AB de Villiers was in red-hot form against the Delhi Capitals © BCCI Big picture KL Rahul was at a loss for words as he tried to find reasons for a profoundly tame performance by his team in their last game. How does a T20 line-up with so many hitters – Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran,
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Report Both teams are different, focusing on their own strengths, but they still seemed rather skeptical of the pitch Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne chose to bat against Bangladesh in the second Test in Pallekele. The pitch had a greenish look, but the home side has chosen two
News The tournament will be played across four centres from June 4 to July 4 The BCCI has given the green signal for the fifth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), the state’s premier franchise-based T20 tournament, to be held in a bio-secure environment from June 4, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA)
News “It’s possible that if we try to reduce his rate of scoring, the chances of him making a mistake are higher” Try to get him lbw early. Try to get him out with offspin. And if none of that works, dry up the runs. This, according to captain Dimuth Karunaratne, is Sri Lanka’s plan
News It is understood BCCI officials have internally acknowledged the several logistical challenges during the second wave of Covid-19 The BCCI is likely to postpone the fourth edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge owing to the potential unavailability of overseas players in the wake of restrictions imposed by several countries on travel to and from
The CPL was the first of the major franchise tournament to resume operations since the start of the pandemic © Getty Images The 2021 Caribbean Premier League will be hosted entirely at Warner Park in St. Kitts, beginning on August 28. The 33-match tournament will allow fans to attend at up to 50% capacity of
News Left-arm pacer played only two matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad before leaving the team bubble India and Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm pacer T Natarajan has undergone surgery on his knee for the injury that put him out of the ongoing IPL 2021. Natarajan had injured his knee first during India’s tour of Australia at the turn
Edgbaston will host the women’s T20 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games © Getty Images Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for
News Fast bowler has to quarantine despite having arrived from “secure bubble” Billy Stanlake, the Australia fast bowler, has been prevented from making his Derbyshire debut this week as the County Championship is not considered “elite sport”. Stanlake arrived in England on Sunday and was hoping to play in the Championship match against Nottinghamshire starting
News “As players, we are privileged to have a platform that allows us to reach millions of people that we can use for good” The Kolkata Knight Riders’ Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated $50,000 “specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India’s hospitals” to PM Cares, a fund-raising scheme set up by the prime