Mahendra Singh Dhoni has achieved the memorable milestone of recording 100 ODI wins as captain after leading India to a resounding victory against Bangladesh in the World Cup quarter-finals in Melbourne on Thursday.
A bemused, if almost ambivalent reaction, has come from South Africa in contrast to the angry backlash in Australia to their cricket team's admission of cheating in a Test match between the sides at Newlands on Saturday.
South Africa's fast bowling legend is hopeful of the ace Indian batsman going past Brian Lara's run aggregate of 11,953 runs in Test cricket.
The former South Africa pace ace believes the vast experience he gained in 72 Tests and 164 one-day internationals can certainly help England's inconsistent pace men.
Donald, 40, will aid the England team's fast bowling programme on a "short-term consultancy basis", a media release by the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
The 50-year-old former Australia captain was a selector between 1998 and 2005 before standing down to pursue other interests.
The Australia batsman said IPL taught him to adapt to different situations.
Australian fast bowler Clint McKay has announced retirement from international and domestic cricket. McKay, who will continue to ply his trade with Leicestershire in England's County Championship, played a single Test for Australia against the West Indies in 2009, as well as six T20 Internationals, but the fast bowler excelled in the 50-over format, finishing with an outstanding bowling record in 59 ODIs. He became a key fixture in Australia's one-day side from 2009 - where he picked up the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on international debut in Hyderabad - to his last match for Australia in early 2014, taking 97 wickets at 24.37, including a hat-trick against England. Over that period, only Mitchell Johnson took more ODI wickets for Australia than McKay, who was named Australia's ODI Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal awards in 2013. The 33-year-old was disappointed he wasn't selected to play more international cricket, though optimistic about Australia's bowling stocks looking forward. "Yeah it was difficult to take," McKay told cricket.com.au about losing his spot in Australia's ODI team. "But that's sometimes how things pan out.
What has changed to make our team so much more lethal, asks Aakar Patel.
Australia's captain was voted best player, and also won the Test Player of the Year and One-Day Player of the Year awards.
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Brian Lara scored his 22nd century to become West Indies' all-time leading Test run scorer on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Allan Donald has withdrawn his application for the post of England bowling coach
Mushtaq Mohammad said the former Australian captain's bribery claims were nothing but lies, which tarnished his reputation beyond repair.
The Indian bowler said Allan Donald's advice had inspired him to his maiden five-wicket haul.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on the ceicketing legend.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.
The former fast bowler replaced Allan Border on Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel
Patel was undoubtedly Australia's 12th player during the Test series. The 13th and 14th were the umpires, and it didn't matter what their names or their nationalities were.
Australia captain Richie Benaud, the voice of cricket for millions of television viewers, said he was being treated for skin cancer in his first public appearance in more than a year.
Buchanan ends his nearly eight-year stint after next year's World Cup in the Caribbean.
The left armer underwent the fitness test under the supervision of team physio Andrew Leipus and trainer Gregory Allan King.
Former Australia captain Allan Border says Dean Jones's comment on Hashim Amla does not portray his true character.
Former tearaway fast bowler Jeff Thomson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal dinner on Wednesday.
Kagiso Rabada considers himself 'blessed' to have been a part of the 'Born-Free generation' with parents, who endured tough times to create a level-playing field for him.
India romped home to a 2-1 series win over Australia when the hosts won the fourth and final Test by 8 wickets on Day 4 at Dharamsala on Tuesday.
Australia great Allan Bordrer was baffled by Cricket Australia's decision to rest all-rounder Mitchell Marsh from the squad for the second one-day international against India here. The junior of the Marsh brother has been replaced by John Hastings. Justifying the move selector Rod Marsh stated, "Mitch is a tremendous asset to Australian cricket and we are conscious of managing his workload and his travel, especially with so much cricket to come during the rest of this summer and beyond. "By taking this decision we have opted to give him an extra day at home in Perth after match one, before he flies to Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for Sunday's third match of the series."
The family of slain Steven Sotloff said they were relishing seeing the terrorist being punished.
India, China and Russia have "squandered" capital by financing inefficient technologies, United States Federal Reserve Chairman Allan Greenspan has charged.
Cricket Australia (CA) has come in defence of skipper Steve Smith who has been under fire post the series whitewash in Sri Lanka, followed by defeat against South Africa in the opening Test in Perth, going 0-1 in the three-match series. The debacle didn't end there as the Aussies came out with a dismal batting performance in the Hobart Test as they were bowled out for 85 on Day One itself within the second session. But CA chief executive James Sutherland has backed Smith, citing his age and inexperience, and adding that they have full faith in the latter as a leader.
Australia captain Allan Border criticised the move and current skipper Ricky Ponting also expressed reservations.
The 36-year-old may have played his last Test in Australia.
Cricket diplomacy was in abundance at a rare reception given to Narendra Modi at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground with the prime minister saying a "new journey" in India-Australia relationship has begun.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
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