Kagiso Rabada is already in the pantheon of great South African fast bowlers, but if the Proteas play only a limited number of Tests a year, he can never surpass Dale Steyn's record of 439 wickets, reckoned Makhaya Ntini on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians will aim to land the killer punch after fluffing an easy run-chase in their opener when they meet a dangerous Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Returning from injury, Sandeep Sharma shone with the ball for hosts Rajasthan Royals.
Hardik Pandya is touted as a possible captaincy option for Mumbai Indians in the future.
The Pat Cummins-led side is in the midst of an intense battle between multiple teams who are bidding for spots in the final four, with Rajasthan Royals (16 points), Kolkata Knight Riders (14 points) and Lucknow Super Giants (12 points) placed above SRH.
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
K L Rahul's brave century in India's first innings of the ongoing first Test against South Africa, at Centurion, on Wednesday drew high acclaim from Sunil Gavaskar.
Dhoni returns to the hallowed turf of Wankhede for the first time as non-captain of CSK, potentially in his last IPL season. It will also be his first appearance just as a player for any team since November 2005.
A nerve-wracking semifinal win under their belt, Australia cannot wait for the World Cup summit clash against India in Ahmedabad on Sunday, said captain Pat Cummins.
A look at the XI Best Spells of the league stages of IPL 2024.
RCB head coach Andy Flower pinned his hopes on experienced Mohammed Siraj to lead the side's pace battery in the next IPL.
There could be some eye-popping deals for players, who would have struggled otherwise to attract attention in the mega auction.
A fit-again Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to immediately deliver the goods when faltering Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals lock horns in a bid to arrest their slide in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday.
Seamers Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur along with veteran pacer Umesh Yadav are the three Indian capped players who are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore.
Desperate Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be under tremendous pressure to get their act together against an equally struggling Mumbai Indians when the two teams face-off in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Thursday.
Aiden Markram replaced Temba Bavuma as T20I skipper of the South African national side.
Mumbai Indians have once again made a familiar disappointing start to their IPL campaign as they lost their first two matches.
South Africa are hopeful that both fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi will be available for selection in the first Test against India that gets underway in Pretoria on Tuesday, coach Shukri Conrad has confirmed.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Afghanistan vs South Africa, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
The South Africa series in that context is the last big international T20 series that India play followed by one against Afghanistan in mid-January.
When you look at the teams, I suppose they are coming into auction when their top-order is pretty much full. So, in that regard, I don't see many batters going for huge amounts of money, reckons Eoin Morgan.
A clinical Rajasthan Royals romped home for a third win on the trot in IPL 2024 with a six-wicket hammering of Mumbai Indians.
SKY, Ishan, Faf, Rajat, DK... so many wonderful knocks to choose from...
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.
For the golden generation of Indian cricketers, this is their last chance to conquest what no other team could on eight previous tours.
Runs came in all directions at the Wankhede on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Day 2 of the first Test between South Africa and India, at Centurion, on Wednesday.
Head, who fractured his left hand during Australia's South Africa tour last month, missed his team's first four matches at the World Cup in India.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
Bumrah, Coetzee and Patel all took three wickets each.
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
Pakistan needs to win all its matches and expect Australia to falter in at least two of their remaining four games.
Images from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Thursday.
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All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa were also selected in the line-up after helping Australia win a record-extending sixth title with Sunday's six-wicket victory.
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