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News Eleven players and support staff received their first dose, while two squad members received their second dose Thirteen members of West Indies’ red-ball training squad and management have received their vaccinations against Covid-19, CWI confirmed on Wednesday. The West Indies players and support staff are currently in a bio-secure bubble in St Lucia, preparing

MS Dhoni with one of his pet dogs.© Instagram Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni was last seen in action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which was brought to an abrupt halt due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in a video posted by his wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni

News England and Australia to play five Tests in six weeks; Women’s Ashes commences on January 27 England’s men will begin their attempts to reclaim the Ashes at Brisbane on December 8, with an intense programme of five Tests in six weeks culminating at Perth’s new Optus Stadium in mid-January. The multi-format women’s Ashes will

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called for a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be conducted virtually on May 29 with an eye on the ICC meeting to be held on June 1. The focus of the meeting will be discussing the hosting of the T20 World Cup. Speaking to ANI,

Stuart Broad has expressed a note of scepticism at the official explanation of the ball tampering debacle involving the Australia team and suggested there could be more information revealed once key protagonists retire. In recent days Cameron Bancroft, who was suspended for nine-months for his role in the Newlands scandal, and David Saker, who was

Former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England and he is looking forward to use his coaching stint at National Cricket Academy (NCA) to guide the youngsters during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests between 2000-02, has a decent

News Batsman was stand-in captain for first two rounds, but left out of squad following Peter Handscomb’s arrival Stevie Eskinazi is looking for a short-term loan deal after being dropped from Middlesex’s County Championship side. Eskinazi, 27, stood in as captain during defeats to Somerset and Hampshire in the first two rounds of games, but

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of next month’s two-Test series at home to New Zealand with an elbow injury, it was announced Sunday. The 26-year-old quick returned to action for Sussex in a drawn County Championship match against Kent at Hove this week but bowled only five overs in the visitors’

News The then Australia bowling coach has likened the team’s ‘monumental mistake’ to the underarm incident of 1981 David Saker, Australia’s bowling coach at the time of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, has said the controversy will continue to taint Australian cricket much like the underarm incident of 1981 has done. Saker’s comments came in the

India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Kuldeep Yadav received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Kuldeep posted a photo of himself getting vaccinated and urged everyone to get the jab in order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “Get vaccinated immediately whenever you get a chance. Be safe because you need to

England vs New Zealand: Black Caps cricketers and staff depart for the United Kingdom.© Twitter Ahead of the two-match Test series against England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India, New Zealand players staff, and players on Saturday left for the UK. The contingent took a flight from Auckland airport and now they

News “All I wanted to do was to be responsible and accountable for my own actions and part” Cameron Bancroft has conceded there had to be wider knowledge of Australia’s ball-tampering tactics in the Newlands Test than the punished trio of himself, David Warner and Steven Smith. Speaking to the Guardian interviewer Donald McRae in

Rookie wicketkeeper-batsman Indrani Roy from Jharkhand was rewarded with maiden Test and ODI call-up for India’s tour of England next month but senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad missed out as she is recovering from COVID-19. The 29-year-old Gayakwad is also nursing an injury. The Neetu David-led selection panel made a course correction with teen batting

News The squad hasn’t been named yet, but players have been asked to assemble in Mumbai on May 18 The India Women players are without central contracts from September 30, 2020 and aren’t sure if they will have signed new annual retainers by the time they board their flight to the UK on June 2

India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has said that former New Zealand speedster Shane Bond, who is currently the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, has played a major role in shaping his career. The Mumbai Indians fast bowler, who will lead India’s attack in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, expressed his

News Fiery outing for Sussex shows progress in recovery from elbow and finger injuries Jofra Archer demonstrated that his return to fitness is firmly on track following a fiery performance for Sussex on the opening day of their LV= County Championship clash with Kent at Hove, and confirmed he would be ready to step back

IPL 2021: RR captain Sanju Samson with Jos Buttler and David Miller.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale on Thursday said that rescheduling the postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be a real challenge as most teams have already locked in their international calendars. The IPL 2021 season was suspended on May 4 due

News The group of 38 would be able to take a charter flight out of the Maldives via Malaysia to Sydney on May 16 Australian cricketers, coaches and media currently stranded in the Maldives may be able to return to home shores as soon as Sunday. Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers Association and the BCCI