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“I will try not to get out freakishly again”
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he refuses to be unperturbed ahead of the national team’s three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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Lynn clobbered six maximums during his knock of 56
Chris Lynn smashed a sparkling half-century to help the Brisbane Heat burn the Sydney Thunder by 48 runs at the Stadium Australia.
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Australia regained the Ashes for the first time in five years
Australia completed their 5-0 whitewashing of England with a convincing 281-run win on the third day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to regain the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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Kallis surpassed Dravid as the third-highest all-time run-scorer in Test cricket history
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis scored his 45th Test century and surpassed the legendary Rahul Dravid as the third-highest all-time run-scorer in Test cricket history during the fourth day of the second Test against India in Durban.
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Ali’s heroics with the bat and ball earned him the Man of the Match award
Pakistan debutants Bilawal Bhatti and Anwar Ali blew South Africa away in the first ODI in Cape Town with their spectacular performances with both the bat and ball.
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Hafeez’s last-minute heroics knocked Antigua out
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and left-arm pace bowler Krishmar Santokie sent the Antigua Hawksbills packing with a five-wicket last-ball win, while also keeping the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ dream of becoming the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions alive.
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“He was (and still is) my hero, so it was disappointing that I could not play against him”
Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he is still disappointed over the fact that he never got the opportunity to play against his “hero” Sir Vivian Richards.
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Kohli recorded his 15th ODI century
Despite noting that the national team were in Zimbabwe to have “fun”, India interim captain Virat Kohli looked to be all business during the first ODI as he led his troops to victory with a spectacular century.
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‘Mr Consistent’ did what he does best to knock South Africa out of the tournament
South Africa captain AB de Villiers was adamant that his side would not ‘choke’ during their semi-final encounter with England, but that was exactly what ended up happening as they were dominated and put out of their misery by Jonathan Trott.
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Watson’s lack of runs is a big worry for Australia
Having come off a dreadful run during the Champions Trophy, Australia are definitely looking like a team on the decline and ODI stand-in captain George Bailey has for once agreed with the pundits, admitting that the team’s confidence levels could not be any lower.
