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Indian Premier League under fire for plan to keep playing despite COVID-19 crisis 25 Apr 2021 - 02:18 pm

NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League (IPL) will carry on with games, its organisers said on Sunday, but came under heavy criticism...

Kolkata captain Morgan says 'matter of time' before he finds form 22 Apr 2021 - 12:42 pm

NEW DELHI - Eoin Morgan has no doubts he will rediscover his form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Kolkata Knight...

Mumbai captain Rohit urges batsmen to step up after second loss 21 Apr 2021 - 02:12 pm

MUMBAI - Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma urged his team's batsmen to step up after yet another listless performance in the middle overs...

NZ test squad receive COVID-19 vaccines ahead of England trip 20 Apr 2021 - 12:00 pm

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday all of its home-based players heading to England for a two-match test series and the World...

Sri Lanka great Muralitharan undergoes angioplasty 19 Apr 2021 - 01:49 pm

Muttiah Muralitharan has undergone a scheduled angioplasty at a hospital in Chennai and has responded well to the procedure, a spokesman for the...

Indian board goes into bat for Olympic inclusion 18 Apr 2021 - 01:38 pm

Cricket's bid for Olympic inclusion has received backing from the Indian board which said it was now keen to help the game become...

'I am a slogger': Rajasthan's Morris justifies huge price tag 16 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm

MUMBAI - The Indian Premier League's (IPL) most expensive signing Chris Morris proved he is worth every penny as the all-rounder fired Rajasthan...

Former Zimbabwe captain Streak banned for 8 years for corruption 14 Apr 2021 - 02:03 pm

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been handed an eight-year ban for five breaches of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code, the...

Pakistan's Babar dethrones India's Kohli in ODI rankings 14 Apr 2021 - 01:00 pm

New Delhi: Pakistan captain Babar Azam ended India counterpart Virat Kohli's more than three-year reign as the top-ranked one-day batsman in the latest...

Kolkata will learn from Mumbai heartbreak, says Russell 14 Apr 2021 - 11:23 am

CHENNAI, India - Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell bemoaned the failure of their big-hitters to get the team across the line against...

Sangakkara backs captain Samson after Rajasthan's narrow loss 13 Apr 2021 - 12:33 pm

MUMBAI - Rajasthan Royals team director Kumar Sangakkara has given his backing to captain Sanju Samson after he turned down a single against...

Kolkata starts IPL campaign with 10-run win over Hyderabad 11 Apr 2021 - 10:41 pm

CHENNAI, India - Kolkata Knight Riders started its Indian Premier League campaign with a 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. Half-centuries from...

Pakistan Super League to resume in Karachi on June 1 11 Apr 2021 - 07:59 pm

LAHORE - The remaining 20 matches of this year's Pakistan Super League (PSL) will take place in Karachi's National Stadium with the final...

Kohli says Patel has ended Bangalore's death-overs woes 10 Apr 2021 - 08:12 am

Chennai, India: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team's death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Blow for South Africa as captain Bavuma to miss Pakistan T20 series 09 Apr 2021 - 12:55 pm

CAPE TOWN - An already depleted South Africa squad has been dealt a further blow after newly-appointed captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out...

India's Tendulkar leaves hospital after being treated for COVID-19 08 Apr 2021 - 08:18 pm

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Thursday that he has been released from hospital a week after he was admitted when he...

In-form Fakhar leads Pakistan to ODI series win v S Africa 07 Apr 2021 - 07:30 pm

Opener Fakhar Zaman smashed his second century in as many matches as Pakistan beat much-changed South Africa by 28 runs in the third...

Mumbai Indians staffer tests positive days ahead of IPL start 06 Apr 2021 - 01:29 pm

Mumbai: The Mumbai Indians scout and wicketkeeping consultant Kiran More has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the new Indian Premier League (IPL)...