Former Australian coach John Buchanan on Sunday hit back at Sunil Gavaskar for taking a dig at his modest playing career and questioning his success as coach, saying his similarities with ex-captain Steve Waugh took the team to dizzy heights.
Statistical highlights after the end of the second Test match between India and Australia at the SCG in Sydney on Sunday.
Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr Sudhir Bisht.
The ace spinner appeared in 118 Tests before making his captaincy debut. Steve Waugh led Australia for the first time after playing 111 Tests.
Adam Gilchrist has been voted Australia's greatest one-day player with captain Ricky Ponting second.
Hayden, in India as a commentator, was invited by old friend and current coach Justin Langer as the former opener had long chat with the players during their net session at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said the Aussie skipper company had proposed to set up a township in the city on a "100 to 400 acre land".
Ricky Ponting [Images] passed the 10,000 Test runs mark and Simon Katich scored an unbeaten 113 as Australia scored 259 for three on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting became only the seventh batsman to reach 10,000 runs in Test matches on Friday and declared himself proud of his long career. He went to the crease needing 61 on the first day of the second test against West Indies and become the third Australian to reach the milestone following former captains Allan Border and Steve Waugh.
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid became the sixth player to tally 10,000 Test runs on Saturday.
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Brian Lara scored his 22nd century to become West Indies' all-time leading Test run scorer on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has batted for a referral system to allow teams to challenge umpiring decisions.
Ricky Ponting leading Australia to the 16th straight win was drowned in the row that followed the Sydney Test.
Matthew Hayden completed 8,000 runs in 92 Tests -- 8003 runs at an average of 53.00. He is the fifth Australian player and the 18th in Test annals to have amassed 8000 or more runs.
Rahul Dravid's timidity while facing an aggressive Australian pace battery has turned the match in the favour of Ricky Ponting's men, feels former skipper Steve Waugh.
Current Australian captain Ricky Ponting was named as Waugh's deputy.
To the future Chairman of Selectors, it revealed how simple and humble the batting colossus was.
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh will be the athlete liaison officer at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Ricky Ponting is on the verge of joining an exclusive club of 10,000 Test runs, but the Australian captain said he was not aware of his impending milestone only to be told by a team official.
Virat Kohli made history with his first double century to become the first captain from India to compile a Test double century overseas when he pulled a single to deep mid-wicket just before the lunch break, on Day 2 of the 1st Test, in North Sound in Antigua.
The former Australia leg-spinner ranked Darren Lehmann ahead of his former captain Steve Waugh in his list of 50 greatest cricketers.
With his team up against it, the scene is set for Steve Waugh to finish his career batting for his team's survival.
The Indian captain was involved in a world record 106-run partnership with Wasim Jaffer on Friday.
Steve Waugh will be the first person to wince but the regal esteem he commands in cricket and society rivals that of Sir Don Bradman.
Steve Waugh said Dravid should not be written off after just two failures and he would prove a perfect foil for Sehwag.
Former Australian World Cup-winning skipper Steve Waugh has warned Michael Clarke's men not to bank on Steven Smith's golden run during the summer ahead of World Cup opener against England on Saturday in Melbourne.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says the upcoming four-match rubber is a 'significant chance' for India to win their first Test series Down Under.
Glenn McGrath's wife Jane partly owes her life to Steve Waugh, who helped her in curing a cancerous brain tumour her doctors feared was inoperable.
The former Australia skipper said it will help in clearing the confusion on the vexed issue.
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Steve Waugh said Australia need to shed their friendly attitude towards the English if they are to win the Ashes
Australia declared their first innings on 581 for 4, a lead of 384. Bangladesh were 195 for 4 in their second innings at close on day 4 in the second Test.
The former Australia captain submitted a master plan of his project to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee on Friday.
The former India all-rounder also said the team would benefit is Javagal Srinath is made bowling coach.
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.
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