In every sport there is a rivalry which not killing someone but to beat the opponent and show which one is better at the sport. Same is the case is with Cricket. This sport has created a lot of rivalries during a long period of time and fans look forward to it and the broadcaster cash them in their way. In this article we are going to look at some of the greatest rivalries in Cricket both teams and more fascinating, among players.
Here are some Greates Rivalry in Cricket.
1. No.1 Vs rest of the world
Which team is top of the ranking is always considered as most powerful team at the respective moment and every other team wants to beat them so we can say that the rivalry starts with each and every team in cricket once you tops the ranking chart. We wil discuss an example here such as India tops the T20i and Test Rankings at the current moment and every other team whether it's Australia or Afghanistan wants to beat them in the competition and show the world they are better than India. So once you tops the table you made everyone rival.2. England Vs Australia
Now being more precise, let's have a look at best test rivals in Test cricket which is Australia versus England. Well they are more of test rivals because of Ashes. Started in 1882 the Ashes is held every two years and we can rank it as the most exciting and thrilling Test series as both teams goes hard on each other in the series. Australia was the first team to beat England at Oval which shocked the sporting world and newspaper next day wrote a joke, " death of English cricket".
From there on the rivalry began and till date its been watched a lot by fans. The Ashes series is still going on as Australia is leading with 2 to 1 against the arch rivals England.
3. South Africa Vs Australia
South Africa and Australia are willing to beat each other in every sport and show other team a thumbs down. Same is the case is here.Proteas were the first team to beat Australia at the home ground after 16 years in 2008-9. It was an incredible series to watch. In return Australia drew the test series at South Africa in 2011 while chasing over 300 in the last innings.
We all know at the current moment South Africa is considered a weaker team than Australia but when it's come to their match up they both give something exciting to watch like in 2006 when South Africa chased 438 runs at Johannesburg with one ball remaining and winning the series as well by 3-2. We witnessed some great bating from Gibbs and Ponting.
4. Pakistan Vs India
Talking about rivalries and we don't talk about Pakistan verses India that's really unfair. This is considered at the best rivalry in Cricket history. We have seen a lot of cricket before between these two but now its become very rare that these two teams meet each other. It's been a while we haven't seen a bilateral series between them, we only see them play each other in World Cups or Asia Cups or any other ICC event is they scheduled.
Last time when Pakistan took on India in the thriller match of the t20i world cup 2022 the viewership boasted and more than 1.8 crore viewed the match. Broadcasters wait for this match as they generate huge amount of revenue from the encounters between them.
Pakistan will take on India in the upcoming world up held in India and Asia Cup which might be played with hybrid model so they might meet each other in Siri Lanka. Pakistan has never beat India in the 50 over world cup but recently they Pakistan is responding with the performances it will be one heck of the match to watch.
5. Australia Vs india
India has the most strong board in the cricket at the moment considering finance only. Australia always give high importance to India as they consider very difficult to beat India in India. Let's see some facts between these two nations.Sachin is one of the three batsman to score more than 3000 runs agains Australia.
Harbajan Singh has most wickets for India in the three match series, number of wickets 32, which is against Australia.
Vss Laxman is only batter to score 500 plus score in three match series against Australia.
Anil Kumble is the only bowler to complete a century of wickets in Tests involving India and Australia.
Three Australian batters have managed 700-plus runs in a Test series vs India. These batsman are Steve Smith, Sir Donald Bradman and Ricky Ponting.
These are the top five cricket rivalry at the moment and these are getting big and big day by day as cricket is growing all over the world. We are looking forward for these teams to play against each other and entertain us and all cricketing fans all around the globe.