Brendon McCullum’s 83 off 65 balls helped Otago Volts beat Faisalabad Wolves in the first qualifying game of the Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2013. His approach was Chris Gayle-like wherein he took his time to get his eye in and then warmed up for a late assault. Nishad Pai Vaidya examines the "wait and watch approach" to T20 batting.
India discard Gautam Gambhir's woeful county stint continued after he failed for the fourth time while turning up for Essex, this time in a First-Class match against Gloucestershire.
India discard Gautam Gambhir has signed for English County side Essex for the remainder of the season, replacing New Zealand’s Hamish Rutherford as their overseas cricketer.
New Zealand will aim to maintain their dominance over England and sign-off on the tour with Twenty20 series win, in the second and final T20 match at London.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field against England in second and final Twenty20 International at the Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum praised Hamish Rutherford for an "outstanding" innings as the Black Caps beat England by just five runs to win the first Twenty20 international at The Oval on Tuesday.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and opener Hamish Rutherford scored quick-fire half centuries while Ross Taylor played a cameo towards the end to guide the visitors to 201 for four against England in the first Twenty20 match at The Oval in London.
England batsman Jonathan Trott said he was happy with his team's dominating position in the second Test against New Zealand at Leeds. With three wickets in the second session, England scalped another three in the last one to leave the visitors with nothing but to hope for a weather intervention. Ross Taylor and...
Graeme Swann bowled England to the brink of victory against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Headingley on Monday.