Sports

Mark Taylor feels it’s probably not viable to have T20 WC in Oct-Nov

25 May 2020 02:45 AM IST

Cricket Australia director and former Australia captain Mark Taylor urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a decision on the men’s T20 World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held from 19 October to 15 November 15 Australia, but is under a cloud of uncertainty due to the

Coronavirus hits Premier League, two more positive cases confirmed

25 May 2020 02:44 AM IST

The English Premier League on Saturday confirmed two more positive cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of people infected with the virus to eight. “The Premier League can today confirm that on May 19, May 21 and May 22, 996 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19. Of

Ganguly best positioned to lead ICC: Graeme Smith

23 May 2020 03:16 AM IST

ICC’s elections are slated to be held in July this year and Smith said having a former cricketer as its president would help everyone involved.

We gave our everything in 2019 WC, says Kane Williamson

23 May 2020 03:16 AM IST

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Thursday talked in detail about losing the 2019 World Cup final, as he said that his team gave everything to win the match against England and that he was proud of what his side achieved in the entire tournament. Williamson was doing a Facebook

Sachin would have scored 1.30 lakh runs in today’s era: Shoaib Akhtar

23 May 2020 03:16 AM IST

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels it is not right to compare former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and current skipper Virat Kohli as the ‘Master Blaster’ made those runs against tougher opponents. While acknowledging Kohli as a modern-day phenomenon, Akhtar said that Tendulkar came up against tougher oppositions and that

Covid-19 is a blessing in disguise for local umpires

22 May 2020 03:18 AM IST

ICC recommends the appointment of local umpires and match referees in the short-term to avoid international travel in the wake of the pandemic.

SOPs for training released, swimming still barred

22 May 2020 03:17 AM IST

To get sports back on the track across the country, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has released Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to resume training programmes in all sporting disciplines, after the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports allowed the opening up of sports complexes and stadia in SAI training

Time for split captaincy and split coaching

21 May 2020 04:50 AM IST

Virat Kohli has been playing nonstop cricket for several years and some fear the additional strain of captaincy may cause him to get burnt out.

Pat Cummins wants artificial substance to shine ball

21 May 2020 04:49 AM IST

As ICC’s Cricket Committee recommended to ban saliva to make the cricket ball shine, Australian pacer Pat Cummins has suggested that bowlers should be allowed to use artificial substances. Shining the ball is a major thing for bowlers in trying to extract some swing from the match. As the game

18 England bowlers to start training this week

21 May 2020 04:49 AM IST

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed that 18 bowlers will resume training this week as the country plans for a return of international cricket. However, the board is yet to confirm the names of the players involved in the session. England becomes the first nation to

Conway promises to be New Zealand’s Hussey

20 May 2020 03:15 AM IST

Even before his international debut, the left-hander has amassed 12,000 runs in domestic cricket, including 27 centuries, in all formats of the game.

Yuvraj wanted me to break Sehwag’s record: Rohit

20 May 2020 03:14 AM IST

Cricketer Rohit Sharma on Monday revealed that former teammate Yuvraj Singh wanted him to score more runs and break Virender Sehwag’s then-record for the highest ODI score. Rohit had played a knock of 209 against Australia in 2013 in the final ODI to guide India to a series win over