With the Black Caps ticking along at 123/4, Henry Nicholls crunched a drive down the ground. Moments later, instead of adding four to his total, he was on his bike.
Headed into the final day of an engrossing test series, it looked like the most India could hope for was holding out for a draw. They soon tore up the history books.
It’s the final test of the series with things tied at 1-1, the batsman at the other end has a hundred to his name, and you have one ball left to survive. Why, Shannon?
Looking to waste some time watching classic cricket highlights from years gone by? You’re in luck – this test series remains our only triumph on Indian soil.
For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game. See the rest of the Top 10 inside.
Despite rumours of his resignation as SA’s test cricket captain, which spread like wildfire yesterday in social media channels following the Proteas’ resounding defeat to Sri Lanka, Graeme Smith is not resigning. While a comment on Twitter alluded to him possibly stepping down as skipper, he has confirmed that this “is not the case at all”.
South African cricketing legend, and ambassador for Buchulife, joined an elite club of test cricketers who have scored more than 12 000 runs. He takes his rightful place in a group of players that includes Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Rahul Dravid. In fact, Kallis is now the fourth highest scorer of runs in the […]