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Clarke terms appointment as an officer in Order of Australia a real honour

Clarke, who led Australia to the 2015 World Cup title, has been appointed an officer (AO) in the general division of the Order of Australia, an honour for achievement or meritorious service

WATCH: Darwin T20 cricket league final, S Districts vs Waratah live score

In the final, Southern Districts won the toss and elected to bat first. Watch Southern Districts vs Waratah cricket club final here

Darwin T20 cricket league 2020: Check schedule, live streaming details here

Darwin T20 Cricket League will see return of fans back to stadium since Northern Territory has not registered any active Covid-19 case since May 21

Baroda withdraws Bedade's suspension but axes him as women's team coach

Based on the details provided to the Apex Committee, it was resolved by the Apex Committee that his suspension stands withdrawn, states statement from Baroda Cricket Association

Gilchrist made it hard for wicket-keepers to not score runs: Ian Smith

Gilchrist finished his career with 813 catches and 92 stumpings, taking his total tally to 905 and he is on the second spot for most-dismissals as a wicket-keeper in international cricket

Covid-19 impact: County players agree extended pay cut for June and July

In April, Professional Cricketers' Association had announced that county players have also agreed to take wage reductions in line with those which have been made to the salaries of non-playing staff

Aggression can't be taught, it should flow naturally in pacers: Ambrose

One of the things Andy Roberts told to me was to always be aggressive, to always get under the skin of batsmen, says Curtly Ambrose

Saliva ban interim measure till Covid-19 brought under control: Anil Kumble

The ban on saliva has elicited mixed response from the bowlers, who said it would definitely come in the way of generating swing

My mental state is simple during run chases, says skipper Virat Kohli

Kohli was doing a Facebook live chat with Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal

Covid-19: ICC Cricket Committee suggests ban of use of saliva to shine ball

The recommendations of the Cricket Committee will now be presented to the ICC Chief Executives' Committee in early June for approval

Sports books to keep you going while you wait for the real action to resume

If you're done with endless TV re-runs of classic matches, Dhruv Munjal offers a choice of entertaining sports books to keep you going.

Pune-based museum buys Pak captain Azhar's bat to raise funds for Covid-19

Azhar Ali said that the auction of the shirt also generated a lot of interest and Kash Villani, a Pakistani based in California, came up with the highest bid of Rs. 1.1 million

Kumar Sangakkara set to serve 2nd term as Marylebone Cricket Club president

The proposal will be voted on at the club's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 24 this year and during the meeting

England cricket fears 380 million pound loss if entire season is wiped out

The projected loss takes into account the international as well as domestic games

Eoin Morgan feels cricket's T10 format can become part of Olympics

Morgan also believes that the format will allow many matches to be played in a short span of time

IPL franchise KKR open to evaluate investing in ECB's 'The Hundred': Report

KKR CEO Venky Mysore did not entirely rule out the possibility of the IPL franchise "evaluating" investment opportunities in 'The Hundred'

Covid-19: Zimbabwe Cricket annulled 2019-20 domestic season with no winners

Cricket in Zimbabwe has been suspended since March 18 and the country has been on lockdown since March 30

Shane Warne suggests 'weighted' ball to avoid saliva and tampering

Warne feels it can help fast bowlers generate swing even on flat wickets and permanently eradicate ball-tampering

England board cancels players contract for inaugural edition of The Hundred

The new 100-balls-per-side format, to be played by 8 teams in separate men's and women's tournaments, was scheduled to be held between July 17 and August 15 but had to be postponed over coronavirus

Covid-19: Kookaburra develops wax applicator to shine ball without saliva

Kookaburra group MD, Brett Elliott is hopeful they would be able to deliver the product within a month even though testing in match conditions can only be done when the global health crisis subsides