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Conditions at WTC Final Likely to Favour New Zealand
Conditions at WTC Final Likely to Favour New Zealand
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The conditions in England will favour New Zealand in the World Test Championship final versus India, giving the Kiwis an edge over their subcontinental rivals. The two sides will meet in the final of the two-year-long competition to be played from 18 to 22 June in Southampton where swing bowlers could get more assistance. Since […]

India Women to Play their First Day-night Test on Australia Tour
India Women to Play their First Day-night Test on Australia Tour
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India women will get to feature in a day-night Test match for the first time when they visit Australia in September. The two sides will play the Test at Perth’s iconic WACA ground after they complete a three-ODI series. The Test match will be followed in turn by a three-match T20I series. ContentsODI Series Scheduled […]

Australia Will Tour Bangladesh for Five T20Is in August
Australia Will Tour Bangladesh for Five T20Is in August
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Originally scheduled to play three T20Is on their tour of Bangladesh in August, Cricket Australia have consented to play two additional T20I games. The amended schedule was revealed by Akram Khan, BCB’s cricket operations chairman. The former Bangladesh skipper added that the schedule for Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe in June would also be amended. Bangladesh […]

Coach Arthur Says Seniors Can Still Return to SL Squad
Coach Arthur Says Seniors Can Still Return to SL Squad
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In the recent ODI series in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka suffered a series loss, largely due to poor batting by the relatively inexperienced batsmen in a new-look squad. Members of Sri Lanka’s coaching team led by Mickey Arthur have said that seniors who were ignored for the tour could still hope to make a comeback to […]

Complete List of Players Who Will Play in CPL 2021
Complete List of Players Who Will Play in CPL 2021
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Complete List of Players in Caribbean Premier League 2021 Franchise Players Barbados Tridents Ashley Nurse, Azam Khan, Chris Morris, Hayden Walsh Jr, Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Joshua Bishop, Justin Greaves, Kyle Mayers, Mohammad Amir, Nyeem Young, Oshane Thomas, Raymon Reifer, Smit Patel, Shafiullah Ghafari, Shai Hope, Thisara Perera Guyana Amazon Warriors Anthony Bramble, Ashmead Nedd, […]

Around 18000 Spectators Can Watch Edgbaston Test
Around 18000 Spectators Can Watch Edgbaston Test
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England and New Zealand will meet from 10 June at Edgbaston in the second match of a two-Test series. The ECB has decided to make the match a pilot event in which they will allow up to 18,000 spectators to watch the match at the stadium. At 70% ground capacity, that is a huge improvement […]

India and New Zealand Will Share WTC Trophy If Match is Drawn or Tied
India and New Zealand Will Share WTC Trophy If Match is Drawn or Tied
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The ICC laid out the original draft of the playing conditions for the inaugural edition of the WTC from 2019 to 2021 back in 2018. The playing conditions have now been updated for the final due to be played in Southampton from 18 June. If the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand […]

PSL Will Beat Abu Dhabi Heat with Coconut Water and Ice Vests
PSL Will Beat Abu Dhabi Heat with Coconut Water and Ice Vests
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Ice vests, ice collars and coconut water could be possible modes by which the franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will seek to combat the extreme heat the participants are likely to face in Abu Dhabi during the resumption of the PSL in June. As per the new schedule, the rest of the PSL […]

Remaining Matches of IPL 2021 Will Be Played in UAE from September 18
Remaining Matches of IPL 2021 Will Be Played in UAE from September 18
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The IPL 2021 competition is set to resume in the UAE in September-October. The BCCI made the decision at a virtually held special general body meeting on 22 May. The governing board of Indian cricket will also reportedly ask the ICC for an extended time to decide whether to hold the men’s 2021 T20 World […]

CSA Confirms That AB de Villiers Will Not Come Out of International Retirement
CSA Confirms That AB de Villiers Will Not Come Out of International Retirement
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On Thursday (19 May), it was confirmed by Cricket South Africa (CSA) that star batsman AB de Villiers had decided not to come out of retirement from international cricket. In a statement to media outlets, CSA said, “Discussions with AB de Villiers have concluded with the batsman deciding once and for all that, his retirement […]

Asian Cricket Council Has Postponed Asia Cup 2021
Asian Cricket Council Has Postponed Asia Cup 2021
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With packed schedules ahead of the four major Asian teams until the end of 2021, the Asian Cricket Council has decided to put off the Asia Cup which was to take place in 2021. Sri Lanka was to host the tournament in mid-2021 after the competition had been postponed from 2020. According to a statement […]

BCCI Expected to Put Tender Plans for New IPL Teams on Hold
BCCI Expected to Put Tender Plans for New IPL Teams on Hold
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With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic causing disruption in the functioning of the board, the BCCI has put plans to organise a tender for new IPL franchises on the backburner. Instead, the current interest of the BCCI is to finalise a schedule for the resumption of the IPL 2021 competition in which several matches […]

4000 Fans Likely to Be Allowed to Watch WTC final
4000 Fans Likely to Be Allowed to Watch WTC final
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Around 4000 spectators will be allowed to watch the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand beginning on 18 June in Southampton, as confirmed by Rod Bransgrove, head of Hampshire County Club. ContentsFans Allowed to Watch Games Due to Improved Pandemic Situation in UKIndia Squad to Leave for UK on 2 JuneICC Yet […]

Cricket Australia Announces Men’s and Women’s Ashes Schedules
Cricket Australia Announces Men’s and Women’s Ashes Schedules
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The men’s Ashes series will begin at Brisbane’s Gabba on 8 December; the five-match programme is set to end within six weeks by mid-January when the last Test is played at the new Optus Stadium in Perth. The women’s Ashes — a multi-format programme involving one Test, three T20Is and three ODIs — is set […]

Australia's Newlands Bowlers Seek End of Sandpapergate Rumours
Australia’s Newlands Bowlers Seek End of Sandpapergate Rumours
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Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have claimed that they were unaware that a foreign substance had been brought into the Newlands ground to alter the condition of the ball during a test match in 2018. The ball-tampering incident that gained notoriety was called sandpapergate. In a statement to the media purported […]