The upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is all set to be moved to the UAE. The tournament will kick off on October 17 with the first round and the Super 12 starts on October 24. The final will be played on October 14. The 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is all set to kick off on October 17. With the COVID-19 situation pretty grim all over India, the mega event has been moved to the United Arab Emirates. The final of this 16-team world event is scheduled to be played on November 14. According to…
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Virat Kohli has revealed that the Indian teams wanted to play first-class games in the lead up to the upcoming five-match Test series against England. However, it hasn’t been given to them, but he feels there is ample preparation time. India came up short against New Zealand in the World Test Championship final. India’s batsmen couldn’t step up and could muster scores of just 217 and 170 in the two innings of the title clash. India fought really hard and were good in patches with the bat. However, India’s batting on the final day really cost them the game, and…
England bowlers once again came to the party and restricted Sri Lanka to a paltry total of 111/7 in their 20 overs. In reply, England stumbled to 36/4 and were in a bit of trouble. But Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran steered England home without too much fuss. It wasn’t quite the typical England win where they brushed aside the opposition. They huffed and puffed a little bit, but a target of 112 was never going to trouble them. Sri Lanka never really took off with the bat, but they did fight with the ball. Sri Lanka won…
The Indian skipper feels that a series of three Tests would be ideal which gives teams the ability to bounce back or dominate the other team. The first cycle of the World Test Championship has come to an end. It was India who topped the WTC points table. They had the most points and had the best points percentage as well. They won five out of the six series’ and barring New Zealand, and the Virat Kohli-led side beat every team they played in this WTC Test cycle. However, they lost in the final to New Zealand, who were crowned as…
The BCCI has come forward to help India’s Olympic-bound athletes and they have donated a whopping amount of INR 10 crore which the Apex Council has sanctioned. A senior BCCI official said that the funds will be used for the preparation and others contingency purposes. “Yes, BCCI will be helping out the Olympic contingent. An amount of Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned by the Apex Council. It (fund) will be used for the preparation and other contingency purpose of our elite athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Games. The modalities of the payment will be finalised after talking…
England Women resumed the day on 269/6 and went on to 127 runs before declaring in the second session. India Women started splendidly as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana smashed half-centuries and also put on a record 167-run opening stand. However, England struck back with five wickets in the final hour of the day to gain total control of the game. It was a day where the bat dominated the ball but once again. This second day was very similar to the first. A major chunk of day two saw just three wickets, and the batters were making the most…
A complaint has been filed against Sabbir Rahman for allegedly throwing a stone at Elias Sunny and racial abuse during a Dhaka Premier League match. The controversies in the Dhaka Premier League do not seem to die down as, in another horrifying incident, Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahman has come under the scanner. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has filed an official complaint against Rahman for throwing stones and racially abusing one of their players, Elias Sunny. The club alleged that the incident happened during a DPL match in Dhaka on June 16. Rahman, who was slated to take the field for the Legends of Rupganj later in the…
After nearly two years and 59 Test matches played between nine teams, we are all set for the final of the World Test Championship. India and New Zealand have emerged as the two best teams and have been absolutely consistent throughout this competition. India were dominant in this WTC. Barring their 0-2 whitewash in New Zealand in early 2020, the Virat Kohli-led side won every series that they played. They thrashed West Indies away from home 2-0 before annihilating South Africa and Bangladesh 3-0 and 2-0 respectively at home. The New Zealand tour was a small blemish before India recorded a jaw-dropping and mind-boggling 2-1 Test series…
Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams and Marcus Stoinis have pulled out of Australia’s upcoming white-ball tours of West Indies and Bangladesh. While Smith is nursing an elbow niggle, the others have opted out due to various other reasons. Cricket Australia named an 18-man squad for their upcoming white-ball tours of West Indies and Bangladesh in July and August later this year. The squad saw as many as seven top Australian stars pull out for various reasons. https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1405022245987049475 Most of these cricketers came out of quarantine and re-joined their families only on…
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan has expressed the desire to host the 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy solely. He said that there are a lot of challenges when it comes to staging a 50-over World Cup or a T20 World Cup, but it is possible for Bangladesh. In a virtual board meeting of the ICC held earlier this month, it was decided that the eight-team Champions Trophy would return in 2025. This decision has been made as the ICC wants to expand the global events for the men’s game. The last two editions (2013 and 2017) of the Champions Trophy…