'I actually called Heath Mills 18 months ago and told him I was going to retire. He convinced me to take a little break'
Despite the International Cricket Council's (ICC) clause nullifying the ball-tampering allegation against Virat Kohli, former Pakistan cricketers have demanded the world's cricketing governing body to penalise the Indian Test skipper in the incident which relates to the drawn Rajkot Test against England. After the 'mintgate' row involving South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis in which he was found guilty of ball-tempering, a British tabloid had on Tuesday accused that some footages of the Rajkot Test indicated that Kohli appeared to shine the ball using residue from a sweet.
People familiar with the matter said the new Maldivian government conveyed to the Indian high commission in Male that Muizzu wishes to travel to India.
While the economy seems to be on a firm growth path, the fight against inflation is not over yet. Shaktikanta Das seems to be in no hurry. After playing well through a five-year Test match, he doesn't want to get out hit wicket, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have withdrawn disciplinary charges against national team head coach Mark Boucher after two key witnesses declined to testify in upcoming hearings.
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Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland rejected clarion calls for a formal review and said the game is in "good shape" despite the Test team's fifth successive defeat.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could do with a break, which will allow India to try out new players in the Caribbean.
India's former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton revealed how Gautam Gambhir, despite being one of the finest Indian batsmen of his time, was perhaps also 'one of the weakest and mentally most insecured'.
'If they want us to announce our retirements we will do it, but we can't waste an opportunity to earn good money.'
Australia cantered to a six-wicket win against India in the second women's T20 to level the three-match series 1-1.
The PCB clarified that the concept of a 'hybrid model' of tournament was strictly pertaining to Asia Cup since India will not travel to Pakistan.
Misbah said he wouldn't preside over Pakistan's decline and would do his best to make things right.
Too much emphasis on Twenty20 has triggered a decline in Pakistan cricket and the format threatens to 'finish' the game altogether in the country, fears captain Mohammad Yousuf.
Dejected by the shambolic state of the West Indies cricket team, legendary pacer Sir Andy Roberts feels the side is not even competing anymore and players cannot escape the blame by continuously citing their dispute with the country's Board.
Warne had experienced chest pains prior to his death in Thailand
After a successful but controversial career, off-spinner Ajmal finished with 178 wickets in 35 Tests, the last of which was at Galle in Sri Lanka in 2014, where his bowling action was reported for a second time.
Also, Justin Langer's chances of getting a fresh contract will depend on Cricket Australia's meeting where the top bosses are expected to take a call.
India played a key role in sinking a proposal for a two-tier structure in Tests but it should never have been up for discussion at the International Cricket Council's meeting, according to Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur.
"This will probably be the biggest World Cup, so there will be great expectations and I know we will do very well for the people of the West Indies," he added.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Virender Sehwag's "hunger to succeed" and veteran Rahul Dravid's "fluency of footwork" is on the decline.
Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent, the companies said in a statement.
With his Test slump continuing unabated, Australian batsman Michael Hussey is no longer 'Mr. Cricket' and has become 'Mr Average', say former greats Mark Waugh and Dean Jones.
PVR-Inox is in an inherently fickle business. If there is a string of flops, the box office collections will be weak. Conversely, Q2FY24, which witnessed several hits, has brought about an upside in revenues. However, the merger has led to market share gains and synergies that helped bring breakeven down to approximately 20 per cent occupancy.
Warner has not scored a Test century in almost three years
West Indian legend Michael Holding has been impressed with the growth of fast bowling in India but rued the decline of the art in world cricket due to an overkill of the game.
West Indies captain Brian Lara declined to write off struggling Zimbabwe ahead of the next two one-day internationals in Georgetown this weekend.
Warner has struggled for runs in recent Tests, making a total of 26 in three innings in the recent tour of India before returning home injured.
The CEO of a fledgling Twenty20 cricket league for retired greats in the UAE on Friday promised its players will receive their final wages that were due more than two months ago and vowed the competition would return next year. The Masters Champions League (MCL), which boasted West Indies batsmen Brian Lara and Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan among its ranks, staged its maiden season in Dubai and Sharjah from Jan. 28-Feb. 13. The MCL sold six franchises for a combined $90 million, with each team named after an astrological sign. This sextet pledged about $5.5 million in player wages, but only one team - Gemini Arabians - has paid its players in full, MCL chief executive Zarah Shah told Reuters. The other teams' players are owed their final wage packet, which was due 30 days after the tournament finished, said Shah. Clubs receive a share of gate money, central sponsorship revenues and broadcast income, plus prize money, and are responsible for players' salaries.
Pakistan cricketers, who are currently touring New Zealand, have refused to sign the three-month extended contract that is given to them by the national cricket board (PCB).
He was detained by police and ambulance officers on Tuesday and taken to a mental health unit for treatment at a Sydney hospital.
The prices of the tickets per day has been kept at Rs 1250 (Grand Terrace), Rs 750 (E-Executive), Rs 500 (D Corporate) and Rs 100 respectively.
Former captain Geoffrey Boycott feels England's hammering of a financially powerful Indian team might leave spectators disillusioned and deepen the problems of Test cricket.
It pains former F1 driver Karun Chandhok to see that interest in motorsport in India has declined drastically.
The halcyon days of those thrilling 1980s and early 1990s teams, when Curtly Ambrose and his fellow pace demons inspired fear and batting blasters like Viv Richards looked so imperious on English tours, have never felt more like pre-history.
'We don't know when the BJP tried to induct Sourav Ganguly into the party. Sourav Ganguly is a cricketing legend. Some people are now shedding crocodile tears about the changes in BCCI. Did they have any role when he took over as BCCI president? The TMC should stop politicising every issue.'
"The PCB is wondering, in what capacity has Jay Shah given the statement that the ACC will look to relocate the Asia Cup to the UAE instead of Pakistan because the hosting rights were awarded by the executive board of the ACC, not the President," the PCB source said.
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.
The long-serving Bangladesh skipper has come under heavy criticism for the two heavy losses with critics questioning his decision to field first on batting-friendly pitches in both Potchefstroom and Bloemfontein.
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