There was joy and agony in the arena. Matches were won and lost. Reputations made and destroyed. Old records gave way to new. The year 2015 was not short on action and drama. Here are some of the highlights from an eventful year.
2015: cricket around the world
31 December, 2015 17:18 IST
31 December, 2015 17:18 IST

FILE - In this Sunday, March 29, 2015 file photo, Australia captain Michael Clarke holds the Cricket World Cup Trophy aloft after his team defeated co-host New Zealand in the final in Melbourne, Australia. Clarke scored 74 vital runs to help Australia win the trophy for the fifth time, three more than any other team. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)Photo: AP

Australia's Steven Smith plays a shot during the second day of the fourth Ashes cricket test against England at the Melbourne cricket ground in this December 27, 2013 file photo. Ranked number one in the world going into the tournament on the back of an impressive Tri-series triumph over India and England, co-hosts Australia are the unsurprising favourites to clinch a fifth World Cup. REUTERS/David Gray/Files (AUSTRALIA)Photo: REUTERS

FILE- In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo, New Zealand's Brendon McCullum celebrates his triple century against India on the final day of the second test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand. The Feb. 14-March 29, 2015 Cricket World Cup will be staged in New Zealand and Australia for the first time since 1992, when Pakistan won the title. The Black Caps captain could be the best batsman on view if he can even get close to the form he hit in tests last year, when he scored more than 1,000 runs. (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford, File) NEW ZEALAND OUTPhoto: AP

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Mitchell Johnson of Australia is acknowledges the crowd after he announced hi retirement during day five of the second Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA on November 17, 2015 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)Photo: GETTY IMAGES

South Africa's Dale Steyn (2nd L), captain Hashim Amla (3rd R), Alviro Petersen ( L) and AB de Villiers (R) celebrate after winning their first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Galle July 20, 2014. South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 153 runs on the fifth and final day of the first test to take a one-nil lead in the two-match series on Sunday. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)Photo: REUTERS
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