South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis will retire from Test and first-class cricket after the Boxing Day Test against India in Durban, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.
Kevin Pietersen has taken the first step to mend his damaged relations with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) by sending an apology through his agent on Tuesday.
Controversial South Africa-born England middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen splits opinion as readily as he destroys the world's best attacks.
"At the moment Mr Srinivasan is the BCCI representative to the ICC and we have no issues with that," the former South African player said on sidelines of a function in Mumbai.
Sarfaraz Ahmed was among 11 players and officials who were denied clearance to board commercial flights to Abu Dhabi
'We will likely never know why Xi decided not to travel to New Delhi. One possible explanation could be his desire to avoid a meeting with US President Joe Biden.'
This is the first time that 'Exercise IBSAMAR' is being conducted in Indian waters and it will conclude on February 29. All previous editions were held off South Africa, Navy said in a release.
Suspended Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Gerald Majola wants a 4 million Rand golden handshake from the Board to part ways, a report has claimed.
The West Indies cricketer has 14 days from September 21 to respond to the charges.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has issued a formal apology to women's 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya for their handling of her gender verification tests.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has been elected the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a tenure of three years after winning an unopposed election.
'China seems more intent on creating a new world order rather than shaping the existing one.' 'India is of course, at this moment in time, aligned with the West-led order because of China's full-spectrum aggressive behaviour towards India.'
Sharing his experience, Kulshrestha, 46, said the Chinese authorities looked after and treated him "well" during the detention and that he now wants to move on.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has asked former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur to back up reported comments that he suspected a one-day international against Pakistan in 2007 was fixed.
India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
South Africa middle-order batsman JP Duminy said the Proteas need to go back to the drawing board and re-work their plan to tackle the Indian wrist-spin duo.
The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.
Kevin Pietersen is one of world cricket's heroes and his sacking by England represents a failure by the team's leadership rather than the player, according to former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani.
The UCBSA said the KwaZulu-Natal provincial team Dolphins will take part in the prestigious tournament this year.
New Zealand have named Australian Damien Wright as their new bowling coach, the country's cricket board said on Friday. The Victorian, who replaces South African Allan Donald, played first-class cricket for 15 years, taking 406 first-class wickets in 123 matches before retiring this year. He will begin his new role on September 5.
Conway remained unbeaten 136 as New Zealand finished the first day at a solid 246 for three
Oscar Pistorius should have been convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend, South African state prosecutors will argue at an appeal hearing set for Nov. 3, the supreme court of appeal said on Tuesday.
Controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen rejected a four-month contract offer from the England and Wales Cricket Board, hours before his ouster from the 16-member squad for the Test tour of India.
We note the criticism aimed at Lungi for expressing his views -- and we hope that CSA, together with fellow cricketers both present and past will come out strongly in support of #BLM.
The swashbuckling middle-order batsman scored 153, adding a record 78 for the final wicket with number 11 Vishwa Fernando, to guide his team to an epic one-wicket victory in the first Test against South Africa.
Chandigarh Lions captain Chris Cairns and middle order batsman Dinesh Mongia have been suspended by the Executive Board of the Indian Cricket League on disciplinary grounds. South African all-rounder Andrew Hall will take over as Lions skipper, an ICL statement said, without elaborating the reasons behind the step.
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was fined an undisclosed amount by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday for disparaging comments he made on Twitter about a television pundit.
The 37-year-old campaigner split the webbing between his index and middle fingers as he attempted to stop a hot cover drive from West Indies opener Devon Smith in the opening Test in Guyana.
The club also announced the termination of contracts for its other two overseas players, South African spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran.
Smriti Mandhana's 67-ball 66 and the bowlers' disciplined show powered them to an 81-run win over West Indies
The 66-year-old Ray Mali, a former president of the Border Cricket Union in the town of East London takes over from Percy Sonn.
The list was picked by Star Sports' expert jury, comprising 50 members which included 20 former cricketers, 10 senior sports journalists, 10 statisticians and analysts (10), on Cricket Connected.
England's Kevin Pietersen is set to play for South African franchise the Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Dolphins in October in a bid to find his form before the Ashes tour later this year.
PCB CEO Wasim Khan told the media that he and Chairman Ehsan Mani would be meeting with Misbah very soon to discuss his performance.
'We have the likes of (captain) Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma, who have the ability to dig in and score big runs and I also like the way that Rassie (van der Dussen) has come in and grown in that team.'
Rediff.com's man in South Africa Siddhanta Pinto shares his experiences and the many moods of the Rainbow Nation at the football World Cup.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn failed a drug test as a result of taking painkillers to recover from an injury during the second Indian Premier League, his cricket board said on Tuesday.
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