Sri Lanka Minister Offers To ICC Proof Showing The 2011 World Cup Final Was...
Sri Lanka's Former Sports Minister Said Saturday He Gave Further Details To Cricket's World Governing Body That He Indicates The 2011 World Cup Was Scheduled:
Sri Lanka 's former sports minister said Saturday he gave further details to cricket's world governing body that he said indicates the 2011 World Cup...
Cricket Association Of Bengal Office At Eden Gardens Shuts Down
The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB) Office In Eden Gardens Was Shut Down For A Week After A Temporary Worker Tested Positive For Coronavirus On Saturday:
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) office in Eden Gardens was shut down for a week after a temporary worker had been found positive...
Mashrafe Mortaza Tests COVID-19 Positive For Second Time In Two Weeks
BCB Chief Physician Debashish Chowdhury Confirmed The News Of Mortaza Testing Positive For The Second Time, On Saturday:
Former Bangladeshi skipper Mashrafe Mortaza tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday. It is the second time that he has tested positive for the dreaded virus in a period of 15 days...
Bairstow, Moeen Dropped From England Squad For Southampton Test
England Left Out Wicket-Keeper Jonny Bairstow And All-Rounder Moeen Ali For The Opening Test Against The West Indies:
England left off wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Moeen Ali for the opening test against the West Indies, starting on July 8 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The first test will...
ECB Paves Way For Unqualified Cricketers
The Decision Meets The Recommendation Of The Quality Cricket Committee Chaired By Andrew Strauss:
On Friday (July 3) the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) accepted a recommendation from the Performance Cricket Committee (PCC) to increase the number of unqualified cricketers that counties will play in men's county cricket. The...
All Set For Matches Without Audience – Pope Ready For Tests
Ollie Pope Scored A Perfect 55 In The Practice Game:
Ollie Pope says the strength of England's training camp, and the three-day warm-up game that ended Friday at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton put the squad in a strong place ahead of the West Indies Test Series that begins next...
CA, And ACA Decides To Delay The Cricket Revenue Projection
As A Result Of The Joint Agreement, ACA Lifted The Notice Of Conflict Lodged With CA A Month Ago:
In uncertain times owing to a world-wide pandemic, Cricket Australia has reached a consensus with the Australian Cricketers' Association about deferring the board's assessment of future revenue. As a result of...
T20 Game Near Chandigarh Streamed As Lankan Uva League Match
A T20 match played near Chandigarh but streamed online as a game in Sri Lanka
A Twenty20 match played near Chandigarh but online streamed as a match in Sri Lanka has held the focus of the Anti Corruption Unit of BCCI, some cricket associations of Sri Lanka and the Punjab...
Sri Lanka Police Drop World Cup Fixing Probe For Lack Of Evidence
Sri Lankan police dropped a match-fixing investigation:
On Friday (03-07-2020), Sri Lanka police dismissed the highly controversial investigation on the 2011 World Cup final match-fixing case by saying that they have not found any kind of evidence to prove that any Sri Lankan players help their opponent India to win...
England Players Join West Indies In Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Logo
English players will join the West Indies squad in sporting the ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo:
English players will join with the team of West Indies in sporting the ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo on collars of their T-Shirts at the time of the upcoming Test series of “Raise the bat” to...
PCB Decline Comment On Grant Flower’s Charge Against Younis Khan
PCB refused to comment on Grant Flower’s claim:
The national team of England, as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), have denied giving any comment on the claim of former batting coach Grant Flower that former Pakistan captain Younis Khan held a knife once to his neck on getting...
Shannon Gabriel Included To West Indies Squad For England Tests
Shannon Gabriel has now been drafted into the 15-strong frontline squad:
The predictions of Shannon Gabriel of playing against England in the series opener, which is going to be held next week at Southampton enhanced after he was officially included to the West Indies Test team on Thursday. Initially, the...
Fulton Quits As NZ Batting Coach To Be Head Coach In Canterbury
Peter Fulton has quit as New Zealand’s batting coach:
On Thursday, the New Zealand cricket board said that Peter Fulton, who is the batting coach of New Zeland quit the job to become the head coach of the men’s team of Canterbury.
