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Bangar cites professional reasons for not taking Bangladesh coaching job

Bangar has offered to coach Bangladesh batsmen in red-ball cricket eight weeks ago but he could not take up the offer as he signed a two-year contract with Star Sports in the interim

A fit, in-form Dhoni is an asset, India can't look beyond him: Wasim Jaffer

Jaffer claims that Dhoni's inclusion could ease the pressure on KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, who are currently sharing the gloves for Team India in limited-overs cricket.

West Indies offers to host England Test series amid coronavirus scare

The three-Test series, which England are supposed to play in its own backyard against West Indies in June, could be rescheduled to September or could be played in the Caribbean Islands

Covid-19 impact: ECB discusses 'contingency plans' to save county season

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ECB said 'it is with sadness and reluctance that we recommend that all forms of recreational cricket are for now suspended.'

Covid-19: NZ cricket team in self-isolation after returning from Australia

New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Thursday that all the 15 players and support staff who returned from Sydney last weekend had gone into lockdown at home

On this day 4 years ago, England scripted highest chase in T20 WC history

England cricket team achieved the feat against South Africa in the group-stage match of the 2016 edition at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Covid-19: Proteas told to self-isolate on return from aborted India tour

Cricket South Africa's chief medical officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra, was quoted as saying that the players have been told to isolate themselves and will be tested

Will decide about playing ICC T20 World Cup after IPL 2020: AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement in May 2018 and while he did say back then that he wanted to leave while still playing decent cricket

Bangladesh postpone U-16 cricket tour of India due to Covid-19 pandemic

The crisis has led to the cancellation or postponement of sports events across the globe

Create 2nd line of finger spinners for Tests, urge former India spinners

Ravichandran Ashwin (365 wickets in 71 Tests) has been an impact bowler in home conditions but the current team management hasn't exactly put complete faith in him

Monkeygate scandal was the lowest point of my captaincy, says Ricky Ponting

The scandal unfolded when senior Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was charged with racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second Test at Sydney in 2008

Coronavirus pandemic: T20 World Cup to go ahead as scheduled, says ICC

The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 is scheduled to be played between October 18 to November 15 at seven venues across Australia

Haven't got myself tested for Covid-19 yet, but have fever, cough: Hales

Hales' statement comes after Pakistan Super League, which he was a part of, was postponed with the Pakistan Cricket Board saying that a foreign player showed symptoms of coronovirus

On this day 8 years ago, Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI match

Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup

World Test Championship without Indo-Pak series doesn't make sense: Waqar

According to the rules of the championship, each team is scheduled to play only six of the eight teams and which enables two countries, to not face each other in the nearly two-year-long competition

PCB postpones PSL ahead of semis after player shows COVID-19 symptoms

Pakistan's former Test captain Raja claimed that Hales might be the player being suspected

Cricket Australia likely to review IPL contracts in wake Covid-19: Report

The IPL 2020 has been postponed till April 15 with India reporting more than 120 positive cases and three deaths

Proteas return home after Kolkata stopover as ODI series called-off

Not a single ball could be bowled in the series as the opener was washed out in Dharamsala and the series was called off ahead of the second ODI in Lucknow

Amid IPL cancellation rumours, Richardson getting ready to play on April 15

Seventeen Australians hold Indian Premier League contracts, which was scheduled to start on March 29 but has been suspended till April 15

Pakistan Super League postponed due to coronavirus, to be rescheduled

The decision comes just hours before the commencement of the first semi-final between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi.