Australia turned around the first Test against the West Indies in Barbados through a great rearguard action from their tailenders and some penetrating bowling on the fourth day.
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Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming feels that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "not under any kind of pressure" despite his woeful batting form and the scratchy performance of the defending champions in their three IPL matches so far.
He has always opened the bowling for South Africa but speedster Morne Morkel isn't complaining at being used as a one-change bowler by his IPL team Delhi Daredevils.
Congratulating Yuvraj Singh for successfully undergoing the chemotherapy sessions, Dr Nitesh Rohatgi, a key member of the cricketer's medical team, on Wednesday said it was his positive attitude which helped him to handle the treatment remarkably well.
Recuperating from a rare germ-cell cancer, India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh on Wednesday said that he has developed a "cherished friendship" with Sachin Tendulkar over the years and the iconic batsman has always been in his thoughts during his two-month treatment in the United States.
Cricket officials in India have been urged by the new editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to abandon the "self interest of the few" and concentrate instead upon improving their team's Test results.
The London High Court dismissed the bankruptcy order against former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, his legal counsel said.
Australia drew first blood in Bridgetown, Barbados beating the West Indies by three wickets in a thrilling finish to the first Test.
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Good wishes continued to pour in for Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer, with Indian pacer Irfan Pathan saying that his teammate is not just a fighter on the cricket field but also in real life.
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Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara expressed happiness on being named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world and one of its five cricketers of the year.
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin feels that current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lacks "a bit of intelligence" when it comes to leading the side in Test cricket and there should be different captains for three formats of the game.
Eden Gardens is set to lose all its three Champions League Twenty20 matches with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) favouring shift of the matches due to monsoon rains lashing the city almost daily.
Dhoni played his natural game and thrashed the English bowling to help his team post a total in the final ODI, which looked like a winning score. Watching him play like the way he does in ODIs, one wonders why he can’t play the same way in Tests.
Sourav Ganguly writes.