Umar has the right to appeal against the panel decision 14 days after he gets a copy of the detailed judgement. His appeal will be heard by an independent adjudicator to be appointed by the board.

The 66-year-old cricketer-turned-commentator personally believes hitting the pause button for a while was necessary amid excessive commercialisation of the sport.

Umar was recently handed a three-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board for not reporting corrupt approaches before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Pant also added that Delhi Capitals coach and Australian legend Ricky Ponting always tells him to play his natural game. "He gives me a free hand. He says do whatever you want to do."

In particular, the Hyderabad batsman is remembered for his memorable 281-run knock at the famous Eden Gardens Test in 2001 which India won conceding a follow-on in 2001.

Usman Khawaja has said that he is "shocked" by the financial mismanagement within Cricket Australia. CA chief executive Kevin Roberts had to stand down the vast majority of the staff for the rest of the financial year and Khawaja said that the sport's governing body in the country is having cash-flow issues.

Pakistan's former wicketkeeper-batsman Zulqarnain Haider has blamed Umar Akmal for his disappearing act during an ODI series against South Africa in 2010, saying he was threatened by the tainted player for not conniving with him to lose a match.

Former India chief selector M.S.K. Prasad listed out the differences between Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as captains. Speaking during an online live video session, Prasad states the three have altogether different styles of captaincy that has brought so much success over the last few years.

Australia head coach Justin Langer believes the enforced break put forward by coronavirus pandemic can be used as an opportunity to change few things in Australian cricket.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) too has suspended activities until 1 July.

Shoaib Akhtar believes young fast bowler Naseem Shah can replicate his "bowling attitude and passion" among the current crop of Pakistan players.

Warner also explained the small battles form within the big war whenever India and Australia compete against each other.

He agreed that in future, players will be wary of wild celebrations and group hugs which they are so used to at the fall of wickets.

The start of the English cricket has been delayed until July 1 at the earliest by the pandemic, with the West Indies series already postponed from its original June dates.

Delhi Capitals Harshal Patel believes that head coach Ricky Pontings leadership and man-management skills have played an important role in the teams turnaround in the past two years.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj admitted that he is interested in captaining the Proteas in all formats one day. The position of South Africa's Test captain has been vacant since Faf Du Plessis stepped down from the position in February.

Game Over has elements of a psychological thriller, and nods to films like Edge of Tomorrow in which characters get multiple lives to move up levels in stories that are structured like video games.

Unlike the previous seasons, the Duffer Brothers have made sure that the new season has more humour.

The movie could have done with more fleshed-out characters and a psychological density that is sorely absent in the haphazard handling of the plot's crisis line.

Mangesh Hadawale’s direction, unfortunately, lacks the finesse that we saw in his award-winning Marathi film Tingya.

'Gullak' celebrates a small-town in North India, family and its stories that we all probably reminisce about every day.

Director Prashant Singh’s Jabariya Jodi is a film that props up a love story by the aforementioned premise.

At no point in the film, the audience gets a grip of the story or why it’s told one more time. Directed by Ang Lee, Gemini Man stars Will Smith in the lead role.

The simple storytelling is well aided by with an upbeat background score and competent production design that faithfully recreates the simple, village setting.

'Saand Ki Aankh' is based on the amazing true story of two of the oldest sharpshooter champions in the world-- Chandro and Prakashi Tomar. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

'Eeb Allay Ooo' is about the monkey menace in New Delhi and how men are employed to scare them away, keep them away from important Government buildings.

Bala starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam, certainly gets your attention but does not manage to sweep you off your feet.

Blame it on our perception but it seems Sidharth Malhotra needs more time to come out of his decent boy next door image.

TVF has worked with less and delivered more previously. However, in Cheesecake, it seems to not look beyond paying homage to pets for redemption and that is its main flaw.

Panipat, a film about Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau who staves off Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, disappoints only because of a linear screenplay that fails to rouse dramatic emotions so important to historicals.

Overall, while the film is mega-mounted and technically impressive. It does not offer anything that's new and exciting. Read our full review of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' below.

An urbane comedy with the fresh subject of a pregnancy switcheroo, 'Good Newwz' may well be the family entertainer that city slickers opt for this weekend. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.

Ghost Stories is experimental but not overwhelming. The directors have tied individual short films together with good production value and vision.

The film is both moving and important. And its leading lady is in very fine form. Read our full review of 'Chhapaak' below.

Varun Dhawan and Shradha Kapoor's dance film struggles at crucial junctures. Here's our movie review of Remo D'Souza's Street Dancer 3D.

Taapsee Pannu and Anubhav Sinha's Thappad is a rousing soul search, raising the question again and again, till it forces an answer.

Thappad isn’t a film about a wife teaching her husband not to take her for granted. It’s about a woman rediscovering her sense of self, contemplating what is fair and what isn’t.

Irrfan, despite a difficult phase of illness just before the film’s shooting began, puts forward a stellar performance, absolutely convincing as the loving father.

It’s not a new concept as the personal versus professional has spawned many ideas but most of the time, they work because of their intensity, which Maska lacks.

The best thing about the movie is that one does not have to know about the politics of the countries Sergio served, and this includes his last assignment as the UN Special Representative in Baghdad.

Graham Reid said the next coming months will be crucial for the Indian men's hockey team ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers.

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh feels the months leading up to the Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers will be crucial for them.

Manpreet Singh said that the Indian Hockey Team have mapped out their course to qualify for the 2020 Olympics

Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh and Surender Kumar have been rested for the Olympic Test event in Tokyo next month, with Harmanpreet Singh being named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team.

Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay feels that the men's team needs to be more consistent with its performance.

Harmanpreet Singh was named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team that will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Test event

Women's hockey team vice-captain Savita feels that the Indian team will need to defend as a unit in order to defeat teams like Australia and win the Olympic Test event.

Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Mandeep Singh is confident that they will perform well at the Olympic test event in Tokyo, where they will play three matches.