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ECB Calls Off the England Tour of South Africa
ECB Calls Off the England Tour of South Africa
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The English Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to call off England’s tour of South Africa after several members of both squads and staff at their hotel were reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has yet to issue an official confirmation of the decision which has come after the first ODI […]

Gary Stead Not Too Worried About Kane Williamson’s Paternity Leave
Gary Stead Not Too Worried About Kane Williamson’s Paternity Leave
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There is a big possibility that New Zealand Test skipper Kane Williamson will miss a few games as he might be off on paternity leave. His wife Sarah Raheem is expected to give birth to their first child later this month. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead is completely fine with it as he feels […]

Mashrafe Mortaza Set to Return to Action After Eight Months
Mashrafe Mortaza Set to Return to Action After Eight Months
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The last time Mashrafe Mortaza was on a cricket field playing a competitive game was back in March earlier this year when he was playing in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Since then, the world went into lockdown and Mortaza had a few injury concerns as well. It was for that very reason that […]

Pakistan’s Cricket Tour of New Zealand Is in Danger of Being Called off
Pakistan’s Cricket Tour of New Zealand Is in Danger of Being Called off
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Pakistan’s cricket tour of New Zealand is in danger of being called off after several players have tested positive for COVID-19.  Ten Players Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Pakistan are currently touring New Zealand for a series of three T20Is and two Test matches, scheduled to begin on 18 December. A huge number of players […]

Babar Azam Has Been Appointed Pakistan Captain Across Formats
Babar Azam Has Been Appointed Pakistan Captain Across Formats
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Ahead of the upcoming series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Babar Azam Test captain of the national side, thereby making him the captain across all three formats. While Pakistan’s ODI and T20I squads already had Babar Azam at the helm, the Test team was earlier led by Azhar Ali on […]

Will Burns or Pucovski Open with Warner for Australia in Tests Versus India
Will Burns or Pucovski Open with Warner for Australia in Tests Versus India
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Australia and India are scheduled to meet in a four-match Test series beginning on December 17 in Adelaide. Australia have named a 17-member squad which is remarkable for a few omissions such as Usman Khawaja. Equally remarkably, the squad includes a few less-known names such as Abbott, Green and Pucovski. Will any of them feature […]

Will Australia Benefit from Kohli’s Absence?
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India will play four Tests on their tour of Australia, with the first Test scheduled to be played in Adelaide on December 17. The India team will be without their skipper Virat Kohli in the last three Tests in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI so that he […]

Can Greg Barclay Lead Cricket to a Sustainable Future
Can Greg Barclay Lead Cricket to a Sustainable Future?
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Barclay said he wanted a strategy based on a clear understanding of what the ICC is trying to achieve, how the strategy would help global cricket and how it would support the interests of members. He addressed various issues that dominate the global cricketing climate and spoke of ways in which the concerns could be […]

Which Teams Will Meet in the World Test Championship Final?
Which Teams Will Meet in the World Test Championship Final?
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After a new methodology was put in place, Australia leapfrogged India to the top of the table. Take a look at the updated points table: How Australia Can Qualify Australia must play four home Tests against India and three away in South Africa. Australia would aim at beating India in all four Tests at home, […]

Kohli, Root, Williamson, Smith Vie for Best Male Player of Decade Award
Kohli, Root, Williamson, Smith Vie for Best Male Player of Decade Award
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The ICC awards are here – the annual event is held to award outstanding cricketers every year. However, this year is different as the awards will be given to outstanding players over a decade, more specifically, during the period from 1 January 2011 to 7 October 2020. All eyes are on the Sir Gary Sobers […]

I Keep Trying to Bash that Door Down Olly Stone
I Keep Trying to Bash that Door Down: Olly Stone
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Olly Stone has been in and around the England national team for a couple of years now. He made his international debut in Sri Lanka in October 2018 and then went on to make his Test debut in July 2019 against Ireland. However, the Warwickshire fast bowler has had his fair share of injury issues […]

Andrew McDonald Feels Short-Pitched Stuff Isn’t a Weakness in Steve Smith’s Batting
Andrew McDonald Feels Short-Pitched Stuff Isn’t a Weakness in Steve Smith’s Batting
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In the 2019-20 home season, Steve Smith was found out against short-pitched bowling. Neil Wagner exploited big time as the New Zealand left-arm fast bowler dismissed Smith as many as four times in the three-match Test series. Wagner’s precision and accuracy along with the pace were top-notch with those bouncers and Smith never looked comfortable […]

AirHogs Stadium in Dallas Is the Future Home of USA Cricket
AirHogs Stadium in Dallas Is the Future Home of USA Cricket
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USA Cricket will soon benefit from a new cricket facility, the AirHogs Stadium in Dallas. AirHogs Stadium is set to be acquired via a 15-year lease by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), commercial T20 franchise league partner of USA Cricket. The 6000-seat facility, located in Grand Prairie, a suburb of Dallas, earlier served minor league baseball […]

West Indies Willing to Tour Bangladesh in January 2021 with ‘Best Available’ Squad
West Indies Willing to Tour Bangladesh in January 2021 with ‘Best Available’ Squad
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International cricket is slowly coming back on its feet. November 27th will see three big-ticket bilateral series kickstart in different parts of the world – India are in Australia, England are in South Africa and West Indies are in New Zealand. The cricket boards around the world have started planning quite a bit for the […]

Fakhar Zaman Ruled out of New Zealand Tour
Fakhar Zaman Ruled out of New Zealand Tour
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The Pakistan T20I squad suffered a blow as Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the New Zealand tour. The left-handed opening batsman has been suffering from constant fever and could not recover in time to travel with the rest of the Pakistan squad for their tour of New Zealand which is scheduled to start on […]