Cricket

Rajendrasinh Jadeja was an all-rounder during his cricket career.© Twitter India men’s cricket team coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday condoled the death of former Saurashtra cricketer and BCCI referee Rajendrasinh Jadeja. Rajendrasinh died on Sunday morning after fighting a battle against COVID-19. He was 66 years old. “Really sad to lose a colleague from Nirlons

India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Kuldeep Yadav received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Kuldeep posted a photo of himself getting vaccinated and urged everyone to get the jab in order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic. “Get vaccinated immediately whenever you get a chance. Be safe because you need to

England vs New Zealand: Black Caps cricketers and staff depart for the United Kingdom.© Twitter Ahead of the two-match Test series against England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India, New Zealand players staff, and players on Saturday left for the UK. The contingent took a flight from Auckland airport and now they

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Suresh Raina, on Saturday, posted a cute message for his daughter Gracia on her fifth birthday. Calling her his “little pumpkin”, Raina tweeted, “You have brightened up our world with so much joy, hope and happiness”. The cricketer also attached a short video along with the post. The two-minute-long clip

Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow played in Indian Premier League 2021.© BCCI/IPL England are likely to rest their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 players for the Test series against New Zealand in order to give the cricketers a break. New Zealand will play England in a two-match Test series which gets underway from June 2

Rookie wicketkeeper-batsman Indrani Roy from Jharkhand was rewarded with maiden Test and ODI call-up for India’s tour of England next month but senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad missed out as she is recovering from COVID-19. The 29-year-old Gayakwad is also nursing an injury. The Neetu David-led selection panel made a course correction with teen batting

Prithvi Shaw was heading for Goa for vacation in his car when he was stopped by the police.© AFP India batsman Prithvi Shaw was stopped while on his way to Goa in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra for travelling without an E-Pass, a police official said on Friday. The incident took place at Amboli on

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday announced the 20 Black Caps players who have been handed central contracts for the 2021-22 season. Canterbury all-rounder Daryl Mitchell and precocious Auckland Aces star Glenn Phillips have been offered national contracts for the first time following breakout seasons. The pair are the only new faces on the 20

After being appointed as Sri Lanka’s ODI skipper, Kusal Perera on Thursday said that his side needs to play fearless cricket in order to win more matches of cricket. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. The team will depart for Bangladesh on May

Sussex vs Kent: Jofra Archer celebrates a wicket in the County Championship.© Instagram Jofra Archer marked his return to competitive cricket with two brilliant wickets for Sussex against Kent in their ongoing County Championship fixture. The England international had been out of action due to an injury on his right hand, and also had to

It is learnt that all the four candidates gave good presentation for the Indian women’s head coach role.© Twitter Current women‘s head coach WV Raman, former coach Ramesh Powar, ex-India players Ajay Ratra and Hrishikesh Kanitkar appeared for virtual interviews conducted by Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Wednesday. Out of 35 applications, eight

Ravindra Jadeja made a comeback to India’s Test squad for the England tour after an injury layoff.© Instagram/Indian Cricket Team Indian cricket team’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja posted a video on his official social media handle where he showcased his gym equipment as he prepared for India’s upcoming Test tour of England in June. Jadeja tweeted,

On the occasion of International Nurses Day 2021, Indian cricketers posted heart-warming messages for the nursing community for their hard work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying no amount of recognition would be enough to thank these frontline workers. International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 every year, on the birth anniversary

New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling on Tuesday announced that he will hang up his gloves after the Kiwis’s tour of England, which includes two Tests against the hosts and then the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India. The 35-year-old said that he felt it was the right time to quit. Watling has represented New

ECB revenue fell by 21 million pounds to 207 million pounds.© Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reported an annual loss of 16.1 million pounds ($22.8 million) on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had whittled down cash reserves to just 2.2 million pounds. In 2016, the ECB announced it had reserves of more

Kane Williamson, who plays for SunRisers Hyderabad, is in the Maldives after IPL 2021 was postponed.© BCCI/IPL New Zealand head coach Gary Stead on Tuesday said the Kiwi players who are in Maldives are likely to depart for the UK this weekend. After the postponement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, UK-bound Kiwi Test

Former Sri Lanka Test player Avishka Gunawardene has been cleared of match-fixing charges by an independent tribunal, cricket’s world governing body announced Monday. The independent anti-corruption tribunal also dismissed three out of four charges made against another former Sri Lankan international, Nuwan Zoysa, who was last month banned from cricket for six years. Both players

23-year-old Arzan Nagwaswalla has been picked as a standby player for the upcoming final of the World Test Championship (WTC) and the five-match Test series against England on the back of his impressive performances in domestic cricket. The left-arm pacer, who was Gujarat’s leading wicket-taker (41 wickets at an average of 18.36) during their run