Tag: STs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has requested the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to advance the start of the five-match Test series between England and India by a week so that a window could be created in September to finish the postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) season.....

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked all social media platforms to immediately remove all content that refers to or implies "Indian variant" of coronavirus. ....

West Indies squad preparing for next month's international series against South Africa was disrupted by Covid-19 after uncapped pace bowler Marquino Mindley tested positive for the virus at high-performance camp here. ....

Batsman KL Rahul is on way to recovery and will most likely travel to England with India team on June 2 for the Test tour of England. Rahul, who was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and pulled out of the postponed Indian Premier League at the start of this month, had been named in tour party subject to fitness clearance. ....

Indian cricket board will take a decision on holding remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches at special general meeting on May 29, in which entire domestic cricket schedule for 2021-22 will be discussed. ....

England pace bowler Jofra Archer has said he is willing to miss five-Test series against India in August-September so as to be fully fit for T20 World Cup and Ashes later this year. ....

Batting will determine India's fate in World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain added that India will have to take the game session by session since the weather in England changes within minutes. ....

A discussion about New Zealand having an advantage over India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final next month because they are playing two Tests against England before the title clash is academic, feels former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar.....

New Zealand pace bowler Trent Boult will arrive on Friday but will be available only for World Test Championship final against India from June 18. Left-armer Boult, who is already skipping the first Test against England that begins at Lord's on Wednesday, will also miss second Test against Joe Root's team at Edgbaston from June 10. ....

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. ....