Ian Bell Full Biography The right batsman with solid defensive technique is one of the greatest cricketers ever produced by England till now and his contribution to England’s Cricket team will be remembered forever. In his career span of 11 years, he had headed England towards numerous memorable victories and that’s the reason he holds many records under his belt. Due to his eye-pleasing batting style, he was often compared with former England captain Mike Atherton. Bell started playing professional cricket in 1998 when he represented England in youth cricket later the next year he made his First-Class debut 1999. Five…
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Craig Kieswetter Full Biography The South African-born tall, explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter is one of those players whose career was cut down to only three years due to serious injuries. He had represented South Africa U-19 in the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. He later moved to England to make his career there. South African captain Graeme Smith at that time invited him to play for the South African senior team, but he refused. His style of play highly resembles his South African-born teammate Kevin Pietersen, which is why he’s being compared to him. Being known as the…
Jos Buttler Full Biography The Somerset Born with all the ingredients to be the modern-day cricketer named Jos Buttler known for his destructive batting. coming through the proper grass-root level, Buttler had played his youth cricket like U-15, U-17 for Somerset before breaking into the senior level cricket. After Craig Kieswetter’s selection in the English team, Buttler started playing regularly for Somerset. He made his First-Class debut against Lancashire in 2009 and later rest the world. In 2013 he ended up his run with Somerset and signed a new contract with Lancashire. Keeping in mind his outrageous variety of shots, he…
Jonny Bairstow Full Biography The cricketer with all the ingredients of modern-day cricket named Jonny Bairstow was born in Bradford. He’s the son of former English cricketer Davis Bairstow who committed suicide and that was the tough phase for Jonny Bairstow and his family. His extraordinary scores of 654 in school cricket earned him a winner of the Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year award. Two years later, he made his First-Class debut for Yorkshire against Somerset in 2009. Jonny Bairstow made his ODI debut against India at Cardiff, playing as a specialist batsman his knock of 21 balls 41 earned him a…
Jofra Archer Full Biography The Barbadian-born right fast bowler with a short run-up named Jofra Archer is someone who rises to the sky in the last couple of years. He was born in Barbados, however, his father is British and his mother is Barbadian. He moved to England in 2015 with dreams in his eyes to play for England but due to ECB’s policies he won’t play for England till 2022 ECB’s changed its policies which made him able to play for England. He made his First-Class debut for Sussex in 2016 against the Pakistan side and later List A…
Mark Wood Full Biography The tall, right arm explosive fast bowler who likes to hit the dick very hard named Mark Wood is one of the fastest fast bowlers in the world right now. Wood made his first-class debut for Durham in 2011 and since then he’s an integral part of Durham. Being in the domestic circuit, Wood firstly entered in England’s squad in 2015 on the tour of West Indies but was unable to get a chance. Mark Wood made his ODI debut against neighbours Ireland in 2015, in the rain-affected game he took his maiden wicket. He made…
Chris Jordan Full Biography The Barbadian-born English fast bowler named Chris Jordan moved to England after completing his schooling days alongside his parents. However, his grandparents were British-born. After moving to England he continued his studies on scholarship and played cricket alongside. Jordan made his First-Class debut for Surrey in 2007 against Middlesex and returned with the debut figures of 2-41. After being attached with Surrey for six years, he moved to Sussex in 2013 and has still played for them since then. Due to his dual nationality of Barbados and England, he chooses England to continue his career. Jordan…
Tymal Mills Full Biography The west Yorkshire-born left arm brutal fast bower named Tymal Mills is known for his raw pace and toe-crushing yorkers. Coming from a proper system he was not much passionate about cricket till he was 15, after that he prioritized cricket as his career while studying equally. He’s graduated in journalism in sports and science and later moved toward cricket completely. He made his First-Class debut against Sri Lanka in 2011 while playing for Essex. after being wicketless in the first inning he returned with 3-48 in the next innings. Coming back from injury, he completely focused…
