Test match cricket faces a bleak future with the sport's administrators failing to control the 'runaway weed' of the hugely popular Twenty20 format, former West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding said.
Five players who excelled at the World Cup, but did little of note otherwise.These players were so impressive in a particular World Cup, but did so little otherwise.
What does Tendulkar miss the most about not being an active player? "I miss the laughter, the seriousness, the celebrations."
Morne Morkel makes a return to the limited-overs format after nearly 10 months, adding experience to the pace bowling group featuring Kagiso Rabada, Wayne Parnell, Chris Morris, Dwaine Pretorius and Andile Phehlukwayo.
India captain Virat Kohli would benefit from a stint in the county championship before this year's Test series against England, former skipper Kapil Dev said.
Jasprit Bumrah in full flow is always a joy to watch, six or seven stuttering steps, a skip and a shuffle, followed by undiluted fire and fury.
As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the sports field that defined 2019.
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman could be used as a substitute in the series under new playing regulations.\n
Ben Stokes shares a hilarious picture of himself and Joe Root in fancy dress on his official Instagram account.
'His batting skills are unbelievable. He is a guy you cannot leave out in any era. If a guy is averaging 50 plus in all versions of the game, then that is something which is unheard of'
Mohammad Asif took four wickets as England slumped from 54 for 1 to 173 all out after being put in by Pakistan in he fourth Test.
England's selectors named an unchanged 12-man team for the fourth Test against Pakistan, starting on Thursday.
England coach Duncan Fletcher described Monty Panesar as the best finger spinner in the world and asserted that he never cast any aspersions on the left-armer's chances of making it to the squad for the Ashes series.
England toppled Pakistan from second spot in the LG-ICC Test rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series.
Pakistan's Younis Khan did not blame Inzamam-ul-Haq for his run out on 173 against England.
The South Africa-born batsman scored his fifth Test century as England ended Day 1 in the third Test against Pakistan on 347 for 6.
India are a flexible side with enough ammunition in their arsenal going into the World Cup, says head coach Ravi Shastri, making it clear that combinations would depend on conditions.
It is learnt that Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has been kept on standby for the limited overs series against England in case Rohit Sharma fails to clear the 16.1 qualifying mark.
Andrew Strauss made 98 and Andrew Flintoff took four wickets as England swept past Bangladesh with five wickets to spare in Sunday's triangular series one-dayer to set up a final against Australia.
England batsman Jos Buttler has vowed not to curb his attacking instincts after earning a "surprise" recall to the Test team for the opening test against Pakistan starting at Lord's on Thursday.
England battled back into contention on the third day of the second Test against West Indies as Mark Stoneman's first half century and captain Joe Root's unbeaten 45 helped wipe out a sizeable first-innings deficit on Sunday.
'I think we had a score to settle with ourselves,' England captain Andrew Strauss said after beating Pakistan.
The 35-year-old has been bamboozling batsmen for 15 years now on the international scene and yet still somehow retains the element of surprise.
England called up Andy Flintoff for the one-dayer against West Indies on Thursday.
England beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the one-day tri-series.
Pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the 12-man England squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand.
He replaces Nasser Hussain, who retired last week after his unbeaten century in the first Test at Lord's.
The competition will be held during the fourth Test between England and South Africa at Headingley.
'If there were ever a PR exercise to fix the seemingly irreparable image of Australian cricket in the aftermath of the most notorious on-field scandal in recent memory, then this is it,' observes Dhruv Munjal.
India 'A' failed to overcome strong resistance from Wood and Lumb on the final day of the three-day match.
The wicketkeeper's 129 put India 'A' in command in their match against Yorkshire.
England pace bowler James Anderson took a career best of seven for 42 on Saturday to destroy the West Indies' batting on the third day of the third Test at Lord's and set up his team for a 2-1 series victory.
During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order.
New Zealand were 102 for 5 in their second innings at close on day four, still 15 runs adrift of England, who made 526 in their first innings.
The New Zealand captain was dismissed three runs short of a century as England fought their way back into the second Test at Headingley.
The England seamer claimed a wicket with his first Test ball on home soil before rain and bad light limited New Zealand to 41 for one on the first day of the second Test.\n\n
