LONDON: An informal offer by the England and Wales Cricket Board to be hosts if India and Pakistan were to play a bilateral Test series have been rebuffed by cricket boards of the respective countries, it was reported on Tuesday. England’s Telegraph reported on Tuesday that ECB deputy chairman Martin Darlow had held talks with the Pakistan Cricket […]
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Suspended IPL moved to UAE as India seeks more time for World Cup decision
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League, suspended as a new coronavirus wave hit India, will be finished in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, India’s national cricket board said Saturday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India also said it would ask the global governing body for more time to decide on […]
IPL ‘can’t happen’ in India while coronavirus rages: Ganguly
New Delhi: This year’s suspended IPL cannot be completed in India while it battles a raging coronavirus crisis and could struggle to find a slot elsewhere, India’s cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has said. The Indian Premier League was abruptly halted at the halfway stage last week after several players became infected. India is reporting nearly […]
ICC, BCCI to resolve visa guarantee issue for Pakistan for T20 WC
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has assured the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it will be able to guarantee visas and tax arrangements ahead of T20 world cup scheduled later this year in India. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani asked the ICC to ensure the availability of visas for Pakistan cricket team and staff […]
BCCI ombudsman serves notices on Tendulkar, Laxman
The BCCI’s ombudsman-cum-ethics officer Justice DK Jain served notices to former India batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman on Wednesday for their alleged conflict of interest for being part of IPL franchises’ support staffs as well as serving as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). Justice Jain has given them time until April 28 […]
‘Huge lifeline’ as India court scraps Sreesanth’s life ban for fixing
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court scrapped cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth life ban for match-fixing on Friday but stopped short of acquitting the paceman. The court said Sreesanth’s long-running case had been badly handled and gave the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) three months to reconsider his punishment. Sreesanth, 36, was arrested for illegal […]
I hope ICC will take action against India for politicising Gentleman’s game: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister of Information expressed hope that the International Cricket Council will take action against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for politicizing cricket. Indian Cricket team wore army caps during the third One Day International (ODI) against Australia. BCCI stated that, Indian cricket team wore army caps to pay […]
India to boycott World Cup match against Pakistan in England
Indian cricket fans urged Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to boycott World Cup 2019 match against Pakistan scheduled in Manchester, England this year. According to the sources, Indian fans and some of the former cricketers asked BCCI to boycott the World Cup 2019 match against Pakistan schedule in Manchester, England on June […]
England v India — three key battles
England and India begin an eagerly-anticipated five-match contest with what will be England’s 1,000th men’s Test of all time at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Here, AFP Sport looks at three key battles that could shape the course of an intriguing series. Root v Kohli ‘If you want to know the state of the fish, look at […]
Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami charged with domestic violence
KOLKATA: Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami was on Friday charged with domestic violence by the police, after his wife filed a complaint against him. Days after going public about Shami’s affairs with other women, his wife Hasin Jahan filed a formal complaint against him. Hasin Jahan complained that her husband had physically assaulted her, while she […]