Bill Lawry

ODI was the brainchild of Sir Donald Bradman and it was only money which encouraged its introduction into the international arena, believes Bill Lawry.

Former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell, who spent 45 years explaining the game from behind the microphone, has decided to call time on his commentary career.

As a schoolboy, Nagdev had created a record by scoring an unbeaten 427 runs in 1963-64 for his school Hindi Vidya Bhavan. That record was broken after 47 years when Sarfraz Khan scored 439.

This is neither a present day phenomenon nor confined to India. The venom of a famous last name is lethal and the ones who can't handle it disappear.

The Sangam City is blessed with accomplished sportsmen since the last two years with Asiad and Commonwealth Games silver medallist gymnast Ashish Kumar and Indian hockey star Danish Mujtaba being the main.

Reminiscing his glory days, Sunil Gavaskar rated Kris Srikkanth as the best opening partner he had, saying that the right-hander "liberated" him as a batsman.

Shane Warne joined in the chorus along with former Australia skipper Bill Lawry in demanding the inclusion of David Warner in the ODI squad.

Former Australian Test wicketkeeper and ex-International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Barry Jarman has died. The South Australian Cricket Association said Jarman died on Saturday. They did not give further details.

It is widely believed by many cricket followers that former Australian captain Ian Chappell knows everything about cricket and what he doesn't know is probably not worth knowing. And when he recently announced retirement from cricket commentary after 45 years behind the microphone (began doing commentary in 1977), it was widely felt that the game and its fans would be deprived of a vocal, sagacious expert.

Veteran radio cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passed away on Wednesday following a heart attack.

India's 1983 World Cup hero, former all-rounder Mohinder Amaranth was honoured with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2008-09 by the BCCI.

Former captain Bill Lawry suggests that the only way to save the pace spearhead Brett Lee's career is to keep him off cricket for a while.

Former Test player Ashok Mankad died in his sleep at his Worli residence in Mumbai.

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has backed Tim Paine to return to country's Test squad, saying he wants to see the former skipper "playing and performing" for Australia again.

Former Test cricketer Ashok Mankad, son of one of India's greatest Test all-rounder Vinoo, played in 22 Tests between 1969 and 1978 and scored 991 runs with an average of 25.41.

Akash Deep's fiery spell halted England's explosive start at The Oval, dismissing Ben Duckett for 43. Duckett and Crawley's rapid 92-run opening stand threatened India before Akash's persistence paid off, inducing a mistimed reverse scoop. Akash's animated send-off underscored the intensity of the breakthrough, marking a personal triumph within the crucial Test match.

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley's exceptional opening partnership continues to flourish, setting new records against India in Test cricket. They surpassed Greenidge and Haynes with their eighth 50-plus stand, accumulating the highest runs for an England opening pair against India.

Former Indian Test cricketer Rusi Framroze Surti died on Sunday in a local hospital following a brief illness.

Former captain Gundappa Viswanath reckons his second innings knock of 137 on Test debut at Kanpur in 1969-70 against Australia as his best.

Former England cricketer and coach David 'Bumble' Lloyd on Tuesday announced that he will be leaving his role as a commentator with Sky Sports after a stint spanning over two decades, signing off by invoking famous British singer Elton John.