Wasim Akram: “If this would have happened in international cricket, Wahab must have received one warning till now”
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Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has lashed out at fellow left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz over the fact that his front foot was regularly landing near the danger area in the National T20 Cup.
“He offered to pay for us insisting it was his way of welcoming us to New Zealand”
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Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi and opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad were unable to pay for lunch at McDonald’s when landing at Auckland airport on Monday, but they received their meals for free after a fan offered to pay for them.
Haddin injured his shoulder in the sixth over of the day
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Australia’s ongoing Test series against Pakistan took a turn for the worse when wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin injured his right shoulder during the morning session on the second day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
Roach’s car flipped over several times
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West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach only suffered minor injuries after he crashed his BMW sedan in Barbados.
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“I was screaming like my daughter”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy’s fear of flying got even worse during the team’s flight from Dunedin to Wellington after the pilots had to abort their initial landing attempt due to high winds before circling round and touching down safely.
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Narine picked up 12 wickets in his last series against New Zealand
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been drafted into the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming three-Test series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 3 in Dunedin.
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“He is no longer available for the series and that is a big blow for us”
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo has announced that flamboyant opening batsman Chris Gayle’s injury “is the worst [thing] to happen to us on the tour”.
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Johnson’s four-wicket haul sparked Australia’s counter-attack
Australia’s bowlers launched an awe-inspiring counter-attack against England on the second day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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The Wankhede stadium gave Tendulkar a standing ovation for perhaps the last time in his illustrious 24-year career
India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar registered 74 runs in what could be his last ever international innings before the country’s future stars came out and had a chance to shine against the West Indies on the second day of the second Test in Mumbai.
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“Give us five years, I think we will be knocking over sides quite regularly”
Former New Zealand captain Richard Hadlee has announced that he believes the national team will not progress any further in Test cricket “unless we get more Test cricket at home and away”.
