r India Should Win at least Two Out of Next Three World Cups: Rohit Sharma By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:47:31 +0530 Rohit spoke his mind in an Instagram live session with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh. Full Article
r I Don't See MS Dhoni Wearing India Jersey Again: Harbhajan Singh By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:49:53 +0530 Dhoni last played for India in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in July last year. Full Article
r England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad set Ashes Target By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:52:20 +0530 With the end in sight, both are eager to keep their England places long enough for a memorable farewell Ashes series in Australia in 2021/22. Full Article
r ICC CEC Meeting: FTP Set for Overhaul, World Test Championship Cycle Set to be Affected By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:54:14 +0530 But the T20 World Cup is on course even though Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said that his board is ready for any eventuality. Full Article
r Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar - 47 Interesting Facts About The Master Blaster By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:59:47 +0530 Tendulkar scored 2278 runs in just 44 World Cup innings at an average of 56.95 and strike rate of 88.98. Full Article
r Shane Watson Explains Why Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne Were His 'Favourite Captains' By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 01:40:11 +0530 Watson also revealed an interesting story, featuring Ponting, after Australia won the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies by getting the better of Sri Lanka in the final. Full Article
r Ball Shining with Spit, Celebrations During Games Set to Change Post Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 02:11:24 +0530 But with increased focus on social distancing and personal hygiene to contain the spread of the virus, the sport stares at a changing landscape. Full Article
r Shashank Manohar May Continue as ICC Chairman for Two Extra Months By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:26:39 +0530 The BCCI, however, remains wary of the Vidarbha lawyer, who was seen as an adversary by some in the Indian Board. Full Article
r After Coronavirus, Legalisation of Ball-tampering Could be Considered - Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:30:24 +0530 Following the chief executives meeting of the ICC on Thursday, its medical committee, headed by Peter Harcourt, had issued an update. Full Article
r Umpires' Group Starts Distributing Food to Help Local Scorers, Groundsmen hit by Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:32:48 +0530 The COVID-19 pandemic has so far claimed over 700 lives and infected more than 23,000 people in the country. Full Article
r Indian Women's Tour of England Postponed as ECB Suspends Cricket till July 1 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:34:58 +0530 Indian women were supposed to play four ODIs and two T20 Internationals during their short two-week trip that would have ended on July 9. Full Article
r When Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq Learnt to Not Sledge Sachin Tendulkar Ever Again By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:53:27 +0530 Saqlain was expected to play a lot more than the 49 Tests and 169 ODIs he eventually did. Full Article
r Haven't Heard Anything From MS Dhoni Since World Cup: Rohit Sharma By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:32:29 +0530 Rohit Sharma feels the best way forward is to directly ask Dhoni. Full Article
r Tendulkar's 'Desert Storm' Voted his Top ODI Innings on Birthday By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:38:47 +0530 Tendulkar's blitz narrowly edged out his match-winning 98 against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup group match. Full Article
r Battles Against You on the Ground are a Treasure: Shoaib Akhtar to Sachin Tendulkar By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:57:47 +0530 Asked if he was finding it frustrating to stay at home, the genius answered in the negative and said that he is looking to spend quality time with his family. Full Article
r Moises Henriques Opens up About Depressions, Says Considered Suicide By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:03:40 +0530 The 33-year-old, who played just 11 ODIs, 11 T20Is and four Tests for Australia, was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2017. Full Article
r Playing IPL Behind Closed Doors a Smarter Option: Pandya By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:15:34 +0530 All-rounder Hardik Pandya said that he would be okay with the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) being played behind closed doors. The season has been postponed after the Indian government extended the ongoing lockdown in the country to May 3 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
r Gambhir, Akram Had Big Influence on me at KKR: Kuldeep Yadav By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:17:52 +0530 Indian sinner Kuldeep Yadav spoke about the influence that Gautam Gambhir and Wasim Akram had on him in his early days at the Kolkata Knight Riders. Full Article
