The Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have decided to postpone the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League ODI series scheduled for end May 2021 between The Netherlands and England, to May 2022. The continuing uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and the far-reaching consequences pertaining to the staging of the three matches ...
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ICC Awards of the Decade announced
The International Cricket Council (ICC) opens fan voting on Wednesday for a special edition of the ICC Awards of the Decade, celebrating and rewarding top performances of the decade in cricket for both men and women. The ICC Awards of the Decade will recognise the best players across cricket over the past 10 years, and the for the first time ...
Read More »CDC imposes suspended points penalty against Nottinghamshire County Club and a ban on Dan Christian
The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a suspended sanction against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and its T20 captain Dan Christian following a remote disciplinary hearing held on 19 November. The hearing was triggered following five fixed penalties being reached by Nottinghamshire in a 12 month period. All the breaches happened in a five week period during the Vitality Blast ...
Read More »England to allow up to 4,000 fans at elite sports events from next Week
Manchester: Crowds of up to 4,000 people will be allowed to return to sporting events in England from next week, announced by the prime minister. League welcomes Prime Minister’s announcement on the return of supporters, albeit at small capacities. Fans have been greatly missed at Premier League matches and therefore we welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement regarding the return of ...
Read More »ECB unveils PAKvsENG home series schedule for 2021
Provisional schedule includes two series against Pakistan with three one day and three T20I matches. England Men’s Series against Pakistan Pakistan are set to return to England for two series after they played matches behind closed doors in England this summer. Royal London Series Thu 8 July England v Pakistan 1st ODI Sophia Gardens, CardiffSat 10 July England v Pakistan 2nd ODI ...
Read More »Commonwealth Games qualification process announced
Birmingham 2022 spots for hosts and six other top-ranked sides, a qualifying tournament to decide final spot in eight-team competition The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the qualification process for cricket, which makes a historic appearance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, scheduled from 28 July to 8 August. In what is seen ...
Read More »England will tour Pakistan in 2021, ECB confirmed
Manchester: England will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today confirmed the England men’s team will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they will play two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi on 14 and 15 October 2021. England will arrive in ...
Read More »Jason Roy ruled out of ENGvPAK T20Is series
Manchester: England’s opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the Vitality IT20s against Pakistan after sustaining a left side strain. The Surrey top-order batsman picked up the injury this week in the team’s preparation at Emirates Old Trafford and had a scan on Wednesday. He will remain with the England set-up and will commence his rehabilitation programme looking ahead ...
Read More »Azhar Ali becomes fifth Pakistani batsman to score 6000 Test runs
Southampton: Pakistan’s Test captain Azhar Ali has become the fifth Pakistani batsman to score 6000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this feat in the ongoing Test against England at the Rose Bowl and joined the elite list which includes Younis Khan (10099), Javed Miandad (8832), Inzamam-ul-Haq (8829) and Mohammad Yousuf (7530). Azhar has represented Pakistan in 80 Tests, scoring ...
Read More »Zaheer Abbas inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
I am sure all those who watched Zaheer live in action will agree that when he batted, it was like a poetry in motion, Ehsan Mani Pakistan Cricket Board has congratulated Zaheer Abbas on his inclusion into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, making him only the sixth Pakistan cricketer to join the exclusive company of 93 cricketers. Zaheer has ...
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