If planets could swing a bat or hurl a bouncer, the cosmic cricket league would look something ... it’s getting out for a duck. Bowling is equally erratic but occasionally genius.

A Duck means a batsman gets out ... six balls without conceding a single run. Cricket is full of such quirky terms—Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Bouncer, Free Hit, Silly Point, and many more.

Cricket, much like any other sport ... Most batsmen, faced with a bouncer, try to duck and miss the ball. A good bouncer is the best way to unnerve a batsman. Bouncers can change the whole ...

Mumbai Indians took a step closer to making the playoffs for a third year in succession, having triggered a UPW slide ...

SIX! FOUR! Irfan Pathan continues his spell here. But Ben Dunk shows no mercy here and pulls one over the mid-wicket boundary ...

The story of another Gilchrist who would terrorise opponents Roy Gilchrist was not only fast but also a most ill-tempered person who would resort to uncontrolled use of bumpers (as bouncers were ...

Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul give India an outstanding victory after Mohammed Shami and spinners pegged Australia ...

After being bowled for a duck on debut, she hit 55 off 33 balls ... Shabnim Ismail bowled the fastest ball recorded in women's cricket history last year. Sciver-Brunt is capable of swinging ...