Australian Ashes and Test debutant Ashton Agar was reportedly inspired to make a incredible performance on the second day of the first Ashes Test by Steve Waugh's Ashes performance ten years ago.
Former Team India leg-spinner Harbhajan Singh had a meeting with his idol -- former Australia skipper Steve Waugh - and he took to social media to share his excitement.
Steve Waugh, who captained England to the World Cup triumph in 1999, says Eoin Morgan's side is one of the best one-day teams he's seen and would compete against anyone of the previous eras.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh's life as a young kid with a dream to represent his country to ultimately fulfilling those ambitions formed the subject of a children's book, which aims to encourage youngsters to develop interest in the game.
Steve Waugh expressed disbelief at 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi's impeccable timing and advised him to focus on 'control' to avoid being a supernova.
Taught me how to play sweep against spin: Matthew Hayden pays heartfelt tribute to Bob Simpson
Albie and Morne Morkel find themselves in rival dugouts as South Africa face India in the T20 World Cup Super 8 clash.
Shamar's heroics and the Windies win saw congratulations pouring in from every quarter. And it also left Windies legends Brian Lara and Carl Hooper, both who are now broadcasters, in tears as videos circulated on X.
Steve Waugh said that Kohli is loved by the fans for his attitude of not being intimidated by an opposition.
The 53-year-old further stated that boundaries were pushed in the matter, leading to the escalation of the issue.
Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests. Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket. Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span of just 22 Tests.
While Sachin Tendulkar's 2013 farewell became a national pilgrimage, a vibrant celebration befitting a cricketing deity, the exits of many other Indian icons this century have been quieter journeys into the twilight.
Warner set new standards for explosive openers in his early years in the Test game
The moment is titled Carried On the Shoulders Of A Nation, a reference to the Indian cricket team's 2011 World Cup triumph.
Ashes is steeped in tradition but India versus Australia Test matches are bound by emotion.
Shane Warne's tell-all autobiography is every bit as controversial and engrossing as his cricketing career, notes Dhruv Munjal.
Virat Kohli's Indian team still has a long way to go before it is spoken of in the same breath as Australia of 2000s, believes former India pacer Ashish Nehra. Under Kohli's leadership, India earned its maiden series victory in Australia in 2018-19, achieving the feat after trying for seven decades.
Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr Sudhir Bisht.
What happened at the Gabba on January 19, 2021 now sits at the pinnacle of India's most significant Test wins, declares Faisal Shariff.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
'...according to me Australia should have gone to India earlier. The preparation was not up to the mark at all. If you couldn't go to India, you should have gone to the UAE at least to prepare for a tour like this.'
With 100-plus Tests and 400-plus wickets, most of them not exactly coming on rank turners, Harbhajan's name will always figure among true blue cricketing elites of India.
There are those historic, memorable matches (the 1986 tied in Chennai, the Kolkata epic in 2001 and the Adelaide humdinger of 2015) that gripped our collective conscious.
Clarke now averages 16.71 for the series, the worst performer among Australia's recognised batsmen who have played more than two Tests in the series.
The Master recalls it was his match-winning century on his 25th birthday.
'The dressing room is a precinct that abounds with all the complexities that make up human nature -- and the unpredictable consequences that can emerge from interpersonal relationships. 'A cursory study of cricket history throws up interesting (and some hugely surprising) examples of conflict between players from the same team,' says Ayaz Memon
Indians thrive in ordinariness -- from academia and science to business and military power. Sports is just an apt metaphor, says Shekhar Gupta.
No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
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