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Manchester City: Champions of England

22 May 2021 07:43 AM IST

City holds an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place United; Chelsea finds itself at the third place.

Will be well-contested Test match against India, says Ellyse Perry

21 May 2021 07:53 AM IST

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry knows the strength of the India batters and doesn’t want the hosts to take the visitors for granted when the two teams lock horns in the pink ball Test later this year. Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced that the WACA will host the second-ever women’s

RAHUL DRAVID TO COACH INDIAN TEAM ON LANKA TOUR THIS JULY

21 May 2021 07:43 AM IST

Former India skipper and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid will coach the Indian limited-overs team that will play a six-game series against Sri Lanka in July. This will be his second stint with the Indian team after working with the boys as batting consultant during the England

PAKISTAN LIKELY TO HOST 2022 ASIA CUP

21 May 2021 07:40 AM IST

NEW DELHI: With Asia Cup 2021 set to be officially postponed, it is now emerging that the tournament will be played in consecutive years — 2022 and 2023. Pakistan is likely to host the 2022 edition of the tournament, with Sri Lanka hosting in 2023, reported ESPNcricinfo. If Asia Cup

SHAKIB AL HASAN RETURNS AS BANGLADESH NAME SQUAD FOR FIRST TWO ODIS AGAINST SRI LANKA

21 May 2021 07:38 AM IST

DHAKA: Former skipper Shakib Al Hasan returned to the fold while Najmul Hossain Shanto missed the bus as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday named a 15-man squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, starting May 23. Bangladesh has announced the squad for the first two ODIs which will

DIFFICULT TO PLAY T20 WC IN INDIA THIS YEAR, SAYS MICHAEL HUSSEY

21 May 2021 07:36 AM IST

Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has said that it would be difficult to play T20 World Cup in India this year because of the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. On May 4, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was postponed due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. After it

Why Amit Panghal carries a lot of expectations for Tokyo Olympics

21 May 2021 07:33 AM IST

Currently world No. 1, the Indian boxer is known for his foot movement. His short frame could give an advantage for uppercuts and executing sharp angular punches.

England and Australia to play final Test in Perth

20 May 2021 08:05 AM IST

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed the Men’s and Women’s Ashes schedule for 2021-22 to be staged in Australia. The first Men’s Ashes Test will begin at Brisbane’s Gabba from December 8-12 ahead of a day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval from

WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP: MITHALI, ASHWIN, SIRAJ REACH MUMBAI IN CHARTER FLIGHT

20 May 2021 08:03 AM IST

The UK-bound cricketers have started assembling in Mumbai, and the likes of Mithali Raj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Agarwal, and Washington Sundar reached the destination through a charter flight. The BCCI’s official handle tweeted pictures of these players flying to Mumbai and they captioned the post as: “First stop,

WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP: BHARAT ROPED IN AS COVER FOR SAHA

20 May 2021 08:02 AM IST

Wicketkeeper-batsman K.S. Bharat will be travelling to the UK with the India men’s squad for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and five-match Test series against England. The wicket-keeper is cover for Wriddhiman Saha who has just recovered from Covid-19. Although Saha has recovered in time

AB de Villiers has his reasons for not making a comeback: Mark Boucher

20 May 2021 07:59 AM IST

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher believes AB de Villiers’’ has his reasons to decide against coming out of international retirement and represent the national team in the upcoming ICC World T20 despite being in good form. Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced that De Villiers has decided not to

ASIA CUP CALLED OFF DUE TO RISING COVID CASES IN SRI LANKA

20 May 2021 07:58 AM IST

The 2021 Asia Cup, which was shifted from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, was on Wednesday called off due to rising Covid-19 cases in the island nation. The Asia Cup, which was last held in 2018, was scheduled to be held in June but Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva