Ian Botham News

In an attempt to move from one boat to another, Botham’s shoes got stuck on a rope and as a result, he landed in an awkward position, resulting in serious bruising and a close encounter with a crocodile.

In this story, let’s revisit the rare list of five bowlers who have picked the wickets of both father and son duo in Test cricket. R Ashwin is the new addition to this elite list. 

Ian Botham's granddaughter Imani-Jayne Botham has been appointed as one of the judges for Miss England's final Doncaster which will take place on August 6, 2022. Here we bring you a short glimpse of the 21-year-old Yorkshire beauty queen.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes was at his brutal best on Day 2 of the second West Indies vs England Test.

Perry has also been named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year, which is Wisden Cricketers Almanack's oldest and most prestigious honour dating back to 1889.

England pace spearhead James Anderson surpassed Ian Botham and Ravichandran Ashwin with the most Test fifers as he returned with figures of 5/40 on Day 3 of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands here on Sunday.

The 2019 ICC World Cup is slated to take place from May 30 to July 14. 

18 wickets fell on a Kensington Oval pitch that despite the carnage seemed quite decent for batting, as England were bowled out for 77, the lowest ever Test score in Bridgetown.

The 31-year-old cricketer achieved the distinction in 54 Test matches in comparison to Botham who took 55 innings in order to accumulate 3000 runs, 200 wickets in Tests.

England great Ian Botham has backed controversial plans for a new city-based 100-ball competition despite widespread criticism from within the game.

A blitzkrieg spell of allegations of torture and extramarital affairs from his wife found India pacer Mohammed Shami at the receiving end of ire on Wednesday morning. He was called a flirt, accused of domestic violence and of threatening to kill. It was a hat-trick of charges no cricketer ought to face in life outside the cricketing pitch. And yet, the 27-year-old was hardly the first from the sport to have been accused of adultery.

West Indies, following-on, lost 19 wickets for 261 runs in the day`s play as England surged to a 1-0 lead in this three-Test series.

South Africa are already missing paceman Dale Steyn for the whole series with a shoulder injury and on Saturday fellow seamer Vernon Philander was taken to hospital for an x-ray after being hit on the hand during his innings of 52. The x-ray showed no bones were broken.

Talking to Sky Sports, Flintoff was quoted to be saying, “He looks like the heartbeat of the team, everything centres round what he’s doing.”

Botham believes that Stokes, who was awarded as the most valuable player of IPL 10, has matured as a cricketer after the time he spent in India.

Stokes set a record for an overseas player in the cash-rich Twenty20 competition when Rising Pune Supergiants shelled out for him at last week`s auction.

Botham feels that giving up captaincy would give Cook the freedom to smash Tendulkar`s all-time record of 15,921 runs before his playing career ends.

The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend, believed to be started by students from Edward H White High School in Jacksonville, Florida on October 26, 2016.

Edgbaston will host the first day/night Test ever staged in Britain when England face the West Indies in Birmingham.

Kapil refused to predict as to who will come up trumps during the upcoming India versus New Zealand series.