MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it is continuing preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Australia this year as planned and denied reports on Wednesday that a decision had been taken to postpone the event. Media reports in India said ICC members had come to an understanding that this […]
The ICC has “successfully finished” cricket in the last 10 years and brought it down to its knees, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has insisted in a scathing criticism of the sport’s global body. During a conversation with Sanjay Manjrekar for ESPNcricinfo’s podcast, Akhtar expressed his anguish at some of the playing conditions in white […]
LONDON: Alex Hales deserves a ‘second chance’ with England after being sent into international exile as a result of recreational drug use, according to team-mate Chris Woakes. Opening batsman Hales — who played for Karachi Kings in this year’s Pakistan Super League — was dropped from the World Cup squad shortly before last year’s tournament […]
Former star footballer Mehraj Uddin Wadoo lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir police after he was stopped from rushing to see his ill mother and was held in custody for over two hours on Saturday. Wadoo represented the Indian men’s football team from 2005 to 2011 as a defender and within the domestic system of […]
CAPE TOWN: South Africa are optimistic about hosting India for three lucrative Twenty20 Internationals in late August, but are trying to find new dates for their proposed tour to the West Indies. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has already had to postpone a limited overs series in Sri Lanka, but has earmarked the visit by India […]
India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Sunday said that he learnt the most from former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as he knew that he will not be included in the team till Dhoni is in the team. It comes off as a little surprise that the two keepers have only played one Test together. Saha […]
Lionel Messi believes the long break caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be a boon for Barcelona. “Maybe this stoppage will end up benefiting us, but we will have to see if we are restarting the competitions and then we will know the truth,” Messi told Spanish sports daily Sport on Friday. Barcelona and Spain’s […]
Spaniard Carlos Sainz is on pole position to be Charles Leclerc’s team mate at Ferrari next year, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo set to replace him at McLaren according to Formula One sources. One source told Reuters there could be an announcement by the end of the week, with reports in Spain and Italy saying talks […]
Being compared to the greats of the game can be a big shot in the arm for any young cricketer. In India, if that comparison is with legendary Sachin Tendulkar then the scrutiny is double. Nobody knows it better than current India captain Virat Kohli, who is always compared to Tendulkar on stats and records. […]
LAHORE: Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq says being confined to home due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown can become depressing and wants some cricket activities to resume soon even if the matches have to take place behind closed doors with proper safety barriers. There are reports that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) […]