The pandemic, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far claimed close to two lakh lives and infected more than 28 lakh people across the world.

He also thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the New Zealand Embassy in India, New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Cricket Scotland said that it is willing to host their scheduled matches against New Zealand and Australia behind closed doors. Both teams are scheduled to visit the associate nation for a brief series in June and the matches are yet to be postponed.

Williamson had a hugely successful year, both individually and with the New Zealand team, which he led to the World Cup final.

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

Batting great Sangakkara, who was part of that team, returned to Pakistan with an MCC team in February this year but top teams have stayed away with security apprehensions.

On the other hand, Australia had lost to South Africa as well as to India in the same period.

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.

However, England are scheduled to tour India in January for a five-Test series, so, it remains to be seen how the scheduling will work out.

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 former captain also suggested removing the "overseas" cap on New Zealand players as several international players may not be able to compete if the COVID-19 restrictions continue.

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.

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.

Apart from the really stretched action sequence in the end, there isn’t a lot to complain about in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

It may not appear more than an extension of the original sleeper hit, but it’s mostly meant for fans. You won’t get some jokes if you don’t remember what happened in the first film.

India conceded two goals in the 15 minutes of the match as New Zealand beat them 2-1 in the Olympic Test event.

The Indian men's hockey team will start their FIH Pro League at home against the Netherlands and play a total of eight home games with six matches in January and February and two games in May.

Navjot Kaur and Gurjit Kaur scored in Indian women's hockey team's 2-2 draw with Great Britain.

2020 Tokyo Olympics: India, Great Britain, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and South Africa are in Pool A of women's hockey.

The Indian junior women's hockey team take part in the Three-Nation tournament with an eye on AHF Women's Junior Asia Cup next year.

India's junior women's hockey team defeated New Zealand 2-0 at the three-nation tournament.

Sharmila Devi scored a brace as the Indian junior women's hockey team defeated New Zealand 4-1.

The India men's hockey team will take on New Zealand, while the women's team will be up against the Netherlands in their respective opening games at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

India make their debut at FIH Pro League against the Netherlands on January 18 and 19 at the Kalinga Stadium.

Hockey India named a 20-member Indian women's hockey team for the tour of New Zealand, which begins layer this month.

FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India men's hockey team crushed world No.3 the Netherlands 5-2.

Men's FIH Pro League: Rupinder Pal Singh bagged a brace while Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh and Lalit Upadhyay scored one each as India defeated Netherlands 5-2.

Men's FIH Pro League 2020, India vs the Netherlands: All the details on when and where to watch online, start time, live stream and tv channel details.

FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India beat Netherlands 3-2 (3-1) in penalty shootout in the second game of their home leg.

FIH Pro League 2020: India defeated the Netherlands 3-3 (3-1) in the second game to lead the points table.

Rani scored two goals as Sharmila and Namita Toppo added one each to help the Indian women's hockey team beat New Zeland in the first match of the tour.

Navneet Kaur scored two goals and Sharmila netted the other as Indian women's hockey team got a 3-0 win over New Zealand in their last game of the five-match tour.

A 32-member core probable group for the men's national camp was announced by Hockey India, as they prepare for the tour to Germany and England for the FIH Hockey Pro League.

The New Zealand men's hockey team will not be travelling to India for the FIH Hockey Pro League due to the coronavirus pandemic

Weaving old folklores with modern-day adventures, Ghosh again tries to draw readers attention towards climate change.

Amitav Ghosh says he feels fortunate and privileged to be able to make a living from writing, which according to him, is the only thing he knows how to do.

Author author Easterine Kire's book gives a vivid account of Japanese invasion in India through the northeast during World War II.

What makes things worse is that the government data and statistics fail to capture the essence of their everyday lives, and stories and narratives from the tribals themselves are conspicuously absent from mainstream literature.

Trevor Cherry was a member of the Leeds United side that won the English top flight in 1973-74.

EFL said the decision was made independent of discussions regarding the potential restart of the season for the senior teams.

The 57-year-old Ronald Koeman underwent a 'cardiac catheterisation' procedure at a hospital in Amsterdam.

Real Kashmir head coach David Robertson and five other UK nationals started from Srinagar in a bus arranged by Real Kashmir.

Lando Norris, who drives for McLaren in the Formula One, shaved his head live on his Twitch streaming channel to raise more than $12,000 for the fight against coronavirus.

At least 29 Rohingya refugees from a fishing boat floating in the Bay of Bengal for weeks have landed on an island in southern Bangladesh. The refugees, including 15 women and six children, landed on Bhasan Char island on Saturday and are believed to be from one of several boats stuck at sea.

The flight was part of the Vande Bharat mission which started on Thursday to bring back stranded Indian nationals home amid the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The move follows similar decisions taken by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments to revive the economy that has been badly hit due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.

Manju Warrier was shooting in Himachal Pradesh when they got stuck 100 kms away from Manali due to heavy rain and landslides.