Cricket

England’s cricket players must “realise the bigger picture” and will be expected to take a pay cut as the country’s cricket governing body (ECB) tries to deal with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times here reported on Sunday. More than 662,700 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 30,751 have died, according to a Reuters tally, ...

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry has had surgery on the hamstring problem which kept her out of the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals and final. The 29-year-old was injured while fielding during their final group game against New Zealand on 2 March. “The recovery is looking good, all our medical staff are happy with how the surgery went,” said coach Matthew ...

Dubai:The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday that all qualifying events for the 2021 T20 World Cup and 50-overs version in 2023 that were scheduled to be held before June 30 have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The flu-like virus has infected more than 470,800 people around the world and killed over 21,200, according to a Reuters ...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced its cricketers and staff will play their part in the fight against COVID-19 by making contributions to the government’s emergency fund. The centrally contracted players will collectively donate PKR5million to the fund. In addition to the cricketers’ contribution, PCB staff up to the rank of Senior Managers will donate one day’s salary, while ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed that the 128 COVID-19 tests conducted on players who took part in PSL 2020 after a foreign player showed symptoms had all returned as negative. The board had conducted tests on the players, support staff, match officials, broadcasters and team owners on Tuesday, March 17 as part of the PCB’s duty of care ...

London:The England and Wales Cricket Board will discuss the possible rescheduling of the domestic season in response to the coronavirus outbreak today. Initial talks between counties and the ECB will take place today in a telephone conference. The ECB said last week all options were being looked at including postponements and playing games behind closed doors. Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove ...

LAHORE: Pakistan’s star batsman Fakhar Zaman has appreciated the efforts of Punjab govt in a fight against growing coronavirus. In a video message on Wednesday, Fakhar Zaman said Punjab govt has made excellent arrangements for the awareness of masses in regard to coronavirus pandemic. “We are united against this deadly virus. Right now it’s affecting the entire world. We can ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board today postponed the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 with immediate effect and the two semi-finals and the final will be rescheduled for a later date. This decision was taken after a player, who had left Pakistan a few days ago, showed symptoms of COVID-19 and he will undergo screening shortly. The PCB, as part of its ...

Lahore:In the light of WHO and Pakistan government directives regarding preventive measures to combat coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan Hockey Federation has postponed all district & national level Tournaments / Activities of March and April 2020. Training plans has been sent to players so that they could continue individual training in their home. The plan includes details about physical training, hockey skills ...

London: Surrey have announced that six of their players are self-isolating as a precautionary measure. The players involved have not been named. The club said that “not all six have reported symptoms”, but they had been told to remain at home for the rest of the week due to proximity amid fears about the spread of coronavirus in the UK. ...