Nassau County Ground inaugurated by Usain BoltCHENNAI: Cricket is at a crossroads with a part of the T20 World Cup in June taking place in the USA ahead of the sport’s re-entry into the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The world is waiting with bated breath to see how the public accepts cricket in…
NEW DELHI: World no.1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday made the news for all the wrong reasons as he was seen assaulting a selfie-seeking man.In a social media video gone viral, Shakib can be seen grabbing the neck of the man as he tried to take a selfie with the star Bangladesh all-rounder. Shakib…
West Indies, the co-hosts of the T20 World Cup, have received a terror threat to the tournament from North Pakistan, according to a report on Cricbuzz. However, CricketWest Indies (CWI) has reassured about all safety measures. “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the…
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NEW DELHI: Australia topped the Test cricket rankings, but India continued to rule both white-ball forms, according to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) annual team rankings update, which was released on Friday.According to ICC, reigning champions of the ICC World Test Championship Australia has surpassed India to take the top rank in the whites after…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket authorities have proposed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that India’s qualifying round matches during the Champions Trophy next year be scheduled exclusively in one city.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), set to host the 2025 edition of the prestigious tournament, has selected Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore as the venues for the…
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s middle-order batter Dipendra Singh Airee on Saturday created history, becoming only the third batter to smash six sixes in an over in T20 international cricket.Finisher Dipendra achieved the rare feat during the ACC Premier Cup Group A game against Qatar in Al Amerat as he smashed six back-to-back sixes in the final…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is optimistic about hosting the Champions Trophy next year, as a delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is scheduled to arrive in the country on Monday to assess the ongoing preparations for the prestigious tournament.The delegation, which will include a security expert, will visit all the proposed…
NEW DELHI: Star India opener Shubman Gill on Wednesday closed in on world no.1 ODI batsman Babar Azam in the latest rankings released by the ICC, narrowing the gap to a mere 6 points.Pakistan skipper Babar, who has a total of 829 rating points is closely followed by Gill with 823 points.While Babar has had…
NEW DELHI: Google on Thursday launched its official doodle for the opening day of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 in India.Open Google on your smartphones, laptops, tablets, etc., and the first thing that pops up will be the Google doodle where two ducks are seen running across the stumps and playing cricket. It is the…
