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DOULE CENTURY IN FOURTH INNINGS: There have been five instances of a double century in the fourth innings of a test match: George Headley  223 for West Indies   vs England at Kingston  Jamaica in 1930 Bill Edrich  219 for England  vs South Africa at Durban in 1939 Sunil Gavaskar 221 for India  vs England at the Oval London in 1979 Gordon Greenidge 214 not out for West Indies   vs England at Lords London in 1984 Nathan Astle 222 for New Zealand  vs England at Christchurch in 2002 Four of these feats were achieved against England, and the only time it was not, it was done by an Englishman himself! The first three of these matches ended in draws: George Headley in 1930  single-handedly battled to save the West Indies after they had been set a target of 826. The match lasted seven days,  and became the first test to be drawn by mutual agreement, with the West Indies ending at 408/5. The English had to catch their boat...

Which is healthier -  tea or coffee? The question can be analysed piecemeal. CAFFEINE Both coffee and several types of tea include caffeine, but coffee contains a much higher concentration. For this reason, those apt to drink large quantities are better off sticking to tea so that they don't exceed the daily recommendation of 300 milligrams. Drinking too much coffee can result in a high intake of caffeine which can disrupt sleep and rob calcium from bones (if you consume too little calcium from foods). And some studies suggest that high intakes of caffeine during pregnancy can increase the risk of miscarriage. ANTIOXIDANTS Coffee has its advantages, but tea wins in the war of the antioxidants. While green tea is most commonly associated with antioxidants, white tea actually contains more. Coffee also contains antioxidants, but in a much lower concentration than white tea. Studies have determined that both coffee and tea have health benefits. Providing you don't load y...

Remembering Keith Miller: Today is the 15th death anniversary of Keith Miller (28th Nov 1919 to 11th Oct 2004).  He was the first great all-rounder in cricket, and a  trail-blazer for later all-rounders like Kapil Dev, Gary Sobers, Ian Botham, Imran Khan,  Richard Hadlee, Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis and many others.  Keith Miller is regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. Because of his ability, irreverent manner and good looks he was a crowd favourite. In 55 tests, Miller scored 2958 runs as a right-handed batsman  at an average of 36.97, with 7 hundreds and 13 fifties. As a right-arm fast bowler, he took 170 wickets at an average of 22.97. This included seven  five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul. He is probably best remembered for his new-ball partnership with Ray Lindwall, but it was as a classical batsman that he first made his mark: a photograph of Miller executkng a textbook square-drive adorned the desk of the cricket-l...

India and Human Development: The HDI (Human Development Index)  for India was 0.640 in 2018, ranking 130th out of 189 countries. Between 1990 and 2017, India’s life expectancy at birth  increased by nearly 11 years, with even more significant gains in  expected years of schooling. Today’s Indian school-age children can expect to stay in school for 4.7 years longer than in 1990. Whereas, India’s GNI per capita increased by a staggering 266.6 percent between 1990 and 2017. However, inequality remains a challenge for India as it progresses economically. The gap between the rich and the poor seems to be widening. An indicator of the level of health enjoyed by Indians is that  in 2017, terrorism claimed the lives of 766 Indians, or 0.007% of all deaths, while health reasons claimed 6.6 million Indians, or 90% of all deaths. In 2017, the last year for which comparable data are available, India’s spending on defence was double its health expenditure, according to the...

The table shows India's win-loss record against the other nations at the ICC ODI World Cup since its inception in 1975. Ties and no-results have been excluded. It is seen that the overall record is 26-26. India has a positive record only against West Indies, Bangladesh and Pakistan. They have not played any ODI World Cup game against Afghanistan so far. Their best record is against Pakistan, against whom they have never lost a game at the World Cup. They have not lost to England and West Indies in this tournament since 1992. India has a negative win-loss record both against New Zealand as well as Sri Lanka. Their worst statistics are against Australia and South Africa - only 3 wins in 11 matches against Australia, and 1 in 4 against South Africa.

Ten Closest Matches in ICC ODI World Cup Over the years, one-day cricket has produced some great matches. A description of ten of the closest and most thrilling ICC ODI World Cup matches is given below. The matches have been arranged in chronological order: 1. 11th June 1975 - Edgbaston - Pakistan vs West Indies. - West Iindies won by 1 wicket This must rank as one of the greatest ODI matches of all time. Electing to bat, Pakistan scored 266/7. Captain Majid Khan was majestic in his innings of 60; he was assisted by contributions or 55 and 58 from Mushtaq Mohammad and Wasim Raja respectively. When West Indies batted, Sarfraz Nawaz ran amuck. West Indies, with a batting lineup that included Greenidge, Kallicharan, Kanhai, Lloyd and Richards, were reduced to 203-9. However, the last wicket partnership of Murray and Robersts stymied Pakistan. West Indies won with 2 balls remaining. Sarfraz, with 4-44, was adjudged the man of the match. If West Indies had lost this match, they mi...

The 12th edition of the ICC ODI World Cup will start in June 2019. Performance of countries in the ICC ODI World Cup: The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the semi-finals of the tournament. Australia and New Zealand jointly  hold the record for the most number of semi-final entries: Number of entries in semi-finals: Australia 7 New Zealand 7 India 6 Pakistan 6 England 5 West Indies 4 Sri Lanka 4 South Africa 4 Kenya 1 Australia have never lost in the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup. Despite 7 semi-final entries, New Zealand have entered the finals only once. South Africa have never entered the finals. The following list gives the number of times different nations have entered the finals: Number of entries in finals: Australia 7 India 3 England 3 West Indies 3 Sri Lanka 3 Pakistan 2 New Zealand 1 Australia have won the ICC ODI World Cup the most number of times. They are also the defending champions. Despite ...