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Vijay Merchant, fountainhead of the Bombay tradition of great batsmen - Cricket In Depth Significantly, Merchant is second behind Bradman in the all-time first-class career averages, his 13,248 runs having come at 71.22 per innings. Headley’s first-class average was 69.86, having scored 9921 runs. Overseas, Merchant averaged 62, Headley 60.

Cricketers who have excelled at other sports - Cricket In Depth There have been several more cricketers in the past who have played another sport too at the highest international level.

Kohli leads from the front in another run chase - Cricket In Depth Unperturbed Virat Kohli reached yet another half century as he got past Rohit Sharma’s record of 21 fifties. At this stage, India required 30 runs in 4 overs. But a couple of majestic sixes from Kohli made the run chase way too easy.

George Headley, the ‘Black Bradman’ While Bradman was making waves in Australia, George Headley burst on the scene on the other side of the world, in Jamaica.

Smith grinds England into submission as Australia retain the Ashes - Cricket In Depth Last Ashes Test is going to be held in Oval, England may have lost the urn but they still can square the series and get points for Test championship.

Bangladesh face humiliation as Rashid scripts victory for Afghans - Cricket In Depth The skipper, Rashid Khan became the youngest captain in test cricket history to win a maiden test at the age of 20 years and 354 days.

Bradman's birth anniversary - Cricket In Depth Don Bradman, the greatest batsman ever Homage to The Don on his 111th birth anniversary’. Len Hutton himself wrote at length about Bradman. He described his wide-eyed admiration when as a boy he saw The Don score his triple century …

Bill Ponsford’s insatiable appetite for monumental scores - Cricket In Depth Ponsford was the only player to score two quadruple centuries until Lara scored 501* for Warwickshire in 1994, and 400* in Antigua against England in 2004.

Jofra's belligerence, Smith's fortitude make-up for a drawn game at Lord's - Cricket In Depth Leach and Archer kept striking, leaving Australia in tatters. Travis Head on the other end held his nerve once again, enduring the blows from Archer.

World Test Championship two years too short - Cricket In Depth Test cricket will not just disappear. It is our heritage, a way of life. More books have been written on Test cricket, than on all other sports combined.

Virat Kohli’s special on Gayle’s 300th ODI - Cricket In Depth Virat Kohli celebrated, and there were scenes of jubilation as he got to his 42nd ODI hundred. He helped India set a fighting total.

Smith fights as England dominate on day three - Cricket In Depth England got off to a cautious start as the overnight pair took a few deliveries to get their eye in. England were 7 down for 300 with a lead of 16 runs.