Richard Hadlee

The Canterbury Cricket Trust, in its bid to create a state- of-the-art facility for the community's talented cricketers, will be building a sports centre, which will be named after the country's greatest player, Sir Richard Hadlee.

It's nowhere close to perfect but New Zealand pace legend Sri Richard Hadlee says he is "at the moment all clear" in his two-year-old battle with cancer, which necessitated two surgeries and changed his perspective on life.

While quite a few contemporary cricketers have time and again expressed their helplessness with regard to the tight international calendar, two former greats - Bob Simpson and Sir Richard Hadlee - have questioned the concerns about too much cricket.

India deserves to be the number one Test side but their stay at the top would depend on how they perform away from home, feels Richard Hadlee.

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said that India's 1982/83 tour of Pakistan was one of the toughest ever for him simply because of the reverse swing that Imran Khan and Sarfaraz Nawaz managed to extract.

Daniel Vettori, with Kumar Sangakkara's wicket at Colombo SSC, has completed his 300 Test wickets and with it became the first left-arm spinner to accomplish the feat.

The biggest find of New Zealand's World Cup campaign in India, Rachin Ravindra on Wednesday became the youngest recipient of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal after becoming the country's best male cricketer of the year. Among women, Melie Kerr grabbed the major prizes at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. Kane Williamson was recognised for his outstanding form in the Test arena with the ANZ Test Player of the Year Award, and winning the Redpath Cup for men's first-class batting.

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New Zealand is hoping to import a cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar by welcoming young players from the country, legendary Kiwi all-rounder Richard Hadlee said.

Hadlee said that players who are involved in fixing shouldn't only be banned but their records should also be erased to serve as deterrent against this menace.

New Zealand's Matt Henry made a memorable return to Test cricket in the opening match against South Africa and the 30-year-old said it was "surreal" to match a benchmark set by Richard Hadlee, who cheered him on at the Hagley Oval on Thursday.

Richard Hadlee achieved a historic milestone on February 4, 1990, becoming the first bowler to claim 400 Test wickets. At 39, the New Zealand legend reached this unprecedented feat against India in Christchurch. His exceptional performance, including seven wickets in the match, secured a victory for his team and redefined bowling possibilities.

Having secured an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, India has clinched the Test series against England. In the upcoming fifth and final Test, starting on March 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, the hosts will strive to further solidify their position atop the World Test Championship standings.

A purist at heart, New Zealand pace great Sir Richard Hadlee is not a fan of T20 cricket and has no qualms in asserting that the shortest format will not survive if Tests are not taken care of.

It is said but not universally accepted that a first-class sportsperson is as good as a first class student. Now comes a chance for a sportsperson to actually prove this.

Spinner Ajaz Patel's 10-wicket haul is a great moment not only for him but for New Zealand and world cricket as well, the legendary Richard Hadlee said while eulogising his compatriot.

For four days, between Aug 10 and 17, M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be abuzz with fanfare as Karnataka State Cricket Association, established 1934, celebrates its platinum jubilee.

Humbled to have crossed the legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test scalps, premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he wanted to be a batter and used to bowl medium pace as a child to become the next "Kapil Paaji". Playing in his 85th match, Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil's 434 Test scalps to become India's second most successful bowler in the longest format.

Former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee feels India pacer Jasprit Bumrah could be more prone to injuries in the coming years due to his unorthodox bowling action. Bumrah, India's premier fast bowler in all three formats, has been consistently performing well for the Virat Kohli-led side.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been awarded Sir Richard Hadlee medal, the country's highest cricketing honour, for his inspirational leadership and exemplary batting at a glittering ceremony.