“I realised in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup was a bridge too far”
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South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from all three formats of international cricket.
“While it was a very difficult decision for me to leave the ACA, I’m very excited about the opportunity and the challenges ahead”
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Paul Marsh has resigned as the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) after agreeing to become head of the Australian Football League (AFL) Players’ Association.
“I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can”
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Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he is “looking forward” to playing his 100th Test against New Zealand in his hometown of Jamaica and hopes that he can produce a “huge performance”.
“If he gets the opportunity to play again and represent England on the park it’ll be a good tussle again”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner has paid tribute to England batsman Jonathan Trott after he suffered a relapse of his stress-related illness while playing for Warwickshire.
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“I felt it was the right time to move on”
Australia batsman Marcus North has surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from domestic cricket.
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“Is he the greatest captain ever in Test match cricket? In my view he must be”
Former South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten has become the latest person to pay tribute to Graeme Smith, branding him as the “greatest captain ever”.
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“India need to really show they have dominating fast bowlers as the wickets will be fast and bouncy”
Legendary Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that India “need to find bowlers who can bowl at 140kph” prior to the start of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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Australia snapped South Africa’s eight-year unbeaten streak
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris was the hero of the match as he took two wickets in the fourth-last over of the day to lead Australia to a 245-run win over South Africa in Cape Town.
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“Hopefully we’ll celebrate his retirement and give him the due respect and recognition that he deserves”
Legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that people need to give captain Graeme Smith the “respect and recognition” he truly deserves.
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Sangakkara scored his 18th ODI century
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara was the star of the show as he smashed a magnificent century to lead his side to a two-wicket win over India in Fatullah.
