Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon made history on Friday as they became the first bowling quartet in Test history to take 500 Test wickets while playing together.
Australia has a lot of great cricketers and it is time to replace under-fire batting coach Graeme Hick with one of them, said spin legend Shane Warne.
Rajasthan Cricket Association has decided to lodge a criminal complaint against Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne at a local court for allegedly abusing its secretary Sanjay Dixit after an IPL match in Jaipur, ignoring the apology from the legendary Australian.
Don Bradman wore the "baggy green" cap during India's first tour of Australia as an independent country in 1947-48, scoring 715 runs in six innings at an average of 178.75.
Ashwin's wife Prithi and daughters Akhira and Aadhya cheered him on from the stands, a heartwarming moment that captured their joy and pride of his accomplishment.
With the Australian legend calling it a day the search has begun for his successor and there are four candidates in the fray, writes Bikash Mohapatra.
Australian all-rounder Steve Smith has played down talks that his talent shows enough to suggest that Australia's wait for Shane Warne's replacement is over.
The 51-year-old from Mumbai also said he loved playing tennis with the late Australian spin great Shane Warne and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and described them as cricketers who would make best doubles partners.
British actress Elizabeth Hurley has blasted her former fiance legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne's taste in women after reports emerged that he had a fling with lingerie entrepreneur Michelle Mone.
The Australian cricketer and his girlfriend Liz Hurley were invited to a private bash hosted by Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra.
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood claimed the Men's Test Player-of-the-Year award. It marked his first Australian Cricket Award, with Hazlewood taking 30 wickets at just 13.16 in Tests against the West Indies, New Zealand, and India.
Panesar believes Lyon is a better bowler than Ashwin because of the dominance he has imposed in Australia, where spinners struggle to find assistance from the pitch.
Former Test spinner Shane Warne is all set to get a new accolade -- a McDonald's burger named after him.
Warne will travel by helicopter from London to Cardiff before handing over the ball in the centre circle.
All set to step out one last time in the Test arena, the greatest England pacer can leave the game with a flourish and a record to boot.
England's pace great James Anderson says he has listed himself for the upcoming IPL mega auction to enhance his knowledge about the game.
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.
The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne was formally inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the tea interval on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday.
Australia's spin legend Shane Warne blamed a lacklustre performance with the ball as the main reason for India's defeat to the West Indies in Thursday's World T20 semi-final in Mumbai.
Australia just can't get enough of Shane Warne as is evident from a recent television poll in which an overwhelming majority wanted the flamboyant spin legend to run for the Prime Minister's post.
Mr Warne, the world will miss you.
'For 90% of the summer we have. We have shown what a good team we can be.'
Smith needs just 315 runs to become the fourth Australian batter after Ricky Ponting (13378), Allan Border (11174), and Steve Waugh (10927) to reach the landmark of 10,000 Test runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's intense and innovative pre-tour training against short-pitched balls at the Thane Stadium contributed to his unbeaten 90 in Perth
An irate Marlon Samuels trained his guns at Shane Warne as he dedicated his match-winning knock to the Australian spin legend, whose comments spurred him to do well.
The youngsters in the side couldn't have got a better mentor than 'King' Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom.
One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon.
'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.'
'I still enjoy playing it and think a lot of young guys coming through still see it as a good opportunity to play for your country.'
James Anderson will retire from Test cricket after the first match of the series against West Indies at Lord's this year.
James Anderson bid farewell to Test cricket on Friday as the third-highest wicket-taker to grace the game.
A few big IPL franchises had offered Rahul Dravid blank cheques to join them, but his choice was clear.
In an effort to popularize cricket in the US, several icons including master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and spin wizard Shane Warne will play T20 matches in the US in November.
'But in the last few years that skill is definitely better than it was eight years ago when I started. And then as I said, the leadership, it helps me feel at home.'
'(On Parag and Jaiswal) They are 22 each, so is Jurel. With very little experience, the way they are performing at this level is amazing.'
Australian spin legend Shane Warne considers Indian captain Virat Kohli the best batsmen in world cricket currently.
Maxwell has starred with bat and ball in Australia's white ball teams since coming back from his broken leg last year.
'I am a big fan of Travis Head as a cricketer, I believe he will be a future star for Australia in all forms of the game.'
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
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