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Haven't confirmed my availability in any T20 league: Irfan Pathan

Despite expressing a desire to play in the T20 Leagues around the world in the future, former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said he has not confirmed his availability in any league

NCA chief Rahul Dravid to be part of BCCI's coronavirus task force

For resumption of training at the NCA in Bengaluru, the Covid task force will include Dravid, a medical officer, a hygiene officer and BCCI AGM, Cricket Operations

BCCI not to punish players if they admit age fudging, otherwise 2-yr ban

The measures will be applicable to all cricketers participating in the board's age-group tournaments from the 2020-21 season onwards

Had turned down county contract to take part in Kargil war, claims Akhtar

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he had turned down a 175,000-pound county contract with Nottinghamshire to fight the 1999 war against India in Kargil

England board appoints Jonathan Trott as batting coach for Pakistan series

England and Pakistan will lock horns in a three-match Test series starting Wednesday at the Old Traford in Manchester, followed by the next two games in the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Swann criticises England selectors for dropping Broad in first Test vs WI

England paid the price for dumping Broad in the first Test as the team lost by four wickets at Southampton

Used to watch Man Utd matches in Dhoni's room during IPL, reveals Billings

Billings won't take part in IPL 2020, to be played between September 19 to November 10 in the UAE, as he had withdrawn his name from the auction in December 2019 to focus on County cricket

Will be difficult to engage Whatmore now: Baroda Cricket Association

A senior BCA official said that it will be now "difficult to engage" sexagenarian Australian coach Dave Whatmore with the BCCI SOP barring 60-plus individuals from taking part in the training camp

Dhoni and boys to get Covid-19 tests done before assembling in Chennai: CSK

CSK was expected to be one of the first to fly to UAE. But the GC has made it clear that teams can travel to UAE after August 20

Governing Council meet: IPL 2020 will have 10 double header matches

BCCI in its all-important Governing Council meeting for IPL has decided to hold the 2020 edition of the league from September 19 to November 10

BCCI invites bids for kit sponsor and official merchandising partner rights

Winning bidder will be granted the right to be the kit sponsor and/or the official merchandising partner

BCCI to slap 2-year ban to players committing age, domicile fraud

Players have to submit a signed letter/email along with supporting documents to BCCI Age Verification Dept. revealing their actual DOB before September 15

Governing Council meet: IPL 2020 final on Nov 10, Chinese sponsors intact

IPL governing council has decided to retain all its sponsors, including Chinese mobile company VIVO

'It's not going to be easy': Nehra on organising IPL in UAE amid Covid-19

Former India fast-bowler Ashish Nehra is of the opinion that organising the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE won't be an easy task amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

IPL 2020 has nothing to do with Dhoni's international career, says Nehra

Dhoni last played for Team India in the semifinal of the 2019 ICC World Cup in Manchester where they sufferred a heartbreaking 18-run defeat at the hands of New Zealand

Shoaib Akhtar questions decision to appoint Younis as Pak's batting coach

Younis Khan has wrongly been made batting coach, he should be training players in the National Academy with Mohammad Yousuf as the Pakistan batting coach, says Akhtar

MS Dhoni is not just a friend, but a guiding force and mentor: Suresh Raina

Dhoni and Raina have been with CSK since the inaugural 2008 season of the IPL and have been integral to the team's extraordinary success in the T20 league

Dhoni's instincts, behind-the-scenes work reason for CSK's success: Dravid

N Srinivasan, former BCCI president and head of India Cements, which owns the CSK franchise, agreed that Dhoni is a man of instinct who doesn't believe in attending team meetings and going over data

Pacer Haris Rauf tests negative for Covid-19 in England, to join Pak squad

Pakistan pacer Haaris Rauf has tested negative for coronavirus in England, and as a result, he would now be joining the team squad in Manchester

IPL 2020: Virat Kohli shares picture of his RCB gear on social media

Kohli shared a photo on his Instagram story, which had five bats and a pair of red-coloured pads all packed. Kohli also used the emoticons 'fingers crossed' and 'love' for the picture