Gulam Bodi Jailed For Five Years For Spot Fixing
Former South African cricketer Gulam Bodi, who was sentenced for his role in South Africa’s 2015 domestic spot-fixing scandal at the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on Friday (October 18), will serve five years in prison. He is the first South African to be charged under the 2004 Corrupt Activities...
Shahbaz Nadeem Joins The Ranchi Test Squad In India
Shabaz Nadeem, the left-arm spinner, has been added to India’s Test squad in Ranchi for the third Test versus South Africa, starting on October 19. After Kuldeep Yadav complained of shoulder pain on Friday, the veteran spinner was added to the squad as a cover.
Nadeem, who made his first-class...
Bangladesh Recall Al-Amin Hossain And Arafat Sunny For India T20I Squad
The inclusion of Arafat Sunny and Al-Amin Hossain was a surprise as they were sidelined by Bangladeshi selectors some time ago.
"We have picked Arafat as he is bowling quite consistently in the domestic arena. We already have Shakib but we need someone who has the experience of playing...
Sourav Ganguly To Discuss MS Dhoni’s Future With Selectors
Dhoni has not played in an ODI for India since the World Cup, either in the West Indies or against South Africa at home.
BCCI president-elect and former cricketer Sourav Ganguly has always been of the view that the onus is on Dhoni to clear the air about his future...
Sarfaraz Ahmed Removed As Captain From Tests And T20Is
Pakistan Cricket Board stripped Sarfaraz Ahmed off Test and T20I captaincy and also dropped the wicket-keeper-batsman for the upcoming tour of Australia, where three T20Is will be played. They also start their World Test Championship campaign with two Tests against Australia. The move to play in Australia comes 12...
Indian Pace Attack Reminds Brain Lara Of Windies Of Past
On Thursday, the current Indian pace bowling attack, which comprises Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Shami, came in for special praise from West Indian batting legend Brian Lara. Lara said they reminded him of the lethal West Indian attacks of yore.
The Indian pace trio of Bumrah,...
Moeen Ali and Bayliss Join Abu Dhabi Franchise For T10 Debut
Trevor Bayliss, England’s World Cup Winning Coach, has been named as the Abu Dhabi franchise manager in the T10 league and Moeen Ali will be one of the players in his squad.
The T10 league is in its third season and is scheduled to be played between November 15-24.
Although no...
“I also feel angry at times” – MS Dhoni
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, known as 'Captain Cool', looks very calm on the field even in a tense situation. He revealed in a media release that even he sometimes feel angry and frustrated on the field, but has learned to control his emotions to help his side...
Markram Ruled Out Of Ranchi Test Due To Fractured Wrist
The opening batsman of South Africa Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the third and final Test against India, which will take place in Ranchi from October 19, (Saturday). Markram suffered from an injury during the Pune Test on his right wrist. The unavailability of Markram has put...
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina Invited To Witness India-Bangladesh Test In Kolkata
The Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina may witness the second Test in Kolkata between India and Bangladesh which is scheduled to be played from November 22 to 26.
According to IANS, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has sent invites to both the Prime Ministers...
Both Countries’ Approval Required For India-Pakistan Bilateral Cricket: Sourav Ganguly
BCCI president-elect Sourav Ganguly has said that resumption of bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan is subject to approval from India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Imran Khan. Asked about the resumption of India-Pakistan bilateral ties during a media briefing In Kolkata, Ganguly said, “You have to ask...
Happy Birthday Anil Kumble – India’s Most Successful Bowler Ever
Right-arm leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble was on born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore. A mechanical engineering graduate, he completed his schooling from National High School and B.E. from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) in Bengaluru.
He pursued his cricketing interests seriously from the age of 13 when he joined a...
ICC Charges Three UAE Players Under Anti-Corruption Code
The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged three United Arab Emirates (UAE) players, including its captain Mohammad Naveed, under its anti-corruption code.
