Legendary Australian pacer Jeffrey Thomson and wicket-keeper Wally Grout will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame (ACHoF) at the Allan Border Medal on January 27. ACHoF chairman David Crow said about Jeffrey Thomson, “Only a handful of Australian cricketers had taken 200 Test wickets and Jeff did it at a strike rate […]
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Top 5 knocks of Shivnarine Chanderpaul in Test cricket
On Saturday, the long-serving West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul announced his retirement from the international cricket. He was one of the famous and a respected batsman in the world. Chanderpaul played 164 Tests for West Indies. In his long Test career, Chanderpaul played so many great innings. He made 30 Test hundreds and 66 Test […]
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Open letter to MS Dhoni by an Indian cricket fan
Hi sir I would take this opportunity to congratulate on a wonderful career so far. You have raised the bar, not only for an Indian but for all the wicketkeepers around the world in terms in terms of contributing towards the team’s batting. You have been part of some of my best cricketing memories. […]
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Saqlain Mushtaq bats for resuming India-Pakistan cricket series
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) One of the finest off-spinners to have played the game, former cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq has lent his voice to the ongoing India-Pakistan series debate, saying that sporting ties should resume between the two nations and fans should not be deprived of the iconic contest. The two countries were supposed to play […]
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West Indies great Shivnarine Chanderpaul retires from all form of cricket
West Indies batting great Shivnarine Chanderpaul has officially retired from international cricket, seven months after selectors overlooked him consistently and pushed for a youth-oriented policy. Chanderpaul was dropped before the home series against Australia last June. He said at the time he felt he deserved the opportunity to play one final series despite a poor […]
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Salim Malik says cricket and other sports can't get rid of corruption
Salim Malik is the only Pakistani cricketer who served life ban for match fixing. He said that cricket and other sports can never be rid of corruption. “These fixing matters they can never be completely eradicated from cricket or other sports,” Malik told PTI in an interview. “They can be curtailed at the most because these people […]
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Windies pitches not good for attractive cricket: Skipper Holder
Port of Spain, Jan 21 (IANS) West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has said the standard of pitches in the Caribbean needs to improve if teams are to produce more attractive cricket. The 24-year-old, also the Barbados Pride skipper, said scores in the ongoing Regional Super50 had been low because pitches were slow and turning, […]
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Steve Waugh appeals for intervention to rescue Windies cricket
Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh has appealed for some form of intervention to rescue West Indies cricket from its downward spiral. Waugh issued his appeal in the aftermath of the West Indies’ heavy two-nil loss to Australia in the three-match Test series which ended recently, reports CMC. While the West […]
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Stats: Top 10 eminent freelance cricketers of the world
With the advent of franchise-based T20 league, the list of freelancer cricketers has been increasing day by day. Cricketers are complaining about the pressure of playing international cricket. But as franchise-based T20 league across the country has flourished talented cricketers plying their trade in T20 league. The influence of T20 cricket cut short of many […]
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Sunil Gavaskar floats the idea of pink ball One Day International
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar floats the idea of pink ball One Dayer just before the second Down Under ODI between Australia and India today. According to Gavaskar, white balls are lifeless. In the first ODI, almost 620 runs were scored and only eight wickets fall in Perth. Gavaskar vocalised his belief that the recent dominance […]