Dubai, Nov 26 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson on Thursday said the historic day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand is part of an overall package to invigorate Test cricket. Speaking ahead of the first-ever day-night Test on Friday, Richardson said the game needed to understand the demands and expectations of […]
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Cricket Australia congratulates umpire Polosak
Melbourne, Nov 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday congratulated Australian umpire Claire Polosak, who was selected the previous day to officiate in the upcoming Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier, which starts this weekend in Bangkok. Polosak will join three other female match officials — New Zealand’s’ Kathleen Cross, England’s Sue Redfern and West Indies’ Jacqueline […]
The reason why South Africa was banned from international for 21 years
South Africa team probably have been going through the most successful India tour since the first tour in 1991-92. The African nation visited India as BCCI invited them to play a three-match ODI series after the end the Apartheid era. South Africa lost the series 2-1. But, for the South African team it was their […]
England in One day Internationals after the World Cup
Before the World Cup, 2015 started the England cricket team had changed the captain to Eoin Morgan and they were knocked out in the first round itself. The England team only won two matches against minnows Scotland and Afghanistan. They had lost to Bangladesh in the first round itself. The England batting looked out of […]
Namibian cricketer Raymond van Schoor died after suffering sunstroke while playing
Namibia’s wicket keeper batsman Raymond van Schoor has died after suffering a sunstroke during a match in Windhoek, located in central Namibia. He was 25. Van Schoor was batting on 15 during Namibia’s five-wicket win over Free State in a Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial One-Day Challenge match. He collapsed on the ground and was […]
Kevin Pietersen advocates for Mohammad Amir's exclusion from intl. cricket
After Mohammad Hafeez said that he declined to play in Bangladesh Premier League because Mohammad Amir will play in the league, Now former England batsman Kevin Pietersen said 23-year-old Amir should not be allowed to play international cricket and will be banned for life for his involvement in spot-fixing. Pietersen was in the England team […]
Preview: U-19 India cricketers gear up for tri-series
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The Under-19 cricketers of India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are set to feature in a tri-series, starting at the Jadavpur University Salt Lake campus ground here on Friday. The series will be a platform for preparations for all the three sides as the U-19 World Cup is just a couple of months […]
Video: Stats highlight of Mitchell Johnson's international career
The scary left-handed fast bowler who revived the fiery fast bowling with pace and bounce announced bids adieu international cricket. The Aussie pacer will bowl his last spell when New Zealand will come to bat for the second time in the Perth Test. Mitchell Johnson was instrumental in Australia’s 2015 world cup victory. But, for […]
Stats: Cricketers with 300 wickets and 2k Test runs
This fascinating records achieved by only thirteen cricketers in the history of Test cricketers. All-rounders like Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee have featured this list. But this list is also comprised of a few surprising names. This cricketers are known for their bowling but sometimes their batting played an instrumental role in […]
Lowest individual score yet to be achieved in Test cricket
Records galore as Ross Taylor has reached a new height of his career. Taylor missed his first triple hundred by 10 runs. At historic West Australia Cricket Association Stadium, Taylor has become the highest individual run scorer by a visiting batsman. Taylor’s record brought many other records in front of us. This was Taylor’s first […]