Tag: Cricket
N. Srinivasan's Daughter Rupa Gurunath In Conflict Of Interest: BCCI Ethics Officer
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa Gurunath, daughter of former Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivsan, is in a position of conflict of interest, the board's ethics officer ruled on Thursday -- five days before his second term ends. ....
India Cricket Teams Have Entered Quarantine In Southampton, Confirms BCCI
The Indian team entered quarantine phase on arrival at the Ageas Bowl, the Indian cricket board announced on its twitter handle on Friday. While Wriddhiman Saha, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah had already tweeted their pictures from Ageas Bowl on Thursday soon after arrival, the official confirmation has come a day later. ....
IPL 2021's Resumption Suffers First Casualty As Pat Cummins Pulls Out
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 suffered a setback months before its resumption in UAE in September when franchises' worst fears regarding availability of foreign players started to come true with pullout of Australia pacer Pat Cummins from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).....
Lara's Shots Were Unpredictable Unlike Tendulkar's: Lee
Terming Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar as greatest batsmen he ever bowled to, Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has called the West Indian unpredictable with his stroke-play unlike the Indian whose shots' direction could be predicted. ....
After Ollie Robinson, Another England Player In Racism Row
A day after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) suspended pace bowler Ollie Robinson for eight-year-old racist and sexist tweets, another current England player could find himself in trouble after an old, racist tweet of his was brought to light by media.....
Pakistan Rejects Broadcasting Deal For Pakistan-England Cricket Series With Indian Firms
The federal cabinet of Pakistan has rejected a request of Pakistan Television (PTV) to sign an agreement with Indian companies to broadcast the upcoming Pakistan-England cricket series. ....
England Team Has Accepted Ollie Robinson's Apology Over Old Tweets: James Anderson
England pacer James Anderson on Tuesday said that the English team has accepted Ollie Robinson's apology for having written racist and sexist tweets several years ago, even as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has suspended the pacer and initiated a disciplinary investigation....
Give Ollie Robinson 2nd Chance If He Has Mended His Ways: Michael Holding To ECB
Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has asked England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to take a lenient view of charges of racism and sexism against pace bowler Ollie Robinson if he has not made any such remarks over the last eight years.....
England Stars James Anderson, Eoin Morgan And Jos Buttler In The Dock For Old Tweets
England's international cricket stars, including ace pace bowler James Anderson and batsman Jos Buttler, were caught in a social media storm after some of their cheeky tweets from the past resurfaced. This comes a couple of days after pace bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket for his old racist and sexist tweets. ....
Five Indian Women Cricketers To Play In 'The Hundred'
Five Indians cricketers -- Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma -- have joined The Hundred women's competition, the official website of the tournament said on Thursday. ....
