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Use weighted balls to negate ball-tampering: Shane Warne

Australian legend Shane Warne believes introducing weighted balls will bar the bowlers from applying saliva and sweat on the ball.

Ben Stokes to run half marathon, raise funds

England cricket team all-rounder Ben Stokes will run his maiden half marathon on Tuesday to raise funds for a charity and hospitals battling the coronavirus pandemic.

05 May 2020

Shai Hope

#ThisDayThatYear: Windies openers script highest opening partnership in ODIs

On May 5, 2019, West Indies openers John Campbell and Shai Hope set a new world record.

05 May 2020

England Cricket Team

The Hundred: ECB terminates contracts of players

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has terminated contracts of players who were set to participate in the inaugural edition of The Hundred.

04 May 2020

Virat Kohli

#NewsBytesExplainer: How India consolidated number one Test spot (2016-20)

Australia recently dethroned India in the ICC Test Team Rankings.

Gambhir, Lee against splitting T20s into four innings

Veteran cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Brett Lee have voiced their opinion on splitting T20s into four innings.

04 May 2020

Test Cricket

Faf du Plessis wants to play all the three formats

Former South African captain Faf du Plessis is looking to represent his country across all the three formats.

04 May 2020

Indian Cricket Team

Will be disappointing if India don't tour us: Marnus Labuschagne

Australian middle-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne stated the entire team would be disappointed if India don't tour Australia, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

04 May 2020

Pakistan Cricket Team

Mohammad Asif opens up on his tainted international career

In a recent conversation with ESPN, the former Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif asserted he has regrets about how his career took a massive turn.

04 May 2020

Pakistan Cricket Team

Senior players deliberately underperformed against Kiwis in 2009: Rana Naved

Former Pakistan pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has revealed that a number of senior players deliberately underperformed during the 2009 ODI series against New Zealand in UAE.

03 May 2020

Mohammed Shami

I thought of committing suicide thrice: Mohammed Shami

Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami opened up on the struggles of his international career.

03 May 2020

Rohit Sharma

Rohit should back youngsters the way Dhoni did: Gautam Gambhir

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir believes Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest batsmen in limited-overs cricket.

IPL: Andre Russell wants to end his career at KKR

West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been loved by the fans of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

IPL: All-time XI of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals scripted history by winning the inaugural season of Indian Premier League, even after carrying the underdogs tag.

Former Pakistan player accuses Umar Akmal of constant threats

Umar Akmal, who was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for three years over corruption charges recently, has been accused by former cricketer Zulqarnain Haider of constant threats.

Usman Khawaja feels he is one of Australia's best batsmen

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja expressed his disappointment after he was excluded from the central contract list.

03 May 2020

Test Cricket

England's Jason Roy hasn't given up hope of playing Tests

England batsman Jason Roy is hungry for Test cricket and isn't giving up hope of playing the longest format again.

03 May 2020

BCCI

BCCI clears dues of physically disabled cricketers

The players and support staff members of India's physically disabled cricket team received their dues from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

02 May 2020

Test Cricket

When Kumble pushed Kuldeep to take five-for on Test debut

Indian wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been a mainstay bowler in the Indian team, especially in the limited-overs format.

I was bowling reverse carrom during last IPL: Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes he has a lot more to offer in the limited-overs format, besides Test cricket.

02 May 2020

Gautam Gambhir

Coronavirus outbreak: Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev join ICA's initiative

Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have extended support towards Indian Cricket Association in order to financially help nearly 30 needy players in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Premier League: All-time XI of Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab are one of the few franchises yet to clinch an Indian Premier League (IPL) title.

02 May 2020

Test Cricket

Happy Birthday Brian Lara: His top five Test innings

The Caribbean batting maestro Brain Lara turned 51 on Saturday.

#CoronavirusOutbreak: Australia restrict use of saliva, sweat to shine ball

Australia have restricted the usage of saliva and body sweat to shine the ball, in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Australia's goal is to win in India: Justin Langer

Australia's head coach Justin Langer was elated after the team dethroned India to claim top spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings.

IPL: All-time XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been one of the most robust sides in the IPL.

01 May 2020

Pakistan Cricket Team

'Umar Akmal suffered from epilepsy fits', says Najam Sethi

In a recent statement, former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) claimed that Umar Akmal suffers from epilepsy.

ICC Rankings: Team India loses No. 1 Test spot

The Indian cricket team lost its number one spot in the ICC Test Rankings.

New Zealand Cricket awards: Ross Taylor bags Richard Hadlee medal

New Zealand Cricket announced the last set of awards on Friday.

30 Apr 2020

YouTube

Jamaica Tallawahs hit back at Chris Gayle's comments: Details here

Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Jamaica Tallawahs have hit back at Chris Gayle over his comments on Ramnaresh Sarwan on YouTube.

Usman Khawaja, Marcus Stoinis lose Cricket Australia contracts: Details here

Cricket Australia released a fresh list of central contract for the 2020-21 season.

Happy Birthday, Rohit Sharma: His records, achievements and unknown facts

Senior Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma celebrates his 33rd birthday today.

28 Apr 2020

Virat Kohli

#NewsBytesExplainer: The art of leaving the ball in Test cricket

Test cricket is the ultimate test of skill and endurance.

Ellyse Perry extends contract with Sydney Sixers for two years

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has extended her contract with Big Bash team Sydney Sixers for two more years.

29 Apr 2020

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali wants The Hundred to be postponed until 2021

England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes it would be the right decision to postpone The Hundred until 2021.

Tim Southee, Tom Latham clinch First-class honors at NZC awards

Tim Southee and Tom Latham won the First-class awards on day two of the 2020 New Zealand Cricket annual awards (virtual).

IPL: All-time XI of Kolkata Knight Riders

Right from the first ever IPL game where Brendon McCullum took the world by storm with his blistering knock, Kolkata Knight Riders have stamped their authority all along.

Smith terms comments surrounding ABD as fake

Former opener Graeme Smith, who was named South Africa's Director of Cricket a few days earlier, has termed comments surrounding AB de Villiers as fake.

CSK resurrected my career: Dwayne Bravo

West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo believes Chennai Super Kings revived his career after picking him in 2011.

Steve Smith on a different level: Ben Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes believes his counterpart Steve Smith operates on a different tangent in Test cricket.