Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Root joins elite group with 1,600 Test runs in calendar year

Root

ADELAIDE: Joe Root became just the fourth player in history to chalk up 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year Saturday — and the first since 2008 — but a maiden century in Australia again eluded him. The England captain has been in brilliant form in 2021, arriving for the Ashes with 1,455 runs from 12 Tests, … Read more

Shoaib Akhtar expresses displeasure on ICC’s decision

Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who was in the audience during the ICC T20 World Cup final on Sunday between New Zealand and Australia, believed that it was an unfair decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to name Aussie’s David Warner as the Man of the Tournament. Warner scored 289 runs in seven … Read more