When the World Cup moved out of England to the sub-continent in 1987, Australia were certainly not the favourites to win it in front of 70,000 spectators at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta.
London:Stung by England's abject surrender of the urn to arch-enemy Australia, former captain Geoffrey Boycott questioned the appointment of Andrew Flintoff to lead the side and felt only a fluke or divine intervention can save the side from a 5-0 whitewash by their hosts.
London:Mike Gatting, the man on the receiving end of the 'ball of the century', responded to Shane Warne's impending retirement from international cricket by saying the sport may not see the like of the Australia leg-spin great again.
Sydney:While cricket experts around the world still marvel at the brilliance of Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' which clipped Mike Gatting's off stump in the 1993 Ashes, the Aussie spin king considers it a 'fluke'.
London:Mike Gatting, the last England captain to win a Test series in Australia, has implored his former team to ease the burden on captain Andrew Flintoff when the Ashes campaign starts there next month.
Dubai:In their efforts to promote cricket in the land of Diego Maradona, the ICC and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will collectively donate 5,000 dollars to install a fourth turf pitch in Argentina.
Sydney:Shane Warne's much talked about 1993 Ashes series delivery which bowled England batsman Mike Gatting was considered by batsmen as the ball from the hell but it was a ball from the heaven for the spinners, says former Australia captain and now noted commentator Richie Benaud.
Mumbai:Fast bowler Hafti Gulabid claimed the prize wicket of Mike Gatting as an Afghanistan side won their first ever match against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
London:Mike Gatting will captain a team from the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in their first match against Afghanistan later this week, it was announced here.
London:Kevin Pietersen is playing in his 10th Test and has time and again proved his match winning abilities but former England captain Mike Gatting is still not sure what to make of the swashbuckling right-hander, who he believes has not done enough justice to his potential.
