Rajasthan Royals have roped in former Australia batsman Darren Lehman as replacement for South Africa captain Graeme Smith for their first two matches in the Indian Premier League. Smith has returned to his country after the recent Test series against India and will turn out for Cape Cobras in the South African domestic Pro 20 tournament which is at the semi-finals stage.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne named the best batsmen he bowled to from each of the nine Test playing nations he faced during his career. As part of his commentary duties during the current Test series between England and Pakistan, Warne was asked to name the best batsmen he bowled to during his decorated 15-year career. Warne, on the expected lines, named Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara from India and West Indies respectively.
'I firmly believed that the wrist spinners can add lot of value as they are not dependant on the surface. It is about what you do in the air and you have varieties bowling leg-spinners as well as googlies'
South Africa batsman AB de Villiers became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score a half-century in 12 consecutive Tests after he crossed 50 in the first innings on the opening day of the second Test against Australia, at St George's Park, on Thursday.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Australia batsman George Bailey equalled Brian Lara's Test record for most runs off an over against England at the WACA in Perth on Monday.
Graeme Smith has received an enormous compliment from former India coach Gary Kirsten, who called the just-retired South African legend the "best captain that has ever lived" in Test cricket.
Former Australian legend and Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne has strongly denied reports of involvement of a famous Australian cricketer in alleged fixing of Indian Premier League matches played in South Africa last year.
Border heaped praise on India's pace unit, saying, "It's as a good an Indian bowling attack as I've ever seen."
KL Rahul's struggling run in the opening slot has left former India opener Wasim Jaffer baffled and he believes the Karnataka player seems caught in an unsolved jigsaw puzzle despite having the ability to do well.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga believes Chris Gayle should continue to play for the West Indies in the T20 format.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga is proud of his Indian heritage and has started to trace his family's roots in the country.
The veteran actor passed away at 93.
South African cricket legend Barry Richards feels that ball tampering should be legalised in order to make the game more balanced and not heavily loaded in favour of the batsmen.
"The whole idea of Cricket All Stars is that, to try to get as many nations together to celebrate this'
Has the long due transition phase kicked in for India's Test team?
'Gavaskar utilised the time between the limited overs and the Test series of the West Indies tour in America to create awareness for the Heart to Heart foundation'
A look at Sachin Tendulkar's 50 centuries in Test cricket.
Jonty Rhodes believes Australia's omission of spinner Nathan Lyon will hurt them in the World T20.
'As I believe it, Ottis (Gibson, the head coach) and Faf (du Plessis, the captain) gave him opportunities to, say, 'Let's manage your workload going into the World Cup because we want you to play a World Cup'. He had a fair chance to manage that and he said no and that he is happy to retire and that's fair enough. And Faf accepted it, Ottis accepted it and they stood by it'
'...Again, just because he is not amongst the runs, there is this anxiety to play at every delivery because that is what batters feel, they have got to score.'
India batsman Shafali Verma, who had to trim her hair and fight for a chance to play cricket, questioned the discrimination against girls and batted for an equal chance for females in all fields.
Warne's management released a brief statement saying that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Tactical genius, uplifting leader, altruistic individual, a man with unwavering certitude. Dhruv Munjal recounts what made Mahendra Singh Dhoni a great captain.
With Australia still struggling to cope with the retirements of their key players, spin legend Shane Warne has called on the selectors to pump in young blood into the team before it is too late.
The concept of night Tests may be seen as breaking away from tradition by purists but Australian spin legend Shane Warne feels the innovation can help bring back fans to cricket's longest format, which is struggling for spectators currently. The outspoken former leg-spinner feels the standard of umpiring in international cricket is also dwindling fast and singled out Pakistan's Aleem Dar as the one making too many mistakes.
The moisture on the Wanderers track delayed the start of the first Test between India and South Africa by one and a half hours.
The feature in Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy over the last two years is his calm approach even in difficult situations; there is no doubt that under him a young Indian team is continuing to evolve as a major force in world cricket.
Ninteen-year-old Manish Pandey, the only Indian to hit a hundred in the IPL, has now set his sights on the Champions T20 in October.
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
Long retired from the game but Sachin Tendulkar's mere presence was good enough for a near-capacity crowd to go hysterical during India's World Cup game against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne on Sunday.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was voted 'Best Test player of the 21st century' in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia.
Australia just can't get enough of Shane Warne as is evident from a recent television poll in which an overwhelming majority wanted the flamboyant spin legend to run for the Prime Minister's post.
With the threat of in-form off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin looming large, Australia captain Michael Clarke summoned Shane Warne to the team's nets on Wednesday, ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against India, at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
Late South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje, was honoured by ardent fans on his 44th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Former India skipper Kapil Dev feels it is too early to compare Virat Kohli's Test captaincy to that of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's as the leadership role is still very new to the team's batting star.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
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