Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 4-30 to equal Shane Warne's world record for the most test wickets on the second day of the first Test against England on Sunday. Muralitharan ripped through England's top order after lunch to reduce the tourists to 186 for six shortly before tea when rain washed out play for the day.
'I must say hats off to him. He is a great bowler, great guy to be with,' said the India off-spinner while congratulating the Sri Lankan on equaling the world record tally of 708 Test wickets.
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne on Saturday suggested the Indian Premier League tournament be shortened to a month in the coming years. "The IPL should be played for four weeks in April and the final on May 1. The ICC should make sure there is no international cricket during the period and all the international players should be available for the IPL," he said in Mumbai.
The Rajasthan Royals may have bulldozed the Delhi Daredevils in Friday night's lop-sided semi-final, but victorious captain Shane Warne thunders his team can play even better and that would be on display in the final of the Indian Premier League.
Run machine Virat Kohli is the second fastest to 25 Test centuries after Australian great Don Bradman.
Shane Warne has described the last-ball win against Mumbai Indians in the IPL as one of the best wins in his 20-year career.
The serial blasts in Jaipur may have left Shane Warne and Shane Watson in absolute panic but fellow Australian Adam Gilchrist refrains from any knee-jerk reaction and hopes the show --the Indian Premier League-- will go on.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner can expect a warm welcome from Australian crowds next month, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said.
Legendary Australian spinner Shaw Warne says cricket fans will have to wait long to have another player of Sachin Tendulkar's calibre, so instead of critics suggesting that he should retire in the wake of injuries and occasional form-slumps, he should be allowed to continue his career.
Simone Callahan, who reunited last December with the spin bowler known also for his womanising, told New Idea magazine she caught the spin bowler cheating on her while he was in London.
Terry Jenner, mentor of the legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne, commenced his five-day coaching camp in Chennai.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on India's biggest Test triumphs, Virat's victories and Ashwin's achievements.
From ladies fashion hats, fresh floral hats and crazy headpieces - Melbourne Cup, saw it all.
The Indian batting legend reckons the pressure is now on Australia.
The former Australia leg-spinner ranked Darren Lehmann ahead of his former captain Steve Waugh in his list of 50 greatest cricketers.
Former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid on his life outside the game.
If the Aussie bowling legend can obtain a German passport it would allow Hampshire to sign another overseas player.
The Australian team is looking to add the Twenty-20 World Cup to their bulging trophy cabinet.
He will cover for Australia's Shane Warne, who will play in the inaugural Indian Premier League.
The ace leg spinner said he had been flooded with messages from all quarters and expressed gratitude to all.
The retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer have added an emotional incentive to Australia's bid to win the fifth Ashes Test against England.
Former South African player Jonty Rhodes is keen on joining the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), but is not sure whether he will be seen as a prospective candidate by the 'rebels'.
Shane Warne will continue to adorn the Melbourne Cricket Ground through either a bronze statue or a renamed stand.
The Boxing Day Test will be the most anticipated as Warne needs one more wicket to reach the magical 700-wicket mark.
Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove believes Australia's loss will prove his club's gain after leg spinner Shane Warne decided to quit Test cricket.
Tell us; join in celebrating the exit of one of the most charismatic players to have ever donnned the whites.
The two veteran fast bowlers are planning to retire from international cricket after the fifth Ashes Test.
Sandeep Lamichchane -- Nepal's first player to have signed up for the Indian Premier League -- was presented with his team jersey on Friday.
West Indies' Marlon Samuels was, on Monday, fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's ICC World Tweny20 India 2016 final against England at EdenGardens on Sunday.
The former India captain believes Australia are not the same force since bowling greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne retired.
Michael Clarke's injury-ravaged career may not be as jeopardised as initially feared with the Australian captain and team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris saying that the surgery to fix his hamstring injury went "really well", giving him a good chance of being fit for the World Cup.
The former Australian leg-spinner has signed with online poker company 888.com to play the World Series of Poker.
The ace leg-spinner is in favour of making Michael Clarke vice-captain of the Australian cricket team.
Shane Warne was given six penalty points by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday for abusing an umpire after being given out LBW playing for Hampshire in a county match last week.
Spin legend Shane Warne says he would be disappointed if Indian captain Virat Kohli did not rethink his 'heat of the moment' comment on friendship with the Australian cricketers.
He thinks Australia can capitalise on England's weakness against quality spin bowling.
India suffered the ignominy of being restricted to its lowest-ever total in Test cricket, collapsing to 36 for 9 in a terminated second innings against Australia on the third morning of the Day/Night first Test, in Adelaide, on Saturday.
India captain Anil Kumble showered rich tributes on Muttiah Muralitharan saying the ace off-spinner can scale the 1000-wicket mark in Tests.
Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan broke Shane Warne's all-time Test wickets record and Sanath Jayasuriya scored 78 in the second innings on the third day of the first Test to pave the way for Sri Lanka to edge into control against England on Monday.
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