al Xbox Series X Gameplay Reveal: Trailers of All 13 Titles 'Optimised for Series X' By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:46:13 +0530 While the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal did have crowdpullers in the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Madden NFL 21 and Scorn, many clearly expected more. Full Article
al Samsung Patent Reveals a Smartphone That Has a 'Status Indicator' On the Selfie Camera By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:52:43 +0530 According to reports, the status indicator around the camera is in various shapes like square, ovaloid, and even circular. Full Article
al Hackers Are Targetting Online Educational Portals More Than Ever By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:59:26 +0530 Hackers are taking advantage of the current situation when people are locked down in their homes and are heavily reliant on digital resources. Full Article
al WeChat Allegedly Surveilled Foreign Users To Refine Censorship At Home: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:00:55 +0530 WeChat developer Tencent, however, downplayed the report saying all content shared among international users is private and not used surveillance purposes. Full Article
al Cricket Australia Looking for Temporary Jobs for Stood-down Staff at Supermarket By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:58:17 +0530 Cricket Australias staff, which has been stood down amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, could find new jobs stacking supermarket shelves in the coming days Full Article
al Josh Hazlewood Picks Adelaide Oval as Venue if Entire India Series is Held at One Stadium By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:24:48 +0530 A financially-weakened CA is desperate to host India to save the broadcast revenue from the contest. Full Article
al Shakib Al Hasan Auctions 'Favourite' Bat Used in World Cup 2019 to Help Fight against Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:29:00 +0530 The 33-year-old all-rounder had a hugely successful World Cup in England last year, scoring 606 runs in eight matches at an average of 86.57, which included two centuries and five fifties. Full Article
al Playing James Anderson in England Has Been 'Really Challenging': Ajinkya Rahane By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:31:18 +0530 Rahane, who has amassed over 4000 runs in Test cricket and has a century in England, the West Indies apart from India, emphasised on the need to be mentally fit during the coronavirus-forced lockdown period. Full Article
al England Players Were Jealous of Pietersen's 'Massive' IPL Deal: Vaughan By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:43:31 +0530 Michael Vaughan has revealed that many former England players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen after the latter bagged a huge contract with the Indian Premier League (IPL). Full Article
al Ball Shining with Spit, Celebrations During Games Set to Change Post Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 02:11:24 +0530 But with increased focus on social distancing and personal hygiene to contain the spread of the virus, the sport stares at a changing landscape. Full Article
al After Coronavirus, Legalisation of Ball-tampering Could be Considered - Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:30:24 +0530 Following the chief executives meeting of the ICC on Thursday, its medical committee, headed by Peter Harcourt, had issued an update. Full Article
al Umpires' Group Starts Distributing Food to Help Local Scorers, Groundsmen hit by Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:32:48 +0530 The COVID-19 pandemic has so far claimed over 700 lives and infected more than 23,000 people in the country. Full Article
al Pakistan Cricket Legend Sana Mir Calls it a Day By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:21:31 +0530 Sana Mir on Saturday called it a day, bringing to an end a glittering 15-year cricketing career during which she played 226 internationals, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017. Full Article
al Too Early to Talk About Playing Five Tests in Australia: BCCI Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:28:46 +0530 The outbreak of the coronavirus has seen the Australian government seal the international boundaries till September 30. But Cricket Australia is not only keen to conduct the T20 World Cup in October, but also have India travel Down Under for the bilateral series at the end of the year. Full Article
al Jofra Archer Reveals He's Lost his World Cup Medal By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:28:32 +0530 England fast bowler Jofra Archer said Saturday he'd "gone mad" looking for his World Cup winner's medal after losing the prized piece of silverware while moving house. Full Article
al Legalising Ball Tampering: Saliva is Must and Vaseline is no Replacement, Feel Nehra, Harbhajan By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:49:23 +0530 Nehra then gave the example of Englishman Lever who created a furore during his team's 1976 tour of India by applying vaseline during a Test match. Full Article
al Cheteshwar Pujara is Just Ultra Concentration All Day, Every Day: Pat Cummins By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:34:20 +0530 Hazlewood even said that he might consider Mankading Pujara the next time the two sides face each other in a Test series. Full Article
al Yuvraj Singh Recalls When He Almost Finished Stuart Broad's Career By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:48:05 +0530 He revealed Broad senior asked him for a signed jersey for 'almost' finishing his son's career. Full Article
al Youngsters Today Try to be What They are Not on Social Media: Yuvraj By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:36:06 +0530 He was a fearless batsman during his time. Now after calling time on his illustrious career, Yuvraj Singh has remained the same, calling a spade a spade. Full Article
al Ashwin Remembers IPL 2010's Harsh Reality Check, Says It Was Like a 'Hard Slap' By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:04:27 +0530 Ashwin recalled the 2010 IPL when he was dropped from the CSK squad after two bad games, which was like a "hard slap", more so because he felt that coach Stephen Fleming "didn't talk to him" and he was not backed enough. Full Article
al Australia Players Won't be Greedy if Asked to take Pay Cut: Tim Paine By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:06:35 +0530 Cricket Australia might lose a staggering AUD 300 million dollars if the Indian team fails to turn up for the bilateral series due to the global health crisis. Full Article
al Salim Malik Ready to Work with ICC, PCB for their Clean Chit By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:08:03 +0530 Though Malik had his life ban lifted in 2008 by a lower district and sessions court, the PCB has not allowed him back into its fold. Full Article
al Pakistan's Umar Akmal Banned for Three Years After Failing to Report Spot-fixing Approaches By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:52:42 +0530 Umar, who turns 30 next month, pleaded guilty to not reporting the fixing offers which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year. Full Article
al Ian Smith Honoured with Bert Sutcliffe Medal by NZC By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:48:59 +0530 Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman and commentator Ian Smith has been presented with the Bert Sutcliffe medal by New Zealand Cricket for "outstanding services to cricket". Full Article
