Ali was named Man of the Match for scoring a career-best 72 and dismissing Maxwell
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 72 and took one wicket, while captain Eoin Morgan hammered 74 to lead their side to a nail-biting five-run win over Australia in the one-off Twenty20 International in Cardiff.
Worker was named Man of the Match on debut
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New Zealand batsman George Worker had a debut to remember as he smashed a quickfire 62 to help the Black Caps demolish Zimbabwe by 80 runs in the one-off Twenty20 International in Harare.
“Apparently Butt, during his meeting, made a full confession that he knew and was involved in the spot-fixing that took place in the fourth Test against England at Lord’s”
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According to a source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), former captain Salman Butt has admitted that he was involved in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
“If you can get into someone’s mind by speaking to a batsman and tell them that their feet aren’t going anywhere, hopefully they’ll start to think about that”
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced that he will never stop playing mind games with batsmen since it has brought him a lot of success over the past 12 months.
Hughes represented Australia in 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one Twenty20 International
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In a tragic turn of events, Australia batsman Phillip Hughes passed away just two days after he was struck on the side of the head during a Sheffield Shield match.
“We can definitely use technology as long as it is standardised”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar believes that the Decision Review System (DRS) has to be standardised and must start being used by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Broad will be out of action for up to four months
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad will have surgery on his right knee on September 4 in an attempt to get rid of the persistent tendonitis that has been troubling him over the past 12 months.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000
When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.
