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PSL 6: PCB gets nod to land chartered flights from India, SA in Abu Dhabi

The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to hold the remaining PSL matches in Abu Dhabi next month after getting permission from the UAE authorities

Kohli & Co should wait, not be over-aggressive in WTC final, advises Kapil

Batting will determine India's fate in World Test Championship final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said

WTC Final: India, NZ to be adjudged joint winners in case of draw or tie

The final match of the inaugural World Test Championship will take place in Southampton

Rohan Gavaskar wants states to give contracts to domestic cricketers

Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar on Wednesday demanded that state cricket associations offer annual contracts to their players, like the Indian cricket board sign players for the national teams.

Wasim Jaffer, Amol Muzumdar, Bahutule apply for Mumbai head coach post

Domestic doyens Wasim Jaffer and Amol Muzumdar along with former India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule have applied for Mumbai head coach's post which has been vacated by Ramesh Powar

Afghanistan looks to host Pakistan for limited-overs series in UAE

The Afghanistan Cricket Board is keen to host Pakistan for a white ball series in the United Arab Emirates in August-September

Cricket tournament: 2021 Asia Cup postponed to 2023 due to packed schedule

The 2021 edition of the Asia Cup will now be held in 2023 due to a lack of window in a rejigged cricket calendar that is constantly subject to change amid an evolving Covid-19 situation

Cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics: ICC bets on Indian subcontinent fans

ICC has cited the Indian subcontinent's enormous cricket reach, 92 per cent of the one billion global cricket audience, in its push for the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Battled anxiety for 10-12 years of my cricket career: Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said he battled anxiety for a major part of his 24-year-old career before realising that his pre-game quirks were an important part of his preparation

Shardul Thakur has proved he can be an all-rounder: India bowling coach

India bowling coach Bharat Arun said Shardul Thakur has what it takes to be fast-bowling all-rounder that the team has needed ever since Hardik Pandya's back injury restricted his role with the ball

England cricket board reports big loss in 2020-21 due to Covid-19

The raging Covid-19 pandemic caused England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) a loss of 16.1 million pounds in the financial year 2020-21

Thinking of my Indian friends at this horrific times of Covid-19: Warne

Former Australian spin wizard Shane Warne expressed concern over the rising cases of coronavirus in India amid the rampant second wave in the country

Former Aussie spinner Stuart MacGill was kidnapped, then released: Police

Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Sydney and then released after an hour-long ordeal last month, says New South Wales police

Why managers must be coaches too

Ruchira Chaudhary places the burden of coaching, not on her ilk, but on operating managers. That is a laudable aim.

Waqar takes break, gives rise to speculations about future with Pak team

Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis's decision to fly off to Australia in the middle of an overseas tour for his wife's impending surgery has given rise to speculations about his future with the team

Streak banned for eight years for breaching ICC's anti-corruption code

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was on Wednesday banned for eight years from all cricket

Thisara Perera becomes first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes an over

All-rounder Thisara Perera became the first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes in an over in any form of professional cricket during a domestic tournament near here. The 31-year-old achieved the feat during his unbeaten 13-ball 52 while captaining Sri Lanka Army in a group match against Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in the Major Clubs Limited Over List A tournament at the Army Ground in Panagoda town on Sunday. His knock, which had eight sixes in it, was also the second-fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan in List A cricket, after former Sri Lanka all-rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne's 12-ball fifty in 2005. Perera came in to bat at No. 5 with 20 balls remaining in their innings that was truncated to 41-overs-a-side. Part-time off-spinner Dilhan Cooray was the bowler at the receiving end of Perera's onslaught. Perera is the ninth cricketer in the world to have achieved this feat in professional cricket, after Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, Yuvraj Singh, Ross Whiteley,

Needed time in the middle to get back to form: India batsman KL Rahul

India batsman KL Rahul, who returned to form in the first ODI after a string of failures in the T20 series against England, said that he needed some game time to get back among runs and form

NZ's Jamieson fined 15% fee for showing dissent at umpire's verdict

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second One-Day International against Bangladesh

International cricket is about pressure, I know how to handle it: Dhawan

India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who hit a match-winning 98 in the first ODI against England, said international cricket is all about pressure and he knows how to handle it