al Ashwin, Maharaj & Pooran Mutually Cancel Yorkshire Contracts By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:52:03 +0530 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent. Full Article
al Not Just IPL, Coronavirus has Adverse Implications on Grassroots and Informal Sectors of Cricket too By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:05:49 +0530 The impact of COVID-19 on the cricket ecosystem - structured and unstructured - at the grassroots has slipped under the radar Full Article
al So, Umar Akmal Officially Makes it to the List of Idiots: Ramiz Raja By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:14:52 +0530 Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has welcomed PCBs decision to ban Umar Akmal on corruption charges, saying the batsman has officially made it to the "list of idiots" and that people like him should be put in jail. Full Article
al Chris Lynn Says T20 World Cup a "Logistical Nightmare" Amid Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:47:54 +0530 Players are expected to be hit with pay cuts when CA releases their annual list of national contracts this week, having already postponed them by a month. Full Article
al Saeed Ajmal 'Even Today' Thinks Sachin Tendulkar Got Lucky in 2011 World Cup Semi-final By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:05:42 +0530 Ajmal said Gould was upset after his decision was overturned by the third umpire. Full Article
al Umar Akmal Will Definitely Challenge 'Harsh' Three-year Ban, Says Brother Kamran By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:17:40 +0530 Akmal was referring to Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Nawaz who were banned for short periods after not reporting approaches made to them. Full Article
al Mike Hesson Returns to New Zealand After Being Stranded in India Due to Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:43:32 +0530 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. Full Article
al Chris Gayle Calls Former Teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan 'Worse Than Coronavirus' By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 03:15:46 +0530 The opener claimed that Sarwan wanted to take control of the franchise and that is why he engineered Gayle's ouster from the team. Full Article
al Have Been Sledged for Looking Like Ellen DeGeneres, Reveals Joe Root By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:18:05 +0530 England Test captain Joe Root has revealed that he has faced a variety of sledges in his cricketing career, including comparison with American comedian and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres for his looks. Full Article
al Imran Nazir More Talented Than Sehwag But Didn't Have Brain Like Him: Akhtar By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:21:30 +0530 Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that Imran Nazir was a more talented batsman in comparison to Virender Sehwag but he didn't have the brain which the explosive Indian opener had. Full Article
al David Warner Casts Fresh Doubts over Australia's UK Tour in July By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:19:55 +0530 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. Full Article
al Cricket South Africa Want AB de Villiers to Captain National Side Once Again By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:41:24 +0530 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. Full Article
al VVS Laxman Recalls Incident When Sachin Tendulkar Locked Himself in Physio's Room By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:16:23 +0530 Laxman recollected the memories of the famous 1998 Test match between India and Australia played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Full Article
al BCCI Yet to Take Call on Contract Extension of Ombudsman DK Jain By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:09:02 +0530 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. Full Article
al No Indian Cricketer in Dale Steyn's Best XI, School Bowling Partner Included By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:57:02 +0530 Australia's Lee, former South African spinner Paul Harris and Proteas fast bowling great Allan Donald made up the bowling department. Full Article
al Moeen Ali Wants The Hundred to be Postponed Due to Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:34:35 +0530 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. Full Article
al PCB Legal Advisor Initiates Defamation, Criminal Proceedings Against Shoaib Akhtar By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:07:45 +0530 Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi has filed a criminal and defamation suit against former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for his alleged inappropriate comments on his Youtube channel. Full Article
al Scotland Willing to Host Australia, New Zealand Series Behind Closed Doors By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:12:43 +0530 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. Full Article
al Marnus Labuschagne Earns CA Central Contract, Khawaja Misses Out By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:56:10 +0530 Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced the list of 20 male players to be awarded national contracts for 2020-21, in which the name of left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja was missing. It is for the first time in five years that Khawaja has missed out on a central contract. Full Article
al Kane Williamson Named ODI Player of the Year at New Zealand Cricket's Awards By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:33:32 +0530 Williamson had a hugely successful year, both individually and with the New Zealand team, which he led to the World Cup final. Full Article
al Part of Umar Akmal's Three-year Ban Could be Suspended, According to PCB By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:35:57 +0530 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. Full Article
al Australia's David Warner Against Legalisation of Ball-tampering By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:55:18 +0530 Earlier, West Indies great Michael Holding had also questioned the suggestions of legalising ball-tampering as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
al Jamaica Tallawahs 'Weirdest' T20 Franchise I Have Ever Played With: Andre Russell By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 01:58:21 +0530 Earlier, Gayle had alleged that Sarwan created differences between him and the franchise and that is why he wasn't retained by the CPL side Full Article
al Rajasthan Royals Launches Fundraiser for Coronavirus Pandemic Relief By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:57:32 +0530 Royals have already contributed funds to supply 100,000 meals to underprivileged women in Rajasthan. Full Article
al Cheteshwar Pujara and Ashwin Discuss Where Australia Lost 2017 Test Series By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:24:10 +0530 In the first Test, India had to face a humiliating 333-run defeat in Pune and were already on the backfoot. Full Article
al Ross Taylor Wins New Zealand Cricket's Player of the Year Award for Third Time By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:10:33 +0530 The presentation was made by Hadlee on Friday, on the final day of New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards ceremony. Full Article