David Willey Full Biography The tall left-arm seam bowler who usually likes to open the innings with the ball named David Willey was refined by ECB after a pathetic run in the 2015 ODI World Cup. He’s the bunch of players who cycled and prepared for the next world cup. Willey came into recognition when he performed extraordinarily with both bat and the ball at ICC T20 World Cup 2016 which was held in India. He was named in the “Team of the Tournament” by ICC which England ended up on losing cause in the final. He brought up in…
Sam Curran Full Biography The handiest, versatile teen kid sensation named Sam Curran came from a cricketing family who moved from Zimbabwe. Sam’s father was a former Zimbabwean cricketer and now his brother also plays cricket. Before moving to England, he had player U13 cricket in Zimbabwe and won player of the tournament award.When he was playing youth cricket for Surrey’s U-15 and U-17, He was rated highly by the director of surrey’s cricket and he quotes Curran as “the best 17-year-old cricketer that I have seen”. His versatility with both bat and the ball at such a young age…
Reece Topley Full Biography The tall aggressive right-arm medium pacer named Reece Topley came from a cricket-loving family. Topley’s father and uncle was former First Class cricketer which made him more passionate about cricket. He got attention at the age of 15 when he got injured while bowling to Kevin Pietersen in nets which resulted in him having several stitches and remaining overnight in the hospital. after this incident, Kevin Pietersen gave him his bat as a goodwill gesture. Topley is the ultimate product of Sussex County Club. He made his FC debut for Sussex and ended up getting 5 wicket…
Sam Billings Full Biography The right-hand athletic wicket-keeper batsman name Sam Billings is another wk batsman from England who is known for his aggressive nature of play and vibrant fielding skills. His brilliant numbers say it all that how good he actually is but due to the excellence of fellow teammates like Joss Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, he’s unable to find a regular place in playing eleven. His highest list A score of 175 runs came against Sri Lanka on his home ground. Billings made his FC debut way back in 2011 for Loughborough MCCU. Billings made his ODI and…
Phil Salt Full Biography The right-hand explosive top-order batsman with abilities to keep the wickets from behind the stumps named Phil Salt emerged into the sky in no time. During his teenage years, his family moved to Barbados and returned to the UK. Staying in Barbados, he had played his England’s fast bowler Jofra Archer. Salt made his FC debut for Sussex against visitors to Pakistan in 2016. since then, he’s been a regular part of Sussex and has led his team to numerous victories with his aggressive style of play. Five years after his FC debut for Sussex, Salt…
Lewis Gregory Full Biography The stylish right arm medium seamer with the ability to hit the ball hard named Lewis Gregory has represented England in the shorter format of the game. He started playing cricket early in his childhood and had represented The Devon Club in his youth cricket. His all-around capabilities with the bat and the ball earned him a place in Somerset County Cricket Club in the 2nd XI. He scored 87 runs in his debut innings later he became an integral part of Somerset and primarily focused on batting in his early career. A long way after…
Tom Banton Full Biography The destructive right-hand opening batsman named Tom Banton is known for his aggressive style of play. His parents moved from South Africa to the UK, his father was also a cricketer. He stepped into professional cricket when he represented England in ICC U-19 cricket world cup 2018. In the next year, he was roped in by Somerset in all three formats of the game. He was part of the squad that won the Royal London One-Day Cup in 2019. He also smashed a maiden t20 century in Natwest T20 blast. His extraordinary performances at such an…
Saqib Mahmood Full Biography The tall right-arm medium pacer who tries to bowl like Waqar Younus named Saqib Mahmood is especially known for his reverse-swing and yorkers, especially during the death-overs. His parents migrated to the UK before his birth he also usually visit Pakistan sometimes. Firstly he was introduced to professional cricket during the ICC U-19 world cup 2015. Later the next year he made his FC debut Lancashire in 2016. Coming into senior-level cricketer, Saqib made his T20I debut against New Zealand in 2019, and later the next year he made ODI debut against South Africa in 2020.…
James Vince Full Biography The footballer turned cricketer named James Vince has represented England in all three formats. He used to be a very talented footballer before turing his career to the cricket. He style of play and game awarness seems like he’s the carbon copy of Australian player Micheal vaughan. Though he made his FC debut in 2009, but he had to wait until 6 years to earn a place in England cricket team. His maiden Fc century is of 180 runs and he shared a 278 runs stand with james adams. Vince made his ODI debut against against…