en Have Spoken to Prithvi Shaw About Life On and Off the Pitch: Sachin Tendulkar By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:43:42 +0530 But Shaw, of late, has been very vocal about the guidance he got from the senior Mumbaikar. Full Article
en Sachin Tendulkar Toyed With Shane Warne, Was Like Playing Cat & Mouse: Brett Lee By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:47:53 +0530 Tendulkar and Warne had an epic duel whenever they faced each other on the field. Full Article
en Buttler One of the Most Versatile, Best ODI Players at Present: Stokes By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:30:07 +0530 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. Full Article
en 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
en 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
en 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
en 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
en 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
en AB De Villiers Denies being Approached to Captain South Africa Again By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:48:14 +0530 The explosive batsman retired from all forms of international cricket in 2018 but there has been talk of a return in the national team. Full Article
en 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
en 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
en Coronavirus Outbreak Will Not Affect Women's Sport: Ellyse Perry By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:31:21 +0530 Sporting activities around the world have been brought to a grinding halt by the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
en Every Time I Played for Chennai Super Kings It Gave Me Goosebumps: Imran Tahir By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 04:20:27 +0530 Tahir, who joined the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team in 2018, said the day he put on the CSK cap was one of the special moments of his life. Full Article
en MCC President Kumar Sangakkara Wants England, Australia to Tour Pakistan By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:16:45 +0530 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. Full Article
en Australia Overtake India as World Number One Test Team, England Lead ODI Rankings By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:42:22 +0530 On the other hand, Australia had lost to South Africa as well as to India in the same period. Full Article
en England's Jason Roy says Hundred Postponement a 'Huge Shame' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 08:56:21 +0530 With a new tournament, a new format and new city-based franchises, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was aiming to attract a fresh audience to the game. Full Article
en Denis Burns Hails Promotion of Janani Narayanan, Vrinda Rathi to ICC Development Panel By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:13:09 +0530 Janani said the exercise has helped her understand the role of a third umpire in a practical manner. Full Article
en Marnus Labuschagne Ready for 'Heaps of Cricket' when Sport Resumes By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 11:17:23 +0530 The South Africa-born Labuschagne is probably best prepared for such a scenario, having been adjudged the busiest cricketer in an ESPNcricinfo analysis last October. Full Article
en England Tour of Sri Lanka Rescheduled to January, Claims SLC CEO By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 02:03:44 +0530 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. Full Article
en Big Egos Not Harmful if There is Team Culture, Environment: Jayawardene By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 04:14:45 +0530 Jayawardene has achieved considerable success in leadership roles in recent years, first as a captain and then coach, and said he has always backed his players to the hilt. Full Article
en One of My Most Memorable Moments: Suresh Raina Remembers First T20I Ton By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 04:19:12 +0530 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. Full Article
en Without Sounding Arrogant, Feel Like I'm One of the Top 6 Batsmen: Khawaja By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 08:41:30 +0530 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. Full Article
en Situation Upsets me, Want This to End Quickly: Ganguly on Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:28:20 +0530 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. Full Article
en Had to Flee After Being Constantly Threatened by Umar Akmal: Zulqarnain By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:34:53 +0530 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. Full Article
en MSK Prasad Differentiates Between Dhoni, Kohli & Rohit as Captains By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 12:15:59 +0530 Former India chief selector M.S.K. Prasad listed out the differences between Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as captains. Speaking during an online live video session, Prasad states the three have altogether different styles of captaincy that has brought so much success over the last few years. Full Article
en Enforced Break a Chance to Fix Australian Cricket, Feels Langer By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 07:33:36 +0530 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. Full Article
en Delay of The Hundred Will Rob Women's Game of Momentum: Charlotte Edwards By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:25:08 +0530 The women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia proved a massive success this year with an 86,000-plus crowd watching the hosts beat India in the 8 March final in Melbourne. Full Article
en Jason Roy Feels It Makes Sense to Postpone T20I World Cup By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:29:22 +0530 The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too has suspended activities until 1 July. Full Article
en Former Pakistan Ace Mushtaq Ahmed Advises Yuzvendra Chahal to Use Crease More By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 02:58:59 +0530 Ahmed also feels the likes of Chahal and Kuldeep have benefitted immensely from former captain MS Dhoni’s advice from behind the stumps. Full Article
