Stuart Broad has lent his support to the World Test Championship, calling the competition a promising concept. However, the England pacer was less impressed with the way the points are allocated in the current format, claiming he can’t understand how a five-match Ashes series and a two-Test India-Bangladesh series are on the same pedestal. Stuart […]
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England Players Unlikely To Feature In The Rescheduled IPL 2021: Ashley Giles
Ashley Giles, England Director of Cricket, hinted England’s centrally-contracted players may not be available for the remainder of the IPL matches. The BCCI has not yet finalized a new window for the rescheduled IPL 2021. IPL was postponed indefinitely due to positive Covid-19 cases in bio-bubbles of franchises in India. England and Wales Cricket Board […]
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Piyush Chawla’s Father Passes Away Due To Covid-19 Complications
Piyush Chawla’s father died on Monday. The spinner, in an Instagram post, said that his father was suffering from “covid and post covid complications” The cricketer took to Instagram to break the news, saying that his father was suffering from “covid and post covid complications”. Piyush Chawla’s Father Dies From Covid-19 As Condolences Pour In […]
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Venkatesh Prasad Was Comfortable Playing Under Mohammed Azharuddin
Venkatesh Prasad was asked to name the best captain he played under, and the former India fast bowler was forthright in his answer. Former fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad may have represented India in not more than 33 Tests, but he holds the record for being India’s fifth-highest ODI wicket-taker by a fast bowler. The fast-bowling […]
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Aakash Chopra Felt Surprised By Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s Omission In 20 Man Test Squad
Aakash Chopra, former Indian opener-turned-commentator feels it is ‘little surprising’ to not see pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s name in India’s WTC final and England Tests 20 man squad. On Friday (May 7), the BCCI announced a 20-man squad for the Virat Kohli-led Team India’s forthcoming international assignments starting with the ICC World Test Championship final — […]
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ICC World Test Championship Final: 3 Players Who Should Have Been In The Indian Squad
The Indian squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand was announced yesterday by the BCCI and the selectors have covered most of the bases. The likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari, and Mohammed Shami have all returned to the test squad and the rest of the squad pick themselves. Washington Sundar, […]
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Flop XI Of The IPL 2021
The IPL 2021 did see a lot of good performances but it came as a surprise when some of the seasoned campaigners failed to impress until the midway of the tournament. Every team played a minimum of seven games and the Indian contingent performed really well more than the overseas players. The purple cap list […]
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Staging Of IPL 2021 In The Midst Of Covid-19 Pandemic Is Questioned As A Petition Is Filed In The Delhi High Court
IPL 2021 staging in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic is questioned as a petition is filed in the Delhi High Court seeking an inquiry as to why the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is being prioritized over the Public Health amidst a surge in Covid-19 cases and to direct the Centre, the Delhi government, […]
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Steve Smith’s Return As Australian Test Captain Acceptable, Says Simon Longstaff
Steve Smith might not be the main man in his new IPL team Delhi Capitals but is certainly the go-to player as far as Australian Test cricket is concerned. After the 31-year-old batsman was stripped of the captaincy after his involvement in the sandpaper gate controversy which led to a subsequent ban, he has not […]
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BCCI Confirms Taking T20I World Cup To UAE Is The Contingency Plan
BCCI hasn’t given up yet hopes of hosting the upcoming T20I World Cup and taking the Cup to the UAE is the contingency plan, and not a swap with Australia, who will host the 2022 T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup scheduled in India between October 18-November 15 could move to the United Arab […]