England suffered a dramatic top-order collapse that saw Ben Stokes out for a duck after Shan Masood’s brilliant century established a strong position for Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford on Thursday. The hosts were 92-4 at stumps on the second day, after slumping to 12-3, in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 326
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ICC board executives will meet via video call to discuss future of marquee tournaments.© AFP The International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting will take place on Friday to discuss various topics including future ICC tournaments. “ICC board executives will meet via video call to discuss ICC tournaments including the women’s ODI World Cup in New
BCCI is likely to float a tender for the new title sponsors as mandated by its constitution.© AFP The BCCI on Thursday suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for the event’s upcoming edition amid soaring Sino-India diplomatic tensions. The BCCI sent out a one-line statement without giving any details to
Pakistan’s Babar Azam underlined his status as one of the world’s leading batsmen with a fine unbeaten fifty against England on an interrupted opening day of the first Test at Old Trafford on Wednesday. When bad light forced an early close, Pakistan were 139-2, with Babar 69 not out and Shan Masood unbeaten on 46.
The BCCI’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the upcoming IPL recommends that teams use “empty stands” as extended dressing rooms for outdoor strategy meetings in order to maintain social distancing. The IPL, to be held from September 19 in the UAE, won’t feature any toss mascot this year which means the BCCI will lose out
Derbyshire batsman Michael Cohen flicked Jake Ball to steal a couple of runs to win the game.© Twitter County cricket returned on August 1after the coronavirus enforced break. In the second match since the return of county cricket, Derbyshire defeated Nottinghamshire in a thrilling three-wicket victory with one ball to spare. Derbyshire batsman Michael Cohen
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali is confident Babar Azam will show he is one of the world’s leading batsmen in the Test series against England. The 25-year-old Babar has a fine career Test average of 45.12 from 26 matches heading into the first of a three-match campaign against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday. But his
England are set to delay a decision on the bowling fitness of star all-rounder Ben Stokes before naming their final XI to play Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford. Stokes’ quad injury meant he was unable to bowl in England’s victory over the West Indies at the Manchester ground last week, which sealed
Yuvraj Singh said that MS Dhoni was the person who revealed to him that his India playing days were done as the selectors weren’t looking at him for the 2019 World Cup after he was dropped midway through 2017. Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket in June 2019 after his chances of being included in
Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share a video of his son getting a haircut.© Twitter Former Pakistan fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share a video of his son getting a haircut. In the video, Shoaib Akhtar’s son Mikaeel can be seen getting a “buzz cut” and he makes sure that the haircut
Dwayne Bravo sang the “Champion” song on his daughter Dwaynice’s birthday party.© Twitter Dwayne Bravo’s “Champion” song has made its way into many team victories and celebrations, most famously the West Indies’ 2016 T20 World Cup win where the team danced to the tune of DJ Bravo. So, when Bravo’s daughter Dwaynice turned 16 on
Smriti Mandhana said she is “really looking forward” to playing in the Women’s T20 Challenge.© Twitter India’s batting star Smriti Mandhana has welcomed the decision to hold the Women’s T20 Challenge, saying she is “really looking forward” to playing in the tournament. Her comments come after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed
Lasith Malinga made a living off bamboozling batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers as and when he pleased. Jasprit Bumrah has taken over the mantle and is now one of the best exponents of yorkers going around in world cricket. However, despite its lethality, the art of bowling a perfect yorker is still a rare sight
Cricket Australia confirmed the postponement of the T20I series against the West Indies.© Twitter Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the postponement of the men’s T20I series against the West Indies which was slated to be played in October this year. Cricket Australia and the West Indies Cricket Board agreed to postpone the T20Is originally
England know another sluggish start to a Test campaign could prove costly as they go in search of a first series win over Pakistan in a decade. Wednesday sees a three-match contest get underway with the first Test at Old Trafford. And while England can point to recent series victories over most of their rivals,
Bengal coach Arun Lal, who has conquered dreaded cancer will not remain confined in his room just because BCCI has laid down a set of SOPs for domestic teams. The BCCI released its SOP for state associations where people have 60, especially those with a medical history and low immunity shouldn’t attend the training camps
Chris Woakes is happy to be an unsung hero but the England paceman says he is as keen as any of his more high-profile colleagues to play in the first Test against Pakistan on Wednesday. The 31-year-old bowling all-rounder was a key figure in England’s recent 2-1 series win over the West Indies. The seamer
Shantha Rangaswamy hopes that Women’s T20 challenge leads to full-fledged Women’s IPL in the near future.© Twitter BCCI Apex Council member and former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy on Monday said the board’s decision to organise Women’s T20 Challenge during the IPL shows that it remains committed to the game. She hoped it would lead to