| SACHIN | ___ Tendulkar, Indian batter and cricket captain who retired in 2013 (6) |
| WASIM | ____ Akram, Pakistani former fast bowler and cricket captain born in 1966 (5) |
| ALCOTT | Simon - - - , Exeter hooker who retired in 2013 because of a neck injury (6) |
| PAKORA | In Indian cooking, a piece of vegetable or meat coated in a seasoned batter and deep-fried (6) |
| INDIAN | Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps, returned to help in pub (6) |
| JAKATI | Goan spinner who took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in the 2010 IPL final |
| WAFFLE | Small cake made from batter and eaten at breakfast, as a snack or for dessert (6) |
| SAURAV | India captain after Tendulkar, ... Ganguly (6) |
| STUNTS | Elevated Sachin Tendulkar primarily bats producing spectacular performances (6) |
| WILLOW | Timber used for basket making and cricket bats (6) |
| GRAEME | '80s Bulldogs second-rower, last man to play both rugby league and cricket for NSW, ... Hughes (6) |
| TIPCAT | Old outdoor game played with a bat, considered a forerunner of rounders and cricket (3,3) |
| BATTER | Yorkshire pudding and cricket both require this |
| SPORTS | Croquet and cricket |
| DECO | Former Chelsea and Portugal midfielder who retired in 2013 (4) |
| KEANE | Ireland and Man U captain who retired in 2006, Roy ... (5) |
| CARR | Stephen, Ireland and Birmingham City defender who retired in 2013 (4) |
| STEVEWAUGH | Australian cricket team captain who retired in January, 2004 (5,5) |
| BERLO | Crows captain who retired in 2016, Nathan van ... (5) |
| STRAUSS | Andrew, England Test captain who retired from cricket in 2012 (7) |
