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With harsher bio-security protocols to fulfil in Brisbane, Team India expressed reluctance to travel to the venue of the fourth and final match of their ongoing Test series in Australia. But the clouds of uncertainty that were hanging over the holding of the match at the Gabba for the last two weeks have cleared, as […]
A hospital in Kolkata discharged former India captain Saurav Ganguly on Thursday, 7 January, five days after he suffered a heart attack. The current president of the BCCI and former captain of the Indian cricket team underwent angioplasty at Woodlands Hospital after he had complained of chest pain. ContentsGanguly Says He is FineDiscomfort in Home […]
Cricket Australia no longer views Steve Smith as the only captaincy candidate in the wake of Tim Paine’s brilliant performance in the first test versus India at Adelaide. ContentsStop Gap CaptainOpinions Divided on Captaincy IssueCA Chairman Seeks Broad DiscussionSmith Praises PaineCA Focused on Next Choice of CEO Stop Gap Captain Paine became a stopgap captain […]
Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman’s first-ever baggy green cap has recently been sold for US$340,000 at auction. The cap was bought by an Australian businessman, Peter Freedman, the founder of Rode Microphones, who paid 9 million Australian dollars ($6.8 million) earlier in 2020 to buy a guitar owned by Kurt Cobain, frontman of a rock […]
On December 17, Pakistan paceman Mohd Amir said he was retiring from international cricket, stating that he was no longer able to cope with the mental torture the management of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and some former players were subjecting him to. Amir blamed PCB for harassing him mentally and not giving him proper […]
More than one in three players playing in domestic T20 leagues worldwide have either received late payments or have not been paid at all. This has been revealed in an annual players’ report, the Men’s Global Employment Report 2020, compiled by the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA). The global players’ body has zeroed in […]
The ICC has been sued by the International Cricket Players Union for image rights. The lawsuit claims that “players are not receiving a fair share” of money earned by the ICC. The Federation of International Cricket Associations (FICA), which represents most cricketers in Test-playing countries barring Pakistan and India, has failed to resolve this issue […]
From 2022, there will be 10 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as approved by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) last Thursday in Ahmedabad. The general body of the BCCI consisting of the state associations ratified the decision. ContentsMain Point on Agenda for 89th AGMIPL Governing Council AuthorizedFranchises per State […]
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has spoken out against a ban on bouncers. Rather than a blanket ban on bouncers, he advocates protection for tail-enders from the short ball. ContentsJadeja Incident Opens DebateStrengthen Laws Protecting Tail Enders, Says ChappellRumblings in The Eighties RecalledLatest Incident at AdelaideSmith Dismisses “Outlandish” Statement by Chappell Jadeja Incident Opens Debate […]
In the foreseeable future, Afghanistan will have a state-of-the-art international cricket stadium in Kabul where the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) could host international matches. In a press release, the ACB announced that the President’s office had given approval for the construction of the stadium on Sunday: “Acknowledging the efforts of the ACB management, the President’s […]
On 19 December, the pink ball Test in Adelaide finished dramatically within two and a half days after an unexpected collapse by India’s batsmen in the third morning in the face of some penetrative bowling by Australian fast bowlers, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood. Chasing a target of 90 to win in the 4th innings, […]
David Warner suffered a hamstring injury during the second ODI of the series on India’s current tour of Australia. The injury kept the left-handed Australian opener out of the T20I series that followed. He also missed the first Test match that began in Adelaide on 17 December. Warner is now set to return to action […]
After fracturing his arm in the first Test in Adelaide, India pacer Mohammed Shami will have to miss the rest of the Australian tour. Shami is reported to have fractured his right forearm, following scans done on Saturday immediately after the end of the first Test. No announcement has been yet made by the BCCI […]
After a final round of online interviews on Thursday (17 December) and Friday (18 December), former Test cricketer Mohammad Wasim has been appointed the chairman of Pakistan’s selection committee until the 2023 World Cup. He will take over from Misbah ul Haq who will continue as the head coach of the national team. The Pakistan […]
This year, the Big Bash League tweaked the rules to introduce three major changes. Under the Power Surge, the powerplay of six overs is split into two parts. The Bash Boost awards a bonus point to the team with the higher score after 10 overs. The X-factor rule allows teams the choice of bringing in […]