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13 May 2021

England Cricket Team

England fast bowler Jofra Archer set for County Championship return

England cricket team pacer Jofra Archer is all set to return to First-Class cricket.

13 May 2021

Indian Cricket Team

ICC Test Rankings: India retain top spot; England overtake Australia

India have retained their top spot in the latest ICC Men's Test Team Rankings after the annual update.

SLC lines up Lanka Premier League from July 30 onwards

The second season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be played from July 30 to August 22, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the same.

12 May 2021

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

What lies ahead for India's chinaman Kuldeep Yadav?

India's left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav is undergoing a lean patch in international cricket.

12 May 2021

Ranji Trophy

Who is Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran?

Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran is among the four stand-by players, who will be touring UK for the ICC World Test Championship final and England Test series.

12 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Test Rankings: Pakistan's Hasan, Afridi and Nauman attain career-best spots

Pakistan cricket team has seen three of its players achieve career-best spots in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after guiding their side to a 2-0 series win over Zimbabwe.

12 May 2021

England Cricket Team

COVID-19: ECB reports annual loss of £16.1 million

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Tuesday, reported a loss of £16.1 million (nearly $22.78 million) in the past year.

12 May 2021

Indian Cricket Team

Shreyas Iyer likely to miss Sri Lanka tour: Report

Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer is likely to miss India's limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka in July.

New Zealand wicket-keeper BJ Watling to retire after WTC final

New Zealand wicket-keeper BJ Watling has announced that he will retire from all formats after the upcoming England tour.

11 May 2021

Virat Kohli

'I owe my career to Virat Kohli', says Mohammed Siraj

In the past few months, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has experienced massive growth in his career.

11 May 2021

MCC

How are bamboo bats different from traditional willows?

The game of cricket has kept on evolving ever since its inception. We have already seen a new format and a new kind of ball.

Pakistan Super League 2021 unlikely to resume in the UAE

The sixth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) is unlikely to resume in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the nation announced a ban on travelers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 May 2021

Indian Cricket Team

Sri Lanka vs India: Colombo to host six white-ball games

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that India will tour Sri Lanka for a white-ball series in July.

England players unlikely to feature in rescheduled IPL: Ashley Giles

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) director of men's cricket, Ashley Giles, has admitted that the English players will not miss international cricket in order to participate in the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

10 May 2021

ICC Awards

ICC Player of the Month Awards: Babar, Healy taste success

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for April.

Remainder of IPL 2021 can't happen in India, says Ganguly

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season cannot be held in India.

10 May 2021

Sourav Ganguly

Team India's white ball specialists to tour Lanka in July

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said that the Indian cricket team will tour Sri Lanka in July for a limited-overs bilateral series.

10 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in second Test: Records broken

The Pakistan cricket team bossed the show against Zimbabwe in the second Test match to win the series 2-0.

09 May 2021

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Rajasthan Royals pacer Chetan Sakariya's father dies of COVID-19 complications

India is currently battling a deadly second wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

09 May 2021

David Warner

Warner, Slater deny reports of physical brawl in Maldives

The Australian cricket contingent is currently in the Maldives following their departure from India after the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.

08 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan's Abid Ali slams maiden Test double-century: The key numbers

Pakistan have dominated the scenes against Zimbabwe in the ongoing second Test match in Harare.

Prasidh Krishna tests positive for COVID-19

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Prasidh Krishna has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday.

08 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

ZIM vs PAK: Tabish Khan becomes Pakistan's third-oldest Test debutant

Fast bowler Tabish Khan, on Friday, became Pakistan's third-oldest player to make debut in Test cricket.

KKR's Seifert to stay in India after testing COVID-19 positive

New Zealand and Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer Tim Seifert has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in his pre-departure tests.

07 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan's Azhar Ali slams 18th Test century: The key numbers

Senior Pakistan cricket team batsman Azhar Ali smashed a sublime century on Day 1 of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday.

07 May 2021

Indian Cricket Team

BCCI announces India's squad for WTC final and England Tests

The BCCI has announced India's squad for the ICC World Test Championship final, starting June 18, and the five-Test series against England.

07 May 2021

Virat Kohli

Kohli, Anushka donate Rs. 2 crore to COVID-19 fund-raising project

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have joined the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

England counties offer to host remaining IPL matches in September

In a major development, a group of English counties has offered to host the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season in September this year.

'Traveling could have been an issue', Ganguly on IPL bubble-breach

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has finally opened up on the breach in the bio-secure bubble that led to postponement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

RCB players and staff leave for home via charter flight

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday in wake of players testing positive for COVID-19.

Dhoni delays return; Hussey, Balaji head back in air ambulance

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to delay his return to Ranchi after the suspension of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

06 May 2021

Harmanpreet Kaur

The Hundred: Shafali Verma remains on radar of franchises

India Women players Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues are set to feature in the inaugural edition of The Hundred.

NZ's IPL-based Test players to depart for UK: Details here

New Zealand's Test contingent in the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season will depart India for the United Kingdom on May 11.

Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner rewarded with maiden WI central contracts

Cricket West Indies has announced the list of centrally contracted players for the season 2021/22.

IPL: Eight England players return to UK, will begin quarantine

In a major development, eight of the 11 England players who were part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 have returned to the UK after the tournament was suspended.

IPL: CSK batting coach Michael Hussey tests positive for COVID-19

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has become the latest member in the IPL 2021 bio-bubble to test positive for COVID-19.

05 May 2021

Virat Kohli

ICC Test Rankings: Pant claims career-best spot, Kohli stays fifth

In the latest ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen, Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his fifth spot.

Decoding the journey of Nepal batsman Kushal Bhurtel

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Wednesday, announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Award for April.

05 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Decoding Babar Azam's terrific run in limited-overs cricket

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month Award for April.

IPL 2021: BCCI eyes September window to complete remaining season

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended indefinitely due to rising number of COVID-19 cases in the bio-bubble.