Mitchell, who was instrumental in New Zealand's historic ODI series win over India on January 18, is the new World No 1 batter in ODIs.
A look back at some of the most painful moments when South Africa came heartbreakingly close -- but always fell short -- before finally breaking the curse at Lord's.
A 56-year-old Indian-origin man and his 24-year-old daughter were shot and killed at a convenience store in Virginia. Police have arrested a 44-year-old man, George Frazier Devon Wharton, in connection with the shooting. Wharton is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The victims were identified as Pradipkumar Patel and his daughter, who were working at the store when the shooting occurred. The owner of the store, Paresh Patel, said the victims were his family members. The shooting sent shockwaves among the Indian community in the United States.
Wessels issued a statement through his lawyers on Friday angrily denying the accusation against him.
Disclosures in Herschelle Gibbs' no-holds-barred autobiography titled 'To the Point', have brought the curtains down on the out-of-favour South Africa opener's career, feels former skipper Kepler Wessels.
South Africa will dearly miss AB de Villiers in the World Cup. De Villiers announced a shock retirement from international cricket last year.
The former South Africa captain was accused by two black players in his Eastern Province squad, where he is coach, of calling them "animals" at a net practice.
The UCBSA has instructed Eastern Province to suspend Kepler Wessels as coach after he was alleged to have made racist remarks.
Former South Africa batsman Kepler Wessels says foreign teams should always play to their strengths. He said he was surprised that the two other tracks (Chennai, Ahmedabad) did not turn as much as in Green Park.
The former South Africa captain said Rahul Dravid must make his own decisions if India are to come out of the current slump.
'I firmly believed that the wrist spinners can add lot of value as they are not dependant on the surface. It is about what you do in the air and you have varieties bowling leg-spinners as well as googlies'
The record books were rewritten twice in an astonishing run spree at Nottinghamshire's Trent Bridge ground on Monday which saw a record English one-day partnership and the most aggregate runs scored in a List A match. By the close in the Royal London One-Day Cup game between Notts and Northamptonshire, statisticians were checking to see if there had ever been a day like it anywhere in the world. The big hitting began from the start with Nottinghamshire's Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb sharing a record one-day partnership in England of 342 from 39.2 overs. Wessels eventually departed for a career-best 146, from 97 balls, while Lumb went on to make 184, also his best and a record for the county, as Nottinghamshire posted 445 for 8, the second highest score for a List A match in the world. The runs continued to flow when Northamptonshire chased down what would have been another record for a team batting second. But they fell short despite 128 from Rory Kleinveldt.
Gary Ballance joins Kepler Wessels as the only players to have scored centuries for two countries.
Book reveals how Akshay Kumar terminated his own contract to save IPL team from incurring loss
Virat Kohli's style of leadership can't be questioned as long as he gets the results for India.
The Proteas' performance in the recent series against Pakistan in Dubai augured well for the 2015 World Cup but their real test will be the upcoming home series against India, according to former captain Kepler Wessels.
Hailing the technique and mental approach of the Indian batsmen in the first Test, former South African captain Kepler Wessels said the visitors are expected to continue their "brilliant" show in the second match, starting Thursday in Durban.
"On how many days do you see Harbhajan Singh ending with figures like this?" asked Kepler Wessels, a few minutes into his press conference on Saturday.
Buttler has been 'Mankaded' twice
Russia's Anna Chakvetadze beat injury-hit top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia to win the women's title at the Den Bosch Open on Saturday, while Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic beat Dutchman Peter Wessels to win the men's.
Veteran Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership turned Chennai Super Kings into arguably the most decorated franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. Raina said every move Dhoni made as a captain was "spot on."
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has revealed that he considered giving up cricket four years after making his ODI debut against South Africa in 2000.
A former South African cricketer, who played for the national team and was part of the 1992 Cricket World Cup, has reportedly been accused of rape.
Narendra Hirwani said the selectors had spoilt many a career and that his was not a solitary case.
The Indo-Belgian pair beat Thomas Johansson and Todd Perry 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-8 in the first round in Stockholm.
Rohan Bopanna and Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas lost to Raemon Sluiter and Peter Wessels in the final of the Siemens Open on Sunday.
The Wanderers' pitch has coming under criticism from former cricketers and commentators for its dangerous nature.
Former South African players have blamed the humiliating defeat in the Johannesburg Test to "boastful over-confidence".
Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels wants the left-hander to practice as hard as he can before the start of the first Test.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical summary of Test series between India and South Africa.
The United States beat the Netherlands 2-1 to claim their third Hopman Cup title in four years.
Slovakia clinched a place in the Hopman Cup final for the second successive year after they beat the Netherlands 3-0.
Sarfaraz Khan's superb all-round showing and a five-wicket haul from Deepak Hooda helped India outclassed Pakistan by 40 runs in the Group A match of the ICC Under-World Cup in Dubai.
Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe's forehand found the net on match point to keep his hopes of a 20th grand slam title alive.
A 19-year-old boy from Venezuela has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest feet.
In the 35 Tests Kohli has led as captain, he has fielded 35 different playing 11s. Sure, the chopping and changing worked in the sub-continent because the home conditions masked the deficiencies in constantly chopping and changing the playing 11, says Chetan Narula.
Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli, on behalf of the entire team, paid tribute to the late former president Nelson Mandela on Saturday.
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