r Pakistan Cricket Legend Sana Mir Calls it a Day By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:21:31 +0530 Sana Mir on Saturday called it a day, bringing to an end a glittering 15-year cricketing career during which she played 226 internationals, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017. Full Article
r Windies Postpone Three-Test Tour of England Due to Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:24:50 +0530 The three-Test series between West Indies and England, slated to be held in June, has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
r ECB Receive Offers From NZC, CA to Host England Domestic Games By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:26:43 +0530 With England suspending all forms of professional cricket till July 1 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the board has received offers from their Australian and New Zealand counterparts, helping them host their domestic games -- county as well as List A. Full Article
r Too Early to Talk About Playing Five Tests in Australia: BCCI Official By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:28:46 +0530 The outbreak of the coronavirus has seen the Australian government seal the international boundaries till September 30. But Cricket Australia is not only keen to conduct the T20 World Cup in October, but also have India travel Down Under for the bilateral series at the end of the year. Full Article
r Jofra Archer Reveals He's Lost his World Cup Medal By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:28:32 +0530 England fast bowler Jofra Archer said Saturday he'd "gone mad" looking for his World Cup winner's medal after losing the prized piece of silverware while moving house. Full Article
r West Indies 'Flexible' Over England Tour as ECB Weigh Overseas Offers By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:40:15 +0530 The fixtures were all due to take place in June but Friday saw the England and Wales Cricket Board extend the delay to the start of its season until July 1. Full Article
r Was Clueless on Test Debut, Thought Had Played my Last Game: Sachin Tendulkar By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:43:29 +0530 When he walked out for the last time 24 years later, Tendulkar would do so as a batting great with a record 200 Test appearances to his name. Full Article
r Legalising Ball Tampering: Saliva is Must and Vaseline is no Replacement, Feel Nehra, Harbhajan By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:49:23 +0530 Nehra then gave the example of Englishman Lever who created a furore during his team's 1976 tour of India by applying vaseline during a Test match. Full Article
r Cricket Can Wait, Start Schools and Colleges First: Kapil Dev on India-Pakistan Match By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:53:46 +0530 The world has come to a standstill with no immediate signs of resumption of sport of any kind. But sport can wait, feels the 61-year-old former India captain. Full Article
r Cricket Goes Live in Vanuatu in South Pacific After Cyclone and Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:01:02 +0530 The rain meant a scheduled morning women's semifinal wasn't played due to wet grounds. Full Article
r To Raise Funds, England's James Anderson Auctions Shirt, Bat and Wicket By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:21:24 +0530 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. Full Article
r Cheteshwar Pujara is Just Ultra Concentration All Day, Every Day: Pat Cummins By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:34:20 +0530 Hazlewood even said that he might consider Mankading Pujara the next time the two sides face each other in a Test series. Full Article
r Coffee Proved Too Costly for Me, I Drink Green Tea: Hardik Pandya By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:08:45 +0530 India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has joked that a cup of coffee proved too costly for him and he now drinks green tea instead in an Instagram live chat with wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik. Pandya was referring to the controversy he landed in due to his comments on the television show Koffee With Karan in early 2019. Full Article
r Yuvraj Singh Recalls When He Almost Finished Stuart Broad's Career By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:48:05 +0530 He revealed Broad senior asked him for a signed jersey for 'almost' finishing his son's career. Full Article
r Virat Kohli Common in David Warner & Kane Williamson's List of Top Batsmen By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 03:04:27 +0530 In an Instagram live session, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner asked teammate Kane Williamson who he thinks is the best batsman in the world at the moment and while Williamson said it was difficult to name one, he picked India skipper Virat Kohli and South Africa great AB de Villiers. Full Article
