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Saeed Ajmal 'Even Today' Thinks Sachin Tendulkar Got Lucky in 2011 World Cup Semi-final

Ajmal said Gould was upset after his decision was overturned by the third umpire.




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Ramiz Raja Wants Jail-time to Combat Match-fixing, Compares Menace to Coronavirus

In reply, Raja said all stakeholders of the game must come together to eradicate match-fixing.




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Mike Hesson Returns to New Zealand After Being Stranded in India Due to Coronavirus

He also thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the New Zealand Embassy in India, New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.




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Have Spoken to Prithvi Shaw About Life On and Off the Pitch: Sachin Tendulkar

But Shaw, of late, has been very vocal about the guidance he got from the senior Mumbaikar.




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Sachin Tendulkar Toyed With Shane Warne, Was Like Playing Cat & Mouse: Brett Lee

Tendulkar and Warne had an epic duel whenever they faced each other on the field.




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Buttler One of the Most Versatile, Best ODI Players at Present: Stokes

Star England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Tuesday heaped praise on teammate Jos Buttler, saying the destructive wicket-keeper batsman is one of the most versatile white-ball players in the world at the moment.




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David Warner Casts Fresh Doubts over Australia's UK Tour in July

Australia are scheduled to take on Scotland in a T20 on 29 June before playing three T20s and three ODIs against world champions England from 3 July.




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Cricket South Africa Want AB de Villiers to Captain National Side Once Again

De Villiers, an explosive batsman, announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in May 2018 but of late there have been talks of an imminent return in the national team.




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BCCI Yet to Take Call on Contract Extension of Ombudsman DK Jain

Justice Jain was appointed as Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer in February, 2019 and now it is up to the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to offer him an extension.




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Moeen Ali Wants The Hundred to be Postponed Due to Coronavirus

The flagship tournament, which the ECB expects can match the global popularity of that of the Indian Premier League and the Big Bash League, could add to the long list of events being put on hold due to the pandemic.




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AB De Villiers Denies being Approached to Captain South Africa Again

The explosive batsman retired from all forms of international cricket in 2018 but there has been talk of a return in the national team.




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Scotland Willing to Host Australia, New Zealand Series Behind Closed Doors

Cricket Scotland said that it is willing to host their scheduled matches against New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors. Both teams are scheduled to visit the associate nation for a brief series in June and the matches are yet to be postponed.




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Part of Umar Akmal's Three-year Ban Could be Suspended, According to PCB

Umar has the right to appeal against the panel decision 14 days after he gets a copy of the detailed judgement. His appeal will be heard by an independent adjudicator to be appointed by the board.




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Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli Lead Tributes After Veteran Actor Rishi Kapoor's Death

Former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote: "Extremely disheartened to learn about the passing of Rishi Kapoor ji. Heartfelt condolences to his family."




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Need to Introspect If Cricket is Moving in Right Direction, Says Michael Holding

The 66-year-old cricketer-turned-commentator personally believes hitting the pause button for a while was necessary amid excessive commercialisation of the sport.




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Playing Without Spectators Will be Deja Vu, Admits India's Ajinkya Rahane

Playing behind closed doors has been suggested as one way to resume professional cricket, which has been suspended over the




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Time for PCB to Honestly Evaluate Shoaib Akhtar's Remarks: Younis Khan

In a statement, PCB said that it was disappointed with Akhtar's "poor choice of words" and that Rizvi has initiated the proceedings at his own discretion.




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MCC President Kumar Sangakkara Wants England, Australia to Tour Pakistan

Batting great Sangakkara, who was part of that team, returned to Pakistan with an MCC team in February this year but top teams have stayed away with security apprehensions.




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Ultimate Goal is to Beat India in Their Backyard: Justin Langer After Australia Reclaim Top Rank

Langer also hoped that white ball team under Aaron Finch will win the World Cup.




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Australia Restricts Use of Saliva, Sweat to Shine Ball Under Coronavirus Guidelines

The framework, which outlines a staged return to play, has three stages -- Level A, Level B and Level C.




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Looking Forward to Many More Elegant Partnerships: Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli

Along with his best wishes, batsman KL Rahul sent a request asking Rohit to continue to make batting look easy. The vice-captain's reply read: "you are doing that right now. Thanks for the wishes."




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Love Playing Test Cricket, You Need to Make Extra Effort: Rishabh Pant

Pant also added that Delhi Capitals coach and Australian legend Ricky Ponting always tells him to play his natural game. "He gives me a free hand. He says do whatever you want to do."




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Denis Burns Hails Promotion of Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi to ICC Development Panel

Janani said the exercise has helped her understand the role of a third umpire in a practical manner.




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England Tour of Sri Lanka Rescheduled to January, Claims SLC CEO

However, England are scheduled to tour India in January for a five-Test series, so, it remains to be seen how the scheduling will work out.




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Brothers in Arms: Ravi Shastri Posts Old Photos with Viv Richards & Malcom Marshall

Marshall, on the other hand, played 81 Tests and 136 ODIs in which he scalped 376 and 157 wickets respectively.




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One of My Most Memorable Moments: Suresh Raina Remembers First T20I Ton

With the world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak, sporting events across the globe have either been cancelled or suspended and sportspersons have been spending a lot of time interacting with fans on social media.




