John Hampshire

New Zealand's Devon Conway joined a select group of cricketers on Wednesday by marking his Test debut with a hundred at Lord's.

An eagle and two birdies saw Rahil Gangjee tied 37th at six-under 136 after two rounds of 67 and 70 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Nationwide tournament.

The events at Port Elizabeth have painted yet another match referee as a black sheep in the game of whites. That it happened to be England’s Mike Denness is a matter of sheer coincidence.

Former India captain and member of the 1983 World Cup winning team Kris Srikkanth will be the recipient of this year's prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Award given by the BCCI. Former India women's captain Anjum Chopra is the co-recipient of the lifetime achievement award. The BCCI Annual Award function will be held in Mumbai on January 12 ahead of the first ODI against Australia on January 14.

New Zealand's Devon Conway became just the seventh batsman in Test cricket's 144-year history to make a double century on debut with a score of exactly 200 against England at Lord's on Thursday. The South Africa-born opener's marathon effort of more than nine-and-a-half hours was the cornerstone of New Zealand's first-innings total of 378.

Cricket matches between England and Pakistan have often been a fraught affair, with rows over umpiring, ball-tampering, abandoned fixtures and a spot-fixing scandal all contributing to a tense relationship.

True test for England lies in their ability to defend the Ashes title in Australia, which is altogether a trickier business and a rare feat achieved only on four occasions by the Poms since the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33, feels former English cricketers.

NEW DELHI: Why is it that our cricket captains are applauded only after they find acceptance abroad? Sourav Ganguly — a captain with idea and attitude — has been often accused of being undisciplined and outspoken by former national cricketers in the past.