Almost four years after Shane Warne finally departed the Test arena and with another Ashes series almost upon them, Australia appear no closer to figuring out how to replace him.
India seized the initiative with Ajinkya Rahane shuffling his bowlers smartly
'He was keen to win the IPL with the team he had, he had no desire to have big names in his team.' 'He just wanted good players, who he knew he could mould into match-winners.'
Test cricket's second-leading wicket-taker will be available for selection in February next year.
The scandalous revelations appear in an unauthorised biography by journalist Paul Barry titled 'Spun Out'.
The ace leg spinner will captain Victoria in a one-day match against Western Australia, 26 days after dislocating his shoulder.
Star England paceman James Anderson has broken Australian legend Glenn McGrath's record for number of wickets by a pacer in home conditions. Anderson, who claimed four wickets in England's thumping victory against Pakistan in the second Test, has now 291 wickets at home. The England pacer overcomes McGrath's long-standing record of 289 wickets that he took in Australia.
England captain Michael Vaughan is confident of making a comeback from the knee injury which forced him out of the Test series.
India's captain believes the leg spinner will still be a great bowler when he returns to action after completing his one-year drugs ban.
India's captain is looking for a good outing from his batsmen and bowlers in the three-day match against Queensland.
The left-arm chinaman spinner credited Aussie duo of Brad Hogg and Shane Warne for his transformation.
All the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Trent Bridge.
'I cannot believe that D'Arcy Short has been left out of the side. I don't know what he's done wrong. He can bowl and his batting at the top is dynamic. He's in terrific form, and he and Finch make an awesome partnership at the top'
Former Australia spin ace Shane Warne talks about his IPL journey and experience as captain of Rajasthan Royals.
Australia spin legend Shane Warne feels Test cricket will soon be history if the ICC and major cricketing boards fail to take proactive steps to promote the five-day game and save it from extinction.
World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound has criticised the decision to allow Australia leg spinner Shane Warne to play in charity matches during a one-year doping ban.
'The 100th Test match probably means 10 x 100 to my dad, it means a lot to my wife and my mom. My daughters are more excited than I am.'
Rohit also shared his memory of playing against the legendary Shane Warne in the IPL.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson went past the landmark of 650 wickets in Test cricket during Day 4 of the second Test match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final Test on Saturday.
Buttler's dismissal was the first case of 'Mankading' in the 12 editions of IPL.
Cummins's career haul is particularly noteworthy for a player who started his Test career aged 18, but spent more than five years out of the team due to a succession of injuries.
Opener Virender Sehwag blasted a quickfire half-century but Sachin's Blasters went down to Warne Warriors by six wickets in Game 1 of the Cricket All Stars T20 Series at Citi Field in New York, on Saturday.
"They've almost signed," Kapil Dev, a board member of the Indian Cricket League, told Reuters.
Josh Hazlewood took a five-wicket haul to skittle New Zealand for 162 on Day 1 of the second Test.
Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara lauded skipper Sanju Samson for his three consecutive sixes off one of the best T20 spinners in the world.
Australia's search for a successor to Shane Warne is yet to bear fruit nearly a decade after he retired, so Adam Zampa is naturally wary about comparisons with the leg-spinning great.
Shane Warne added that Jos Buttler's positive approach helped his non-striker Chris Woakes, who struck a match-winning unbeaten 84 after having averaged only 5.22 in his last six Tests.
The yorker that cleaned up Ollie Pope's stumps on Saturday, February 3, 2024 on Day 2 of the second England-India Test at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam.
According to Cricket Australia, Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh will coach the star-studded Ricky Ponting XI and Shane Warne XI teams in a charity cricket match
Australian bowling legend Shane Warne, has offered to think about reviving England's fortunes as next coach.
Shaping strategies to suit different oppositions and venues will be key for every team during the World Cup and New Zealand have an Indian, who is familiar with conditions and owns the data to assist them -- Saurabh Walkar, their performance analyst.
Tendulkar took care of all the expenses during Shahid and his family's visit to Mumbai and arranged for their stay at a guest-house.
Dhoni picked as skipper of IPL's all-time greatest team
'No more red ball... it doesn't swing, it doesn't do anything, goes soft after 25 overs. It has been pathetic for so long now. Except for the Dukes ball in England, it has been rubbish.'
Our selection was wrong, says Aussie spin great Shane Warne.
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne and India batting great Sachin Tendulkar have joined the chorus clamouring for cricket to become an Olympic sport, the BBC reported.
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.
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