Besides Naveed, another pacer Qadeer Khan and batsman Shaiman Anwar were suspended from the squad of the UAE for the T20 World Cup Qualifier, which is scheduled to be...
Twitter Lauds Virender Sehwag For Training Children Of Pulwama Martyrs At His Camp
Following in the footsteps of his former opening partner and Gautam Gambhir, currently a politician, who is renowned for his charity, Virender Sehwag has decided to train the children of two Indian soldiers, martyred in a suicide attack in Pulwama in early February, at his academy.
The former Indian opener...
Teenager Of Mumbai ‘Yashasvi Jaishwal’ Smashes Double Century As Youngest Cricketer
Youngest and a teenager cricketer smashed his way into record books on Wednesday. At 17 years and 292 days, Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest in the world to score a double hundred in 50-overs cricket including List A and ODIs.
He broke the record by almost 3 years in the...
ICC Mulls India-Pakistan Warm-Up Fixture Before T20 World Cup
An India-Pakistan match always draws the biggest crowds in the cricketing arena.
But because of strained relations between the two neighboring countries, they have faced each other only five times since 2011. Interestingly, all of them were only in the ICC tournaments.
According to the Times of India, although the ICC’s...
Sachin Tendulkar Welcomes ICC’s ‘Super Over’ Rule Change
Sachin Tendulkar commended the International Cricket Council (ICC) for amending the rule in case of a tie in knockout games of tournaments such as the World Cup. The ICC scrapped the boundary count rule that was used in the World Cup 2019 final to adjudge the winners, leading to...
Happy Birthday Jacques Kallis – One Of World’s Best All-Rounders Of All Time
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis was born on 16 October 1975 in Cape Town. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Kallis is considered to be one of the greatest all-round cricketers of all time. To date, he is the only international cricketer to score more than 10,000 runs...
Sourav Ganguly Introduces New BCCI Team On Twitter
Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, who will take over as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on October 23, shared a picture with all the men who will hold key positions in the board.
In the picture, Ganguly can be seen with...
Great Signs For Indian Cricket – Virender Sehwag
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is all set to become the next chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the affiliated units of the cricket board unanimously selected his name for the top post.
On Tuesday, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag congratulated Ganguly and said...
Mitchell Marsh Fractures His Hand After Punching Dressing-Room Wall
Mitchell Marsh, the Australian all-rounder, broke his hand after punching a dressing-room wall in frustration during Western Australia's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania on Sunday.
In the bargain, the son of former Australian opener, Geoff Marsh, fractured his right hand, ruling him out of cricket for six weeks. The Western...
Phil Simmons Makes A Comeback As West Indies Head Coach
The former all-rounder of West Indies Phil Simmons, who was the coach of the team, was controversially removed from his position for three years. But, now he is back as a coach with a new contract which is valid for four years. He was competing with two other shortlisted...
Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara And Muttiah Muralitharan To Participate In An Indian T20 Tournament
Sachin Tendulkar, Brain Lara, and Jonty Rhodes, among others, will participate in the Road Safety World Series in India during February 2-16, 2020. Being planned as an annual T20 tournament, this World Series will feature retired cricketers from five countries of Australia, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and West...
Jimmy Neesham Makes A Hilarious Comment On ICC’s New Rule
ICC faced severe criticism about the Super Over's controversial rule during the Cricket World Cup 2019. The rule stated that if a Super Over ends in a tie, then the team that scores more boundaries throughout the match will be declared as the winner.
It was the same rule which...
ICC And BCCI Dispute Over New Future Tours Program
A scheduled meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on Monday has irked BCCI after the former has been advocating a new Future Tours Program (FTP). If it is passed, the ODI World Cup will be held once every three years and every alternate year, there will...
BCB Waiting For Security Clearance To Tour Pakistan
After Pakistan successfully hosted a part of the Sri Lankan series on its grounds, it will do so too for the remaining test matches in December.
Now, Bangladesh Women's team is set to tour Pakistan from October 23 to play three T20Is and two ODIs. But, the Bangladesh Cricket Board...