A shortened game will be like a sprint where the risk element will be high. Who will win when emotion meets execution remains to be seen. K R Nayar reports from Colombo.
Wearing a red kurta, Arjun Ranatunga was barely recognisable from his cricketing days when he was known for his sturdy build and commanding presence on the field.
Factbox on Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the world record for most wickets in one-day internationals on Thursday.
James Anderson joins an elite list of English cricket icons including Sir Ian Botham, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Sir Alastair Cook, and Sir Andrew Strauss, to have been honoured with a knighthood.
Factbox on the Sri Lankan off spinner after he became Test cricket's highest wicket-taker with 521 victims.
Factbox on Muttiah Muralitharan after he became the second player in Test cricket to take 600 wickets.
Australia batter Usman Khawaja's first run-in with Brendon McCullum, during the 2011 Test series between Australia and New Zealand, was far from pleasant, as per Fox Cricket.
England's all-time highest Test wicket taker James Anderson signed a new one-year contract with Lancashire on Thursday, extending his remarkable 25-year career with the county side into the 2026 season at the age of 43.
Left-arm spinners, all-rounders, and pacers who mastered their craft and left a mark in Test cricket.
One of the finest but most controversial spinners of his generation, Sri Lankan veteran Muttiah Muralitharan bid an emotional goodbye to his 18-year-old Test career on Thursday with an unprecedented tally of 800 wickets.
Ravichandran Ashwin, one of India's finest bowling all-rounders, turned 39 on Wednesday
Who has scored the most runs in Asia Cup? Who has taken the most wickets?
When I interviewed Alishan Sharafu as a 14-year-old schoolboy following his huge scores in domestic matches, he told me he wanted to bat like A B de Villiers.
'If I wasn't going to be in the frame for 2027 then I didn't want to hold up the spot. I still feel like I've got plenty to offer that ODI team.'
Muttiah Muralitharan believes India's showing in the tournament will depend on their form of two senior pros -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
James Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003 at Lord's, retired from international duty in July last year after his 188th Test, having taken 704 wickets in a career spanning 21 years.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson formally unveiled the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ahead of the opening match of the five-Test series between India and England, in Leeds on Thursday.
To say the least, a relatively inexperienced batting line up led by Shubman Gill would be relieved to see the name of James Anderson
A look back at some of the most painful moments when South Africa came heartbreakingly close -- but always fell short -- before finally breaking the curse at Lord's.
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He overtook Australian spinner Nathan Lyon to become the seventh highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
Surpassed Zaheer Khan to become India's highest wicket-taker in ICC ODI tournaments with 60 scalps, including 55 in World Cups.
Appeared in 61 Tests won by India. Only Sachin Tendulkar (72) and Virat Kohli (62) have been part of a winning XI on more occasions for India.
'I want to play more cricket. Where is the place? Obviously not in the Indian dressing room but from somewhere else. I want to be honest with the game.'
'...whether he is a top player or not, it doesn't matter.' 'If I go by a player's name I won't be able to bowl at my best.' 'For me he is just a batter, and my only focus is where I need to land the ball.'
'I do not think we have heard the last of that yet.'
Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up a record 420 wickets in 71 Tests played in Asia -- the most by an Indian bowler.
England's pace great James Anderson says he has listed himself for the upcoming IPL mega auction to enhance his knowledge about the game.
James Anderson will retire from Test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year.
Ravichandran Ashwin became the first bowler to pick 50 or wickets in each of three World Test Championship cycles.
'He pursued it, practised hard at it and continued to look for new things as his career progressed, to keep up with the times.'
Rahul Dravid features in Muttiah Muralitharan's list of great batters who could not find a way to read him.
India's spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin caught up with Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan during the IPL 2023 match in Jaipur on Sunday.
When Stuart Broad dismissed South Africa's Kyle Verreynne with an edge behind to Ben Foakes, he become only the second bowler to take 100 Test wickets at Lord's, joining fellow great and bowling partner James Anderson.
'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Legendary James Anderson is set for his final appearance in Test cricket as the upcoming home season for England will be the last for cricket's most successful fast bowler, a report in UK media said.
'It has been amazing to compete against you but also learn off you. So mate, congratulations and plenty more to come.'
'The magnitude of responsibility one has while portraying a real life legend like Mr Muralitharan is not lost on me.'
'LEGENDARY! Fast-bowling legend. Spin-bowling legend. Batting legend. Just legends imparting their wisdom'.
India produced their own version of 'Bazball' to squeeze out a remarkable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh from a seemingly dead Test match en route to a 2-0 series sweep on Tuesday.
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