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BCCI postponing the IPL 2020 has already started showing immense impacts with doubts over the participation of several overseas players. David Warner was reappointed as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2020. However, with BCCI postponing the tournament, his participation in IPL 13 is in doubt. Warner's manager, James Erskine in an interaction with The Age, revealed the southpaw's plans of playing IPL 2020. “If the IPL is on David Warner’s planning on going. If things change dramatically, which can happen in

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has blasted Javed Afridi, the owner of PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi, after the latter said that the tournament could have continued for another 48 hours. The PCB postponed the PSL 2020 with the knockouts to be played in the wake of the widespread effect of coronavirus. The virus has brought the entire sporting fraternity to a standstill. Afridi had said he was in favour of holding the knockout games. Peshawar was one of the four teams which

Cricket Australia is willing to hold the World T20 as per schedule despite the telling effect of coronavirus across the world which has brought the sporting fraternity to a standstill. The World T20 is scheduled to be played between October and November this year and the ACB is aiming to go ahead with the schedule. However, all other cricketing activities within the Australian cricket season has been suspended as off now. "We're really hoping that all forms of sport can be played again

MS Dhoni will be making a return to cricket in the IPL 2020 for the first time since playing for India in the 2019 World Cup semifinal. Fans and cricket experts are awaiting to see the return of the world's best finisher onto the cricket field. The former Indian skipper is looking for his fourth title with CSK in IPL 2020. However, in the wake of coronavirus, the IPL has been postponed till April 15 by the BCCI. The tournament was initially scheduled

PSL 2020, also known as PSL 5 has been curtailed after 14 overseas players have decided to quit the tournament in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has spread all over the world. PSL 5, now postponed was the only active domestic cricket league in the situation of emergency. A total of four playing days were reduced by the PCB with the total number of games reduced from 34 to 33. The PCB rescheduled the remaining matches on Friday (March, 13). The decision

The BCCI has postponed IPL 13 till April 15 as a preventive measure against Coronavirus. COVID -19 is said to be pandemic all over the world and has brought the sporting fraternity to a standstill. All sporting activities (domestic/international) have been put on hold at the moment until further notice. Cricket Australia is likely to restrict its players from participating in IPL 13 after the outbreak of coronavirus. The Australian Cricket Board is reviewing the current scenario surrounding coronavirus and will come up

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, March 17, decided to postpone PSL 2020 after increasing concerns over Coronavirus (COVID-19) affected global sports all over the world. Lahore were due to face Karachi Kings in the second semi-final on March 17 while Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi were to square off in the first one. Both matches were scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The PSL 2020 postponed now, was the only active domestic tournament before today. PSL's official

Chris Lynn scored 113 off 55 balls to power Lahore Qalandars into their first semi-final in the history of the PSL. Lahore will face Karachi Kings in the second semi-final. Chasing 188 to win Lynn and Fakhar Zaman gave Lahore a good start, who won the game at the end by nine wickets. In eight PSL 2020 matches, he amassed 284 runs with an average of 35.50 including one century and a fifty. However, the big-hitting Australian batsman has decided to return home

The various IPL franchisees are bracing themselves up in case the IPL 2020 is called off in the wake of the growing effect of coronavirus in India and around the world. The IPL was scheduled to start from March 29, but has been postponed till April 15, as a preventive measure against the pandemic. One of the IPL franchise officials said that the owners will have a conference call on Monday, March 16, to take a call on the future of IPL 2020.

It was eight years ago, on this very day, that Sachin Tendulkar got to a landmark that might not ever be broken in international cricket. March 16, 2012, was the day when Tendulkar scored his last ODI and international century, thereby getting to hundred international centuries.  It was in the 2012 Asia Cup when Sachin scored his last and final international ton. He scored 114 against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka. He had already scored 51 hundreds in Test cricket

The postponement of IPL 2020 till April 15 saw MS Dhoni leave Chennai for the moment on Saturday. He left the city amid a huge fanfare gathering to see him off. Dhoni joined the CSK outfit as he started practicing with the team since March 2. MS Dhoni was seen interacting with the fans and giving autographs as he bid goodbye to his second home briefly. "It has become your home, sir!" Keep whistling, as #Thala Dhoni bids a short adieu to #AnbuDen,"

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly hinted at hosting a truncated IPL 2020 after the tournament was postponed as a preventive measure against Coronavirus fears on Friday, March 14. He further suggested on cutting down the number of games in IPL 2020 as well. However, this decision from the BCCI chief has not gone down well with some of the franchise owners, who are keen on having a full tournament. They further suggested the BCCI to follow the 2009 IPL template. The season was held

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar who was a part of BCCI's commentary team for a length of time was axed from the panel for India's international assignments. As per a media report, Manjrekar was removed from the panel ahead of the first ODI between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, which was washed out due to rain. Later, the series was also cancelled over Coronavirus fears. The reports also said that Sanjay Manjrekar will not be a part of BCCI's commentary panel for

Amid coronavirus fears, the IPL 2020 which was scheduled to start from March 29, has been further postponed to April 15. The BCCI stated it as a preventive measure against coronavirus. In a further development, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that the tournament is likely to be truncated after a delayed start. However, he refused to give a final verdict on the same after the BCCI general meeting on Saturday. The BCCI officials met top executives of all eight franchises at its

The Indian women's team lost the final of the Women's World T20 last Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. That was their only loss in their superlative World Cup campaign where they looked favorites to win. The loss was India's eighth (Men & Women combined) in major ICC World Cup knockouts. India won their last major ICC tournament in 2013. They won the ICC Champions Trophy by beating hosts England in a close game. Since then, in every ICC event India has entered

The IPL 2020 has been postponed to April 15 after the global concern over the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament was earlier scheduled to start from March 29. Top BCCI officials including President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah and top management of the IPL agreed on this unanimous decision after certain government organisations advised on taking down the tournament. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure

MS Dhoni who is out of the national team since India's loss to New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final has started practicing ahead of IPL 2020 with Chennai Super Kings. The former Indian skipper has announced his arrival into form by smashing a brilliant century in a practice match at the Chepauk. The practice game was not televised, but there are reports that MS Dhoni scored a 91 ball-123. The fans at the stadium were glad to seen the return of

As the fans are awaiting for the 13th edition of the IPL to kickstart from March 29, there is an increasing possibility that the tournament might be played behind closed doors. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, March 12, said it is advising against hosting Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 amid the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Coronavirus thus is a big concern ahead of the tournament as more and more positive reports are being resulted.  MEA Spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar while

New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the second Test match, to complete a 2-0 series whitewash against the table-toppers in the World Test Championship. Doing this, the Kiwis became the first team to beat India in the World Test Championship. They also have exposed India's age-old problem of playing against the moving ball. The series also has brought forward, unique similarities between Virat Kohli and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's captaincy record in the country. While the similarities might not be

People saw Shafali Verma for the very first time in Indian cricket circle at the Women's T20 exhibition match that was played at the end of IPL 2019 last year. Playing for the Velocity, she displayed immense potential to make it big in international cricket and today she is India's biggest hope towards their target of lifting their maiden Women's World T20 2020 title. Finally playing in Indian colours, Verma is aiming to fulfill her father's dream of playing for India. She is