By Sandipan Banerjee It has been one week since the cricket extravaganza in form of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 has commenced. Prior to its start, many feared IPL 8 will be an overdose of cricket, due India’s non stop cricketing assignments in recent times which also included their... Read more
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Goes Past Mahela Jayawardene In List Of Leading Test Run-Scorers
Beyond USA April 15, 2015 0
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indies’ batting lynchpin for years, has gone past recently-retired Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene on the list of leading run-scorers in all Test cricket. Chanderpaul is now behind fellow West Indian Brian Lara, whose 131 Tests fetched him nearly 12,000 runs. Chanderpaul is playing his 162nd... Read more
Cricket fans around the world followed the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup over the past six weeks, as Australia hosted, and ultimately, won the coveted title. The tournament proved to so popular with global cricket fans that it recorded ESPNcricinfo’s most successful tournament in the site’s 21-year history across... Read more
Vale Richie Benaud – 1930 – 2015
Beyond USA April 13, 2015 0
Cricket Australia Chairman Wally Edwards has paid tribute to former Australian captain Richie Benaud, who has died aged 84. “Our country has lost a national treasure,” Mr Edwards said. “After Don Bradman, there has been no Australian player more famous or more influential than Richie Benaud. “Richie stood at... Read more
Cricket Australia (CA) today congratulated Meg Lanning who was named the inaugural Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World. This is the first time ever that Wisden has awarded this honor, alongside their Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year and the Leading Cricketer of the Year. Lanning earned the... Read more
Canada Not Taking Part In ICC World Cup An Embarrassment: Davis Joseph
NewsRavendra Madholall April 2, 2015 0
By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto Former Canadian fast-bowler Davis Joseph expressed disappointment that Canada had not been able to qualify and participate in the just concluded International Cricket Council (ICC) 50-over World Cup in co-host countries Australia and New Zealand. The 50-year-old right-hander stated that it is a big... Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the team of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with Brendon McCullum as its captain. McCullum was chosen as the captain following his aggressive, innovative and inspirational leadership during the 44-day tournament that was the cornerstone of his team’s progression to the... Read more
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was today named as the player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
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