3:47 PM IST Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has admitted to some “concern” about the Covid-19 outbreak in the Chennai Super Kings set-up in Dubai ahead of joining the franchise for the 2020 IPL next month. There have so far been 13 cases reported from the Super Kings contingent, including two players, which has delayed
Month: August 2020
10:30 PM IST The topic of race should not have a divisive effect on the South African team, after uncomfortable issues were ironed out at their culture camp last week, according to Lungi Ngidi. The fast bowler, whose answer to a question about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was the spark that showed up
7:20 PM IST Big picture For England in particular, this series has been all about building for the future, broadening their selection base ahead of next year’s postponed T20 World Cup, and ramping up the competition for places that was such an integral aspect of their rise to become last summer’s 50-over champions. But if
11:47 PM IST Shashank Kishore Javagal Srinath, the former India fast bowler and current ICC match referee, has a strong message for batsmen from around the world: Do not invoke the spirit of cricket if you’re run out at the bowler’s end backing up too far. Srinath, who celebrated his 51st birthday on Monday, said
6:42 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jos Buttler, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer have been recalled to England’s T20I and ODI squads for the forthcoming series against Australia, but there is no return for the Test captain Joe Root, nor for Jason Roy, who is yet to recover from a side strain. England’s two white-ball squads
The Mumbai Indians shared a video of Rohit Sharma practicing in the nets.© Twitter Any athlete needs constant practice to stay at their best, and as Indian players returned to training in the UAE ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, it would be understandable if some of them looked a little out of
Pranab Mukherjee, the former President of India, breathed his last on Monday at Delhi’s Army’s Research and Referral Hospital where he was admitted since August 10. One of India’s most respected politicians was tested positive for COVID-19 and had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier this month. His son, Abhijeet Mukherjee wrote a
After the conclusion of the ongoing T20I series against Pakistan, England will host Australia for a three-match ODI series and as many T20Is. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the squad which will contest the Aussies for the six-match white-ball affair. The selectors have recalled Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler,
Virat Kohli returned to the training ground after a long lay-off due to coronavirus pandemic.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, barring Chennai Super Kings, have started their preparation for the this year’s edition of the much-awaited tournament in the UAE. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said he was first of all happy
The recent developments for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise have left a few question marks on the progression of the tournament. CSK was set to feature in the high-octane opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) on September 19. Even MI skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed the news
Bullish about the IPL‘s success as a TV-only event, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he expects the T20 extravaganza to shatter viewership records this year. The IPL begins on September 19 and will be played across three cities in the UAE — Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah — after being forced out of
Gautam Gambhir feels MS Dhoni should bat at one-down for Chennai Super Kings.© BCCI/IPL Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be batting at number three for Chennai Super Kings now that Suresh Raina has pulled out of the Indian Premier League, feels former India opener Gautam Gambhir. Raina pulled out of the IPL due to “personal reasons”
England announced Monday they had recalled several World Cup winners for their upcoming white-ball series against Australia but Test captain Joe Root has again been omitted from the Twenty20 squad. Fifty-over world champions England have been fielding separate red and white ball squads in a season hit by the coronavirus pandemic. But with all six
On 15th August, Suresh Raina fans received a major disappointment as he announced his retirement from international cricket. Fans would have been heartened to see the champion batsman in full-flow during the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), over the weekend, received a significant blow to their
Former BCCI president and current Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan has clarified his ‘prima donna’ comment on star batsman Suresh Raina which the former opined was ‘taken out of context’. On Saturday (August 29), Raina returned home from Dubai, hence making himself unavailable for the whole IPL 2020 citing ‘personal reasons’. There were several
Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli: A case of lost and found© Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli have been long-time teammates and friends. Their camaraderie was on display one fine day in 1993 when the duo dressed up in ethnic Indian wear for a team grouping. Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle posted a picture of
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee died at 84 on Monday. Leading sportstars like Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took to social media to mourn and pay tribute to the elder statesman of Indian politics, who had tested positive for coronavirus and had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier
Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders Tuesday 1 September 15:00TV: live on Betfair Video Tallawahs well placed Tallawahs have the edge in the play-off race between them and the Tridents. They have a game in hand and are two points to the good. Now would be the perfect time to inflict Trinbago’s first defeat of
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) owner N Srinivasan on Monday offered a clarification about his previous comments on Suresh Raina, when he said cricketers are like “prima donnas”, and has said that his words were taken out of context. He further said that the franchise will stand by Raina and that the former India batsman will
3:26 PM IST Josh Hazlewood is not expecting a starting place in Australia’s T20I side against England but retains the ambition to be a three-format player at international level. Hazlewood only has seven T20I caps to his name, the last of those when Australia were knocked out of the 2016 T20 World Cup by India,
Top players from all eight franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have touched down in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a couple of weeks back. The Mumbai Indians (MI) squad, after completion of their self-isolation period, have commenced their training session. MI recently unveiled their new jersey for the upcoming tournament. MI mainstays Hardik
Babar Azam is the No.1-ranked T20I batsman in the world.© AFP Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar called out the “insecurity” of current limited-overs captain Babar Azam, calling him “a lost cow” who is out there “not knowing what to do”. Shoaib called Azam an insecure captain and called on the Pakistan management to give the
1:57 PM IST Shashank Kishore The postponement of the 2020 T20 World Cup may have thrown AB de Villiers‘ potential South Africa comeback off the rails for the moment, but he’s happy to be back playing cricket in some form after a strict five-month lockdown in South Africa because of Covid-19. In this period, the
Former Indian international S Sreesanth is back in action after a long forced break from all outdoor activities in the wake of the coronavirus. The pacer shared a few videos of himself bowling relentlessly in the nets of Cricket Academy in Kerala. To the unversed, Sreesanth was a part of India World Cup-winning squad in
Kings XI Punjab fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has said that it is important that players like Mohammed Shami set high standards in fielding in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Rhodes believes that if senior players like Shami set high standards in fielding, then younger guys in the lineup will also follow them and
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood said Monday he was a “bit concerned” by a coronavirus outbreak at his Indian Premier League franchise but insisted he was fully focused on the national side’s white-ball tour of England. Hazlewood is a member of the Australia squad who are set to face 50-over world champions England in three
A year ago, on this day, Jasprit Bumrah became only the third Indian to take a Test hat-trick, when he trapped Roston Chase in front of the stumps in Jamaica. Reminiscing about the special moment, Bumrah tweeted saying that it will always hold a place in his heart. “One year ago, but this day will
Ever since arriving in the foreign land of the UAE, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been enduring a rough couple of weeks, ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Firstly, around 13 members of the contingent, including a couple of players, have contracted the novel coronavirus. And now, the rest of
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wicketkeeper-batsman, Parthiv Patel, recently took a hilarious jibe at former Australian cricketer Dean Jones on Twitter. It all started during a virtual meeting conducted by RCB head coach Mike Hesson. In the session, Hesson presented Parthiv with a funny isolation gift. Hesson gifted Parthiv a tube of ‘Griptec’, which is used
His exit from IPL 2020 attributed to personal reasons this season, all-rounder Suresh Raina’s stint with Chennai Super Kings seems in jeopardy even next year as the franchise might part ways with him before the 2021 edition. The CSK camp based in Dubai reported 13 COVID-19 cases, including two main squad members — Deepak Chahar
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