An astonishing catch on the boundary as Adelaide Strikers fielder Jake Weatherald holds a skier from Sydney Thunder batter Shane Watson, before flipping it into the field of play for teammate Jake Lehmann (son of Darren) to take the catch to remove danger man Watson for 28.
Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada and India captain Virat Kohli ended 2018 as the top Test bowler and batter respectively in the ICC Test Player Rankings.
AB de Villiers makes Harsha Boghle’s 2018 Test XI, but there’s no space for the No 1 wicket-taker of 2018, Kagiso Rabada.
New Zealand have leapfrogged South Africa to third position in the International Cricket Council’s rankings for Test teams.
Batting coach Grant Flower has conceded Pakistan’s ‘atmosphere isn’t the best at the moment’ during the ongoing Test series against South Africa.
The star performance of batsman Kusal Mendis stood at the fore, as captain Dinesh Chandimal summarised Sri Lanka’s year.
Batsman Aaron Finch will likely be retained at the top of the order for Australia’s fourth and final Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground this week.
The South African-born Marnus Labuschagne is eager to capitalise on a recall to Australia’s Test squad.
Former opener Ed Cowan has heavily critcised the South African-born Marnus Labuschagne’s recall to Australia’s Test squad.
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés from the 1500s is best remembered through a great military quote: when you arrive on your enemy’s shore and you want your soldiers to fight like hell, ‘burn the boats’, said Cortés.
The Hobart Hurricanes moved to the top of the Big Bash League as Cameron Bancroft’s return to pro cricket after his nine-month ban was ended by a peach of a delivery. His Perth Scorchers side suffered their third loss in four matches.
Indian captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on his team – and especially Jasprit Bumrah – for helping him fulfil his obsession of winning Test matches away from home.
Watch Australian captain Tim Paine discuss changes for the final Test in Sydney and how the return of Steve Smith and David Warner is clearly needed in order to get Australia competitive again.
Watch how India secured a 137-run victory on the final day to go 2-1 up in the four-match Test series against Australia and thus retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy on Australian soil.
It was a historic occasion when the Boxing Day Test match moved away from the coastal regions to inland Centurion for the first time, and I was lucky enough to be there to bear witness to the occasion, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
