Former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote: "Extremely disheartened to learn about the passing of Rishi Kapoor ji. Heartfelt condolences to his family."

Earlier, West Indies great Michael Holding had also questioned the suggestions of legalising ball-tampering as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier, Gayle had alleged that Sarwan created differences between him and the franchise and that is why he wasn't retained by the CPL side

Sporting activities around the world have been brought to a grinding halt by the coronavirus outbreak.

Playing behind closed doors has been suggested as one way to resume professional cricket, which has been suspended over the

The presentation was made by Hadlee on Friday, on the final day of New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards ceremony.

In a statement, PCB said that it was disappointed with Akhtar's "poor choice of words" and that Rizvi has initiated the proceedings at his own discretion.

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).

With a new tournament, a new format and new city-based franchises, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was aiming to attract a fresh audience to the game.

The South Africa-born Labuschagne is probably best prepared for such a scenario, having been adjudged the busiest cricketer in an ESPNcricinfo analysis last October.

The ICA has contributed Rs 10 lakh to the initiative.

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.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly admitted that while he is enjoying the time he is getting to spend at home during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, he feels sad about the number of lives that are being destroyed in this period.

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes the credit for Rohit Sharma's meteoric rise in white-ball cricket must be given to former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes former spinner Anil Kumble would have picked in excess of 900 Test wickets if the Decision Review System (DRS) was available during his time. He also lavished praise on out-of-favour tweaker Harbjahan Singh and stated his tally would also have been more in the presence of DRS.

Former West Indies cricketer Michael Holding slammed the World Test Championships (WTC) points system and stated the format needs tinkering before it can reach its full potential.

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has recalled how he and Zaheer Abbas went after the Indian spin attack -- comprising of Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Erapalli Prasanna -- and scored bulk of runs in the three-match Test series in 1978-79.

India ODI skipper Mithali Raj wants to add that elusive World Cup trophy to her cabinet before calling time on her illustrious career.

The women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia proved a massive success this year with an 86,000-plus crowd watching the hosts beat India in the 8 March final in Melbourne.

In between, there is the T20 World Cup, scheduled for an October 18 start, but the mega event's future is also shrouded in uncertainty due to the global crisis.

A number of senior players "deliberately under-performed" during Pakistan's 2009 ODI series against New Zealand in the UAE because they were unhappy with Younis Khan's captaincy, former pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has alleged.

Cricket authorities said late last month they were still planning for the World Cup in October, although Cricket Australia has conceded the entire international schedule is up in the air due to the virus.

The cricket world cup scheduled to be held in Australia in October this year has been postponed to 2021. No, we're not talking about the ICC T20 World Cup.

Harbhajan is not yet retired but last played for India in 2016. The 39-year-old has played 103 Tests with his final game coming in 2015.

In fact, he gave a lowdown of how many of Uttar Pradesh's Ranji matches he has seen.

Shastri said that winning Test series in Australia in 2018-19 for the first time in 71 years was special but when it came to white ball cricket, 85 was special.

When asked if cricket might lose its competitive edge in such an atmosphere Stokes, 28, said that even without fans the players would still be going out to win.

Bravo also was effusive in his praise for skipper Kieron Pollard, who had taken over the reins of limited overs teams last year.

On 16 April, CA had announced that it would be standing down its majority of staff from 27 April until the end of the financial year due to the pandemic.

The 28-year-old is ranked number in the international Test all-rounders' list for over a year now.

Playing in England last year, Burns abruptly left county side Lancashire after one match to come home and recuperate from a chronic fatigue condition that doctors traced to an infection the previous year.

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.

Another Pakistani based in New Jersey, Jamal Khan also donated Rs. 100,000 for the cause.

With Britain currently in lockdown because of the coronavirus, a three-Test series against the West Indies scheduled for June has been postponed, with Pakistan due to visit later in a season whose start has now been delayed until July 1 at the earliest.

Amid the nation-wide lockdown in place due to coronavirus pandemic, star Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana on Friday said she is badly missing the game and can't wait to be back on the field with her teammates once normalcy returns.

Akmal was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code, rendering him ineligible for cricket activities till February 19, 2023.

Dhumal said if the IPL doesn't take place, the board will take a hit of Rs 4000 crore.

The first standalone WBBL too drew record broadcast audiences.

মঞ্চ নই, শ্রোতা নেই তো কী! গানে গানেই রবীন্দ্রনাথের জন্মজয়ন্তী পালন হল কলকাতায়। কবিগুরুর জন্মজয়ন্তীতে মাইক্রোফোন হাতে গান গাইলেন স্বয়ং মুখ্যমন্ত্রী। তাঁর মন্ত্রিসভার সদস্য তথা সুগায়ক ইন্দ্রনীল সেনের সঙ্গে ডুয়েট গেয়ে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মাতিয়ে দিলেন রবীন্দ্রনাথের জন্মজয়ন্তীর অনুষ্ঠান। করোনার লকডাউনে সামাজিক দূরত্ব

সারা বছর দরিদ্র পরিবারগুলির জন্য একটা কর্মকাণ্ড চলেই। কিন্তু এখনকার পরিস্থিতিটা অন্য। বিশ্বব্যাপী করোনা মহামারী। সরকারের পাশাপাশি বিভিন্ন স্বেচ্ছাসেবী সংগঠন এগিয়ে এসেছে এই কাজে। মুর্শিদাবাদের জিয়াগঞ্জের আমাইপাড়ার সমাজকল্যাণ মহিলা উন্নয়ন কেন্দ্র জেলার বিস্তীর্ণ এলাকা জুড়ে সাহায্যের কাজ চালিয়ে যাচ্ছে।

রাজ্যের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পরিস্থিতিতে দেখা নেই মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর। তিনি কি অসুস্থ এদিন প্রশ্ন তুললেন দিলীপ ঘোষ। তিনি বলে রাজ্যের মানুষ মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর স্বাস্থ্য নিয়ে চিন্তিত। মুখ্যমন্ত্রী কি রাজ্য পাট প্রশান্ত কিশোরের হাতে তুলে দিয়েছেন, সেই প্রশ্নও তুলেছেন দিলীপ ঘোষ। জল মাথার ওপর

করোনা লকডাউনে গৃহবন্দি দশা শেষ হওয়ার লক্ষ্ণণ প্রায় নেই। এখন ঘরে বসেই পরিকল্পনা বা কৌশল ছকছেন রাজনীতির। করোনার আবহে তাই রাজনীতিতে বিরাম নেই। হাতিয়ার যখন সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া, তখন রাজনীতি তো হাতের মুঠোয়। তাই করোনাকে মূল বিষয় করে ২০২১-এর লক্ষ্যে অস্ত্রে শান দিতে চলেছে বাংলায় রাজনৈতিক প্রতিপক্ষরা।

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.

Those who have grown up on a staple Bollywood diet may not be very charmed with The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir but it might be a fun ride for hopeless romantics.

There are moments in Anubhav Sinha’s Article 15 that are so disturbing they feel like a punch to the gut.

Shoplifters is a great effort, and is narrated without any intrusive music – a horrible feature that mars most Indian films. Not to be missed this weekend.

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

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

Hrithik Roshan-starrer Super 30 is about Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who succeeds against all odds.

Diljit Dosanjh is affable but profoundly bland as Arjun Patiala. Varun Sharma as Arjun's side-kick Onida and Kriti Sanon as Ritu Randhawa are tolerable.