Tag: Cricket
No One Is Given IPL Contract Because He Is Someone's Friend's Son: Aakash Chopra
Former India opener Aakash Chopra denied nepotism being rampant in the highest levels of Indian cricket but said that there have been cases when it has happened in the lower levels of domestic cricket.....
COVID-19: Former Delhi Cricketer Sanjay Dobal Passes Away
Former Delhi cricketer Sanjay Dobal has passed away after contracting COVID-19 infection, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) confirmed on Monday. He was 52. ....
Kamran Akmal Blames Bias For Not Being Able To Make Pakistan Return
Wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal has said that he has not been able to make a comeback into the Pakistan team because of bias that "couple of coaches" have had against him in the recent past. Akmal, who last played for Pakistan in April 2017, was not included in the 29-man squad for the England tour. ....
Hid My Wife Inside Cupboard Of Hotel Room During 1999 WC: Saqlain
Pakistan spin great Saqlain Mushtaq said that he had to once hide his wife in the cupboard of his hotel room after a sudden change in the team policy meant that all family members of the players had to be sent home during the 1999 World Cup. Saqlain said that spending time with his wife, who stayed in London, had become an important part of his routine and he was not ready to follow the sudden change in rules.....
On the 8th of July, the gentleman's game marked its return after a 116-day hiatus caused due the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, the ICC had introduced the new norms in these special times. The application of saliva on the ball had been disallowed while cricketers were also mandated to undergo a quarantine period before the on-field action began. The England & Wales Cricket Board had kept the Windies players in a bio-secure bubble before the scheduled start of the series in order to prevent them from COVID-19 infection. This rule of quara....
BBL 10 To Begin From Dec 3, To Feature More Matches In Prime Time Slot
The 10th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) will see 48 out of 56 regular season matches broadcast in prime time, eleven more than last season, with a further four twilight matches, Cricket Australia has announced.....
Fake Sri Lankan Cricket League Kingpin Dandiwal Gets Interim Bail
A day after a trial court in Punjab sent the prime suspect in the fake Sri Lankan cricket league to judicial custody along with two others for recently hosting a fake Sri Lankan T20 league near Chandigarh, it on Friday granted six-week interim bail to Ravinder Dandiwal, who is also allegedly involved in international tennis match-fixing. ....
ENG Vs WI 3rd Test; Day 3, Stumps: Broad Stars With Ball As Hosts Sniff Series Win
England seamer Stuart Broad left the West Indies on the ropes after the hosts batters made merry in the second innings to set the tourists a stiff target of 399 for victory on Day 3 of the third Test at Old Trafford here on Sunday.....
BCCI To Hand 2-year Ban To Players Committing Age, Domicile Fraud
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has adopted new measures to counter the menace of age and domicile fraud in cricket in the country. ....
I Have High Hopes From This Pakistan Team, Says Afridi
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has said he has high hopes from this Pakistan team which will take on formidable England in three Test matches. ....
