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Yuvraj Singh still awaiting BCCI's nod for his comeback: PCA secretary

Yuvraj Singh and the Punjab Cricket Association are waiting for the BCCI's nod that would allow the southpaw to stage a comeback in domestic competitions, a year after quitting the game

PCB revamps pay structure, announces hike for Pak domestic cricketers

PCB unveiled a revamped pay structure for its domestic cricketers, under which the top performers stand a chance of earning Rs 3.2 mn through the season, a whopping "83% more" than last year

England vs Pakistan 3rd test playing 11, and Southampton weather forecast

The Southampton weather is again expected to play spoilsport during England vs Pakistan third test as rainfall is expected in all the five days

Australian cricket will need to make sacrifices to keep game going: Langer

The Australian men's team is scheduled to leave for England on Sunday for its white-ball tour

DDCA to discuss proposal to have a Kotla stand named after Chetan Chauhan

A proposal to dedicate a spectators stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in the honour of late Chetan Chauhan will be discussed at the next Apex Council meeting of the DDCA, body's joint secretary Rajan Manchanda said on Wednesday. Chauhan, who played 40 Test matches for India, breathed his last on Sunday, succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. He was a Delhi stalwart, who also served in various capacities at the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) from being a vice president, to chief selector. "I have got numerous requests from our members that DDCA should do something in honour of Chetan ji's memory. Most members want a stand to be named after him. I would take up the matter in next apex council meeting," Manchanda told PTI on Wednesday. DDCA has two gates in the name of Virender Sehwag and Anjum Chopra where as there are four stands in the name of MAK Pataudi, Mohinder Amarnath, Bishan Singh Bedi and Gautam Gambhir with pavilion named after current India ...

There's no question of any farewell match for Dhoni: Rajeev Shukla

Rajiv Shukla's remark comes as Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren urged the BCCI on Saturday to host a farewell match for former skipper Dhoni, who announced his retirement from international cricket

Inaugural Lanka Premier League postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Sri Lanka Cricket has postponed inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League due to unavailability of top foreign players who would have had to undergo 14-day compulsory quarantine

Use expertise of former players as much as possible: Dravid to state units

Dravid enlightened the administrators with various situations and effective ways of trouble shooting mechanisms

Age-cap is presumed to be temporary, no change in support staff: CAB chief

It is presumed that the restrictions for individuals above a certain age or with underlying medical conditions mentioned in the advisory is of a temporary nature, says Avishek Dalmiya

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

Many cricketers experiencing pay issues in T20 leagues: FICA report

The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) found that over a third of all players have suffered in recent years

BCCI to invite tender for apparel as Nike's sponsorship expires in Sep

The BCCI Apex Council met on Friday to decide on a number of issues including apparel sponsorship, which is a significant if not huge income for BCCI

Team AB de Villiers wins 1st 3TCricket as live cricket returns to S Africa

AB de Villiers played a glittering innings of 61 runs off 24 balls, stitching up a century stand with an equally attacking Aiden Markram (70 runs off 33 balls) to win the gold medal

Black Lives Matter: South African players take a knee in 3TCricket match

The match is taking place on Nelson Mandela Day, which celebrates the birthday of the anti-apartheid revolutionary leader and South Africa's first President Nelson Mandela

Temba Bavuma to lead Kites as de Kock pulls out of 3TC Solidarity Cup

The 24-year-old Ryan Rickleton has been called up to replace him as a batsman and Temba Bavuma will now lead Mr D Food Kites in the inaugural match

Graeme Smith joins players in taking the knee in support of BLM movement

I am backing South African pacer Ngidi Lungi on the BLM movement which gathered momentum following the death of African-American George Floyd, says CSA director Graeme Smith

BCCI apex council meet: No decision on IPL, Ranji games in respective zones

We cannot make an announcement on IPL 2020 till the ICC gives us a final call on the T20 World Cup, says an apex council member

BCCI apex council meet: Ahmedabad a favourable venue for training camp

The Apex Council members in Friday's meeting discussed several venues in India to hold training camp for the players but Motera was given preference due to its accommodation facility