r MS Dhoni's Humility and Sense of Gratitude Sets Him Apart from Others: Mohit Sharma By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 03:07:43 +0530 Sharma was out of action for about 10 months due to a back injury, which troubled him for two years. Full Article
r Ashwin Remains India's Best Spinner, Can't Keep Him Out of Shorter Formats: Saqlain By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:44:29 +0530 Akhtar's proposal of an India-Pakistan series to raises funds for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in both countries had attracted criticism from big names like Kapil Dev. India did not need the money, Kapil had said. Full Article
r Have Learnt a Lot from Kohli's Preparation, Work Ethic: Vihari By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:35:08 +0530 India skipper Virat Kohli's preparation ahead of a game and work ethic are the two takeaways for Test batsman Hanuma Vihari, he said on Sunday. Full Article
r That I Broke Into Indian Team Through IPL is a Myth: Jasprit Bumrah By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:48:27 +0530 Bumrah, without taking names, also revealed the inspiration behind his action. Full Article
r Youngsters Today Try to be What They are Not on Social Media: Yuvraj By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:36:06 +0530 He was a fearless batsman during his time. Now after calling time on his illustrious career, Yuvraj Singh has remained the same, calling a spade a spade. Full Article
r Ashwin Remembers IPL 2010's Harsh Reality Check, Says It Was Like a 'Hard Slap' By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:04:27 +0530 Ashwin recalled the 2010 IPL when he was dropped from the CSK squad after two bad games, which was like a "hard slap", more so because he felt that coach Stephen Fleming "didn't talk to him" and he was not backed enough. Full Article
r Australia Players Won't be Greedy if Asked to take Pay Cut: Tim Paine By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:06:35 +0530 Cricket Australia might lose a staggering AUD 300 million dollars if the Indian team fails to turn up for the bilateral series due to the global health crisis. Full Article
r Salim Malik Ready to Work with ICC, PCB for their Clean Chit By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:08:03 +0530 Though Malik had his life ban lifted in 2008 by a lower district and sessions court, the PCB has not allowed him back into its fold. Full Article
r Stuck in Sri Lanka Due to Coronavirus, Pakistani First-class Cricketers Waiting to Fly Home By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:47:58 +0530 Azhar Attari, a prominent first-class player, confirmed on phone that they were still in Colombo waiting to fly home. Full Article
r BCCI Has No Back-up Plans for 2020-21 Domestic Season Yet: Saba Karim By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:42:43 +0530 The IPL has been postponed indefinitely and there is a possibility that it might be held in September when the domestic season is also underway. So far, no other cricketing activity has happened in India at the time of IPL. Full Article
r Replacing MS Dhoni is Immense & Involves People Accepting It's Another Person: KL Rahul By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:23:46 +0530 Rahul kept the wickets in the limited overs series against Australia in January this year and also during the team's tour to New Zealand. Full Article
r Pakistan's Umar Akmal Banned for Three Years After Failing to Report Spot-fixing Approaches By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:52:42 +0530 Umar, who turns 30 next month, pleaded guilty to not reporting the fixing offers which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year. Full Article
r Ian Smith Honoured with Bert Sutcliffe Medal by NZC By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:48:59 +0530 Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman and commentator Ian Smith has been presented with the Bert Sutcliffe medal by New Zealand Cricket for "outstanding services to cricket". Full Article
r Ashwin, Maharaj & Pooran Mutually Cancel Yorkshire Contracts By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:52:03 +0530 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent. Full Article
r Feels Good to Represent India as 'Keeper With Nine Fingers: Parthiv By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:55:03 +0530 Experienced India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel has revealed he played with nine fingers all throughout his career as he lost his little finger as a six-year old child. Full Article
r Not Just IPL, Coronavirus has Adverse Implications on Grassroots and Informal Sectors of Cricket too By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:05:49 +0530 The impact of COVID-19 on the cricket ecosystem - structured and unstructured - at the grassroots has slipped under the radar Full Article
r So, Umar Akmal Officially Makes it to the List of Idiots: Ramiz Raja By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:14:52 +0530 Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has welcomed PCBs decision to ban Umar Akmal on corruption charges, saying the batsman has officially made it to the "list of idiots" and that people like him should be put in jail. Full Article