Australia's Lee, former South African spinner Paul Harris and Proteas fast bowling great Allan Donald made up the bowling department.

Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi has filed a criminal and defamation suit against former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for his alleged inappropriate comments on his Youtube channel.

Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced the list of 20 male players to be awarded national contracts for 2020-21, in which the name of left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja was missing. It is for the first time in five years that Khawaja has missed out on a central contract.

Williamson had a hugely successful year, both individually and with the New Zealand team, which he led to the World Cup final.

Umar has the right to appeal against the panel decision 14 days after he gets a copy of the detailed judgement. His appeal will be heard by an independent adjudicator to be appointed by the board.

Earlier, West Indies great Michael Holding had also questioned the suggestions of legalising ball-tampering as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak might have brought the world to a standstill with sporting events across the globe either being cancelled or suspended, but in a masterstroke, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ensured that the experience and acumen of Team India coaches Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun, Vikram Rathour and R. Sridhar is put to use to enlighten coaches at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

In the first Test, India had to face a humiliating 333-run defeat in Pune and were already on the backfoot.

The presentation was made by Hadlee on Friday, on the final day of New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards ceremony.

In a statement, PCB said that it was disappointed with Akhtar's "poor choice of words" and that Rizvi has initiated the proceedings at his own discretion.

Batting great Sangakkara, who was part of that team, returned to Pakistan with an MCC team in February this year but top teams have stayed away with security apprehensions.

Umar was recently handed a three-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board for not reporting corrupt approaches before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Langer also hoped that white ball team under Aaron Finch will win the World Cup.

Indian football legend Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami, who led Bengal in Ranji Trophy cricket too, also died later in the evening on Thursday to add to the gloom amid already testing COVID-19 times.

Along with his best wishes, batsman KL Rahul sent a request asking Rohit to continue to make batting look easy. The vice-captain's reply read: "you are doing that right now. Thanks for the wishes."

Janani said the exercise has helped her understand the role of a third umpire in a practical manner.

The South Africa-born Labuschagne is probably best prepared for such a scenario, having been adjudged the busiest cricketer in an ESPNcricinfo analysis last October.

Buttler is also the wicketkeeper of the team. At one down comes New Zealand's Colin Munro after which comes Pakistan's Babar Azam at no.4.

The ICA has contributed Rs 10 lakh to the initiative.

However, England are scheduled to tour India in January for a five-Test series, so, it remains to be seen how the scheduling will work out.

Marshall, on the other hand, played 81 Tests and 136 ODIs in which he scalped 376 and 157 wickets respectively.

"With a new ball I use my middle finger more than the index finger but when I bowl with an older ball, I try and get over the top. Sometimes, I don't use index finger to go over the top, it is behind and I still put the revs and that's when the ball actually goes the other way," he adds.

Jayawardene has achieved considerable success in leadership roles in recent years, first as a captain and then coach, and said he has always backed his players to the hilt.

In particular, the Hyderabad batsman is remembered for his memorable 281-run knock at the famous Eden Gardens Test in 2001 which India won conceding a follow-on in 2001.

Usman Khawaja has said that he is "shocked" by the financial mismanagement within Cricket Australia. CA chief executive Kevin Roberts had to stand down the vast majority of the staff for the rest of the financial year and Khawaja said that the sport's governing body in the country is having cash-flow issues.

Pakistan's former wicketkeeper-batsman Zulqarnain Haider has blamed Umar Akmal for his disappearing act during an ODI series against South Africa in 2010, saying he was threatened by the tainted player for not conniving with him to lose a match.

The women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia proved a massive success this year with an 86,000-plus crowd watching the hosts beat India in the 8 March final in Melbourne.

Gambhir, however, believes that Kohli will end up scoring more runs than Rohit.

The idea of holding matches without spectators has been mooted in the current scenario, but Warner had earlier rejected the idea of playing cricket without fans in the stands.

With the world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, former and current sportspersons have been interacting on social media to keep fans engaged and former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that he would love to take up an offer to coach the Indian fast bowlers.

Shoaib Akhtar believes young fast bowler Naseem Shah can replicate his "bowling attitude and passion" among the current crop of Pakistan players.

Australian cricket-ball manufacturer Kookaburra says it is developing a wax applicator to enhance the shine and aid swing but Warne offered an alternative.

Harbhajan is not yet retired but last played for India in 2016. The 39-year-old has played 103 Tests with his final game coming in 2015.

Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades on Tuesday announced that they have parted ways with head coach Tim Coyle.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has run his first-ever half marathon to raise money for Britain's National Health Service amid the coronavirus pandemic which has so far claimed more than 30,000 lives in the UK.

Warner also explained the small battles form within the big war whenever India and Australia compete against each other.

The former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach, however, admitted considering Azam's statistics at the moment, it is very difficult to put him in the top five current batsmen.

The former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman became the first non-British President of the club when he assumed office on October 1 last year.

While speaking to his fans, Kohli also talks about the things he misses while staying at home like the IPL, the excitement the tournament brings for the players and the fans and the magical moments that are created.

Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh said that it was strange to put on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey for the first time. Harbhajan joined CSK in 2018 after spending nearly a decade at Mumbai Indians with whom he won the Indian Premier League three times.

The Pakistan national womens team expressed its delight on being provided an opportunity to interact with the crickets elite of the past and present generations via videoconference calls earlier in the week.

Hayden's wicket proved to costly for Australia as India ended up winning the match by 19 runs. After getting dismissed, Hayden was in no mood for fun and games and Pathiv got to know that in the most hostile manner.

The 23-year old already missed the World Cup and Ashes tour due to his dislocated shoulder.

As uncertainty looms over this year's IPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29-year old remains confident of his team's prospects.

The start of the English cricket has been delayed until July 1 at the earliest by the pandemic, with the West Indies series already postponed from its original June dates.

Delhi Capitals Harshal Patel believes that head coach Ricky Pontings leadership and man-management skills have played an important role in the teams turnaround in the past two years.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj admitted that he is interested in captaining the Proteas in all formats one day. The position of South Africa's Test captain has been vacant since Faf Du Plessis stepped down from the position in February.

Another Pakistani based in New Jersey, Jamal Khan also donated Rs. 100,000 for the cause.

Akmal was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, rendering him ineligible for cricket activities till February 19, 2023.

India won their first Test series in Australia, and Warner said he was feeling helpless watching his team lose.