Centuries by Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Abid (118 not out) and Azhar (126) put on 236 for the second wicket before tall fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani brought Zimbabwe back into the match
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Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan has headed to Maldives as the foreign players who were part of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have started exiting India after the tournament was postponed on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, KKR wrote: “#KKR Overseas Players & Support Staff Travel Update: Goodbye to the Skipper,
The India A regulars like Abhimanyu Easwaran and Priyank Panchal will be in contention along with rookie sensation Devdutt Padikkal when the selectors on Friday pick a 30-strong India squad for the four-month trip to United Kingdom. The Indian team is scheduled to play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton from
Veda Krishnamurthy’s mother and sister had both contracted COVID-19.© Instagram India women’s team cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy’s sister died on Wednesday, having earlier contracted COVID-19. “It is with great sadness that last night my family had to say goodbye to My Akka. My family, my world has been rocked to its core,” she tweeted on Thursday.
Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association on Thursday confirmed that the Australian players, coaches, match officials and commentators have been safely transported from India and are en route to the Maldives. The Australians will remain in the Maldives until the conclusion of the travel pause pertaining to flights from India to Australia. As previously
Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) chief executive Todd Greenberg has asked its players to do their “homework” and consider the risks involved before signing overseas T20 deals in the near future as the world grapples with an evolving pandemic. With their country shut for all those flying from India, the suspended IPL’s 40-strong Australian contingent, comprising
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed the international retainer contracts for the West Indies Men’s Team for the 2021-2022 season. A total of 18 players have been offered contracts for the upcoming 2021-22 season which runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. For the first time Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Akeal
The recently-suspended IPL witnessed potential corruptors plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing “pitch-siding” which helps ball-to-ball betting, BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief Shabbir Hussain Shekhadam Khandwawala has revealed. The new modus operandi was observed during one of the IPL games at New Delhi where a designated cleaner was using the time
Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia said that it was unfortunate that the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) had to be postponed, but asserted that it was the correct decision. IPL 2021 was on Tuesday postponed due to a spate of COVID-19 cases among players and support staff. Ness Wadia said that it
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season indefinitely suspended, Suresh Raina has taken to Twitter to motivate everyone amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic. Raina, who was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad for IPL 2021, had pulled out last year when the tournament was held in UAE due to personal reasons. Taking
IPL 2021: One SunRisers Hyderabad player has tested positive for COVID-19.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad squad is in isolation after a player tested positive for COVID-19. SRH’s match against Mumbai Indians scheduled to be played on Tuesday is unlikely. One player from Delhi Capitals has also tested positive for the virus. More to follow Topics mentioned in
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler shakes a leg in a Rajasthan Royals team event.© Twitter Amid the high-pressure matches and the fatigue and stress of living in bio-secure bubbles Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are doing their best to ensure that their players and staff are having a good time off the pitch when not training.
Hardik Pandya spends time with son Agastya, as shown through his partner’s post.© Instagram Natasa Stankovic took to social media to post an adorable video of partner Hardik Pandya, spending some quality time with their son Agastya. Hardik and Natasa have been engaged since January 2020, and are known to keep their fans well-updated through
Royal Challengers Bangalore will make financial contribution to aid India’s Covid-19 relief work.© BCCI/IPL The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) logo has been tweaked slightly with the lion now wearing a mask. The Virat Kohli-led RCB on Monday posted a special tweet, asking fans to ‘mask up’ in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in
The match was supposed to be between the Sri Lanka Greats XI and Team Sri Lanka.© AFP A charity cricket match in Sri Lanka aimed at raising money to help fight the coronavirus pandemic was cancelled Sunday as a former Test captain tested positive, the country’s governing body for the sport said. The T20 match
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RR vs SRH: Jonny Bairstow has scored 218 runs from six matches in IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Delhi on Sunday as they look to turn around their fortunes after appointing Kane Williamson as their skipper for the rest of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Williamson missed the
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium suits his side’s style of play but it is important to back the bowlers who will be under pressure at smaller grounds. All-rounder Kieron Pollard (87 off 34 balls) blazed away to the fastest half-century of the ongoing league as