi Ho' from 'Aashiqui 2', Arijit Singh's success continued in 2014. Versatility is an apt word to describe his singing skills. We heard him sing peppy numbers like 'Raat Bhar'  from 'Heropanti' and also a few soulful songs like 'Samjhawa' from 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya', 'Muskurane' from 'Citylights', 'Suno Na Sangemarmar' from 'Youngistan', 'Mast Magan' from '2 States' and many more. Singh has also been labelled the most popular singer of 2014 by Hungama. More than 10 songs crooned by him have been featured on Gaana's '2014 Bollywood Top 100'. The generally shy Singh wins hands down even while performing live as he has the ability to keep the audience on their toes. Singh has even bagged a few nominations in 2015 for hits he delivered in 2014.

Ankit Tiwari:  'Sun Rah Hai Na Tu' singer/composer Ankit Tiwari secures third position on the list considering he had one of the biggest hits in 2014. Within a few hours of its release, his track 'Galliyan' from the film 'Ek Villain' went viral. It is placed in second position on Gaana's '2014 Bollywood Top 100'. Penned by Manoj Muntashir, 'Galliyan' has also brought him Star Guild Award nominations in both, 'Best Music Composer' and 'Best Singer Male' categories. Labelling him a one-hit wonder, his lesser known tracks in 2014 include 'Sheeshe Ka Samundar' from 'Xpose' and 'Taquila Wakila' from 'Samrat & Co'. The 24 year old, however, is turning things around and has already received positive responses for the songs 'Katra Katra' from 'Alone' and 'Tu Hai Ki Nahi' from 'Roy'.



Yo Yo Honey Singh: Whether you love him or hate him, you cannot avoid him. Yo Yo Honey Singh became a major household name with the song 'Lungi Dance' from the film 'Chennai Express' in 2013. In 2014 he crooned numbers like 'Sunny Sunny' from 'Yaariyan', 'Ata Majhi Satakli' from 'Singham Returns', 'Chaar Bottle Vodka' from 'Ragini MMS 2', 'Party with the Bhootnath' from 'Bhootnath Returns', 'Manali Trance' from 'The Shaukeens' and many more. The title track of his 2014 album 'Desi Kalakar' was viewed more than two million times on YouTube within 24 hours of its release. He also appeared as a mentor on the reality show 'Raw Star'. Nonetheless he had to withdraw from the show due to prolonged illness. Yo Yo has been a livewire on stage too. Recently, he was nominated by Star Guild Awards in the category of Best Music for the film 'Yaariyan'. His song ' Yaar Na Mailey' from 'Kick' is placed number 10 amongst the '2014 Bollywood Top 100' by Gaana. He even tried his hand at acting for the 2014 Himesh Reshammiya film 'Xpose'. Yo Yo has been out of action for a while now, but often keeps his fans updated with the latest happenings in his life.



Mohammed Irfan: The 28 year old, in 2014, crooned mesmerising tracks like 'Dard Dilo Ke' from the film 'Xpose', 'Baarish' from 'Yaariyan' and 'Banjaara' from 'Ek Villain'. Composed by Mithoon, the song 'Banjaara' is placed on position five on Gaana's 2014 Bollywood Top 100 list and is also featured on 'Hungama's Top 40 tracks of 2014. He was nominated by Stardust for the Best Singer Male category for 'Banjaara'. Big Star Entertainment also nominated him in the 'Best Singer Male' category for the song 'Dard Dilo Ke'. His on stage appearance is quite a graceful one, as he leaves the audiences awestruck with his poignant voice. In 2014, he also teamed up with Meet Brothers for the song, 'Hai Yehi Zindigi' from the film 'Kick'. The unplugged version of 'Muskurane' from 'Citylights' also received positive responses. Irfan recently made his first appearance on MTV Unplugged with Mithoon.

Mika Singh: Mika Singh's 'Jumme Ke Raat' from the film 'Kick' was yet another dance number of the year 2014. The song is featured on Gaana's 2014 Bollywood Top 100 list. Mika was nominated by 'Screen Awards' for 'Best Singer Male'. 'Party Toh Banti Hai' from the film 'Bhootnath Returns' was yet another peppy number which received positive responses in 2014.