“I could not bat properly and bending was a problem and sprinting between the wickets was a problem even though you guys don’t see me running much”
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle will travel to Germany to get treatment for his lower back pain in order to ensure he is fully fit by the time the national team’s Test series against New Zealand gets underway on June 8 in Jamaica.
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Sangakkara became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score a triple century
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara continued to torment Bangladesh on the second day of the second Test in Chittagong as he converted his overnight score of 160 into a maiden triple century.
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“It will be interesting to see how they are without him”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that South Africa are on the back foot after their veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis retired from Test cricket in order to accomplish his goal of representing the Proteas in the 2015 World Cup.
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Broad registered his 11th five-wicket haul
England pace bowler Stuart Broad gave Australia five more reasons to despise him even more as he recorded a magnificent five-wicket haul to leave the baggy greens reeling at the end of the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“I will be thinking about him if I get a big one here”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dedicated his 100th Test match to his recently deceased childhood friend.
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“I’ll probably look back on it when I’ve finished my career and see it as something quite special”
Despite admitting that it was “surreal” to be on the verge of completing his 100th Test match, England batsman Kevin Pietersen has conceded that “talking about 100 Test matches is a weird feeling for me personally”.
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“Sachin, Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing”
The end of a 24-year legacy has dawned upon the cricketing world as Sachin Tendulkar received a fitting farewell in his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai as India decimated the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs.
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Ojha stole the limelight with his sixth five-wicket haul
Despite all the attention being focused on Sachin Tendulkar for his 200th and final Test match in an India jersey, the country’s spin duo of Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin stole the spotlight on the opening day of the second Test in Mumbai as they dismissed the West Indies for a dismal 182.
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Sharma scored an unbeaten century in his debut Test match
India batsman Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten century on debut gave his side a solid 120-run lead over the West Indies at the end of the second day of the first Test in Kolkata.
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Smith and de Villiers amassed a mammoth 326-run partnership
South Africa captain Graeme Smith and wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers left Pakistan battered and bruised as they nearly batted for the entire second day of the second Test in Dubai.
