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Looking at ways to educate rather than focusing on negatives: Darren Sammy

The debate around racism in cricket kickstarted after Sammy alleged racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 Indian Premier League

Competition should be fair and not batsman-dominated: Ishant on saliva ban

The ICC on Tuesday said that it has decided to ban the use of saliva to shine the ball in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Pak announces 29 member squad for England; Haider Ali gets maiden call-up

Pacer Sohail Khan made a return to the national side after four years as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 29-player squad for three Tests and as many T20Is

Australia's Sports Minister hopeful of hosting ICC T20 World Cup this year

The T20 World Cup 2020 is slated to be played in Australia from October 18-November 15, however, the fate of the tournament hangs in the balance due to the coronavirus pandemic

After Sri Lanka tour, BCCI calls off Zimbabwe trip in August over Covid-19

The Indian team is yet to resume training and the camp is unlikely to take place before July

Sri Lanka likely to host Asia Cup 2020 as PCB offers to swap hosting rights

ACC's executive council has not approved the swap of host nations yet but is expected to confirm hosting plans before the end of the month

Pakistan tour of England: Amir, Sohail pull out due to personal reasons

Pakistan will send 28 players and 14 player support personnel for three Tests and three T20Is to be played in August and September

ICC postpones two series on road to World Cup 2023 over Covid-19 pandemic

Series nine of the Men's CWC League 2 was to take place between July 4 and 11 in Scotland, with the hosts, Nepal and Namibia competing in six One Day Internationals

South Africa cricket to hit restart button with made-for-TV match on Jun 27

Acting Cricket South Africa chief executive Jacques Faul said the proposed match is a fund-raiser and will be held behind closed doors pending government clearance

Any 'tinkering' in IPL 2020 format not acceptable to KKR: CEO Venky Mysore

The quality of the product (IPL) is what has made it really, really special & I think it is safe to say that the collective view is that we have to have the tournament in its full format, says Mysore

IPL 2020 in 3 months? BCCI eying Sep-Oct window: IPL chief Brijesh Patel

The league chairman also hinted that IPL 2020 can be held overseas as matches in empty stadiums make the location irrelevant

India's limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka called off over Covid-19 pandemic

The cancellation was expected as Indian players are yet to resume training with cases continuing to rise rapidly in the country

ICC Board meeting: T20 World Cup's fate to be decided next month

The ICC Board, however, decided to put an end, at least till December this year, the tug of war over tax exemptions with the BCCI

When Finch sought advice from umpire Gough to break Kohli-Rohit stand

I was stood next to Aaron Finch at square-leg and he said to me, during the game, how it was unbelievable to watch these two great players, says umpire Michael Gough

Nehra battled pain to bounce back as white-ball master, says Laxman

The left-arm pacer Nehra made his Test debut in 1999 and played 17 games for the country. He scalped 44 wickets in his brief stint with the red-ball

We never ask for revenge, we ask for equality and respect: Bravo on racism

Bravo joined the likes of his former captain Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle in denouncing racism in the wake of African-American George Floyd's killing at the hands of a white police officer in the USA

On this day 34 years ago, India registered first-ever Test win at Lord's

Till date, India has managed to win just two Tests at the Lord's Cricket Ground

Covid-19: ICC approves new rules, bans use of saliva to shine ball

In the five new regulations, recommended by the Anil Kumble-chaired Cricket Committee, and ratified by the Chief Executives Committee (CEC), the teams will also be allowed an additional DRS

Bring in second new ball in Tests after 55 overs: Sachin after saliva ban

In Test cricket, suddenly if the surfaces are not good, the standard of playing drops down, Tendulkar said

Kohli, Rohit have set new paradigms, but Pujara also important, says Dravid

The former captain also pointed out that with more than 300 ODIs under his belt, he wasn't just there to guard the wicket either