Four men charged with kidnapping ex-Australian cricketer

Australian spin bowler Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Four men have been charged with kidnapping and assaulting a former Australian test cricketer in Sydney.

New South Wales state police said the men, including one who is allegedly known to Stuart MacGill, were arrested and charged with offences on Wednesday including taking and detaining a person in company to get advantage.