New Zealand cricketers involved in the now suspended IPL, including captain Kane Williamson, are likely to remain in India at least till May 10 before flying to England for national duty, their players’ union chief said on Wednesday. …
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was indefinitely postponed on Tuesday due to the multiple COVID-19 cases across teams. Read More | Source: WION…
View More ‘Had we known, we could have held IPL overseas’: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant had a prolific outing in red-ball cricket. Read More | Source: WION…
View More ICC Test Rankings: Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma jump one rank each as Babar Azam plummets
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar agreed to BCCI’s decision to indefinitely suspend IPL 2021 looking at the current COVID situation in India. Read More | Source: WION…
View More ‘It’s a national disaster’: Shoaib Akhtar agrees with BCCI’s decision to suspend IPL
Cricket Australia’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley on Wednesday said that the BCCI is working to arrange a charter flight for IPL’s Australian recruits, who are likely to stay in Maldives or Sri Lanka before heading back home because of a travel ban on the COVID-19 ravaged India. …
View More ‘BCCI to help arrange charter flights for IPL’s Oz players via Maldives or SL’
Eight England players returned to London on Wednesday after the abrupt suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with tournament organisers planning an airlift to Maldives or Sri Lanka for the stranded Australian cohort. …
View More IPL 2021 Suspended: Eight England players return home
Australia has closed its borders to travellers from India, making things iffy for their large IPL contingent Read More | Source: ESPN cricinfo…
View More IPL 2021: England players reach home, Australians and New Zealanders wait their turn
India accounted for nearly half of the Covid-19 cases reported worldwide last week, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, as the country’s coronavirus deaths rose by a record 3,780 during the last 24 hours. Read More | Source: Gulf Times…
View More India posts record daily Covid-19 deaths, one in four globally last week
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday announced the nominees for Aprilâs ICC Player of the Month Awards to recognise the best performan Read More | Source: WION…
View More ICC Player of the Month nominations for April announced; Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman to battle it out
How the 50-year-old former international cricketer came to be a kidnapping victim, taken from outside his home on Sydney’s lower north shore, allegedly by four men including the brother of his girlfriend, has left those who know him stunned. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More ‘Not involved in any other backstory’: Police say MacGill did not owe alleged kidnappers a debt
Two bookies have been arrested after illegally entering the Arun Jaitley Stadium during the IPL clash between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hydera Read More | Source: WION…
View More IPL 2021: Two bookies arrested after illegally entering stadium during RR vs SRH clash
One of the major reasons behind hosting this year’s IPL in India was setting an example for hosting the ICC T20 World Cup in Oct-Nov this year. However, with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) postponing the IPL midway through the season, the chances of hosting the T20 World Cup in…
View More Call to shift T20 World Cup to UAE becomes louder
But investors remain cautious due to shutdown fears Read More | Source: The Hindu Business Line…
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The Indian Premier League’s foreign contingents will start leaving for home from Wednesday, a senior Indian cricket board official has told Reuters, following the tournament’s abrupt suspension due to the Covid-19 crisis in the country. Several top international cricketers are scrambling to return home after the Twenty20 tournament was suspended…
View More IPL’s foreign contingent to start returning home from Wednesday
With their country shut for all those flying from India, the now suspended IPL’s Australian contingent, comprising players, support staff and commentators, is expected to head to Maldives before taking a connecting flight for home. The IPL was suspended on Tuesday after multiple cases emerged from Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi…
View More Australian IPL players and staff might fly off to Maldives in bid to get home