Krunal Pandya took to Twitter to share a picture with Hardik Pandya as they both wore PPE kits.© Twitter Mumbai Indians all-rounder Krunal Pandya shared a picture on social media with his brother Hardik Pandya in which both of them can be seen wearing PPE kits. In their “new travel kit”, Hardik and Krunal looked
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Vijay Shankar with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran.© Instagram India all-rounder Vijay Shankar announced that he has gotten engaged with an Instagram post on Thursday. Shankar uploaded two pictures with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran and captioned the post with a ring emoji. Many of his teammates rushed to congratulate him on the occasion. KL Rahul, Yuzvendra
Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings on September 19 to kick off IPL 2020.© AFP With the tournament’s new title sponsor confirmed, the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday revealed its new logo for its 2020 season. IPL took to Instagram to share a story with a picture of the new logo, with
England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting says he will not allow senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to employ the controversial “Mankading” dismissal during the upcoming IPL as “it’s not within the spirit of the game”. Last IPL, Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler was run out on 69 while backing up at the non-striker’s end, with
Mumbai Indians are the most successful side in IPL history with four titles.© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday released an official statement confirming fantasy cricket league platform Dream11 as the title sponsor for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. “The IPL Governing Council has announced Dream11 as the new
Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Barbados Tridents registered wins in their opening matches of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Tuesday (local time). On the first day of CPL 2020, TKR defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by four wickets while Barbados Tridents outclassed St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by six runs at the Brian Lara Cricket
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and bowling coach will be a member of England’s backroom staff when they face his native country during an upcoming three-match Twenty20 series, it was announced on Tuesday. Mahmood, 45, has plenty of English county experience from his time with Surrey and Kent. Until last year he was a member
Nasser Hussain has called on cricket to adopt a new “mindset” after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field for bad
Babar Azam hailed MS Dhoni’s impact on the game.© AFP Pakistan’s limited-overs skipper Babar Azam said that the legacy of former India captain MS Dhoni will always be remembered in the cricket world. Azam’s remarks came a few days after Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, calling time on his over 15-year-long career. “Congrats
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said it would be a “terrible atmosphere” to play a bilateral cricket series with India given the current tense relations between the two countries. Speaking on a Sky Sports documentary, former captain Khan, who is also the patron-in-chief of the country’s cricket board, said it will not be
In Karachi-born Mohammad Bashir Bozai’s vow to give up watching India-Pakistan play at ICC events, obsessive fandom follows Mahendra Singh Dhoni into retirement, adding to things such as jersey number and disciples such as Suresh Raina. Travelling the world to watch the arch-rivals in action doesn’t make sense anymore to Bashir, aka “Chacha Chicago”, who
“Suresh Raina has been one of the key performers for India in white-ball cricket,” said Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday as the left-handed batter Raina decided to call time on his international career. Raina had announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, just minutes after Dhoni’s
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said he is “deeply anguished” by the demise of former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, who passed away in Gurugram on Sunday. He was 73. Chauhan was admitted to a hospital after being tested positive for COVID-19 and breathed his last breath in Medanta Hospital on
Hardik Pandya shared fun pictures with his family members on his Instagram story on Sunday. The all-rounder shared a picture with his grandmother and in the caption of his story Hardik wrote, “My Nani asked me to put this on insta”. He followed it up with another picture where he was seen posing with his
Not a single ball was bowled on Day 3 of the second Test in Southampton.© AFP Rain meant there was no play at all on the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday in a match already plagued by stoppages for bad weather. Play should have resumed at
Ravi Shastri praised MS Dhoni’s professionalism.© Instagram MS Dhoni took to social media to announce his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Soon after the former India captain announced his decision, cricketers and fans flooded social media with heartwarming messages for one of the most successful captains in world cricket. India head coach Ravi Shastri
Top cricketers including England’s Ben Stokes and Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins risk missing the start of the Indian Premier League because of a series between their countries next month. Australia tour England from September 4 in a series that ends three days before the start of the world’s richest Twenty20 league in the United