Tauranga [New Zealand], December 31 (ANI): Pakistan stand-in skipper Mohammad Rizwan praised "aggressive" New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner after he bowled with an injured toe in the first Test.
Melbourne [Australia], December 31 (ANI): India pacer Umesh Yadav who limped off with tearing pain in his calf muscle on the third day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia on Monday left for India on Wednesday night.
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 30 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday added pacer Beuran Hendricks to the Test squad after clearing Covid-19 protocols while all-rounder Migael Pretorius has been released from the side due to a muscle injury.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 30 (ANI): Swashbuckling batsmen Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa and pacer S Sreesanth have been named in the 20-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 30 (ANI): South Africa head coach Mark Boucher said that pacer Kagiso Rabada will not be an automatic selection for the second Test against Sri Lanka despite being medically cleared for the right adductor muscle strain injury.
Melbourne [Australia], December 30 (ANI): Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins on Wednesday revealed South Africa batsman AB de Villiers is the toughest batsman he has bowled to in the longest format of the game.
Melbourne [Australia], December 30 (ANI): Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins might have won hearts with his effort in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval, but the pacer feels red-ball cricket isn't going anywhere as it creates the fairest contest between bat and ball.
Tauranga [New Zealand], December 29 (ANI): After achieving the milestone of 300 Test wickets, New Zealand pacer Tim Southee said he would love to play for as long as he possibly can, adding that age is just a number and it is only about maintaining high standards of performance.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 29 (ANI): Mohammed Sameer, brother of Mohammed Siraj, expressed joy after the pacer delivered a scintillating performance in the Boxing Day Test against Australia to guide India to a victory.
Dubai [UAE], December 29 (ANI): New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Tauranga.
Melbourne [Australia], December 29 (ANI): India pacer Ishant Sharma feels stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane is a "bowler's captain" but coach Ravi Shastri has heard such a phrase for the first time in his career.
Melbourne [Australia], December 29 (ANI): India pacer Umesh Yadav who limped off with tearing pain in his calf muscle on the third day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia on Monday will miss the third Test of the four-match series.