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IPL 2021: Bangladesh's players Shakib, Mustafizur return to Dhaka

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahaman returned safely to Dhaka on a chartered flight arranged by the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders after the IPL 2021 was indefinitely postponed

IPL departures: Aussies fly out, New Zealand contingent leaves on Friday

Australians flew off to Maldives, the South Africans headed home and the ones from New Zealand waited to be sent back May 7

Shikhar Dhawan receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Indian cricket team's senior opener Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday said he has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

IPL 2021: RCB players, support staff leave for respective destinations

Royal Challengers Bangalore's domestic players and support staff entered their home towns from specific pre-identified hubs as the foreign recruits left for their respective destinations

IPL 2021: Australian participants sans Mike Hussey leave for Maldives

The IPL's Australian participants, except for a Covid-19 positive Mike Hussey, left for Maldives on May 4 to serve out the waiting period before they can board a flight to Australia

New Zealand's IPL-based Test players to leave for UK on May 11: NZC

Four members of New Zealand's Test contingent involved in the now-suspended IPL, including captain Kane Williamson, will leave India for the United Kingdom on May 11, says New Nealand cricket board

India will face many problems in ICC WTC final: Colin de Grandhomme

New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme says India will have a problem of plenty when they play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against his country in June

Looking back, organisers may have tweaked few things: Cummins on IPL 2021

Australia pacer Pat Cummins feels the IPL organisers, in hindsight, would have "tweaked a few things" after deciding to host the league in India amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic

Eight of the 11 England cricketers reach home from Covid-hit IPL 2021

Eight of the 11 England players who were part of the now-postponed Indian Premier League, including Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, returned home on Wednesday.

BCCI to help arrange charter flights for IPL's Australian players: CA

Cricket Australia's interim CEO said that the BCCI is working to arrange a charter flight for IPL's Australian recruits, who are likely to stay in Maldives or Sri Lanka before heading back home

Bookies employed cleaner to do pitch-siding during IPL game at Kotla: BCCI

The recently-suspended IPL witnessed potential corruptors plugging an accredited cleaner at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground for doing 'pitch-siding' which helps ball-to-ball betting

Former Aussie spinner Stuart MacGill was kidnapped, then released: Police

Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Sydney and then released after an hour-long ordeal last month, says New South Wales police

Indian wrestlers make last attempt to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Handed an opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the fag end of his international career, veteran wrestler Amit Dhankar would go all out when he takes the mat along with 11 other Indians

IPL 2021 cancelled: BCCI, teams may lose more than Rs 3,000 crore

On an average the BCCI earns Rs 67 crore from every match broadcast. It earned Rs 4,000 crore from the IPL in 2020 and was expected to earn a similar amount this time

Covid-19 effect: India's FIH Pro League matches in Europe postponed

India's FIH Hockey Pro League away fixtures against Spain and Germany later this month have been postponed due to the international travel restrictions imposed

We will find a way to send back foreign players: IPL chairman Brijesh Patel

IPL chairman said BCCI will 'find a way' to send league's foreign recruits back to their respective countries after the event was suspended indefinitely due to a Covid-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble

IPL broadcaster supports BCCI move to suspend Indian Premier League 2021

Star India, the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League, supported the BCCI's decision to indefinitely suspend the lucrative T20 event due to a Covid-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble

After multiple Covid cases, IPL 2021 suspended with immediate effect: BCCI

'The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the tournament,' says IPL

IPL 2021: KKR vs RCB match postponed; Varun, Sandeep test Covid positive

Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. All other team members have tested negative for Covid-19, IPL said in a statement

KKR vs RCB match deferred after 2 of Kolkata team test positive for Covid

According to a media report, the Kolkata team's Varun Chakravarthy and seam bowler Sandeep Warrier have tested positive for Covid-19