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Covid-19: Zimbabwe Cricket annulled 2019-20 domestic season with no winners

Cricket in Zimbabwe has been suspended since March 18 and the country has been on lockdown since March 30

Shane Warne suggests 'weighted' ball to avoid saliva and tampering

Warne feels it can help fast bowlers generate swing even on flat wickets and permanently eradicate ball-tampering

Motivated to play in all three formats: Former Test captain du Plessis

Du Plessis handed over the captaincy in the limited-overs format to Quinton de Kock before stepping down as Test skipper

England board cancels players contract for inaugural edition of The Hundred

The new 100-balls-per-side format, to be played by 8 teams in separate men's and women's tournaments, was scheduled to be held between July 17 and August 15 but had to be postponed over coronavirus

T20 WC: Australia sees managing crowds, not logistics, as main challenge

Australia sports minister Richard Colbeck said logistics of hosting the meet in the post-Covid-19 world can be dealt with

Covid-19: Kookaburra develops wax applicator to shine ball without saliva

Kookaburra group MD, Brett Elliott is hopeful they would be able to deliver the product within a month even though testing in match conditions can only be done when the global health crisis subsides

Andre Russell misses IPL, says 'Covid-19 preventing me from hitting sixes'

The West Indian all-rounder confessed that he gets the "most goosebumps" while playing cricket when he is playing in the IPL, even more than playing at home in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL)

England have to work with limited chances for T20 WC preparation: Morgan

England's three-match ODI series against Ireland in September should be converted into a T20 rubber will be his team's best chance of getting some practice ahead of T20 World Cup, says Eoin Morgan

Mohammad Yousuf calls Babar Azam a 'class act', Kohli 'great player'

During a recent Twitter interaction with fans Yousuf was asked to name best captain in white-ball cricket at the moment and the Pakistan legend picked New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson

On this day 27 yrs ago, Inzamam-ul-Haq smashed his first Test century

He brought up the milestone against West Indies in the third Test of the three-match series at Antigua Recreation Ground

England, Windies board hold 'positive talks' on rescheduling Test series

West Indies were due to arrive in the UK this month ahead of a three-match Test tour, but that has now been suspended owing to Covid-19

ICC can take cue from Tokyo Olympics: Tendulkar on World Test Championship

If someone is fit, age criteria should not come into play and the team management should decide whoever needs to play, says Sachin Tendulkar

When and where it came from, we all were unprepared for Covid-19: Ganguly

This situation is a Test match on a very dangerous wicket and the ball is seaming and spinning as well - the batsman has very little margin of error, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly

Australia secures $50 million loan as safety cover for India Tests: Report

CA stood down more than 200 staff on 20 per cent pay until the end of June with chief executive Kevin Roberts fearing they might run out of money by August if the drastic cuts were not made

Gautam Gambhir believes Kumble would have picked 900 wickets with DRS

Gambhir also heaped praise on Kumble's leadership qualities and went on to the extent of saying he would have given his life for a captain like him

Michael Holding slams 'ridiculous' ICC Test championship points system

England fast bowler Chris Woakes, who was also part of the roundtable, said the points system might need to be tweaked in future

Forced Covid-19 break a chance to fix Australian domestic cricket: Langer

Under Langer's guidance, Australia recently grabbed the number one position in Tests at the expense of India

Coronavirus: PCB announces financial help for cricketers, umpires, scorers

The Board said it will distribute the funds before the Eid holidays and the privacy of applicants will be respected

Loved my battles with these two: Warne hails Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara

Warne, who played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs for Australia, shared a picture with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Lara and said he loved the intense rivalries with the duo during his career

Rohit Sharma misses hitting the ball, says can't wait to go out and play

We are not lucky as you guys where you have your own backyard to play, Rohit Sharma tells Brett Lee