Men in Blue headed by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has Australian Michael Hussey breathing down his neck for the top slot in the ODI rankings. Teammate Sachin Tendulkar lost his fourth place to West Indies Captain Chris Gayle in the latest ICC chart announced on Monday. In-form Hussey narrowed the gap with...
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Ponting retired fron Twenty20
Australia captain Ricky Ponting retired from Twenty20 international cricket to enhance his bid to make the 2013 Ashes. Ponting came to his decision during a fortnight break from the tour of England with one last crack at a Test series over here at the forefront of his mind. Twice he has overseen Ashes defeats...
Gilchrist feels younger playing IPL
Gilchrist might have dropped the curtains of his international career more than a year back, but this Deccan Chargers skipper said he still feels like a teenager who can’t wait for the cricket season to start. The former Australian wicket-keeper batsman, who bid adieu to his international career in January last year, said he...
Lee, Symonds back in Team while Ponting rested
Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel have not included regular skipper Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and pacer Mitchel Johnson in the 14-member squad to give them due rest before the Ashes and the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in England in June. Brett Lee and troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds returned to the Australian team for the...
Hussey opts out of IPL
Michael Hussey will become the latest Australian cricketer to withdraw from this year’s IPL in an effort to reinvigorate himself ahead of the Ashes. Hussey is one of only two Australians, along with Brad Haddin, to have played in all 12 Tests and 10 one-day internationals since last year’s tour of India, and was...
Smith to return for the fifth ODI
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has recovered from the injury and is likely to return for the five-match one-day series against Australia, starting in Durban on Friday. Smith had sustained a fracture to the little finger of his right hand when he was struck by a delivery from Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson during the...
Dravid on way to create World record
Rahul Dravid has levelled with retired Australain Mark Waugh with highest Test catches but has to wait as record slipped through his fingers. They have 181 catches to their cap. Lets wait for another day to see if Dravid breaks the record.
