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Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha players to start training for domestic season

After around eight months of Covid-19 enforced break, the Vidarbha Ranji Trophy probables will starting training once again, starting this week

Fantasy sports platform My11Circle to be Lanka Premier League title sponsor

Indian fantasy sports platform, My11Circle, will be the title sponsor of Lanka Premier League (LPL) which begins on November 26.

NZ vs WI: T20I selection special now, Tests can wait, says Devon Conway

Batsman Devon Conway, who was picked in the New Zealand T20I squad that plays West Indies later this month but ignored from the Test squad, says he will wait for his opportunities

Afghanistan to host Ireland for three-match ODI series in January

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced that they will host Ireland for a three-match ODI series in January next year

Lanka Premier League: Former India pacer Munaf Patel joins Kandy Tuskers

Former India fast bowler Munaf Patel has signed a contract to play for Kandy Tuskers in the Lanka Premier League that begins on November 26

Former India seamer Sudeep Tyagi retires from first-class cricket

Former India fast bowler Sudeep Tyagi has announced retirement from first-class cricket and is likely to ink a contract with Lanka Premier League for the island league's inaugural season

Babar Azam leads Karachi Kings to maiden Pakistan Super League title

An unbeaten half-century by Babar Azam anchored Karachi Kings to its maiden Pakistan Super League title after beating Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the final

ICC announces qualification process for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

For the first time in the history of the Games, women's cricket will be a part of the Commonwealth Games

Women's T20 Challenge: Trailblazers topple Supernovas for maiden title win

Barring Trailblazers Smriti Mandhana (68 off 49), the batswomen from either side struggled to get going

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels retires from all forms of cricket

Marlon Samuels played 71 Tests, 207 ODIs and 67 T20Is for the West Indies

Feel crazily lucky to have lived out my dream: Shane Watson bids adieu

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket

Cricketers from west more likely to have mental health issues, says Misbah

Misbah-ul-Haq believes that players from "western countries" are more likely to be hit by mental health issues if cricket is continued to be played in a strict bio-secure environment

Not easy to be in bio-bubbles, could affect mental health: Waqar Younis

Pakistan's bowling coach Waqar Younis is concerned about the mental health of players as they endure isolating bio-secure bubbles to play cricket internationally in the middle of the pandemic

Process for election of next chairperson to be concluded by December: ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed the start of the process for the election of its next chairperson

Courtney Walsh named head coach of West Indies women's cricket team

Fast bowling great Courtney Walsh has been appointed as the new head coach of the West Indies women's cricket team. The West Indies cricket legend will lead the preparation and development of the women's ream at least till the end of 2022, including competing in the next ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup. Walsh has served as an assistant coach with the Bangladesh men's team, and subsequently worked on a short term contract with the West Indies women's side, including at the T20 World Cup held in Australia earlier this year. Walsh is the highest wicket-taker in West Indies Test history with 519 scalps in 132 matches. A former Jamaica and West Indies captain, he took 227 wickets in ODIs and 1807 wickets in 429 first-class matches. The 57-year-old is a member of the ICC Hall of Fame. "It's an exciting challenge and I've always wanted to give back in any way I can and help with the development of the game in the West Indies," Walsh said in a statement on Thursday. "The experience I hav

IPL brings cheer to sports channels as viewership, advertising rise: BARC

After months long lull due to the Covid-19, sports channels genre got some cheer with IPL matches in the UAE as both viewership and advertisers grew, the BARC said on Thursday

IPL: Players to face ouster, teams to lose 2 pts for bio-bubble violation

Players face ouster from the tournament and their teams, a hefty fine of Rs 1 crore besides deduction in points if they breach the bio-bubble put in place for the IPL

IPL 2020: Cricket apps climb up the order in play store downloads

Some indications of the size of the demand can be gauged from the fact that the total viewership on day one was 8.4 million viewers on Hotstar

BCCI, Emirates Cricket Board sign MoU, hosting agreement to boost ties

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board have signed an MoU and hosting agreement to boost cricketing ties between the two countries

Our dream is to win the T20 World Cup, says Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan

Skipper Rashid Khan believes that Afghanistan have the talent in all departments to win the World Cup in the shortest format of the game