Aditya Verma said that he had a lot of faith in BCCI president Shashank Manohar but will now look to the Supreme Court for answers. © NDTV New Delhi: The secretary of unsanctioned Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) Aditya Verma alleged that top the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials, including president Shashank Manohar, “used him in their battle against N Srinivasan” and dumped the Indian Premier League…
James Pattinson Replaces Peter Siddle in Australian Squad For Christchurch Test
James Pattinson has replaced Peter Siddle for the Christchurch Test as Australia aim to win the series 2-0 and reclaim the No. 1 Test ranking. © AFP James Pattinson was called up by Australia as they look to clean sweep their series against New Zealand in the second Test in Christchurch. (Peter Siddle Ruled Out of Second Test Against New Zealand) Captain Steve Smith said Pattinson, who missed the first…
Sachin Tendulkar is The Greatest After Don Bradman, Says Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting said that his stint with Mumbai Indians gave him a chance to know Sachin Tendulkar better as a person. (Image credit: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter) © Twitter New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has ranked Sachin Tendulkar as the second best batsman of all-time after Donald Bradman, saying the Indian legend truly deserves to be called “great” at a time when the word is “bandied” about too casually. (Tendulkar…
Christchurch quake on minds amid the cricket
Play 03:47 Christchurch’s coming back to life Hagley Oval is a permanent reminder of the earthquake that devastated Christchurch in 2011, but such reminders will only be intensified over the course of the upcoming Test between New Zealand and Australia. Monday, the third day of the Test, is the five-year anniversary of the earthquake, which registered 6.3 on the Richter scale and resulted in the deaths of 185 people. February…
McCullum could go out with all-pace attack
Having seen the pitch on match eve, Brendon McCullum declared that “it’s not going to be necessarily a pleasant time out there with bat in hand” © Getty Images Brendon McCullum is renowned for his relentless attack, whether hurling himself into the advertising boards in a desperate attempt to save a boundary, or setting Test-like slip cordons during one-day games. So it should be no surprise that on the eve…
McCullum could pick all-pace attack in Christchurch
Having seen the pitch on match eve, Brendon McCullum declared that “it’s not going to be necessarily a pleasant time out there with bat in hand” © Getty Images Brendon McCullum is renowned for his relentless attack, whether hurling himself into the advertising boards in a desperate attempt to save a boundary, or setting Test-like slip cordons during one-day games. So it should be no surprise that on the eve…
Relaxed Australia eye No. 1 ranking
John Hastings: “Darren Lehmann and Steve Smith have created an environment where everyone is equal, honesty is the key and communication is the key.” © Getty Images One of the more revealing Australian cricket interviews of the past week occurred on Melbourne radio rather than in New Zealand, and featured not a member of the Test squad but a limited-overs specialist. It was John Hastings, one-time Test cricketer and some-time…
Relaxed Australia eye No.1 ranking
John Hastings: “Darren Lehmann and Steve Smith have created an environment where everyone is equal, honesty is the key and communication is the key.” © Getty Images One of the more revealing Australian cricket interviews of the past week occurred on Melbourne radio rather than in New Zealand, and featured not a member of the Test squad but a limited-overs specialist. It was John Hastings, one-time Test cricketer and some-time…
Team culture more relaxed under Smith than Clarke – Hastings
John Hastings: “No question is too dumb. If you think you’ve seen something on the field you bring it up, people don’t shoot you down” © Getty Images One of the more revealing Australian cricket interviews of the past week occurred on Melbourne radio rather than in New Zealand, and featured not a member of the Test squad but a limited-overs specialist. It was John Hastings, one-time Test cricketer and…
Australia's test of nerve, McCullum's last hurrah
Match facts February 20-24, 2016Start time 10.30 local (21.30 GMT) Another well-grassed surface awaits the teams at Hagley Oval © Getty Images Big Picture Australia need only a draw to become the world’s No. 1 Test team. Easier said than done, for a few reasons. First, it has been an awful long time since Australia have been consistent away from home. Australia won consecutive Tests in the Caribbean against the…