West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has retired from international cricket after more than 20 years at the top of the game. Chanderpaul made his Test debut against Michael Atherton’s England in 1994 and went on to score 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37, including 30 centuries. The 41-year-old left-hander, who made his 164th and final appearance against Alastair Cook’s side at Bridgetown last May, ends his career as the seventh highest run-scorer in…
De Kock maintains South Africa advantage
Lunch South Africa 421 for 8 (De Kock 85*, Piedt 11*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:36 Haysman: England have been poor The enterprise of Quinton de Kock was the force behind a satisfying second morning for South Africa at Centurion as they took a firm grip on the final Test. De Kock’s return to the wicketkeeping role after a freakish accident that ruled him out of the…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ruled Out of Australia Twenty20 Series, Gurkeerat Singh Mann Included as Cover for Ajinkya Rahane
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series due to a fractured thumb on his left hand. © BCCI India were dealt a double blow on Saturday with seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar being ruled out of the three-match T20 series against Australia while Ajinkya Rahane failed to recover from an injury that forced the BCCI to name Gurkeerat Singh Mann as cover for the in-form batsman.(All the Latest Updates…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Ruled Out of Australia Twenty20 Series, Gurkeerat Singh Mann Included as Cover for Ajinkya Rahane
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series due to a fractured thumb on his left hand. © BCCI Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of for the three-match Twenty20 series against Australia starting on January 26 due to a fractured thumb in his left hand. Bhuvneshwar, who played two ODIs in the series in Perth and Canberra, struggled for impact as he failed to pick up a…
Jack Bannister – player, journalist and pioneer – dies aged 85
Jack Bannister enjoyed a prolific career for Warwickshire then moved into the media © PA Photos Cricket has lost one of its greatest friends with the death of former Warwickshire player Jack Bannister. He was 85. Bannister enjoyed a fine career as a player and journalist, but it was perhaps his role in establishing the Professional Cricketers’ Association – the players’ union in England – that will prove to have…
Shivnarine Chanderpaul announces retirement
Play 01:29 After more than two decades and 164 Test matches, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, one of West Indies’ finest batsmen, has retired. Chanderpaul finishes as the second-highest West Indian Test run-maker, 86 runs short of Brian Lara: Lara got 11,953 (11,912 for West Indies and the rest for the ICC World XI), while Chanderpaul scored 11,867 (all for West Indies). Chanderpaul, 41, had not played for West Indies since May 2015;…
Alastair Cook Leads England Reply Against South Africa
England’s Alastair Cook raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring a half-century during the second day of the fourth Test match against South Africa at Supersport stadium. © AFP England captain Alastair Cook made his first half-century of the series to keep his team in contention on the second day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Saturday. (Scorecard) England were 138 for…
Momentum with Sixers in Sydney derby
While Sydney Thunder (in pic) have been consistent right through the tournament, Sixers have veered wildly and have won nine in a row to make the final © Getty Images If there’s a sense of brotherhood in the BBL final, then the equivalent fixture in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League has a similar familial feel. It will take place at the MCG, but this is the Sydney derby. The…
Dean Jones Feels International Bowling Standards Are at an All-Time Low
Indian bowlers failed to defend 300 twice against Australia. © AP Sydney: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones feels the standard of bowling in international cricket has touched an “all-time low”, voicing his concern at a time when 300-plus totals have become the norm in ODIs.(All the Latest From India vs Australia) In the ongoing five-match one-day series against India, Australia comfortably chased down two 300-plus targets, while notching up nearly…
Ross Taylor Out of New Zealand ODI Squad Due to Injury
Ross Taylor walks off the field after being injured against Pakistan. © AFP Wellington: Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor was Saturday ruled out of both the upcoming Pakistan and Australia one-day internationals after suffering a serious side strain. Taylor was injured in Friday night’s third Twenty20 against Pakistan which New Zealand won by 95 runs to seal the series 2-1. New Zealand Cricket said in a statement he had…