It has been a tough couple of years for Pakistan cricket team batter Babar Azam.

Those days are now gone when Afghanistan were considered as the underdogs in white-ball cricket.

Not knowing if they would be playing their Champions Trophy semifinal in Dubai or in Lahore, both Australia and South Africa travelled to the UAE in anticipation as their opponent will be decided after the outcome of the India-New Zealand contest.

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards on Sunday said Virat Kohli's fighting spirit, energy, and passion put him in the category of cricket's "great" and "legendary" players.

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has tipped Abhishek Sharma to star in Test cricket soon, and replicate some cricket icons with his style of play.

Former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has named Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni as best captains in Test and white-ball formats respectively.

Cricket's rapid rise in the USA continues with the launch of the Sixty Strikes tournament, organized by the National Cricket League.

Giving the medal to Suryakumar, Viv expressed his happiness with Men in Blue's performance and made it clear that if his West Indies team is not able to get the title, he will be rooting for Men in Blue to end their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought.

With the T20 World Cup on the brink of commencement, Pakistan are eying to secure the services of West Indies icon Viv Richards as team mentor for the marquee event.

Usman Tariq, a mystery spinner, struck twice in an over, leaving the batters, fans, and even Sir Vivian Richards in disbelief.