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Everton Weekes, Windies legendary batsman, dies; condolences pour in

Everton Weekes was also a highly respected coach, analyst, team manager, match referee for the International Cricket Council, and a member of the ICC Hall of Fame

Shashank Manohar steps down from ICC's chairman post; Khwaja interim head

Manohar, as per ICC rules, could have stayed for another two-year term as a maximum of three terms are allowed

IPL: BCCI unlikely to severe ties if exit clause favours Vivo, says report

Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022

Eng vs WI: Mark Wood expects Stokes to do brilliant job as England captain

Stokes has never led a side in first-class cricket but will be captaining the national team for the first time in his career

Live cricket in S Africa to resume from Jul 18 with match between 3 teams

The postponed '3TCricket' competition, which would mark the resumption of live cricket in South Africa following the coronavirus-forced break, will be held on July 18.

Second group of corona-negative Pakistan players to depart for UK on Friday

From Manchester, all the six players will be transported to Worcester and will integrate with the squad after they test negative in England and Wales Cricket Board's testing programme, says PCB

People will expect more from Babar in Tests due to his ODI captaincy: Abid

Pakistan opener Abid Ali has heaped praise on white-ball skipper Babar Azam and stated that his calming persona helped him during his initial days in the national team

Remove Simmons for moving out from bio-secure site: Windies board member

Cricket West Indies board member Conde Riley, who also heads the Barbados Cricket Association, called Simmons' actions reckless

Sangakkara asked to give statement in Sri Lanka's 2011 WC probe: Reports

Kumar Sangakkara was captain of the Sri Lankan team at that time

Liverpool captain Henderson dedicates EPL title to former skipper Gerrard

Liverpool recently ended its 30-year long wait for a top-flight title

Premier League: Pablo Moreno signs 4-year contract with Manchester City

Moreno will join Manchester City from Juventus, where he has been a part of the under-23 squad for the last two seasons

India files expression of interest for hosting 2027 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Wednesday confirmed it has received expressions of interest from five member associations, including India, to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

Rohit has the ablity, temperament to excel in Australian conditions: Hussey

India is set to tour Australia for a four-match Test series, starting December 3 at Gabba, Brisbane

It was Tendulkar's idea, not Chappell's: Irfan Pathan on batting at no. 3

While Pathan smashed 83 off 70 balls to help India win the match by 152 runs, the team management's decision to convert him into an all-rounder is seen by many as a reason for his decline

India will face stiff challenge in Australia this summer, feels Hussey

Australia was without the services of Steve Smith and David Warner in the last series as both were serving their bans

Eng vs WI: Ben Stokes will do a great job as captain, says England coach

England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes was on Tuesday named captain for the opening Test against West Indies in place of Root, who has taken leave to be with his wife for the birth of their second child

Wisden names Jadeja as India's most valuable Test player in 21st century

With an MVP rating of 97.3, Jadeja was also rated as the second most valuable Test player worldwide, behind only Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lanka police questions De Silva over 2011 WC final fixing allegation

Aluthgamage has alleged that his country "sold" the game to India, a claim that was ridiculed by former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who demanded evidence from him

2011 WC final fixing: BCCI's ACU hasn't received correspondence from SL

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Anti-Corruption Unit has not received any correspondence from Sri Lanka regarding the claims of match-fixing in the finals of the 2011 World Cup

'It hurt too much': AB de Villiers recalls losing to NZ in 2015 WC semis

Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers has recalled the moment when the Proteas were sent crashing out of the 2015 World Cup semi-final at the hands of New Zealand.