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Ex Oz captain Mark Taylor could replace John Howard as an alternate candidate for ICC vice-president's post by the cricket boards of Australia and New Zealand.

Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie lauded Aussie captain Pat Cummins for his on-field tactics, execution and bonhomie with his team-mates. Gillespie, a veteran of 71 Tests, 97 ODIs and 1 T20I, with more than 400 international wickets under his belt, also compared the captaincy style of Cummins with that of Aussie great Mark Taylor.

Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor (in pic) has stepped down as a Cricket Australia (CA) board director in order to give the organisation a clean slate to repair the damage inflicted by the ball-tampering scandal and a damning review into the governing body.

New Delhi, May 30 () Former Team Director of the Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri today made it clear that had he been the chairman of selectors, he would have thought about making "Virat Kohli the captain in all three formats" and let Mahendra Singh Dhoni "enjoy his game".

Actor Jenna Ortega is set to star in 'Saving Flora' for Fabio Golombek.

When David Warner was feasting on the Pakistan attack at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, it seemed that quite a few records were under threat.

Mumbai and New South Wales - have come together to forge a new and unique alliance that will help the upcoming players gain good experience.

Though he was not forthright, veteran batsman Ricky Ponting gave enough indications that he endorses an independent commission to run cricket in Australia.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the fourth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history after the first 10 matches with 1,094 runs. His impressive journey from Mumbai streets to international success includes a debut century and consistent performances. He joins an elite list featuring legends like Don Bradman and Everton Weekes.

Australia, having won the toss, chose to bat first and amassed a formidable total of 599 runs for the loss of 8 wickets by the conclusion of the second day's play. Captain and opening batter Mark Taylor remained undefeated on a monumental 334. Interestingly, it was also the highest knock played by the legendary Sir Don Bradman, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has backed Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's leading run scorer even though the England batter is still nearly 6,000 short of the Indian great's haul.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor reckons India's best chance to bounce back from the Adelaide humiliation is to bat first and score plenty of runs in the Boxing Day Test starting on Saturday.

Will Pucovski was named in a 17-member extended Australian Test squad for the four-match series against India. Mark Taylor praised the youngster for taking a six-week break from cricket to deal with mental health issues during the 2018-19 home summer.

Mark Taylor's debut as Australia's Test captain in 1994 started with a pair in Karachi against Pakistan. Despite the rough start, he bounced back in 1998, scoring a historic 334 not out in Peshawar, displaying both his cricket prowess and sportsmanship.

Former England captain Mike Atherton on Sunday criticised Jonny Bairstow for what he described as "dozy cricket" during the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's.

Mohammad Huraira, a nephew of Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik, created history on Monday when he became the country's second youngest cricketer to score a triple century, in the ongoing Quaid-er-Azam Trophy.

Test greats Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor and Glenn McGrath will feature in a charity Twenty20 cricket match to raise funds for Victorian bushfire sufferers.

Shane Warne's list of 50 greatest cricketer continues to raise heckles with the leggie ranking Darren Lehmann higher than Steve Waugh in his third installment, which does not feature any Indian either.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor on Sunday warned that ban on the usage of saliva, to combat the COVID-19 threat, runs the risk of upsetting balance between bat and ball in Test cricket.