England captain Eoin Morgan led from the front as the hosts beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Sunday. Morgan came in on a hat-trick after leg-spinner Shadab Khan had reduced the home side, who were chasing a stiff victory target of 196, to 66-2. But the
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Mumbai Indians have won the IPL a record four times.© Mumbai Indians/Twitter Mumbai Indians are utilising their time in the lead up to the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to get acclimatised to the heat of Abu Dhabi. Mumbai shared a video on social media where players make their best guess as to
Chris Rogers played 25 Tests for Australia before retiring in 2015.© AFP Chris Rogers has been appointed head coach of Victoria with the former Test opener vowing to turn more players from the state into permanent members of the Australian team. A prolific run-scorer at both state and English county level, Rogers played 25 Tests
Royal Challengers Bangalore‘s (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli was satisfied with the first training session of the franchise and said spinners were really looking good as they landed the ball in the right areas. The IPL 2020 will be played in the UAE from September 19-November 10 across three venues — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.
The IPL 2020 is scheduled to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10.© Twitter Bengaluru-based edu-tech firm ‘Unacademy’ has been roped in the as official partner for the Indian Premier League for three seasons, the BCCI announced on Saturday. The 13th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held
Rohit Sharma landed in the UAE with his family on August 21.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, who will lead Mumbai Indians in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, took to Instagram to share an adorable picture with his daughter Samaira before he left for training in the United Arab Emirates. Samaira gave her father
This development has forced CSK to extend the quarantine period for the touring party till September 1.© AFP Chennai Super Kings’ preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season have run into complications after it emerged that a bowler and some staff members of the franchise tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the development
Mitchell Starc said that they will not be allowed to use sweat to shine the ball during England tour.© Twitter Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that there will be “slightly altered guidelines” for the team as they will not be allowed to use sweat on the ball to shine during England tour. “There are
Pakistan captain Babar Azam will try to overcome a quick change in formats in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against England at Old Trafford on Friday. Babar, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman, featured throughout during Pakistan’s 1-0 loss to England in a three-Test series only completed on Tuesday – where he was 63 not
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic got engaged in January and had a son in June.© Instagram Hardik Pandya is currently in the United Arab Emirates with the Mumbai Indians squad ahead of this year’s season of the Indian Premier League, but the flamboyant India all-rounder is missing his partner Natasa Stankovic and their newborn son,
Ricky Ponting will be hoping that his team Delhi Capitals can do well in the IPL 2020.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting arrived in Dubai on Thursday for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After arriving in Dubai, Ricky Ponting took to Instagram to share a picture from his hotel
Dwayne Bravo achieved the historic feat by dismissing Rakheem Cornwall in a CPL match.© CPL/Sportsfile (File photo) West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo scripted history on Wednesday as he became the first bowler to pick 500 wickets in the shortest format of the game. Bravo achieved this feat by dismissing Rakheem Cornwall of St. Lucia Zouks in
Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he hoped England would tour the country “soon” after his side travelled to Britain during the coronavirus pandemic. England have not visited Pakistan since 2005/06. An attack by armed militants on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in 2009 ended major cricket tours for a decade. But other countries have since
On the occasion of International Dog Day, celebrated across globe on August 26 every year, people flooded the Internet with lovely pictures of their furry friends. Joining in the trend, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises also shared pictures of their star players posing with their dogs.The unique bond humans with dogs was clearly evident
England paceman James Anderson cemented his place in cricket history by taking his 600th Test wicket as the rain-marred third and final Test against Pakistan at Southampton ended in a draw on Tuesday. Fresh downpours prevented play on the last day until 1515 GMT, meaning England, who were 1-0 up in the series, did not
James Anderson became the first fast bowler to get to 600 wickets in Tests.© AFP England’s James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets when he dismissed Pakistan’s captain Azhar Ali on the fifth day of the third and final Test between the two teams at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Anderson
3 NADA officials, six empanelled DCOs will travel to the UAE for sample collection during IPL 2020.© IPL/Twitter Three high-ranking National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials, along with six empanelled Dope Control Officers (DCOs), will be travelling to the UAE for sample collection during this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on September 19. According
James Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as a combination of poor catching, bad weather and some determined Pakistan batting conspired against the England paceman at Southampton on Monday. Anderson, denied an early breakthrough when Jos Buttler dropped a routine chance to reprieve Shan