David Warner smashed his fifth ODI century as he put Australia in a great position against India in Sydney. © AFP David Warner put Australia in a strong position as he smashed his fifth ODI century off 100 balls in the fifth one-day international against India in Sydney on Saturday. This was his first- three-figure score against India. (SCORECARD) Warner, who had missed the ODIs in Brisbane and Melbourne due…
International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Head Rejects Brendon McCullum Deal Claims
Brendon McCullum is a co-holder of the world record of 100 Test sixes. © AP Wellington: The head of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit has described as “absolutely preposterous nonsense” claims it did a deal to shield New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum from punishment for his delay in reporting an alleged match-fixing approach.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) “I can say, absolutely categorically, there were no deals done with Brendon…
Pandey's maiden ODI ton helps India clinch thriller
Australia 7 for 330 (Warner 122, M Marsh 102*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner and Mitchell Marsh combined for a 118-run fifth-wicket stand © Getty Images Mitchell Marsh played the innings he had been waiting to produce all summer after David Warner made his customary Sydney century to set India 331 in order to avoid a 5-0 Australian sweep in the ODI series on an SCG pitch…
West Indies great Chanderpaul retires
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…