That unlucky cricketer came with a big dream in his eyes, whose career ended in 12 days
Anthony Mark Stuart was born on 2 January 1970. Based on his excellent performance in List A matches of domestic cricket, he made his place in the Australian team. Anthony Stuart (Source Instagram) The games of fate are also very surprising. There are many players who got many opportunities to prove themselves but they failed. On the other hand, there are some players who get limited opportunities in international cricket, and on these occasions they shone with their performance but could not play much cricket. Australia’s Anthony Stuart can be placed in the category of such unfortunate cricketers. Australia’s New South Wales fast bowler Anthony Stuart’s international career lasted just 12 days. During this time, he gave his best performance. In fact, in his last ODI, he took 5 wickets including a hat-trick and two catches. He also became the Player of the Match but could not play for the country again. His international career came to a ‘full stop’ after playing three ODIs. There is no doubt that whatever opportunity Anthony Stuart got, he left no stone unturned to perform excellently. Anthony Stuart’s cricket career Anthony Mark Stuart was born on 2 January 1970. Based on his excellent performance in List A matches of domestic cricket, he made his way into the Australian team and made his ODI debut against West Indies on 5 January 1997, three days after his 27th birthday. In his debut ODI, he took two wickets for 48 runs in 10 overs. The importance of these wickets increases because West Indies lost three wickets on a batting wicket and two of them – Brian Lara and Junior Murray – were dismissed by Stuart. Stuart played another match against Pakistan on 7 January and took one wicket for 35 runs in 10 overs. He also contributed two run outs. Took a hat-trick in the last match of his career and then disappeared The match played on 16 January was a ‘milestone’ in terms of his career. In this match against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), he took 5 wickets including a hat-trick and 3 catches and was declared man of the match. At that time, he became the second Australian bowler after Bruce Reid to take a hat-trick in ODIs. Stuart completed a hat-trick by dismissing Ejaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim and Moeen Khan. Three in three! Anthony Stuart had the MCG buzzing with a hat-trick in 1997! #MelbourneMoments pic.twitter.com/Y4VtBax8Vx — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 2, 2020 However, this match proved to be the last match of the Australian bowler’s international career and after this he did not get a chance to play for the country, And within 12 days, he was out of the team. What is Anthony Stuart doing after retiring from cricket In his three ODI career, Stuart took 8 wickets at an average of 13.62. Let us tell you that Stuart’s first class and List A career also did not last long. He has 70 wickets in 26 first class matches and 45 wickets in 27 List A matches. After retiring from…
KKR vs SRH Qualifier 1: Ahmedabad ground is unlucky for Sunil Narayan, the figures are very shocking
Sunil Narayan has batted brilliantly this season Sunil Narine (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first qualifier of IPL 2024 is to be played today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams have performed brilliantly this season. In such a situation, fans can get to see an exciting match today. Opener Sunil Narine has batted explosively for Kolkata Knight Riders. He also scored a brilliant century this season. Let us tell you that Narayan has scored 461 runs in 12 matches of IPL 2024 at an average of 38.42 and a strike rate of 182.94. This includes three half-centuries and one century. If we talk about Sunil Narine’s statistics in Ahmedabad, he has not been able to open his account in four matches yet. In 2014, Narayan did not get a chance to bat against Rajasthan Royals. Whereas in 2021, Sunil Narayan played Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, but was out without scoring a run, while in 2023 he also returned to the pavilion on zero against GT. Sunil Narine’s statistics in Ahmedabad (Sunil Narine at Ahmedabad) DNB vs RR, 2014 0(4) vs PBKS, 2021 0(1) vs DC, 2021 0(1) vs GT, 2023 However, apart from batting, Sunil Narine has maintained his charm in bowling. He has taken 15 wickets in 13 matches this season. During this period his economy has been 6.64. His all-round performance has played an important role in the success of Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR had won 9 matches out of their 14 matches in the league stage, while two matches were washed out due to rain. In this way, the team remained on top of the points table with 20 points and is now ready to play the first qualifier. In Qualifier-1, KKR will face Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have shown excellent performance this season under the leadership of Pat Cummins. KKR bowlers will have to stay safe from the explosive pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.