In Case You Missed It: Australia thump New Zealand, Pakistan welcome Sri Lanka
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A disciplined and determined Australia routed New Zealand in the first Test by 296 runs. Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc ended the match as the leading wicket-takers in Tests in 2019.
In a match interrupted by rain, in front of a capacity crowd, the batsmen brought up tons after a sporting declaration from Sri Lanka. A draw it may have been, but it was a day all of Pakistan was waiting for, says Danyal Rasool.
Danyal Rasool maps a rollercoaster of a decade for Pakistan since cricket was lost, and returned. And Andrew Fidel Fernando, battling flight cancellations and bad roads to travel to Rawalpindi to mark the historic return of Test cricket to Pakistan, found that being Sri Lankan made him quite the VIP everywhere he went.
Allrounder becomes first cricketer since Freddie Flintoff in 2005 to win the BBC award, and the fifth overall. Andrew Miller says this is a PR triumph for an ever-needy sport.
After India took the T20I series, in the first ODI, Iyer and Pant had given India a good total to defend, but Hetmyer's aggression and Hope's composure won the day.
Newly appointed acting director of the CSA, Graeme Smith, also picked Enoch Nkwe to work with the former wicketkeeper-batsman as assistant coach. Since his appointment, Boucher has said he's open to asking AB de Villiers to come out of retirement, and also sounded a warning to England to not underestimate the Proteas in the upcoming Test series at home. And he isn't the only one - Mark Nicholas had a word of advice as well.
It's the time of the year again and this time the IPL has an exciting pool to pick from, and not least from West Indies. Deivarayan Muthu picks five West Indies players who could make a splash at next week's auction.
Ben Stokes, VVS Laxman, Graham Onions, Courtney Walsh and Fidel Edwards star in Anantha Narayanan's list (with Brian Lara making a cameo).
The West Indies allrounder is happy to take the opportunities that come his way and not rush things, although, a maiden ODI hundred, against India, would be a sweet way to end the year, he tells Saurabh Somani.
The likes of Pollard, Rashid and de Villiers aren't part of the new season, but there's plenty of local talent to get excited by, says Mohammad Isam.
Paul Edwards reviews Cricket 2.0, which explores how the format has influenced the sport and the lives of those who play it.
For India's wicketkeeper, life has been about biding his time endlessly, being always ready for the opportunity that comes without warning. Sidharth Monga follows his story.