May 24, 2020
No fans, no saliva, hand sanitisers on boundary: A new-look T10 cricket
Although very low key in the global affairs of international cricket, it’s the first tournament to be staged in a Test-playing region since the advent...
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May 23, 2020
Hales deserves ‘second chance’, says Chris Woakes
Hales was dropped from the World Cup squad shortly before last year’s tournament after it emerged he had tested positive for drugs.
May 22, 2020
Cricket South Africa refuses to back Smith’s support of Sourav Ganguly
Graeme Smith, CSA’s director of cricket, said on Thursday that Sourav Ganguly was the best man to succeed Shashank Manohar as ICC chairman.
May 22, 2020
England Test star Chris Woakes glad about training ‘normality’
Warwickshire’s Woakes was back at his Edgbaston home ground in Birmingham on Thursday for an hour-long stint.
May 22, 2020
Pakistan chief optimistic about England tour
The pandemic has delayed the English season until at least July, but the England and Wales Cricket Board is hoping to stage a full international campa...
May 22, 2020
Sri Lanka scraps $40 mn cricket stadium on advice of top players
Former captains Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene slammed the proposed grounds near the capital Colombo, saying the money would be better spent...
May 21, 2020
Graeme Smith wants Ganguly to head ICC
Smith said he believed Ganguly, a fellow former Test captain, is the right person to lead the game at a time of crisis caused by the global pandemic.
May 21, 2020
Really looking forward to playing Indian T20 League, admits Pat Cummins
Apart from the Indian T20 League, Cummins also spoke about ICC’s recent ruling that will now prohibit players to use saliva to maintain the shine on t...
May 21, 2020
Stuart Broad gives glimpse into post-lockdown training
As part of the safety protocols, players are not allowed to change in the dressing room and must arrive in their training kit.
May 20, 2020
England bowlers set to resume training
England bowlers are set to report for training on Thursday, leading the way as cricket chiefs step up plans to start a season.
May 20, 2020
England spinner Bess says running helps with virus anxiety issues
Bess has attributed some of his recent success to working with a psychologist who had no previous knowledge of cricket.
May 20, 2020
ICC’s ‘no saliva-yes sweat’ decision is strange, says Matthew Hayden
ICC recently put a ban on using saliva on the ball due to the global pandemic, and Hayden says that this policy is ‘quite strange’.
May 19, 2020
Saliva on ball, neutral umpires set to be axed due to virus
It was unanimously agreed that the ‘elevated risk of transmission’ caused by polishing the ball using spit meant the traditional method must be shelve...
May 19, 2020
Virat Kohli says father refused to bribe way into team
Virat Kohli said his father had insisted the selection had to be on merit alone and not based on any other favour.
May 18, 2020
Babar Azam praying pandemic won’t scupper World Cup
Azam also said that he would not mind if cricket was played in closed stadiums, without fans.
May 18, 2020
Global pandemic will change the way bowlers operate: Ishant Sharma
He explained why the world’s top bowlers will have to change the way they go about getting swing and seam as a result of the coronavirus.
May 17, 2020
eCricket Matches 2020: Talking points from Day 5
Here’s what happened on Day 5 of eCricket Matches 2020.
May 17, 2020
Virat Kohli reveals inspiration behind fitness regime
Kohli did a candid Q/A with footballer Sunil Chhetri on Instagram where he opened up about his diet and personal life.
May 17, 2020
Worried umpire refused to give Tendulkar out in 190s, says Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn reveals the conversation he had with the umpire, Ian Gould, during Sachin Tendulkar’s historic innings at Gwalior in 2010.
May 16, 2020
Spoken from the heart’: Gayle admits ‘damaging’ Sarwan virus comments
Flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle said Friday he ‘stood by his comments’ over feelings of resentment at his exit from the Jamaica Tallawahs team in the C...
May 16, 2020
eCricket Matches 2020: Talking points from Day 4
Here’s what happened on Day 4 of eCricket Matches 2020.
May 16, 2020
Afridi buys bat as fake bids halt charity auction
Organisers called off the auction as fake offers sent the price soaring over $50,000.
May 15, 2020
Australian batmaker apologises to Tendulkar as lawsuit settled
Spartan Sports group has apologised to Tendulkar for using his name and image after he terminated a deal with them
May 15, 2020
eCricket Matches 2020: Talking points from Day 3
Here’s what happened on Day 3 of eCricket Matches 2020.