Joe Root celebrates after scoring his third double century in Test cricket
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England captain Joe Root had a day to remember as he scored a superb 226 on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
“I can’t say there haven’t been some dark times where I thought it would be easier if I wasn’t here”
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Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has revealed that he battled severe depression during his international career and even thought about committing suicide prior to the national team’s tour of South Africa in 2004.
Chibhabha starred with both the bat and ball
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Chamu Chibhabha scored 53 and took four wickets to help Zimbabwe crush Afghanistan by 65 runs and level the series at 2-2.
Ali exults upon bringing up his maiden double century
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Bangladesh found themselves in all sorts of trouble at the end of day two as they lost five wickets following Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali’s maiden double century.
De Villiers was named Man of the Match for his magnificent knock of 81
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers, opener Hashim Amla and batsman David Miller all scored half-centuries as the Proteas crushed the West Indies by 61 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first ODI in Durban.
Mahmudullah is currently unbeaten on 63
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Despite a four-wicket haul from Zimbabwe off-spinner Malcolm Waller, Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah scored an unbeaten 63 to stretch his side’s lead to 266 at the end of the fourth day of the second Test in Khulna.
Punjab will be playing in their maiden IPL final thanks to Sehwag
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Kings XI Punjab opening batsman Virender Sehwag gave the Mumbai crowd a glimpse of the past as he blitzed his way to a breath-taking 122 to not only knock the Chennai Super Kings out of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but also set up a finals clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Jordan excelled with both the bat and ball
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England batsmen Ian Bell and Gary Ballance both scored half-centuries, while pace bowler Chris Jordan played a vital role with the bat and ball, to help their side rout Sri Lanka by 81 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method at The Oval.
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Hafeez’s heroics gave Pakistan an unassailable 3-1 lead
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez smashed his second consecutive century to help the national team seal the ODI series against Sri Lanka in emphatic style.
