South Africa T20 skipper Faf du Plessis has praised Brendon McCullum for his commitment to the spirit of the game.
Everyone talks about the England and Australia rivalry and their Ashes history but whenever the traditional rivals have met; apart from intense moments the game has also witnessed some of the most cherished moments.
It was undoubtedly one of the greatest Tests every played. All nails were bitten and after days of skill-war, it all came down to the battle of nerves.
It was a moment of joy for England but Flintoff didn’t forget the spirit.
The events that unfolded have put to question where the game of cricket is really heading.
Former ICC umpire Daryl Harper has said that the Indian captain MS Dhoni has repeatedly offended against the spirit of cricket. This came after Dhoni did not recall England batsman Jonny Bairstow who was controversially given out caught by Gautam Gambhir at silly mid-off in the Mumbai Test
Thursday, November 15, 2012 is a day Jonathan Trott will remember for a long time, albeit for all the wrong reasons. At any rate, it is not likely that he will get to forget about it in a hurry because images of a chance -- courtesy Virat Kohli -- put down would haunt him in the papers. But then, cricketers don t read papers, do they?
A lot has been said and written about the acceptability of switch-hit as a cricketing shot. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, executes this shot well and often. In his classic knock of 151 in the recently-concluded Test at Colombo, which England won to retain its No 1 standing, Pietersen resorted to the switch-hit time and again to unsettle the bowlers.
The venue of the infamous '2008 monkeygate scandal' was in focus yet again on Sunday during the ODI tri-series match between the two sides, which are becoming synonymous with intense rivalry in international cricket.