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BCCI may approach Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman for head coach's post

Life may come to a full circle for Anil Kumble as the Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI might ask him to apply for the post of head coach of Indian team along with VVS Laxman once Ravi Shastri finishes his term

England to assess ground situation in Pak, to decide on tour in 48 hours

England's scheduled tour to the Asian nation was thrown into doubt with the ECB saying that it will assess the ground situation and make a decision on the series in the next 48 hours.

New Zealand cricket team cancels Pakistan tour amid security concerns

New Zealand cricket said it will not comment on the details of the security threat nor the updated arrangements for the departing squad

I was initially a little bit surprised: McCullum on Kohli stepping down

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum admitted he was initially "surprised" by Virat Kohli's announcement to step down as the T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE

Virat Kohli to step down as India's T20I captain after ICC T20 World Cup

The 34-year-old Rohit is Kohli's deputy in the white-ball formats and is most likely to take up the leadership role when India clashes with New Zealand in a home series in November

I have no idea about change in leadership: Pakistan captain Babar Azam

Babar told a virtual media conference on Thursday that he was completely backing the selected squad

If I ever play Tests fine, but don't mind being T20 nomad: Liam Livingstone

Rajasthan Royals' English batsman Liam Livingstone aspires for a successful Test career but he doesn't mind being a T20 "nomad" either and would prefer to spend his time building his white-ball brand

Mahendra Singh Dhoni named in 15-member defence ministry panel on NCC

Dhoni's inclusion in the high-level panel came days after he was appointed mentor for India's T20 cricket world cup team

Highlights of Virat Kohli's T20 captaincy: Series win in SENA counties

Kohli remains the leading-run scorer in T20s with 3159 runs at an impressive average of 52.65 and highest score of 94 not out

Pant to continue as captain of Delhi Capitals for second phase of IPL 2021

Delhi Capitals is currently on top of the points table with 6 wins from 8 matches, and will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on the 22nd of September when the league resumes in the UAE

England could boycott Ashes Down Under over strict bubble life: Reports

Top English players could boycott the high-profile Ashes series against Australia starting end of this year as they don't want to be confined to their hotel rooms close to four months

India's ODI tour of New Zealand postponed due to packed calender, Covid

India will not be touring New Zealand later in the year due to a packed calendar and COVID-19 related restrictions.

Former Windies pacer Michael Holding announces retirement from commentary

Known for his baritone voice and economy of words while expressing his thoughts, Holding was one of the leading voice against racism in the BLM protests in the aftermath of the killing of Floyd

ICC T20 Rankings: Virat, Rahul remain static at 4th and 6th places

India captain Virat Kohli and star batsman KL Rahul maintained their fourth and sixth place respectively among the batsmen while no Indian bowler featured in the top-10 in the ICC T20 rankings

Former SC judge Indu Malhotra appointed DDCA Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer

Former Supreme Court judge and one of India's foremost legal luminaries, Justice (Retired) Indu Malhotra will be the new Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)

Will try and replicate 2017 Champions Trophy final: Hasan Ali on T20 WC

Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali is confident that his team can beat arch-rivals India in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup, replicating its convincing win in the 2017 Champions Trophy final

Players picking up info on UAE conditions will help SA at T20 WC: Boucher

Head coach Mark Boucher hopes South Africa's T20 World Cup bound players can pick up "bits of information" about the UAE conditions during the Indian Premier League

Performance in first match will set tone for DC this IPL: Mohammad Kaif

Assistant coach Mohammad Kaif reckons the first match in the second half of the Indian Premier League will set the tone for the rest of the tournament for table toppers Delhi Capitals

Besides Shami, Ellis hopes to pick brains of Bumrah and Siraj in maiden IPL

Having broken the stereotype for a successful fast bowler in Australia, the "not so tall" Nathan Ellis is set to tick off another major milestone in his fast rising career

IPL in UAE will level playing field for T20 World Cup: Glenn Maxwell

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes having Indian Premier League in the UAE will level the playing field "a fair bit" in the T20 World Cup to be held at the same venue next month.