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“He had to carry the expectations of so many Indians”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the latest cricketer to pay tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who announced that he would be retiring after his 200th Test, which will come against the West Indies in his hometown of Mumbai next month.
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Laxman has put his money on India to win the ODI series
India batting great VVS Laxman has announced that he believes the national team are favourites to win the seven-match ODI series against Australia.
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“From the beginning, I was very sure that he was a rare talent and would become a great player”
Former India coach Gary Kirsten has revealed that he knew vice-captain Virat Kohli was destined for greatness the first time he met him and worked on his batting technique.
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Lehmann called on the Australian public to verbally abuse Broad throughout the second leg of the Ashes series
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has been ordered to pay 20 per cent of his match fee from the fifth and final Ashes Test, which took place at The Oval, after he was charged for accusing England pace bowler Stuart Broad of having “blatantly cheated” during the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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“He was a versatile batsman, potent strike bowler and charismatic captain”
Former New Zealand pace bowler Richard Hadlee has announced that ex-Pakistan captain turned politician Imran Khan was easily the best all-rounder during his era.
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Cronje’s father believes the Indian authorities made his son into a “scapegoat”
Deceased South African captain Hansie Cronje’s father, Ewie, has announced that “I’m considering legal action against the Indian police” after his son was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal in a chargsheet filed by Delhi police.
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Haddin knew he had edged the delivery from Anderson
While most captains and players are in favour of the Decision Review System (DRS), except for India of course, Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin has a very different outlook when it comes to the use of technology during matches, whereby he believes only umpires should have the power to ask for the DRS to be used.
Cowan was ecstatic after scoring his maiden Test century
Fresh off scoring his maiden century in the first Test against South Africa, Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan has revealed that he plans to continue playing his natural game during the last two Test matches as well.
