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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

India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends to win Road Safety World Series title

India Legends emerged champions in the first edition of the Road Safety World Series T20 after defeating Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final

Why soft signal is so important? Indian captain Virat Kohli questions

Indian captain Virat Kohli questioned the concept of requiring "conclusive proofs" to overturn a "soft signal" of the field umpires, saying rules should be made simpler so that teams do not suffer

New Zealand beats Bangladesh by 8 wickets in first one-day internationals

New Zealand needed just over 21 overs Saturday to overtake Bangladesh's total of 131 and win the first of three one-day cricket internationals by eight wickets

Gayle joins other WI cricket icons in thanking India for donating vaccines

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle on Friday joined a number of cricketing stalwarts from the Caribbean islands to thank India and PM Narendra Modi for donating COVID-19 vaccines to their countries

Ind-Eng T20s ticket refund process begins on Wed at Narendra Modi Stadium

Gujarat Cricket Association in consultation with the BCCI has decided to give full refund of the tickets booked for the India-England T20s scheduled for March 16, 18, and 20 at Narendra Modi Stadium

Skipper Eoin Morgan is a pioneer in white ball cricket: Jos Buttler

Skipper Eoin Morgan is one of the white ball "pioneers", who has propelled English cricket to a different level with his incredible leadership, reckons his deputy Jos Buttler

WI Legends to face India in semi finals of Road Safety World Series T20

West Indies Legends defeated England Legends by five wickets to enter the semifinals of the Road Safety World Series T20, where they will face India Legends

Ind vs Eng: I'll make sure to finish the game next time, says Ishan Kishan

Young batsman Ishan Kishan, who had a dream start to his international career on Sunday, feels leading a side has evolved his game and has helped him understand the situations more precisely.Ishan captained Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy before joining the national set-up for the England series. The left-handed batsman smashed a sensational fifty in the second T20I against England on Sunday to help India lever series."As a captain, you cannot just play your normal game, you have to assess the situation. So it's a challenging situation. There are some games where you go out to start and smacking the ball from the word but as a captain, you can't do that as players look towards you as an example," Ishan said in a virtual press conference."So captaining has helped me in my batting, in understanding the situation, trying to finish the game. But I make sure if I get set in upcoming games, I will finish the games," he added.Ishan won't mind batting at any position as he feels playing .

With IPL, World T20 lined up, Star Sports eyes untapped markets

Star Sports is looking at starting two-three more regional feeds to boost its IPL's penetration in various regions

Road Safety World Series: South Africa Legends end England's winning streak

South Africa Legends ended England Legends' two-match winning streak after beating them by eight wickets in the Road Safety World Series here at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium

IPL will help in T20 World Cup preparation, says Sam Billings

England wicket-keeper batsman Sam Billings feels the upcoming IPL will be good preparation for the T20 World Cup later this year

WI vs SL: Gunathilaka 8th 'obstructing the field' dismissal in ODIs

Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka became the first Sri Lankan player in the history of ODI cricket to be given out for obstructing the field

Josh Philippe to miss IPL 2021, Finn Allen to replace him in RCB squad

Young Australian wicket-keeper batsman Josh Philippe will miss the IPL beginning April 9 and will be replaced by New Zealand's Finn Allen in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad.

ICC CEO Manu Sawhney sent on 'leave'; may resign before term ends

ICC Chief Manu Sawhney has been sent on "leave" after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and may resign before his term ends