Shouldn’t get carried away by our youngsters’ performance, cautions Karthik

Shouldn’t get carried away by our youngsters’ performance, cautions Karthik

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik finds it heartening that his team’s young guns have raised the bar with match-winning IPL performances but does not want to “get carried away” and put extra burden on the talented bunch as the tournament progresses. Rising opener Shubman Gill performed well in both of KKR’s wins against Sunrisers […]

NZC confirms dates, venues for Pakistan, West Indies series

NZC confirms dates, venues for Pakistan, West Indies series

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will launch their home summer of cricket with a Twenty20 International against West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland on Nov 27 before two Test series against the same visitors and Pakistan, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. The New Zealand government had green-lighted the West Indies and Pakistan tours and […]

Bangladesh call off Sri Lanka Test series

Bangladesh call off Sri Lanka Test series

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday called off the forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka because of coronavirus restrictions imposed by the hosts they say make preparing impossible. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took the decision after Sri Lanka refused to ease stringent quarantine measures — which included players being confined to their rooms for 14 days, […]

New Zealand approves Pakistan, West Indies cricket tours

New Zealand approves Pakistan, West Indies cricket tours

New Zealand’s government has approved quarantine arrangements that would allow the Pakistan and West Indies teams to tour in coming months, the country’s cricket board said on Friday. New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the tours would help the sport through the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a huge boost for us, it’s our financial […]

RCB skipper Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

RCB skipper Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab here. RCB were thrashed by 97 runs in the match on Thursday night. “As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s […]

Australian Cricket Legend Dean Jones Dies In Mumbai

Australian Cricket Legend Dean Jones Dies In Mumbai

Former Australian cricket legend Dean Jones has died of a massive heart attack. Jones was part of Star Sports commentary team and was in a bio-secure bubble in a seven-star hotel in Mumbai. He was 59. Dean Jones has been an active cricket analyst and was signed up to do off-tube commentary on the Indian Premier […]

Indian star cricketer Suresh Raina visits Kunzar, interacts with local youth

Indian star cricketer Suresh Raina visits Kunzar, interacts with local youth

Indian cricketer Suresh Raina on Wednesday visited Kunzar play ground in north Kashmir Baramulla District and interacted you with local youth. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Raina interacted with the youth in Kunzer and assured them of his full support in upgrading the sports infra-structure in the area to help […]