New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum bids adieu to the game after playing 101 consecutive Test matches at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. NZ lost the match as Australia won the Christchurch Test by seven wickets. But, he is not disappointed, McCullum said that he would celebrate the moment with a couple of beers with his teammates. […]
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Bangladeshi cricketer Rubel faces punishment
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Rubel Hossain may face punishment and even be dropped from the central contract for not following injury rehabilitation guidelines. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said after a meeting at the National Cricket Stadium here on Monday that Rubel had been excluded from the new central contract […]
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Cricketer Shahadat Hossain indicted in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 22 (IANS) Bangladeshi cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife face trial on charges of torturing their underage house help following their indictment by a Dhaka court here on Monday. The Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 framed the charges against the two on Monday and fixed March 22 for hearing the witnesses’ testimonies. The […]
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African cricketer banned from bowling for illegal bowling action
Zimbabwe left arm fast bowler Brian Vitori has been banned from bowling in international matches with immediate effect after his action was found to be illegal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday (February 17). Vitori’s action was reported following Zimbabwe’s 31 run win over Bangladesh in the third T20 International between the two […]
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'Brendon McCullum is Roger Federer of cricket', says AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers and Brendon McCullum, the Bazz, have taken the batting at its creative best. Now, on the eve of cricket’s one of the most creative batsman Brendon McCullum retirement from international cricket the best ever compliment has come from the AB de Villiers, the God of belligerent batting, compared him with Tennis great […]
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‘Age is just a number in T20 cricket’, says Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra has been recalled in the national team for Australia series after five years and he has become important bowler of India for the Asia Cup and World T20 2016. He said that he believes in his mantra – to never give up. It has motivated him to focus on the job and work […]
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McCullum names Viv Richards as his favourite cricketer
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has named the West Indies cricket legend Viv Richards as his favourite player of all time. McCullum has described the former West Indies captain as “the leader of cricket” around the world during his time, reports CMC. Richards, who has been dubbed by many as the ‘most destructive batsman of […]
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Former world cup winning Australian cricketer made a comeback in the cricket field
Before Michael Clarke, another former Australian cricketer and two-time world cup winning player made a comeback in the cricket field. Former great Australian middle-order batsman and one of the best finishers in the ODI cricket, Michael Bevan made a comeback into cricket arena on last Saturday (13th February 2016). The 45-years old Bevan represented for […]
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Young Australian cricketer to skip school for World T20 – find out who?
One of Australian cricket’s brightest talents will pack all her school books into her kit bag for the World T20 in India next month. Left-arm fast bowler Lauren Cheatle was sitting for her Year 12 customary school photo when she received a life changing call, which was to tell her that she had been selected […]
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McCullum’s retirement will leave big hole in NZ cricket: Warner
Australia’s hard-hitting batsman David Warner believes New Zealand will have a tough time in finding someone who can fill in Brendon McCullum’s shoes who retired from One-Day Internationals (ODIs). “He’s going to leave a big hole experience-wise in that team. You look at the greats like Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori when they left, what […]