Andrew Flintoff was rated no more than 50-50 Monday for England's triangular series opener against New Zealand.
The Australian umpire was voted 'Umpire of the Season' by the readers of a cricket magazine.
The former South African batsman died in Johannesburg at the age of 77.
Former trainer Adrian le Roux said alcohol abuse by some SA cricketers affected their performance during the World Cup.
The two cricketing greats bumped into each other at Johannesburg airport.
The legendary batsman died in his sleep early Saturday morning. He was 91.
He joined fellow Indian icons Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly on the prestigious list of MCC Honorary Life Members.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Factbox on the Australian leg spinner after he became the first man to take 600 Test wickets.
Two former Australian test umpires have criticised cricket bible Wisden for selecting Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan as the most valuable test bowler in history.
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association will felicitate former India cricketer Mushtaq Ali on his 90th birthday.
Kolpak deals to end; Cricket South Africa's Graeme Smith says they will welcome back any former Kolpak players who are willing to be part of the domestic structures.
The ace off-spinner, who underwent a hernia operation in November, is likely to play in Thursday's game.
Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu.
The 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has captained Australia four times as a stand-in during his 57 Tests, winning three of them.
Spinner Ashley Giles took five second innings wickets to lead England to a 256-run victory in the second Test.
Kapil Dev has bagged the International Cricketer of the Century award.
The Chennai-born cricketer is well ahead of the likes of Mike Atherton, Mike Gatting and Graham Gooch.
Long-serving England women's captain Charlotte Edwards announced her retirement after a sparkling and pioneering 20-year career. The 36-year-old led her country to glory in the Ashes, World Cup and ICC World Twenty20, winning a world-record 309 caps and scoring over 10,000 runs across the formats. "Everyone who knows me -- and how much I love playing for England -- will appreciate what a difficult decision it has been for me to retire from international cricket," she said in a statement. "It's a decision I've reached after much thought and detailed discussion with (England coach) Mark Robinson and (director of England women's cricket) Clare Connor about what is best for the team going forward. "I have given 20 years to playing for England and I leave very proud of the standing in which the women's game is held and of my contribution as a player and captain." Edwards led England on 220 occasions, with the highlights of her captaincy including three Ashes triumphs against Australia -- in 2008, 2013 and 2014 -- and a World Cup/World Twenty20 double in 2009.
Hemang Badani, who captained India A for the one-day part of their 11-match unbeaten tour of England, spoke to Wisden CricInfo shortly after he had returned home to Chennai.
RCB have been inconsistent in their first six games in IPL-12, with both their bowling and batting faltering on many occasions.
One of England's most successful batsmen announced his first-class retirement on the eve of his 40th birthday.
In a departure from its earlier stand, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has extended an invitation to Mohammed Azharuddin for the Indian cricket team's historic 500th Test match and the former captain has accepted it. Azhar, who will be reuniting with his former teammates Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar in Kanpur, said that the 500th Test was a special occasion to celebrate Indian cricket.
Dilip Vengsarkar speaks to Harini Rana about the state of cricket at junior level on the eve of the Biennial elections of the MCA.
'His batting skills are unbelievable. He is a guy you cannot leave out in any era. If a guy is averaging 50 plus in all versions of the game, then that is something which is unheard of'
'It's the most beautiful format of the game.' 'I don't think it's going to go anywhere.' 'I don't even see it getting compressed to four days.'
Ricky Ponting has revealed that the Australian team at one point in time had spent hours coming up with plans for Sachin Tendulkar.
England pace bowler James Anderson took a career best of seven for 42 on Saturday to destroy the West Indies' batting on the third day of the third Test at Lord's and set up his team for a 2-1 series victory.
'With his passing comes the end of Indian cricket history.'
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will quit international cricket after the three-Test series in West Indies beginning later this month, the veteran batsman announced on Thursday.
Factbox on opening batsman Alastair Cook, who stepped down as England Test captain on Monday.
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