As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing: Giving millions of cricket-loving Indians the infrastructure worthy of their passion.
Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been hospitalised and put into an induced coma following a diagnosis of meningitis, according to cricket.com.au, quoting the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
Sarfaraz Khan was spotted leaving the training session early after being hit on his elbow at the nets practice on Thursday.
The series is likely to start in late November this year.
Cricket Australia (CA) have appointed Nick Hockley as interim CEO to replace Kevin Roberts, who resigned this week after months of criticism over his leadership, but the board will conduct a global search for a permanent boss.
Richards could mentor the team in the World Cup a role fulfilled by former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden in the last two T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 where Pakistan reached the semi-final and final.
Former Australia Test batsman Justin Langer ruled himself out of the running for the India and England coaching jobs.
Western Australia cricketers are eager to travel to India for the Champions Twenty20 League even as Australia skipper Ricky Ponting suggested shifting the tournament to some other country in the wake of the terror strikes in Mumbai. The players have voted unanimously to go, if cleared to do so by Cricket Australia, which at present has banned its members from travelling to the sub-continent.
Tom Moody would coach Western Australia after rejecting an offer to remain in charge of Sri Lanka.
Discarded England batting all-rounder Paul Collingwood has signed with Perth Scorchers to play in Australia's revamped domestic Twenty20 competition, the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) said on Tuesday.
Ending weeks of speculation, Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed that India will make the trip Down Under starting October this year for an assignment comprising four Tests, along with three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals.
Cricket Australia are expected to announce over the next few days that the fifth Test, scheduled for Jan. 14-18 at Perth Stadium, will be switched to another city because of Western Australia's hard line on quarantine.
Recently retired Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson won't play in the Big Bash League this season after opting to spend time with his family.
Perth's WACA ground will not host a match in Australia's summer of cricket for the first time since 1976-77, with the four Tests against India in 2014-15 to be played in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Australian Cricketers Association chief Todd Greenberg has assured the country's cricketers that he will travel to Pakistan
Raelee Thompson too honoured
A CA director for 13 years, Eddings replaced David Peever in 2018 as interim chairman after the former mining executive resigned following the release of a scathing cultural review into the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.
Promising batsman Will Pucovski ruled himself out of selection for Australia's Test series against Pakistan due to "matters pertaining to mental wellbeing", Cricket Australia said on Thursday.
CA chief executive Kevin Roberts said the schedule could change depending on the travel restrictions due to the health crisis.
The Indian team management is pleased with the way the players are adjusting to the bounce and pace of the Australian pitches ahead of the T20 World Cup.
'I thought he was invincible. He was my absolute idol and hero and inspiration as to why I pursued what I did,' said Adam Gilchrist.
Sacked Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur is in talks to join Perth-based Super 15 rugby franchise Western Force.
Bowlers performed brilliantly to calm down some talks about the side's recent issues with the ball.
The former Zimbabwe batsman was reported for making detrimental comments about his country's selection policy.
Western Australia will be quick to welcome former test batsman Cameron Bancroft back to the fold once his ball-tampering ban expires in December, the state team's coach Adam Voges has said.
Cricket Australia's hopes of staging the fifth Ashes Test in Perth appear in jeopardy, with the Western Australia (WA) state government reiterating its "very strict rules" on quarantine and restrictions on players' family members.
Australia batsman Adam Voges has copped a sickening blow to the head while batting for Western Australian on Thursday in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. The right-handed batsman has been ruled out of the match in at the WACA Ground in Perth. Voges was on 16 when he was struck by a bouncer from fast bowler Cameron Stevenson on the opening day of the match.
Keeping with tradition at the good old WACA, a raging quick wicket has been laid for this inaugural five-day game. It has a healthy layering of grass which could impact strategies for both sides.
Michael Clarke's Sydney cricket club is being probed for declaring at 17-0 during a local game on Sunday and claiming it was to boost the injured Australian captain's chances of batting time before the first Test against India next month.
Inclement weather poses a threat to the India-Australia T20 international in Rajkot on Thursday, with the Met department forecasting rainfall over the next 48 hours.
In the first information report (FIR), the cyber crime branch of the Ahmedabad police said that people from across the country have received Pannun's threat via a pre-recorded voice message sent from a foreign number.
Meanwhile, the independent biomechanical analysis of Marlon Samuels' bowling action concluded that his standard off-break delivery was legal but his quicker deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees' level of tolerance and thus, were considered to be "illegal."
'Please don't ask questions on what kind of runs are expected from the track.'
Mitchell Starc smashed an unbeaten half-century to steer Australia to 256 for nine on a difficult pitch on the opening day of the four-match series in Pune on Thursday.
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
Norne Morkel, who has now retired from the international cricket, has said that he is keen to play in the Big Bash and Sheffield Shield having relocated to Sydney with his family.
Shaun Marsh is in a battle with his brother Mitchell and hard-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for the middle order position for the forthcoming four-Test series in India.
Lillee said he was concerned that the 35-year-old Martyn and the other frontline Australia batsmen could struggle in the Ashes series against England.
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