Another seven runs and VVS Laxman will complete 7000 runs in Test cricket, nine dismissals will take Mark Boucher to the 500-figure mark and 15 wickets will bring about Dale Steyn’s 200 Test wickets, reports Bivabasu Kumar.
Australia completed the series whitewash as the hosts beat Pakistan by three-wickets in the fifth and final One-day International in Perth on Sunday.
Fast bowler Ryan Harris, who claimed 10 wickets and two man-of-the-match awards in the past week, has set his sights on becoming Australias next frontline bowler, but is content for now to play a fill-in role for the world champions.
There is a very thin line between confidence and overconfidence. S. Badrinath demonstrated it in ample measure as South Zone beat Central Zone by five wickets in the Duleep Trophy semifinal here on Friday.
S Badrinath celebrated his India call-up with a fluent 82, while Manish Pandey and R Ashwin also struck half-centuries as South Zone thumped Central Zone by five wickets to sail into the final of the Duleep Trophy in Indore on Friday.
India won the Idea Cup by beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the second cricket Test on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium here Wednesday. India won the two Test series 2-0.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday singled out star performer Zaheer Khan for the team’s series victory and said the bowlers did an excellent job on an unresponsive track in the second Test against Bangladesh.
South Africa’s top order fired in unison as they humbled defending champion India by six wickets in the fifth place play-off match of the ICC under-19 World Cup in Lincoln today.
South Africa’s top order fired in unison as defending champions India were humbled by six wickets in the fifth place play-off in the ICC under-19 World Cup in Lincoln on Wednesday.
India crushed Bangladesh by 10 wickets to sweep the Test series 2-0 retaining their top spot in the rankings. Another reason for celebration is that Zaheer Khan became the fourth Indian to take 10 wickets in a Test on foreign land. Scorecard