Anil Kumble takes 600th Test wicket

Indian captain Anil Kumble has become the third bowler to take 600 wickets in Test cricket.

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MCC call for T20 at 2024 Olympic Games

Julian Guyer MCC's world cricket committee has said it would like to see Twenty20 cricket included at the 2024 Olympic Games to boost take-up of the game around the world.

Decline and fall: aged India ripe for picking

Geoff Lawson Forthcoming Indo-Aussie Test series presents major challenges for both teams.

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Who's going to tap Sachin on the shoulder? Nobody in India

Geoff Lawson The forthcoming Indo-Aussie Test series presents major challenges for both teams. India have recently lost 2-1 to England on home soil after winning the opening Test.

Horses for courses not a form thing

Geoff Lawson The Australian teams for India and England need players that suit the conditions.

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Ten-for battling hero Luby

Chris Dutton Steve Luby's remarkable 10-wicket haul catapulted him into cricket folklore, but the way he handled his battle with depression and his inspirational story earned him the inaugural ACT Hero award on...

Kallis v Sobers

Chloe Saltau No Test all-rounder can match the record of the South African run machine, but few experts are willing to rate him alongside the charismatic West Indian.

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Qadir hopes to spin a ripping yarn, just like dad

Chloe Saltau Young bowler Usman Qadir doesn't have to look far for a hero.

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Luby takes 10, with hat-trick

By Chris Dutton Remarkable, bewildered, phenomenal and weird – they're the only words Wests fourth-grade cricketer Steve Luby says accurately describe the feeling of achieving something most bowlers around...

England primed for tough Test in India

Cricket returns to centre stage in India after the Mumbai attacks as Kevin Pietersen's England readies for the two-Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday.

Indian spin great Kumble retires

Indian captain Anil Kumble has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket.

Kumble retires as India, Australia draw

Daniel Brettig A farewell spell from retiring captain Anil Kumble added poignancy to the drawn third Test after sturdy Indian batting foiled slim Australian hopes of a win.

Clarke century gives Aussies hope

A Michael Clarke century and a brace of late Indian wickets gave Australia the slimmest chance of a miraculous final day victory in the third Test in New Delhi.

Aussies hang tough against India

Daniel Brettig Embattled Australia hauled itself halfway up the mountain in pursuit of India's mammoth first innings total of 7-613 in the third Test at New Delhi.

Laxman follows Gambhir beyond 200

Daniel Brettig India have declared their innings closed after posting a massive 7-613 against Australia on day two of the third Test in New Delhi.

Aussies to come out fighting: Gilchrist

Adrian Warren Adam Gilchrist says the Australians can bounce back against India even though they face a big hurdle in the Third Test on a pitch tailor-made for the hosts.

Harbhajan doubtful for third Test

Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh will be given until the last moment to prove his fitness for the third Test against Australia starting on Wednesday.

Hayden braced for reverse swing

Daniel Brettig Matthew Hayden believes Indian skipper Anil Kumble will be back for one last fling at the Australians in this week's third Test in Delhi.

'Parting gift' awaits Kumble in Delhi

Daniel Brettig The curator of the Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground says a cracked and spinning surface will be his "parting gift" to Anil Kumble.