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The gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters” have been adopted by the MCC in the laws of cricket, replacing the previous “batsman” and “batsmen. The change became effective the moment the MCC committee approved the same. The move was described by the custodians of the laws of the game as “an essential part of MCC’s global […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received a request from his UK counterpart, Boris Johnson, to review the travel ban on England cricketers’ families. Mr. Johnson has intervened personally to ensure that England’s Ashes tour of Australia goes ahead as planned. On a diplomatic visit to the United States, the pair of Prime Ministers dined […]
Marcus Stoinis suffered an injury during Delhi Capitals’ first game of the 2nd leg of the IPL 2021. After bowling seven balls in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 22, Stoinis limped off after he had apparently hurt his hamstring. Stoinis had earlier suffered a back injury while training with Western Australia. With barely […]
Matches featuring Pakistan are not talked of as the biggest cricketing attraction. Yet, England have invited them for five bilateral series in the last six years, and the ICC has revealed that matches featuring Pakistan versus India have been among the most watched. Three Pakistanis — Babar Azam, M Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi — are […]
At the behest of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has been accused by the International Cricket Council of violating the ECB’s Anti-Corruption code. The ICC has charged Samuels, who had played a major role in the twin title triumphs of the West Indies at the T20 World Cup, with four […]
The Cricket Australia (CA) board has unanimously endorsed Earl Eddings as chairman for a second term. However, even if Eddings got elected chairman, he would have to give up the post when a deputy chair gets appointed in 2022, in keeping with a succession plan devised by CA. Some States Opposed to Eddings Eddings has […]
After being elected unopposed, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, former Pakistan skipper Rameez Raja has taken charge from Ehsan Mani the former chairman, whose three-year tenure in the post has thus ended. Raja Nominated by Prime Minister Imran Khan Expectedly, Rameez’s nomination papers were the only ones received by the PCB for the post […]
The Manchester Test that was cancelled will be rescheduled and the replacement match will be a continuation of the five-Test series between England and India, according to BCCI President Saurav Ganguly. India was unable to play the Test following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Indian camp. The fate of the series was left hanging […]
18 October 2021 has been set as the date for the resumption of the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings by Cricket South Africa. The hearings — which began more than three months ago — were expected to resume seven weeks earlier. Consequently, the final report by advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, the ombudsman for the hearings, […]
England are likely to field a second-string squad in the Ashes after the ECB reportedly refused to consider postponing the tour. The England players are said to be considering their choices. The whole team — including support and coaching staff — could collectively decide not to proceed on the tour. Players Reluctant to Subject Families […]
Khushdil Shah and Asif Ali have been recalled to the Pakistan squad for the T20 world cup scheduled to begin next month in the UAE. A 15-man squad has been named that will host New Zealand in five matches later in September in addition to playing two home matches versus England ahead of the global […]
On 8 September, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that India would visit England next summer for a white-ball tour involving six matches. The ECB added that England’s summer schedule would include tours by New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand Tests Will Precede India Tour of England In June, earlier this summer, New […]
On September 14, 2021, Colombo will witness Sri Lanka vs South Africa, the 3rd and final T20I of the series on the South Africa tour of Sri Lanka. We preview the match and forecast the outcome. Match Predictions and Betting Odds Last Meeting In the first T20I of the series on 10 September, South Africa […]
England and India have called off the final test match of the five-match series after the India squad experienced an outbreak of Covid-19. According to a media release, the BCCI is reportedly in talks with the ECB to hold the match on a later occasion. The match was scheduled to be played at Old Trafford […]
USA major league cricket offers an opportunity for Indian players who shone in U-19 cricket but failed to make it the senior’s men’s squad. One such player, Unmukt Chand, who led India to the U-19 world cup title in 2012, has been signed up by Silicon Valley Strikers to represent them in the 2021 season. […]