India batsman Hanuma Vihari revealed how advice from head coach Ravi Shastri – who told him to flex his knees more as it would help his footwork – after the first innings of the first Test against West Indies helped improve his batting over the course of the series.
England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods by Theresa May in her resignation honours list.
Greg Chappell could not do it, while Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, who had both had two attempts each, were unable to manage it either. But if his side avoid defeat in the fifth Test against England at The Oval starting Thursday, Tim Paine will join the list of Australia captains who have led the team to an Ashes series win in England.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said the scheduled home series against Sri Lanka will go ahead despite top players from the island nation pulling out of the tour.
A joint report by sports researchers and environmental academics unveiled on Tuesday urges cricket authorities to introduce "heat rules" including postponing games in response to climate change.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib al Hasan took responsibility for the loss to Afghanistan in the one-off Test at Chittagong, saying that if he had batted through the innings the home team would have secured a draw.
It is not often that the collective performances of Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie have been eclipsed in an Ashes. The Australian pace attack of 1997, led by the duo, had the best bowling average (and strike rate) for any Australian team touring England in the last 50 years (since 1969). Australia had gone on to win the six-match series 3-2.