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New IPL team auction to take place on October 17

Governing Council of IPL had on Aug 31 invited bids to acquire right to own and operate 1 of 2 new teams proposed to be introduced to take part in tournament from 2022 season, through tender process

Had to give up one, so chose World Cup and Ashes over IPL, says Woakes

England pacer Chris Woakes says it would have been extremely hard to play in three back-to-back tournaments so he chose the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series over the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Unfortunate we ended up in IPL early, hope bio-security is ensured: Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli said it is unfortunate to "end up here early" for the IPL after a Covid-19 outbreak led to the cancellation of the fifth Test against England

We want rescheduled Test to be 'fifth of series and not one off: Ganguly

The test was cancelled last week owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp

'Impossible right now': New PCB chief on bilateral cricket with India

Newly-elected Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday said resumption of bilateral assignments with India is "impossible right now"

Pakistan appoints Hayden, Philander as coaches for ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Former Australia Test opener Matthew Hayden and ex-South Africa pacer Vernon Philander has been appointed as coaches of the Pakistan team for ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE

Fifth Test cancelled due to players' refusal, not because of IPL: Ganguly

Ganguly denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) had played any part in the decision

Ramiz Raja formally elected chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board

Raja has been formally elected unanimously as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a term of three years

BCCI offers to play two extra T20 internationals in England next year

The BCCI has offered to play two extra T20 internationals in England next year following the last-minute cancellation of the fifth Test in Manchester due to Covid concerns.

NFT's expanding universe: Cricket sets the ball rolling for digital gold

Online platform Rario ties up with leagues and cricketers to offer fans a chance to collect and trade curated NFTs

'Tweaking Indian middle order to accommodate Ashwin should be priority'

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell reckons that India is a very good side, but they need to find a way to include Ravichandran Ashwin in their playing XI at all times.

England board writes to ICC to fix outcome of cancelled Test against India

The ECB has officially written to the ICC to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating that the two boards are far from reaching a settlement

Indian Premier League: Bairstow, Malan pull out, citing personal reasons

While Bairstow is a regular in the Sunrisers line-up, world number one T20 batsman Malan made his IPL debut with Kings earlier this year.

Ind vs Eng: Gavaskar welcomes BCCI's offer to reschedule 5th Test

Gavaskar has lauded the BCCI's offer of rescheduling the cancelled Old Trafford Test

The elephant in the room is the IPL: Nasser Hussain after Test cancellation

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain put the blame for the cancellation of the fifth Test between Indian and England to cricket's relentless scheduling

Frustrating to see 5th Test against India get cancelled: ECB CEO Harrison

ECB CEO Tom Harrison has said that it was frustrating to see the fifth Test between England and India being cancelled and the board tried its best to avoid this outcome

No clarity on India vs England Test series result amid talk of rescheduling

A COVID-19 outbreak that triggered "anxiety" among Indian players forced the cancellation of their fifth and final Test against England

Did Shastri and Kohli pay enough heed to BCCI diktat on health protocols?

The cancellation of the fifth Test here on Friday due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the visitors' camp has led to questions being raised over head coach Ravi Shastri's book release function

Not Covid outbreak, Indian players' anxiety led to match cancellation: ECB

A "gutted" England Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison on Friday said it was the Indian players' anxiety over "what might happen" and not the Covid-19 outbreak itself that caused the cancellation

Ind vs Eng: ECB, BCCI to try 'finding a window to reschedule' 5th Test

The BCCI along with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had earlier jointly decided to call off the fifth Test scheduled at Old Trafford in Manchester.