Cricket

By Nawaz Gohar The news disclosing differences and grouping among Indian team have emerged for quite sometime Now former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has confirmed differences and personal like and dislike in Indian team Yuvraj Singh is considered among the most successful all-rounders of Indian cricket team In a recent interview Yuvraj Singh has criticised former captain MS Dhoni’s … ...

Australia’s captain Tim Paine says the nation’s cricketers are aware the delay to their central contracting for next season may well lead to pay cuts, and they accept that such a move would be part of the need to “do our bit” to preserve the game amid the coronavirus pandemic. He has also conceded that the scheduled Test tour of ...

Cricket has come to an indefinite halt, globally, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, and no one knows when the game will resume. What is a player to do in this unfamiliar and frankly scary situation? Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s coach and chief selector, has one bit of advice for his players: think of this break as a “chance to to reinvigorate yourself.” ...

Tickets for the inaugural season of the Hundred will not go on general sale as planned on April 8, the ECB has announced. Priority tickets for the new competition went on sale in a window in February, with the ECB reporting that initial sales had “surpassed expectations” as an initial allocation for men’s Finals Day tickets sold out within 24 ...

The ECB has announced a £61 million financial support package in a bid to ensure that cricket can withstand what chief executive Tom Harrison has described as “the biggest challenge” the governing body has faced in its history. Around £40 million will be made available immediately, with a further £21 million to follow in interest-free loans with a particular focus ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed it has received Umar Akmal’s response to the Notice of Charge, which was issued on 17 March for two violations of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in unrelated incidents. The PCB will now review and examine Umar Akmal’s response and provide further details on the next steps in due course. Until that ...

Contingency planning to prepare for the possibility of a severely affected home summer has forced a delay in the release of Cricket Australia’s annual contracts for men and women, with state and Big Bash League contracts also uncertain. Contracted players were informed on Friday that the annual contract rankings for the national teams will be held off until April 30, ...

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 ...