A day after Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajputs untimely demise in Mumbai, two city cricketers and a former coach of Indian cricketer MS Dhoni on Monday recalled their meetings with the deceased actor who had played the lead in the Dhoni biopic. Nagendra Misra, a cricketer employed with the railways in Ranchi, told IANS that […]
Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List, especially those from within the cricketing community. Michael Clarke was named an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) “for distinguished service to cricket as a player at the national and international level, through leadership roles, and to the community.” Clarke represented Australia in 115 Tests for […]
Cricket Australia (CA) have tentatively set the first match of its home Test series against India for a December 3 start in Brisbane, as per local reports here. As per reports in 7news.com.au and the Sydney Morning Herald the schedule for the four Tests have been finalised. According to reports, CA Chief Executive Kevin Roberts […]
With the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent cancellation of all cricket matches, former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden will now aim to bring fans closer to actual cricket by lending his voice to the online gaming world as a commentator on the World Cricket Championship (WCC). Hayden will offer English commentary with his familiar banter bringing life […]
Amid the forced break due to COVID-19 pandemic, Australia women’s cricket team captain Meg Lanning provided a virtual batting class to Ireland womens cricket squad. Lanning was joined by former Irish captain Isobel Joyce in a ‘virtual’ batting masterclass this week. The session was chaired by Irish women’s team head coach Ed Joyce and also […]
Cricket Australia has made no bones about the fact that Indias tour scheduled towards the end of the year could in a big way decide how the Australian boards financial position looks post the coronavirus-led economic setback. And now BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal has gone ahead and given them some respite saying that a two-week […]
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated it will be impossible to host the Olympics even next year if the ongoing coronavirus pandemic cannot be contained till then. The 2020 edition of the multi-national event was pushed back to 2021 in wake of COVID-19 crisis that has hit the entire world. Answering a question related to […]
April 24 is remembered by cricket fans across the world as the day cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was born. But this year, there will be no celebration in the Tendulkar household as the Master Blaster is clear that now is the time to fight the coronavirus outbreak and help those in need. Speaking on the […]
New Delhi It is no secret that the legendary Sachin Tendulkar started his career as a middle-order batsman and it was only when Navjot Singh Sindhu got injured in New Zealand that the little master got his first opportunity at the top of the innings in ODIs. And Tendulkar has revealed that he asked skipper […]
India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Tuesday brought back the ‘Chahal TV’ show – this time the “home edition” due to the ongoing lockdown period amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a video posted by BCCI, Chahal can be seen introducing the fans to his family members, as well as urging […]