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Covid-19 impact: England and Wales cricket board to cut workforce by 20%

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to reduce its workforce by 20 per cent as it grapples with a whopping 100-million pound loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Victorian govt working on getting crowd back for Boxing Day sports events

We are negotiating with Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia to have crowd attendance for Boxing Day Test involving India and the Australian Open, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews

IPL in coronavirus pandemic: How India changed the 'orthodoxy of cricket'

While this might seem like a radical step - akin to moving Major League Baseball to Costa Rica for a season - the shift makes a lot of sense

'Vi' becomes the co-presenting sponsor of Dream11 IPL 2020

The sponsorship announcement comes close on the heels of Vodafone Idea Limited's rebranding under a unified identity - Vi

IPL 2020: Gambhir believes players won't be afraid of coronavirus cases

Gautam Gambhir believes that Covid-19 will not impact the performance of cricketers when they participate in IPL; the ex KKR captain also stressed that players must adhere to guidelines put in place

IPL 2020: Expected guys to be bit more rusty, says CSK's Michael Hussey

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has admitted that he expected all the players in the line-up to be a bit more rusty as they are coming to play a tournament after a long span of time

IPL 2020: Hopefully I will get some games for CSK this year, says Hazlewood

After playing his first T20I after four years for Australia, pacer Josh Hazlewood on Wednesday said that he is hopeful of getting some games for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL 2020

England: Ignored for almost entire tour, Sarfaraz was not keen on last game

Overlooked for almost the entire tour of England, Pakistan's former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was reluctant to play when he was finally offered a chance in the third T20 International

PCB revamps pay structure, announces hike for Pak domestic cricketers

PCB unveiled a revamped pay structure for its domestic cricketers, under which the top performers stand a chance of earning Rs 3.2 mn through the season, a whopping "83% more" than last year

Back in IPL after six years, a lot wiser Neesham looks to make it count

Back in IPL after six years, New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham says his much "steadier head" and international success should help him immensely in his stint with Kings XI Punjab this season

England batsman Ian Bell announces retirement from professional cricket

Realising that his days as an England player are long gone, former stylish batsman Ian Bell on Saturday announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2020 domestic season. The five-time Ashes winner has spent his entire career with Warwickshire. Bell has scored 7727 runs, including 22 hundreds, at an average of 42.69 in 118 Test matches while in the ODIs, he has 5,416 runs in 161 matches. "It's with enormous sadness, but with equal pride, that I am announcing my retirement from professional cricket," Bell said in a statement. The stylish Bell, known for his exquisite cover drives, was Man of the Series in one of the five Ashes triumphs and was also part of England's memorable Test series triumph on Indian soil in 2012. "While my hunger and enthusiasm for the sport that I love remain as strong as ever, my body simply can't keep up with the demands of the game to the standard of which I expect of myself," Bell added. Bell, 38, retired from ODIs in 2015 to foc

Viewers need annual subscription to watch IPL 2020, says Disney+ Hotstar

The 13th edition of IPL T20 cricket tournament is starting from September 19 in the UAE

IPL 2020: 4 ICC Elite Panel umpires to officiate in Indian Premier League

The IPL 2020 is slated to be played from September 19 to November 10 in the UAE across three venues -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah

Leg-spinner Pravin Tambe, 48, becomes first Indian cricketer to play in CPL

Leg-spinner Pravin Tambe, 48, on Wednesday became the first Indian cricketer to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when he turned out for Trinbago Knight Riders' against St Lucia Zouks

England Women to host Windies for T20 International series in September

England Women will host West Indies in five-match T20I series at the Incora County Ground, Derby in September, the ECB has confirmed

Why not a farewell game for all recently retired India cricketers: Pathan

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan floated an interesting idea of conducting a farewell game for all those distinguished India players, who retired from international cricket in the past few years

Rahane to focus on physical and mental health ahead of 'challenging' IPL

Ajinkya Rahane is focused on maintaining his physical as well as mental health ahead of IPL even as Delhi Capitals teammate Prithvi Shaw wants to make the most of training sessions in next 3 weeks

Two South African cricketers test positive for coronavirus: Report

Cricket South Africa, though, did not disclose the names of the two players,

Cricket South Africa cancels tour to UK in September, inform England board

Cricket South Africa have informed the England and Wales Cricket Board that they will not be able to accept the invitation to tour the UK in September, says a statement on its official website

Caribbean Premier League 2020: All members test negative for Covid-19

All 237 members of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have tested negative for the novel coronavirus in the latest round of testing which took place on August 16