India and Pakistan went into Benson & Hedges tournament in 1985 on the back of poor form.
The day Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's all-too-brief stardom began.
Sachin Tendulkar will enter his 25th year of international cricket on the second day of his 200th Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede on November 15. For someone to last this long at the international stage and perform consistently speaks volumes of his concentration, determination, hunger to perform well and most importantly unwavering maturity.
The furore over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players representative in the International Cricket Council (ICC) refuses to settle with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), who are now referring the matter to the ICC Ethics Officer for an independent investigation.
In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the International Cricket Council (ICC) is doing whatever it can to minimise the risk of corruption during the Champions Trophy, which starts in the United Kingdom on Thursday.
Tim May on Wednesday quit as head of cricket's international players' union after eight years, lashing out at the sport's powerbrokers and their alleged "threats, intimidation and backroom deals".
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee said on Wednesday countries could risk losing their Test status unless they played a "minimum number of Test matches over a four-year period".
Pakistan has supported the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) in the controversial appointment of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a player's representative in the ICC, saying that it voted against incumbent Tim May due to its own disliking for the Australian.
India could pull out of the upcoming Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England if the raging issues over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment in the ICC's technical committee were not addressed to their satisfaction.
The Board of Cricket Control in India has decided not to pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy. In a new development to the ongoing controversy centred around Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee, the BCCI allayed fears over its participation in the high-profile tournament next month. The furore over the appointment seemed...