Fulton is a former international cricketer, played in 23...
Sri Lanka Cricket Wants To Host LPL In August
Five teams are expected to participate in the franchise-based LPL:
Sri Lanka Cricket is very much hopeful to conduct the inaugural session of the T20 league from 8th August to 22nd August despite the decision of the government to delay the reopening of the international airport of Sri Lanka till...
James Anderson Shines In Practice Game
England's Intra-Squad Practice Game Gave Fans A Preview Of What To Do When International Cricket Begins Next Week:
England's intra-squad practice game ahead of the three-test series against the West Indies gave cricket fans a preview of what to expect when the action resumes next week at Southampton. Ben Stokes,...
Phil Simmons’ Job Safe Despite Calls For Dismissal
Phil Simmons’ job is safe:
In a statement, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said that West Indies' head coach Phil Simmons's job is totally safe despite the chief of Barbados association is demanding his removal as soon as possible after attending a funeral in England.
On Friday (26-07-2020), he went to attend...
Shashank Manohar Steps Down As ICC Chairman
Shashank Manohar retired as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman
On Wednesday, Shashank Manohar gets retirement as the first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council. And with this. It is the end of the influence of BCCI in the world body. In 2015 November, Shashank Manohar took the responsibility...
CA To Use Kookaburra In First-Class Cricket From 2020-21 Season
Australia has been using Dukes ball since the 2016-17 season in Shield matches
From this summer’s Sheffield Shield, Cricket Australia has taken a decision not to use the Dukes ball and opt for using Kookaburra for four seasons. Cricket Australia has also given affirmation that for the whole 2020-21 first-class...
West Indies Legend Sir Everton Weekes Dies Aged 95
Weekes had passed away after a severe illness at his Christ Church home:
Sir Everton Weekes- the West Indies legend, who is known as one of the ‘Three Ws’ worldwide has died at the age of 95. In early 1948, he played his first series against the team of England....
A Mumbai-Only Indian Premier League 2020 Is A Possibility
As the BCCI is continuously trying its best to make sure the Indian Premier League takes place this year. According to the PTI report, one important shareholder of IPL has given suggestions to hold the whole tournament in Mumbai.
As per the report, the BCCI was planning to host the...
BCCI To Decide On Chinese Sponsorship In IPL
The BCCI's decision regarding Chinese sponsorship in the IPL:
The decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about the Chinese sponsorship in the cash-rich tournament- Indian Premier League (IPL) will be made by considering the best interest of cricket as well as the country. A source...
South Africa To Stage A New Three-Team Match on 18th July
The match will be held on the 102nd birth anniversary of the former president Nelson Mandela:
Ultimately, Cricket South Africa (CSA) will stage a unique format that will see three sides participate in a single 36-over game on 18th July after receiving permission from the South Africa government for the...
Six Pakistan Players Join England Tour After COVID-19 -Ve Test
Six more players test negative in COVID-19 tests:
Pakistan’s touring squad is set to go after six more players found negative in the COVID-19 test and became eligible to join the former squad of 20.
Six Pakistan cricketers- Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, and Shadab Khan...
CSA Gets Sports-Ministry Green Signal To Resume Training
Cricket South Africa gets the Sports Ministry’s approval
The sports ministry of South Africa gives permission to cricket South Africa to return to training and play. On Thursday, the organization will have a meeting to plan its course back to action. The concentration of CSA will be on approving the...
Indian Umpire Nitin Menon Introduced In ICC Elite Panel
Nitin Menon is only the third from India to achieve it:
Nitin Menon, a young Indian umpire became the youngest umpire, who is able to include in the Elite Panel of Umpires of the International Cricket Council for the upcoming season 2020-21 by replacing Nigel Llong of England.
After former skipper...
Entertainment In Sport Is About Quality : Holding
"Entertainment in any sport is determined by the standard of play in that sport and not by what's happening on the stands," Holding, One Of The Most Respected Voices In World Cricket, Said In An Exclusive Interaction To A Leading Media House:
Spectators certainly add to any high octane contest...