en Shoaib Akhtar Open to Coaching Indian Fast Bowlers By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:29:50 +0530 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. Full Article
en England Must 'Make Do' with Limited T20 Chances Ahead of World Cup: Eoin Morgan By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 12:34:24 +0530 Cricket authorities said late last month they were still planning for the World Cup in October, although Cricket Australia has conceded the entire international schedule is up in the air due to the virus. Full Article
en Harbhajan Singh Says He's Not Jealous of Ashwin, Expects Him to Become a Legend By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 05:34:14 +0530 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. Full Article
en English Cricket Could Lose 380 Million Pounds if Entire Season is Wiped Out: ECB By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 07:24:06 +0530 The ECB has already created a 61 million pound rescue package for the 18 county sides and has been offering grants and loans to recreational clubs, impacted by the outbreak. Full Article
en WBBL: Melbourne Renegades Part Ways with Head Coach Tim Coyle By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 08:39:12 +0530 Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades on Tuesday announced that they have parted ways with head coach Tim Coyle. Full Article
en Ben Stokes Completes First Half-marathon to Raise Funds for NHS By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:20:43 +0530 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. Full Article
en Will Evaluate if Approached with Offers from The Hundred, Says KKR CEO Venky Mysore By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:38:51 +0530 A brainchild of the ECB, The Hundred will be 100-balls-per-side format and will be played by eight franchises rather than the established 18 first-class counties. Full Article
en Brendon McCullum Calls for Introduction of a New Zealand Team in Big Bash League By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:44:01 +0530 The former captain also suggested removing the "overseas" cap on New Zealand players as several international players may not be able to compete if the COVID-19 restrictions continue. Full Article
en Playing Without Fans Won't Diminish Competitive Edge: Ben Stokes By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:52:18 +0530 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. Full Article
en MCC to Offer President Kumar Sangakkara Second Term Due to Coronavirus Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:25:28 +0530 The former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman became the first non-British President of the club when he assumed office on October 1 last year. Full Article
en Will be in Good Position to Start Off Again When Cricket Returns: Virat Kohli By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 08:03:10 +0530 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. Full Article
en CAB Conducts First Online Session for Bengal Women Players By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:52:06 +0530 The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday held its first online interactive session for Bengal senior women's team as former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta was present during the session alongside senior Bengal coach Shib Shankar Paul and batting coach Charanjit Singh. Full Article
en Akram & Azam Share Tricks of Trade With Women Cricketers By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:54:53 +0530 The Pakistan national womens team expressed its delight on being provided an opportunity to interact with the crickets elite of the past and present generations via videoconference calls earlier in the week. Full Article
en Current West Indies T20 Team Better Than 2016's Champion Side, says Dwayne Bravo By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:00:54 +0530 Bravo also was effusive in his praise for skipper Kieron Pollard, who had taken over the reins of limited overs teams last year. Full Article
en Mental Conditioning Coach Should Constantly be With Team, Says Dhoni By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:18:47 +0530 Former India skipper MS Dhoni feels players in the country still hesitate to accept that they have some weakness when it comes to mental illness and that's why a mental conditioning coach should constantly with the team. Full Article
en ‘I Will Punch Your Face’: Parthiv Patel Recalls Incident With Matthew Hayden By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 01:30:34 +0530 Hayden's wicket proved to costly for Australia as India ended up winning the match by 19 runs. After getting dismissed, Hayden was in no mood for fun and games and Pathiv got to know that in the most hostile manner. Full Article
en MS Dhoni Was Always Open to a Chat with Players: Ashish Nehra By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 04:15:23 +0530 Nehra also spoke on former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly, saying he was a leader who used to back his players to the hilt. Full Article
en Ricky Ponting Ensures That Every Player is Respected: Harshal Patel By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:52:25 +0530 As uncertainty looms over this year's IPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29-year old remains confident of his team's prospects. Full Article
en Mark Wood Willing to Spend Nine Weeks in England Camp By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:54:27 +0530 The start of the English cricket has been delayed until July 1 at the earliest by the pandemic, with the West Indies series already postponed from its original June dates. Full Article
en South Africa Player Solo Nqweni Tests Positive for Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:01:59 +0530 South Africa first-class cricketer Solo Nqweni has announced that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Full Article
en Want to Captain the Proteas, It's Been my Dream: Maharaj By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:19:50 +0530 South African spinner Keshav Maharaj admitted that he is interested in captaining the Proteas in all formats one day. The position of South Africa's Test captain has been vacant since Faf Du Plessis stepped down from the position in February. Full Article