Author: Sandip Pawar

Dhaka Premier League is set to begin on May 31 and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is leaving no stone unturned to organise the tournament without any Covid-19 incidents. The BCB, on Thursday, announced that the clubs, players and officials will face strict actions if the bio-secure bubble is compromised at any point in the tournament. The BCB is overseeing the logistics for securing the tournament amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The 12 teams will assemble in their respective bubbles on May 29 at four hotels – Sonargaon, Lakeshore, Four Seasons and Intercontinental. Ali Hossain, secretary of the Cricket Committee of…

England pacer Jofra Archer’s confessed that he’s prepared to take as much time as needed to recover from the elbow injury once and for all. He added that if he doesn’t get it sorted, he might not play again. “The way I am looking at things is that I would rather miss a few weeks of a year so that I have a few more years in my career. I just want to get this injury sorted once and for all and that’s why I’m not looking that far ahead or at dates for a return to action. Because if…

Surrey will be up against Gloucestershire in a Group 2 fixture in this ongoing 2021 season of County Championship 2021. The Kennington Oval in London will be the venue for this encounter. Surrey haven’t had the best of seasons so far and will be looking to turn things around. They didn’t have the best of starts as they suffered a couple of heavy defeats in two out of their first three games. The Rory Burns-led side did bounce back strongly as they thrashed Hampshire by an innings and 289 innings in their fourth fixture of this season. Their last three…

PK’s Mayank Agarwal made a terrific comeback in the IPL after being dropped from Indian Test XI by working on the mental aspect of the game. India opener Agarwal’s international career has been quite dramatic. After years of piling runs in the domestic circuit, Agarwal finally got his dues in 2018 when he debuted in the Boxing Day Test against Australia. He didn’t take long to make an impact with an impressive knock of 76. The dasher quickly cemented his spot at the top of the order and had an incredible year in 2019, scoring 699 runs, including two double tons.…

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the third and final match of the ODI series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. The Bangla Tigers defeated the Lankan Lions in a frustrating rain-affected contest by 103 runs on DLS method. Mushfiqur Rahim was once again the star for Bangladesh as he brought up a magnificent century. Batting first, Bangladesh had a shaky start losing 4 wickets for 74 inside 16 overs but Mushfiqur Rahim (125) and Mahmudullah (41) brought their innings back on track. Rahim took charge after Mahmudullah’s fall and took the hosts to a fighting total of 246.  https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1397380719404404736 In…

With 31 matches of the IPL 2021 set to be completed between September 18 and October 10, South Africa’s tour of India has once again been cancelled. The series was originally scheduled for March 2020, but the BCCI and CSA mutually decided to postpone the two matches after Covid-19 hit the world. “There is a chance that India might play extra games when they tour South Africa early next year,”the source quoted as per PTI.  The 14th edition of the Premier League was suspended on May 4 amidst multiple Covid-19 positive cases inside the bio-secure bubble. “The BCCI has spoken…

Barcelona citizens voted for a cricket ground with a €1.2m proposal that surprised the authorities. The city officials had given its citizens an opportunity to vote on a €30m package for sports facilities, ranging from playgrounds to cycle lanes. The people of the Catalan capital had 822 projects to choose from, and a cricket facility got the most votes in a city that breathes football. It was all possible courtesy of a group of young women who had done a campaign for the very cause. The women are all of Indian and Pakistan origin. The group’s eldest member, 20-year old Hifsa Butt, revealed that the…

Rajasthan Royals cricketer expressed his displeasure over not getting opportunities in Test cricket even after his record-breaking Ranji Trophy season in 2019-20. Unadkat had an incredible run in the Ranji Trophy where he took record-setting 67 scalps from 10 games at an astonishing average of 13.23. He bowled long relentless spells of bowling throughout the competition and led Saurashtra to a title victory. The 2020-21 season of the Ranji Trophy was officially cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Unadkat could not build on his terrific run of form. The 30-year-old pacer spoke to Sportstar, revealing that he was hoping to get a call-up…

Durham will host the two-time defending champions Essex in a return fixture in the next Group 1 round of the ongoing County Championship season at Emirates Riverside Ground from Thursday, May 27.  The contest between Durham and Essex could prove to be very crucial in regards to Group 1 standings of the 2021 County Championship season, with the two currently separated by only three points. Durham, who were at the second spot in the Group 1 points table before the last round, have slipped to third place. They’re currently on 85 points from their six games with two wins and three draws. Essex, on…

The ECB has accepted BCCI’s request to allow its players a soft quarantine of 3 days in order to get more practice before the WTC final. The England and Wales Cricket Board has reportedly agreed to the request made by the BCCI to cut down the quarantine period for Indian players upon arrival in the United Kingdom. Indian team is expected to land in the UK on June 2 after undergoing seven-day isolation in Mumbai. After landing in the UK, Indian players were earlier required to go through a 10-day quarantine. In recent development, InsideSports has reported that the ECB has agreed to slash the quarantine…