Tag: 2020
India To Start Australia Test Series On Dec 3 In Brisbane: Reports
Cricket Australia (CA) have tentatively set the first match of its home Test series against India for a December 3 start in Brisbane, as per local reports here. ....
ICC Defers Decision On T20 WC & Other Matters Till June 10
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board met via teleconference on Thursday with all agenda items deferred until June 10 following a discussion, led by Chairman Shashank Manohar, around the issue of confidentiality. ....
Difficult For T20 WC To Take Place This Year, Feels Irfan Pathan
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels it is very difficult for Australia to host the T20 World Cup this year given the strict protocols in the country amid the Covid-19 crisis. ....
IPL 13: BCCI Divided 3-2 In Favour Of Hosting League In India
In what comes as a major development within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the decision-makers are divided 3-2 when it comes to the venue for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While the matter is heavily tilted in favour of hosting the league in the country, there are a couple of voices which want to take it outside if needed. ....
Amarnath Yatra 2020 To Begin From July 21
This year's annual Amarnath Yatra to the Himalayan cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir will be of 15 days duration beginning on July 21 and ending on August 3. ....
T20 WC: BCCI Says Player Safety Priority As Aus Readies To Allow Fans In Stadiums
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a boost to the fate of the 2020 T20 World Cup said on Friday that sports stadiums capable of seating 40,000 people will be allowed to host crowds of up to 10,000 from next month. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesnt want to look too far ahead and believes that the directives of the Indian government would dictate if they can participate in the showpiece event. ....
An annular solar eclipse appeared on the heels of the summer solstice on Sunday. It was visible over Central Africa, the Southern Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Northern India and South Central China. A partial eclipse was seen over most of Asia, Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe, Northern Australia and parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The entire eclipse lasted about 3.75 hours, but the duration as it passed over individual locations was around a minute and a half. During the peak, it lasted just over 30 seconds. ....
Gayle Opts Out Of Caribbean Premier League 2020: Report
Veteran West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle on Tuesday opted out of the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), according to media reports. ....
Series Against India Up There With The Ashes, Says Lyon
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon feels the series against India is one of the most high-profile encounters in world cricket presently and he went on to the extent of putting it at same level, in terms of intensity, as that of the Ashes. ....
'Only ICC Seems To Believe T20 WC Can Still Be Held As Per Schedule'
The International Cricket Councils meeting on Thursday once again gave little away, be it with regards to the nomination process to elect chairman Shashank Manohar's successor or the fate of the T20 World Cup that is currently scheduled to be held in Australia in the October-November window. And this wait and watch policy hasnt impressed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ....
