News He is one of four cricketers – the Pathan brothers and Badrinath the others – to have tested positove after the Road Safety tournament Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalised, as a precautionary measure, just under a week after testing positive for Covid-19. Tendulkar, as well as the Pathans Yusuf and Irfan, and S Badrinath
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News Up to seven additional players or support staff will be permitted at senior ICC events Teams at senior ICC events, starting with the 2021 T20 World Cup, will be allowed to take up to seven additional players or support staff, as part of the governing body’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year,
Report Nissanka completed a half-century, but Sri Lanka added only eight to their overnight score to be bowled out for 258 Sri Lanka 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Roach 3-58) trail West Indies 354 (Brathwaite 126, Cornwall 73, Lakmal 4-94) by 96 runs Pathum Nissanka completed a half-century, but Sri Lanka added only eight to
News Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar and Josh Philippe are available for the home side Captain Mitchell Marsh is one of three international players Western Australia have been able to recall for their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in Perth where victory will secure a spot in the final. Marsh, Ashton Agar and Josh Philippe are
Alex Carey avoided being dismissed in the 2019 World Cup semi-final, when he caught his helmet as it fell towards the stumps © Getty Images The ECB are hopeful that a tweak to their playing regulations for this season’s County Championship may prompt a change to the game’s laws, after it was deemed that batsmen
Mike Hesson, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team director, is clear that the team is looking at Glenn Maxwell to be the finisher they have lacked in the recent past. Without giving away much of the team’s plans, Hesson stressed on clarity of roles as being key to getting the best out of “X-factor players” such
News Coach Bob Carter said “cricket must come second” to the importance of Devine’s health New Zealand will make a late decision on the availability of captain Sophie Devine for the T20I decider against Australia after she withdrew from the game in Napier suffering from fatigue at the end of a long season. Ahead of
News Vaccination passports being considered as clubs focus on getting crowds back into venues The domestic game is expected to report combined losses in excess of £100 million by the time all 18 first-class counties have published their accounts at the end of April, according to Neil Snowball, the ECB’s managing director of county cricket.
Chris Morris had played all of one international – a T20I against New Zealand in Durban – when he earned his maiden IPL deal in 2013, with the Chennai Super Kings shelling out US$ 625,000 for him. Eight years later, Morris’ South Africa future is uncertain, but he continues to be a sought-after player in
Report Adam Milne replaces Lockie Ferguson in New Zealand’s only change Toss Bangladesh opt to bowl vs New Zealand Bangladesh chose to make first use of a slightly damp surface in Napier with the T20I series on the line. Having been blanked in the ODIs and then beaten comprehensively in the first T20I, they are