Author: Sandip Pawar

The BCCI are in talks with the CWI to change the schedule of the Caribbean Premier League to allow West Indian players to feature in the UAE phase of IPL 2021. On May 29, the Board of Control for Cricket in India held a special meeting, where it was decided that the 14th edition of the IPL will be moved to the UAE. The remaining 31 matches will be hosted in the UAE from the third week of September. However, due to the packed International and domestic schedule, there are serious question marks over the availability of top Overseas players. …

Trent Boult could play for New Zealand in their second Testagainst England at Edgbaston thanks to relaxed quarantine in the United Kingdom. Boult had opted to return home instead of travelling straight to the UK after the Indian Premier League was suspended midway in early May. The 31-year-old joined the NZ squad last week. Before the first Test, coach Gary Stead had mentioned that the turnaround for the second Test would be too tight for Boult. However, the updated quarantine protocols meant Boult could start training earlier than originally planned. The final decision on whether he plays at Edgbaston will be taken…

Former India batter and current cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has landed in hot water for his bold opinion once again. Manjrekar opined that Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is not yet an all-time great player. Ashwin has been India’s premier spinner in the last decade, picking up 409 wickets in 78 Tests, including 30 five-wicket hauls. But his overseas record has always been under criticism. Manjrekar has a problem with people rating Ashwin as an all-time great because none of those 30 five-wicket hauls came outside of the subcontinent. “When people start talking about him as being one of the all-time…

The Pakistan Super League is set to resume with a match between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.  The PSL 2021 was suspended after just 14 games due to the breach in the bio-secure bubble in Pakistan. Multiple Covid-19 cases were found among different franchise staffs and players. The Pakistan Cricket Board has since made all the efforts to conduct the remainder of the season safely and shifted the tournament to the UAE. After a long wait and multiple tweaks in the schedule, the sixth edition of the PSL is set…

IPL 2021 phase 2, which the BCCI were earlier planning to finish on October 10, is likely to be held till October 18. The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League is set to resume in a short window in September and October. The tournament, which was postponed indefinitely after 29 matches due to the Covid-19 outbreak inside the bio bubble, has been moved to the UAE. The board is yet to finalise the schedule for the remaining 31 matches.  There were multiple reports of the BCCI planning to organise the second phase in England. On May 29, in the…

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has admitted that the ‘bubble to bubble’ lifestyle is extremely hard, and it takes a toll on mental health. “I think it’s taking a toll on myself. I can’t talk for any other player or coaches or anyone but it’s definitely taken a toll on me mentally because from bubble to bubble, in a room locked in, you can’t go out for a walk, you can’t go to certain places, you can’t socialize, it’s different,”  Russell said. The 33-year-old further revealed how he deals with mental fatigue and tries to keep himself busy in the room…

England pacer Ollie Robinson’s Test debut has ended up making headlines for all wrong reasons, after a bunch of his old tweets between 2012 and 2014 that contained racist and sexist remarks resurfaced on the internet. Robinson, a late teenager at that time, has “unreservedly apologised” for his derogatory comments on women, races, and religion, including usage of the N-word, racial slurs against the Asians, Islamophobic prejudices and a number of misogynistic remarks. Credit: Twitter/ @ollierobinson25 After his tweets started going viral on the internet, Robinson issued a statement to address the situation. “I deeply regret my actions, and I…

Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli asserted that a one-off Test for the WTC doesn’t give justice to 3 years of hard work, and the best of three series should be introduced from next cycle. The inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) will conclude with the final between New Zealand and India at Southampton from June 18. Indian cricket team left for the UK on Wednesday night, June 2. Captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri held a press conference ahead of their departure. Shastri understands that given the pandemic and tight schedule, it might not have been possible this time but…

Yorkshire will be hosting Sussex in the next Group 3 round fixture of the ongoing County Championship 2021 at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday, June 3. Second-placed Yorkshire have enjoyed a good season in the County Championship, with 99 points from seven matches. They have won three games and have lost one with three draws. However, they are coming off a hammering at the hands of the group leaders Lancashire, who defeated Steven Patterson’s men by an innings and 79 runs.  Credit: Sky Sports Sussex have had a miserable season, currently reeling at the second last position in the group 3 points table…

Indian Women’s team has played one series since March 2020, and the lack of preparation due to extended quarantine could be a major concern. India women’s cricket team will embark on a much anticipated England tour on June 2. The tour kick-starts with a one-off Test in Bristol from June 16, which will be their first red-ball fixture in seven years. Following the Test, India will take on England in three ODIs and three T20Is. India’s head coach Ramesh Powar and the captain of Test & ODI team Mithali Raj addressed a press conference ahead of their departure to the UK.  Indian women have played only…