Author: Sahil Jain

Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma who were granted NOCs by the BCCI to participate in The Hundred are in the process of completing contract formalities. Meanwhile, Shafali Verma is also on the radar of one team, but she will be called in as a replacement if there are last-minute withdrawals. The ECB and the franchises are likely to make an official announcement soon. The four players – Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma are set to play for Manchester Originals, Southern Brave, Northern Superchargers and London Spirit in the first edition of The…

Zimbabwe and Pakistan will clash against each other in the second Test match at the Harare Sports Club from May 7-11, 2021. Pakistan will look forward to seal the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe, as the two sides face off in the second Test, starting from May 7. The first match was won by Pakistan in a comprehensive manner, as the visitors thrashed the hosts by an innings and 116 runs. Earlier, Pakistan had also won the three-match T20I series by a score-line of 2-1. The second Test will be played at the same venue in Harare. Hasan Ali produced…

Yorkshire and Kent will clash against each other in the Group 3 match of the County Championship, starting from Thursday. Yorkshire have had a decent start to the County Championship 2021 season, winning three of their four matches so far. On the other hand, they have drawn only one game. They are currently placed second in the points table, securing 73 points in their four matches. On the other hand, Kent have had a disappointing start to the season, losing three of their four matches so far. They have managed to collect only 24 points in their 4 games and…

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has tested positive for COVID-19. He became the third member of the CSK contingent to return with a positive report for the deadly virus. However, the Australian is being retested as it is hoped that it could be a false positive as it was for CEO Kasi Viswanathan. The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League looked all fine for the first few weeks, and the first half of the tournament went ahead smoothly. There were COVID-19 cases, but they were before the tournament started or before the players joined the team bio-secure…

All six Pakistan Super League franchises have requested the Pakistan Cricket Board to move the remainder of the domestic season to the UAE. They sent out a letter to the cricket board after, and the request has come up after a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan. Pakistan has seen about 4500 cases per day on average for the last seven days. It is at its peak since the first wave. The franchises sent out a letter to the board requesting the board to take action. It is understood that the PCB are considering the request and reviewing the…

The BCCI has issued NOCs to four Indian Women players to participate in the inaugural edition of The Hundred. Signings are expected to be announced soon. The Hundred is a new concept initiated by the England and Wales Cricket Board, and as the name suggests, there will be 100 balls per innings. It is an eight-team tournament which will commence on the 21st of July at the Oval in London. The final will be played exactly a month later at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. According to ESPNCricinfo, the BCCI has already sent out the NOCs to the…

Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji was the latest to be hit by the COVID-19 virus as he tested positive on Monday (May 3). A member of the Chennai Super Kings service staff has also tested positive. The COVID-19 virus has encroached the Chennai Super Kings bio-secure bubble as bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji, and a member of the team service staff have tested positive for coronavirus. It only adds to the growing list of the COVID-19 infected list of this IPL 2021. With Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier testing positive, it has already forced the game between Kolkata Knight…

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman might leave the IPL and return to Bangladesh earlier than expected. Bangladesh have imposed a 14-day quarantine for anyone travelling from India and South Africa. BCB will need to take special permission if they want to reduce the isolation period for the star duo. Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman might need to leave the ongoing Indian Premier League and fly back to Bangladesh earlier than planned. And this is because of the newly imposed quarantine rule by the health ministry. According to the new quarantine rule, which came into effect from the…

Saba Karim has been roped in by the Delhi Capitals as the head of talent search. The franchise took to Twitter to make the official announcement while the former India wicket-keeper said he was very excited to start his new role as the talent scout. Delhi Capitals have decided to rope in Saba Karim as their head of talent search. The former India wicket-keeper batsman was picked as the Indian national selector back in 2012. He was also appointed as the General Manager of Cricket Operations for the Board of Control for Cricket in India back in December 2017. He…

IPL 2021 match number 30, which was supposed to see Kolkata Knight Riders square off against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Motera in Ahmedabad has been rescheduled. It is reported that two KKR players have tested positive for COVID-19. The 2021 edition of the IPL, which was sailing smoothly so far, may have run into a roadblock. The game between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – match number 30 has been rescheduled. Two KKR players – Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, have tested positive for COVID-19. The IPL released an official statement confirming the same. Both players…