The former Australia batting ace put the Delhi Daredevils bowlers to the sword in a breathtaking 43-ball show of 93 runs to power Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling five-wicket victory. After Virender Sehwag's blazing 38-ball 74 for the Delhi side, the Australian left-hander held centre stage, slamming nine fours and seven sixes to lay a strong foundation for the Super Kings.
After retiring from international cricket, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden intends to work with the government on an aboriginal cricket programme.
Upset at Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar getting the Order of Australia, former batsman Matthew Hayden said the honour should be 'exclusive' to his countrymen.
Tributes poured in for retired opener Matthew Hayden with Cricket Australia (CA) describing the burly left-hander as one of the greatest players ever to don the baggy green cap for Australia. CA chairman Jack Clarke said in a statement that Hayden was an indispensable part of the most successful chapter of Australian cricket.
Australia batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The 37-year-old told a Brisbane news conference he was quitting immediately, drawing stumps on a dazzling career that saw him being regarded among the greatest opening batsmen of all time. The 37-year-old had planned to retire after this year's Ashes tour of England but told a Brisbane news conference he knew his time to quit had come.
The left-hander Hayden hammered 150 runs before the tourists closed on 561 for 6 in reply to the Essex first innings of 502 for four.
The opener hit 98 as Australia crushed England by seven wickets with five overs to spare in the opening match of a triangular limited-overs series.
Australia batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. Hayden had a special liking for the Indian bowling attack. No Australian batsman has scored more runs and hit more centuries than Hayden.
Australia's chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns, said that the left-hander was being given a rest to freshen up.
Matthew Hayden has been cleared by Cricket Australia to play for Chennai Super Kings in next month's Champions League Twenty20 starting December 3, according to coach Tim Nielsen.
Former opener Matthew Hayden also took aim at Cummins, criticising the field placements after Kohli's arrival in the middle.
Australia reached 193 for two, 32 runs ahead of Sri Lanka, after bowling them out for 381 on the third day of the first Test.
Former captain Border felt Australia panicked and none of the batters tried to defend.
Matthew Hayden said he had made a mistake by calling Harbhajan Singh an 'obnoxious weed' and was keen to patch up.
The duo bettered the record for an Australia opening partnership against England in Melbourne.
The Australian opener will be rested during the triangular one-day series with Pakistan and West Indies.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden was happy that the ongoing Test series between his side and the Indians was being played in good spirit on and off the field but said he would have been disappointed had Zaheer Khan not been punished for sending him off during the Mohali Test.
Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden is doubtful for Thursday's opening Test against West Indies due to an Achilles injury, captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday.
The Australian opening batsmen said last year's Ashes defeat to England had spurred them to greater heights.
Australia opener Matthew Hayden will be fit for the Ashes series starting next month despite breaking a finger.
Two of Australia's greatest top-order batsmen, David Boon and Matthew Hayden, and the brilliant women's all-rounder Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2017 Allan Border Medal ceremony in Sydney on Monday.
Matthew Hayden says Australia are the leading cricketing team in the world because its players don't play for personal milestones.
Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden will miss the remainder of the Test series against West Indies after failing to recover from an Achilles tendon injury, a team spokesman said on Wednesday.
Sunil Gavaskar has advised India's flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to "respect" the conditions before launching into his attacking strokes
"With 17,266 international runs, 829 dismissals and 538 matches across formats for India, Dhoni's numbers reflect not just excellence but extraordinary consistency, fitness and longevity," it said.
Opening batsman Matthew Hayden has been ruled out of Australia's one-day series against Bangladesh starting in Darwin on Saturday to recover fully from an Achilles injury. Cricket Australia's medical staff opted to leave the veteran batsman out of the series to spare him the three-and-a-half hour flight from Brisbane to Darwin and rest his damaged tendon.
The Australian opener was let off lightly by Cricket Australia with only a reprimand for calling Harbhajan Singh an "obnoxious little weed".
"It gives him the chance to manage a range of minor injuries that he has endured," said chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns.
Embattled opener Matthew Hayden was on Thursday left out of Australia's 13-man squads for the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals and Commonwealth Bank ODI Series against South Africa even as speculation continues on his Test future.
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden expressed surprise at the axing of India opener Virender Sehwag for the last two Test matches of the ongoing India-Australia Test series.
Matthew Hayden's chances of playing in the third Test in Perth are slim with the opener saying he was not sure whether he can recover in time for the match beginning January 16.
Chennai Super Kings batsman Matthew Hayden is having a blast, literally, in this Indian Premier League and feels water sports helps him unwind and maintain balance between cricket and life.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh said Matthew Hayden could have made the "obnoxious little weed" remark against Harbhajan Singh inadvertently as the Aussie opener was giving the radio interview in a relaxed atmosphere.
Hayden is nursing a hamstring injury he sustained in the second Test and Rogers has been brought in to the squad in case he does not recover in time for the first day's play on Jan 16.
Hayden said the Australians had initially been motivated by their shock loss to England in 2005.
"They have really been consistent over the past two years," said Rahul Dravid.
Matthew Hayden thinks Muralitharan accusing the Australian pace trio of chucking will not get him any favours in world cricket.
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has revealed that he will quit all forms of competitive cricket after the end of the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament to draw curtains on his illustrious career spanning 20 years.
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