News The Indian board would prefer for tournaments to be allocated, as they have been before The BCCI has again expressed its unhappiness at the ICC’s new bidding policy to find hosts for its global events in the 2023-20131 cycle. The reservations are not new but were reiterated at a meeting for ICC members on
Month: February 2021
News Former England captain and record run-scorer replaces Graham Gooch at helm Charlotte Edwards, the former England captain, has become the first female president of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) after being elected as Graham Gooch‘s successor in the role. Edwards, who captained England Women between 2005 and 2016 and is their all-time leading run-scorer
All-rounder Chris Woakes will not be available for selection in the playing XI for the fourth and final Test between England and India as he has left the tour for his pre-planned break. The 31-year-old cricketer was named in England squad for South Africa, Sri Lanka, and India series but wasn’t picked in the playing
Cricketing legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes and Muttiah Muralitharan will return to the field once again as the Road Safety World Series bowls out in Raipur from March 2 to 21. The inaugural edition of the tournament was postponed after just four games on March 11 last year due to the
Chris Gayle was called into the West Indies Twenty20 squad on Friday for the first time in two years as the 41-year-old eyes a place in the World Cup later this year. Gayle, one of cricket’s global superstars, was named in the 14-man squad for the three-game series against Sri Lanka which starts in Antigua
News Veterans return to the fray for three-match home series against Sri Lanka Chris Gayle has been recalled to play for West Indies for first time in two years, while senior fast bowler Fidel Edwards is back in the national squad after a nine-year hiatus. Both Gayle, who is 41 years old and Edwards, who
News WV Raman and support staff contracts extended, possibility of crowds at 40-50% being explored Nine days out from the start of India Women’s first assignment in a year, against South Africa at home, the squads for the five-match ODI series or the three T20Is, the venue or the tour itinerary itself, have not been
England are considering making a formal complaint to the ICC following their two-day defeat in this week’s third Test in Ahmedabad – an experience that Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, says he hopes will galvanise his young batsmen to fully cash in when the going is good in the future. England were routed by ten
News A strong season of ratings for the Australia-India series and BBL appears to have weakened the position of the free-to-air network Seven West Media are entitled to a broadcast rights fee discount of as little as A$5 million from Cricket Australia due to changes in the schedule due to Covid-19, according to the independent
Karachi Kings v Multan SultansSaturday 27 February, 09:00TV: live on Sky Sports Kings downed The holders suffered their first defeat of the season last time out. Not surprisingly it came because they lost the toss. More surprisingly it came because they failed to defend 196. Toss bias or not, they should have been capable of
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Friday said the more India is allowed to “get away” with producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket, the more “toothless” the ICC will look. England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to
England head coach Chris Silverwood on Friday said that his side expected the pitch in the third Test against India to hold on a little longer than it did at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India defeated England within two days in the pink-ball Test to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series. The match saw
The knockout phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will begin from March 7.© AFP The knockout matches of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the national ODI championship, will be held in Delhi from March 7. The matches will be organised at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and the Palam Ground. “…Kindly note that the knock-out stage
News Sodhi had gone unsold at the 2021 IPL auction Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, will feature in IPL 2021 in a managerial role. After going unsold at the auction, he has now been signed as the team liaison officer by the Rajasthan Royals, a franchise he played for in 2018 and 2019. In
News “Time has come today for me to put a full stop to this innings of my life,” 38-year-old allrounder says Yusuf Pathan, the big-hitting allrounder who was part of the Indian teams that won the 2007 World T20 as well as the 2011 World Cup, has announced his retirement from all forms of the
News Allrounder to return for ODI series in March, having played no matches in three countries England will not be able to call upon Chris Woakes for next week’s fourth Test against in Ahmedabad, after he left the tour on Thursday for his pre-arranged break from the team’s bio-secure bubble. Woakes, 31, has endured a
News The allrounder played a destructive innings in Dunedin then held his nerve with the final over of the match There was no shortage of sixes in Dunedin on Thursday and six of them came off the bat of Jimmy Neesham including three off the first three deliveries he faced. However, the most extraordinary of
I think England got suckered in by the conditions a little bit. I spoke to some of the lads before play here in Ahmedabad and they said that when they trained in the practice nets out the back of the ground, the pink ball was darting all over the place. It seemed like conditions would
Called a modern day legend by his captain Virat Kohli, ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says he is actually an accidental cricketer, who is living a dream with over 400 Test wickets under his belt. Ashwin reached the milestone in the day-night third Test against England, which ended on Thursday with India winning by 10
Former England captain Alastair Cook on Friday questioned Virat Kohli’s stance on the Motera pitch and said the India skipper “defended the wicket almost as if it’s a BCCI thing”. Disagreeing with Kohli’s assessment of the third Test that ended with India crushing England by 10 wickets inside two days, Cook said batting was near
On Friday (February 26), India’s veteran pacer and domestic star R Vinay Kumar announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He shared the news with his fans and followers on social media through an emotional post. “For me, cricket is not just a game, it’s a way of living. It has taught me many
The senior women’s one-day tournament will begin on March 11, while the final will be played on April 4, as per a letter sent by the BCCI secretary Jay Shah to all affiliated units. The quarter-finals will be played on March 29 and 30, while the semi-finals will take place on April 1. The venues
Ravichandran Ashwin knows his numbers as well as he knows his cricket, and this was on show when he successfully recalled the batsmen whom he dismissed to get to 100, 200, 300 and 400 Test wickets. The 34-year-old off spinner became the fastest Indian and the second-fastest bowler overall to reach 400 wickets on Thursday,
Suryakumar Yadav, who earned his maiden call-up to India’s T20I squad, revealed that he started crying after seeing his name in the squad for the upcoming five-match series against England. The right-handed batsman from Mumbai also said that he has always dreamt of playing under Virat Kohli. “I was very excited as I got to
An incredible set of catches from the 2011 Cricket World Cup. #CWC11Rewind
IND vs ENG: Batsmen were found wanting on an Ahmedabad pitch that offered appreciable turn.© BCCI Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin said he was disappointed to see batsmen “come a cropper” in the third Test between India and England in Ahmedabad, which ended in a 10-wicket win for India on Thursday. “The key to batting on
Vinay Kumar took to Twitter to announce his retirement from international and first-class cricket on Friday. The pacer represented India in 31 One-day Internationals, nine Twenty20 Internationals and one Test match. Vinay Kumar, in his note on Twitter, thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Karnataka State Cricket Association for
Yusuf Pathan, former India all-rounder, announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Friday. Yusuf, the older brother of another former India cricketer Irfan Pathan, is a two-time World Cup winner. Yusuf has also won the Indian Premier League twice with Kolkata Knight Riders – in 2012, 2014 – and once with Rajasthan Royals
The IPL 2021 is scheduled to start in the second week of April.© Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking at four to five venues for conducting the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Mumbai as a single host not looking feasible anymore following a surge in
Australian fast bowler Kane Richardson has voiced his support for skipper Aaron Finch, who has witnessed a slump in form during recent outings in the shortest format of the game. Finch scored a paltry 12 during Australia’s chase of a mammoth total, on Thursday in the second T20I against New Zealand. The visiting skipper has
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