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Australia will get extra competitive vs motivated Kohli: Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis says that the Australian team is looking to get extra competitive against India skipper Virat Kohli as he is likely to have more motivation to score runs

IND vs AUS: Ricky Ponting helping Australian players ahead of India series

Less than a fortnight after he led Delhi Capitals to the final of the Indian Premier League as coach, Ricky Ponting is already back at the nets guiding Australian cricket team

India vs Australia: When Irfan Pathan's yorker splayed Gilchrist in 2003-04

Pathan's in-swinging yorker that slipped through Adam Gilchrist's defences in the Sydney Test during the 2003-04 series, was a rare piece of bowling artistry in a game dominated heavily by batsmen

Pakistan Cricket Board looks to host top cricketing nations in 2021

After nearly a decade of hosting no home test matches, Pakistan says it's ready to welcome major cricketing nations like South Africa, New Zealand, England and West Indies in 2021

India pacer Mohammed Siraj's father no more, Ganguly offers condolences

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj's father passed away on Friday with the pacer on international duty with the Indian team in Australia.

IND vs AUS: Motivation has never been a problem for Kohli, feels Stoinis

Virat Kohli is more than hundred percent charged up every time he takes the field and the Australian team is preparing in equal measure to counter the threat, says all-rounder Marcus Stoinis

Australia vs India 2020-21: Hamstring getting better, says Rohit Sharma

The hullabaloo over his hamstring was confusing as well as amusing for Rohit Sharma, who says he always knew that the injury was not that serious and he would be battle-ready for the tour of Australia

Shane Bond backs Trent Boult's break, hopes he stays with Mumbai Indians

MI's bowling coach Bond, who is currently helping out the New Zealand players in quarantine in Lincoln as a guest coach, says New Zealand Cricket has done the right thing by resting Trent Boult from

IPL becomes first sports tournament to surpass 400 bn viewing minutes: BARC

Last year, the IPL recorded 326 billion viewing minutes, while the 2019 Cricket World Cup registered 344 billion viewing minutes

Second South African player tests Covid positive, warm-up game called off

South Africa on Friday called off their inter-squad warm-up match ahead of the England series after a second player from their 24-member squad tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19

Sohail Tanvir, Ravinderpal Singh test Covid positive ahead of LPL

Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir and Canadian batsman Ravinderpal Singh have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the inaugural Lankan Premier League

Split captaincy cannot work in our culture, says former skipper Kapil Dev

"An MNC cannot have two CEOs", said former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday, making his stance clear on the raging debate over whether the national cricket team should go for split captaincy

Zoysa denies wrongdoing after being found guilty by ICC tribunal

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Nuwan Zoysa on Friday denied any wrongdoing after being found guilty of corruption on three counts by an independent tribunal of the ICC.

TV viewing of Indian Premier League shoots up 23 pc during pandemic

According to the channel, the recently-concluded edition saw an impressive viewership growth of 24 percent among women and 20 percent among children respectively

IND vs AUS: When Tendulkar told Brad Hogg 'this will never happen again'

Sachin Tendulkar has signed his autograph on diverse things and one such signature he put on a photo of his shattered stumps, bowled by former Australia Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg in 2007

IND vs AUS: Steve Smith's return a 'big headache' for India, says Maxwell

Steve Smith's return is a big plus for Australia and a 'big headache' for Team India, feels Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell ahead of India vs Australia 1st ODI on November 27

SA vs ENG: South Africa players won't take the knee during England series

South Africa coach Mark Boucher said that during England series, the national side will not take a knee to show support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement

India vs Australia 2nd Test: MCG's drop-in pitch may not up to mark

The drop-in pitches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground may not be as well-prepared for next month's second Test between India and Australia due to a lack of trial on the pitch

ICC postpones women's T20 World Cup from 2022 to 2023 due to Covid-19

The South African edition of the Women's T20 World Cup was postponed by three months to February 2023 to avoid a cluster a big-ticket events in 2022 and manage players' workload

ICC World Test Championship: Matches lost due to Covid won't be counted

The International Cricket Council Board approved a recommendation from the Anil Kumble-headed ICC Cricket Committee to change the World Test Championship (WTC) rules