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VVS Laxman Had Beautiful Technique, Was Hard to Get Through: Brett Lee

In particular, the Hyderabad batsman is remembered for his memorable 281-run knock at the famous Eden Gardens Test in 2001 which India won conceding a follow-on in 2001.




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Without Sounding Arrogant, Feel Like I'm One of the Top 6 Batsmen: Khawaja

Usman Khawaja has said that he is "shocked" by the financial mismanagement within Cricket Australia. CA chief executive Kevin Roberts had to stand down the vast majority of the staff for the rest of the financial year and Khawaja said that the sport's governing body in the country is having cash-flow issues.




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Situation Upsets me, Want This to End Quickly: Ganguly on Covid-19

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly admitted that while he is enjoying the time he is getting to spend at home during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, he feels sad about the number of lives that are being destroyed in this period.




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Had to Flee After Being Constantly Threatened by Umar Akmal: Zulqarnain

Pakistan's former wicketkeeper-batsman Zulqarnain Haider has blamed Umar Akmal for his disappearing act during an ODI series against South Africa in 2010, saying he was threatened by the tainted player for not conniving with him to lose a match.




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Credit For Rohit's Success Goes to Dhoni: Gambhir

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes the credit for Rohit Sharma's meteoric rise in white-ball cricket must be given to former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.




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Enforced Break a Chance to Fix Australian Cricket, Feels Langer

Australia head coach Justin Langer believes the enforced break put forward by coronavirus pandemic can be used as an opportunity to change few things in Australian cricket.




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Jason Roy Feels It Makes Sense to Postpone T20I World Cup

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too has suspended activities until 1 July.




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Former Pakistan Ace Mushtaq Ahmed Advises Yuzvendra Chahal to Use Crease More

Ahmed also feels the likes of Chahal and Kuldeep have benefitted immensely from former captain MS Dhoni’s advice from behind the stumps.




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Would be Devastating if India Don't Tour Australia: Labuschagne

In between, there is the T20 World Cup, scheduled for an October 18 start, but the mega event's future is also shrouded in uncertainty due to the global crisis.




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Time Has Come for Me to Help Grow Other Leaders, Says du Plessis

The former skipper believes that the time has come where he takes the backseat and helps the youngsters in the team and also guide them with his experience of playing international cricket over the years.




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Shoaib Akhtar Open to Coaching Indian Fast Bowlers

With the world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, former and current sportspersons have been interacting on social media to keep fans engaged and former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that he would love to take up an offer to coach the Indian fast bowlers.




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Shane Warne Suggests Weighted Ball to Solve Shining Dilemma Without Risking Health

Australian cricket-ball manufacturer Kookaburra says it is developing a wax applicator to enhance the shine and aid swing but Warne offered an alternative.




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This Cricket World Cup, Scheduled for October 2020 in Australia, Postponed Due to COVID-19

The cricket world cup scheduled to be held in Australia in October this year has been postponed to 2021. No, we're not talking about the ICC T20 World Cup.




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Harbhajan Singh Says He's Not Jealous of Ashwin, Expects Him to Become a Legend

Harbhajan is not yet retired but last played for India in 2016. The 39-year-old has played 103 Tests with his final game coming in 2015.




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Dravid Asking me to Play for Him Was Dream Come True: Samson

Wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson's first year with his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Rajasthan Royals was also the last year that former India captain Rahul Dravid led the side. Samson said that it felt like a "dream come true" when Dravid first asked him if he wanted to join the squad.




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Dhoni a Big Idol, Great Lesson to Just Watch Him During IPL: Buttler

Dashing England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has always been a big idol and while playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) one lesson for him has been how the decorated former India captain manages all the fanfare and still performs in crunch situations.




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Ben Stokes Completes First Half-marathon to Raise Funds for NHS

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has run his first-ever half marathon to raise money for Britain's National Health Service amid the coronavirus pandemic which has so far claimed more than 30,000 lives in the UK.




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Playing Without Fans Won't Diminish Competitive Edge: Ben Stokes

When asked if cricket might lose its competitive edge in such an atmosphere Stokes, 28, said that even without fans the players would still be going out to win.




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We Need to Prove Someone Wrong: David Warner on Similarities With Virat Kohli

Warner also explained the small battles form within the big war whenever India and Australia compete against each other.




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Babar Azam is Better Than Virat Kohli: Tom Moody

The former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach, however, admitted considering Azam's statistics at the moment, it is very difficult to put him in the top five current batsmen.




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MCC to Offer President Kumar Sangakkara Second Term Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

The former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman became the first non-British President of the club when he assumed office on October 1 last year.




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Will be in Good Position to Start Off Again When Cricket Returns: Virat Kohli

While speaking to his fans, Kohli also talks about the things he misses while staying at home like the IPL, the excitement the tournament brings for the players and the fans and the magical moments that are created.




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Don't Want to Pigeonhole Myself to Just Tests: West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder

The 28-year-old is ranked number in the international Test all-rounders' list for over a year now.




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For Australia's Joe Burns, 'Longest Offseason' Due to Lockdown Has 'Silver Lining'

Playing in England last year, Burns abruptly left county side Lancashire after one match to come home and recuperate from a chronic fatigue condition that doctors traced to an infection the previous year.