Say what you will about Justin Langer, he has an unmistakable way of expressing his frustrations. “I feel like a director of a soap opera at the moment,” he said in the aftermath of Australia’s defeat in Melbourne, his body language equally telling. “I honestly do.”
The final Test starts in Sydney on January 3. India lead the series 2-1.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan’s father passed away on Sunday (December 30).
With the 50-over World Cup scheduled for 2019, ODI Cricket will be the focus of attention for international teams come the new year. In 2018, some exceptional action was witnessed in the format and as the year winds down, here’s Cricketnext's ODI team of the year.
Enjoy them, celebrate them, watch them soar. For any Indian cricket fan over 30 will tell you: it’s been a long time coming.
With the 50-over World Cup scheduled for 2019, ODI Cricket will be the focus of attention for international teams come the new year. In 2018, some exceptional action was witnessed in the format and as the year winds down, here’s Cricketnext's ODI team of the year.
As 2018 winds down, India end the year as the most successful team across formats over the course of the year. They won 35 of the 53 matches they played in 2018 (and lost just 15). England and Pakistan were joint-second with the same win-loss ratio of 1.93 – both played 46 matches each and won 29 and lost 15.