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Currently in progress in the UAE, the 2021 T20 World Cup will end on 14 November with New Zealand and Australia set to clash in the final. India who were considered favourites to win this edition of the World Cup crashed out in the league stage after shock losses to Pakistan and New Zealand. Indian […]
West Indies are due to tour Pakistan for a white-ball series in December 2021. They will play three ODIs and three T20Is on tour in which Karachi will host all the matches. One of the three ODIs will count within the World Super League cycle ahead of the 2023 World Cup. ContentsCWI Has Tried to […]
Australia’s Test match that was to be played in late November in Hobart versus Afghanistan has been postponed. Cricket Australia took the decision in response to the stance taken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan not to allow women to play sport. However, CA is hopeful of playing the Test in the future. ContentsPostpone InevitableCA’s […]
India will play their first Test match of 2022 versus South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town. India are set to tour South Africa from December 2021 to January 2022 in what has been touted as a marquee international series during South Africa’s home season. According to the earlier schedule, two of those Tests — […]
The ECB has suspended Yorkshire from hosting major matches including internationals. The board took the decision after a meeting in which the implications of the investigation into the Azeem Rafiq racism issue. The ECB also announced indefinite suspension from selection for England of Garry Ballance, a senior Yorkshire player, after he admitted he had used […]
When India faced Namibia on 8 November in Dubai in their last game of the T20 World Cup 2021, it marked the end of the Kohli era. The occasion was an emotion-filled one, as Virat Kohli led India in his last T20I game as skipper. ContentsKohli’s Last HurrahSharma to Lead in Home Series Versus NZRohit […]
The ICC withdrew Michael Gough from the Super 12 clash between New Zealand and India on 31 October after he had breached biosecurity protocols. Cricket’s ruling body confirmed that Gough — a member of the elite panel of the ICC umpires — would not oversee any more games at the ICC global event. ContentsExact Nature […]
In the 2022 season, the Indian Premier League will have two new franchises based out of Ahmedabad and Lucknow. Ahead of the season, a mega auction will be held. Reports suggest that at most four players (including one overseas and three Indian players, or two each of overseas and Indian players) may be retained by […]
David Warner is convinced that his days at Sunrisers Hyderabad are at an end. The Australia opener has told media that he wants a refreshing change and plans to put up his name in the auction ahead of the IPL 2022 season. The left-handed batsman made the revelation in an interview on SEN radio earlier […]
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will no longer be director of ATK Mohun Bagan, a football team owned by RPSG Ventures Ltd. Ganguly has made the decision after the Indian business conglomerate (RPSG) sought to buy the newly announced Lucknow IPL franchise with a record bid of INR 7,090 crore (USD 940 million approximately). Had Ganguly […]
Former Indian batter Rahul Dravid is set to become the next head coach of Team India. He will take over from Ravi Shastri the end of whose tenure will coincide with the culmination of the T20I World Cup 2021 in the UAE on 14 November. ContentsDravid Requested by Ganguly and Shah to Take ChargeDravid Set […]
There are five players born in Test-playing countries who are representing associate teams in the ongoing T20 World Cup. ContentsBen CooperDavid WieseRichie BerringtonRoelof van der MerweStephan MyburghConclusion Ben Cooper Twenty-nine-year-old Cooper, who was born in New South Wales in Australia, has been playing international cricket (ODIs and T20Is) for the Netherlands since 2013. He did […]
The ICC T20 World Cup is inarguably the biggest international T20 competition. Before India took part in the inaugural 2007 edition that they won, the Men in Blue had featured in only one T20 game. Such match-winning T20 players as Gautam Gambhir, Joginder Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh […]
Quinton de Kock refused to comply with a CSA directive to take the knee at the ICC T20 World Cup and sat out South Africa’s game versus West Indies. The former South Africa captain has since said sorry to his fans and teammates for causing “hurt, confusion, and anger.” ContentsMedia Release by De KockDe Kock […]
At most four players can be retained by the older eight IPL franchises ahead of the 2022 auction. Three players can be acquired by the two new franchises, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, from the remaining pool of players. The BCCI is yet to confirm the date of the auction, which will have a purse of Rs […]