International Cricket | August 10, 2015
Lalit Modi reveals plans for breakaway cricket governing body
SYDNEY: Former cricket boss Lalit Modi admitted Monday his involvement in a plot to overthrow the sport's establishment, aiming to create a new world governing body affiliated with the Olympic movement.
Source: Times of India
International Cricket | August 10, 2015
Root now top Test batsman
London - England's Joe Root has moved to the top of the world Test batting rankings after scoring two centuries and two fifties in the first four Ashes Tests against Australia.
Source: IOL Sport
International Cricket | August 10, 2015
Ashes hero Joe Root returns the favour for his brother Billy as 12th man at the cricket
Having helped England regain the Ashes by wielding his bat with great effect, Joe Root has taken time out to be 12th man at a cricket match for his brother Billy.
Joe Root has knocked a series-leading 443 runs so far in the Ashes which has seen him rise up the rankings to become the top Test batsman in world cricket.
Source: Mail Online
International Cricket | August 10, 2015
NZ's oldest test cricketer dies
New Zealand's oldest former test representative Trevor Barber has died, after passing away at a retirement home in Christchurch on Friday.
Barber, 90, made his test debut at his home ground, the Basin Reserve, against the West Indies in March 1956.
Source: NZ Herald
