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Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The BCCI’s actions are “malicious and motivated by greed”, said a Pakistani daily on Wednesday. It asked authorities here to “resist this dishonest blackmail by the Indian board”. An editorial “Malice from the BCCI” in The Nation said that India’s refusal to play a cricket series against Pakistan in United Arab […]

Explosive Australian opener David Warner has been in the prolific mood as the batsman has scored two centuries in both innings of Brisbane Test and a double hundred at W.A.C.A, Perth. Warner’s fitness coach Wayne Geber has revealed about the sacrifice that the explosive Australian opener had made in the last few years in order […]

A few legends of the game have gone on to quote the pink ball as a potential “savior” of test cricket. The pink ball is set for its first outing in international cricket at the Adelaide Oval, when Australia take on New Zealand in an historic day and night test match. If things go smoothly, […]

Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) Following his match-winning performance against South Africa in the first Test in Mohali, Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja achieved a career-best ranking of 13th, jumping eight places in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowlers rankings released on Wednesday. Jadeja is now only behind Indian bowler behind offie Ravichandran Ashwin (fifth […]

On this day (November 18) in the year 2006 Nepal had set a record in the history of cricket which is impossible to break. The Himalayan nation became the fastest team to chase down a target in an ICC accredited Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Cup tournament match against Myanmar. Nepal took two legitimate balls to reach […]

Australian speed star Mitchell Johnson, 34, has announced his retirement from international cricket. He will bowl the last spell of his career today the fifth and final day of the Commonwealth Bank three match series between Australia and New Zealand. His family was present at the ground along with his childhood coach Sam Halvorsen was […]

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on retiring Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson announced he will retire from all forms of international cricket at the end of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand that concludes in Perth on Tuesday. The left-arm pacer, who is his country’s fourth […]

Mitchell Johnson’s retirement from all forms of international cricket has made avid cricket fans extremely poignant and dejected. Johnson was one bowler, who gave his cent percent for his side, and was just a nightmare for the opposition. In an era dominated mainly by the batsmen, Johnson had some brilliant numbers and stats to his […]

Australian pace spearhead and bowling icon Mitchell Johnson is likely to announce his retirement from international cricket after the second test at Perth concludes. The 34-year-old pace sensation had hinted about calling it quits, when he recently made a comment, “every test could be my last.” With the third test between hosts Australia and New […]

In the second T20 fixture in the recently played All Stars League, former Pakistani legend and off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq bowled a jaw-dropping spell. Despite not playing international cricket for more than a decade, Mushtaq bamboozled the batsmen with his variations, and even the great Sachin Tendulkar had no response to Saqlain’s magic. Mushtaq, in the […]