Cricket

Players like Shahid Afridi and Eoin Morgan were lined up to take part in the Euro T20 Slam.© AFP The Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament has been postponed for the second year running due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Wednesday. The competition, involving six-city franchises based in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, was originally due to start in 2019 but was postponed shortly before its start date. Twenty20 stars including New Zealand's Martin Guptill, England's World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan and Pakistan's Shahid Afridi had all been lined up to play. Organisers said talks in recent weeks had given a "glimmer of hope" that the competition could be launched this year. But they said in a statement issue...

Bad news first: Shai Hope isn’t faring well for West Indies. And the good news, their batting looks decent enough even without Hope’s contribution. Instead of focussing more on Hope, West Indies think-tank should find a way to keep Ben Stokes calm. Yes, the English All-rounder was everywhere in the field. He opened brilliantly in the 2nd Innings, built a patient century innings when the team needed him in the 1st innings, bowled out the top-scoring WI batsmen whenever Joe Root handed him the ball and ran until the straight sight-screen boundary rope to stop a four when he was the bowler himself. WI should focus on Stokes if they need to win the final game that starts this Friday at the same venue where the 2nd match was held – Manchester. As the series stays level now at 1-1, the 3rd T...

By: PTI | Published: July 22, 2020 6:19:40 pm The bench said these applications would be taken up for hearing after two weeks. The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks the applications which have raised issues relating to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao. The advocates appearing for cricket associations of Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh told the bench that they have filed applications in the matter and they should be listed for hearing. “I am appearing for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. We have filed an IA which i...

If the IPL 2020 happens, the Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell is ready to feature in this tournament. The 31-year-old feels that the IPL tournament is similar to a smaller World Cup. As the International Cricket Council (ICC) has just postponed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020, it has opened up the path for the IPL 2020. IPL side Kings XI Punjab’s (KXIP) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has recently compared the IPL to the smaller World Cup, and he will get ready to participate in the upcoming IPL season if everything gets right. Glenn Maxwell (Photo Credit: Getty Images)According to the Australian media, Maxwell said, “The overseas guys get a hell of a kick playing in it, some of the best players in the world rubbing shoulders, similar to a World Cup, but on a smaller scale. If ...

Nasser Hussain understands that Jofra Archer would not be mentally fit to play the last Test match against West Indies after facing a lot of criticism because of irresponsible behaviour. Archer had visited his home ahead of the second Test match, breaching the bio-secure bubble. His mistake would have cost tens of millions of pounds to ECB as per England’s managing director Ashley Gills. ECB immediately dropped him ahead of the second Test match. He was kept under the self-isolation period for five days.  Luckily, the two COVID-19 tests of Jofra Archer have come out as negative. He is available to play the last decider match of series. But Nasser Hussain doubts that the 25-year old pacer would be able to give his best in Manchester.  Someone has to put an arm around...

By: PTI | Kolkata | Published: July 22, 2020 6:04:44 pm Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly (File Photo/BCCI) Former captain Sourav Ganguly remains the “catalyst” for transformation of Team India and the “fearless” Virat Kohli has taken it to another level, remarked ex-England cricketer David Lloyd on Wednesday. The cricketer-turned-commentator was referring to the India-Australia Test rivalry in the early 2000s when the Ganguly-led India first won an epic home contest 2-1 before securing a 1-1 draw Down Under in a classic four-Test series to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy. “I’m a massive fan of Ganguly by the way. I think Sourav Ganguly gave the team a real steel t...

International Cricket Council (ICC) announcement of postponing the T20 World Cup next year has paved the way for BCCI to organize the IPL 2020 later this year. There are also speculations that the Indian board is planning to play the bilateral series against South Africa before the cash-rich league commencement. But few BCCI stakeholders are against hosting the bilateral series.  Team India has not played a match since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. They last played the series against New Zealand, which ended on 3rd March. Next, India and South Africa were set to play the ODI series but the series was cancelled even after the Proteas had landed India. Subsequently, the IPL which was scheduled to start from 29th Match was postponed till 14th April before being postp...

Anil Kumble resigned reportedly after a rift with captain Virat Kohli.© AFP Former India captain Anil Kumble does not regret his time as head coach of the Indian cricket team but says the ending of his tenure could have been better. The 49-year-old stepped down after the Champions Trophy in 2017 following a rift with skipper Virat Kohli. "We did really well in that one year period. I was really happy that there were some contributions made and there are no regrets. I was happy moving on from there as well," the former spinner told ex-Zimbabwean cricketer Pommie Mbangwa in an online session. "I know the end could have been better but then that's fine. As a coach, you realise, when it's time to move on, it's the coach who needs to move on. I was really happy...

Ravindra Jadeja revealed his "Netflix Date" look on Twitter.© Twitter Ravindra Jadeja, who represents Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), took to Twitter to share a picture of his "Netflix Date" look. In the picture, Ravindra Jadeja can be seen wearing a blazer, red T-shirt and white trousers. "Ready for my Netflix date," Ravindra Jadeja captioned the picture with a laughing emoji. While Jadeja's vibrant look attracted attention from his fans, his IPL franchise too complimented the all-rounder in a unique fashion. "Looks like a dress to kill, not chill," CSK replied to Ravindra Jadeja's tweet. Looks like a dress to kill, not chill. — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 22, 2020 The 31-year-old all-rounder, much like other...

Darren Sammy trolled Andre Russell after he shared a video of himself bowling in the nets.© Instagram West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell shared a video of himself bowling at nets. In the video, a pair of shoes can be seen kept in front of the stumps. Andre Russell bowls a yorker as he first hits the shoes and then the stumps. Andre Russell in the caption of his Instagram post wrote, "Perfect". However, his West Indies teammate Darren Sammy trolled the all-rounder by commenting on his post and saying, "6 that". Andre Russell replied to Darren Sammy's comment saying, "Big man watch your toes". Andre Russell plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Andre Russell was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders back in 20...