'He is a perennially positive guy.' 'He is generous with advice and never petty about anything.'
Ackermann, 28, whose previous best figures in the format were 3-21, took six of his seven wickets in two overs, and said afterwards that could not quite believe he had broken the record.
Western Australia opener D'Arcy Short clobbered 23 sixes in a blistering 257 against Queensland to register the highest score by an Australian in one-day cricket on Friday.
Vijay scored exactly 100 from 181 balls and shared a second-wicket stand of 204 with Tom Westley, who finished with an unbeaten 110. Set 282 to win, the visitors reached their target just before lunch to complete a convincing win.
The Indian spinner put Middlesex in driver's seat against Glamorgan in the Division II County Championship match.
Indian seamer Irfan Pathan put behind injury fears and took the field for Middlesex on Wednesday.
Zaheer Khan picked up three wickets to help Worcestershire gain a vital 120-run lead over Glamorgan in a four-day game.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed confidence that the experience with Glamorgan would help him regain lost touch with the willow.
Indian cricketers had a miserable day in office as they failed to contribute to their respective county sides.
Glamorgan, following on after conceding a lead of 302 runs, were 240 for six.
The BCCI denied that Glamorgan had approached it seeking Sourav Ganguly's release.
Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 39th class hundred on his home debut for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship Division Two, in Nottingham, on Friday.
The India captain was out after facing just one delivery in Glamorgan's match against Gloucestershire.
In another match in the County league, Harbhajan Singh, after failing to score in the first innings, hit up an unbeaten 15, inclusive of a six for Surrey.
The dashing Indian opener made a quick 23 in for Leicestershire agsinst Glamorgan on his County debut.
Bhandari's scalps helped India 'A' bundle out Glamorgan for 140 in their first innings.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Saturday they have charged former batsman Alviro Petersen with match fixing following a lengthy and ongoing investigation. Petersen, 35, captain of Highveld Lions, has been charged with multiple breaches of CSA's anti-corruption code.
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Shikhar Dhawan's amazing double century against South Africa 'A' will stand the opener in good stead when India tour that country later this year, his childhood coach Madan Sharma said.
The decision wasn't surprising as almost all the senior players in unison, had made it clear that the contracts offered by the Sri Lanka Cricket wasn't to their liking
Jadeja scored 154 off only 69 balls for Jamnagar against Amreli as his side posted 239 for 6 in 20 overs.
Tom Maynard, who was aged just 23 and is the son of former England batsman Matthew Maynard, was hit by the London Underground train near Wimbledon Park station in the early hours on Monday.
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was back in his element as he had match-haul of seven wickets (4/91 & 3/62) for Essex against Glamorgan in an English county game, which ended at the Castle Park Ground, in Colchester, on Saturday.
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Essex all-rounder Graham Napier equalled the record for the number of sixes in a first-class ininngs when he struck 16 in a county match against Surrey on Thursday.
England will draft in former international off-spinner Robert Croft to assist their slow bowlers during the five-match One-Day International series in South Africa starting on February 3.
Australia have named the following 17-man squad for the five-Test Ashes series against England, which begins at Edgbaston on Aug. 1.
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara's county debut turned into a nightmare as he got out without scoring in Derbyshire's second innings in their bid to chase down a tricky target of 261 against Glamorgan in the second division match of English County Championship in Cardiff, on Thursday.
"I had played against him only at the county level. He was then playing for Glamorgan and me for Yorkshire. He is my hero and playing against him is a special moment in my life. I cherish that", said Tendulkar.
Surrey amassed a world record 496 for four in their 50-over one day match against Gloucestershire at The Oval on Sunday.
The Glamorgan player fell during practice on Monday and hurt his knee.
Teenager Matthew Fisher turned his thoughts to schoolwork and a pending French oral exam after becoming the youngest cricketer in 91 years to play in a competitive English county match on Sunday.
The Indian all-rounder might not play for English County Middlesex next week.
The England fast bowler is taking tips from Dennis Lillee on his comeback from ankle surgery for the upcoming tour of India.
Sourav Ganguly has been permitted to play for Glamorgan subject to the condition that he would be released for any assignment for India
The former Indian captain will play in the English season for the third time.
England pace bowler Simon Jones will miss the series against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury
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