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Gautam Gambhir, the former India batsman, believes it will be a "shame" and "Indian cricket's misfortune" if Rohit Sharma isn't considered for the full-time white-ball captaincy going forward. Gambhir was speaking on ESPNcricinfo's T20 Time Out soon after Sharma led Mumbai Indians to their fifth IPL crown, by beating the Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Dubai. Apart from leaving his mark as a captain on the field, Sharma killed off the chase by scoring a quickfire 68 to set up an easy win. "If Rohit

World No. 5 Babar Azam has been appointed Pakistan’s Test captain, confirmed PCB on Tuesday, adding that Azhar Ali has stepped down from the role. Azhar led Pakistan in the England Test tour, but the team slumped to a 1-0 series loss. Across his nine Tests at the helm – he captained the team once in 2016 – he won two, lost four and drew three. Babar’s first assignment will be to captain Pakistan in the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against New Zealand scheduled to be played

Match Details: The Final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (2:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Preview After 59 matches of exhilarating matches in the 13th edition of the

Babar gains valuable rating points to move closer to leading Indian pair of Kohli and Sharma; Taylor, Williams and Raza gain in latest rankings update Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has achieved a career-best 16th position in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a notable performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe that they won 2-1. Shaheen, who shot into international prominence in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2018 in New Zealand, has

Match 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has the Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on the Mumbai Indians at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. It has come down to the final day for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are currently in the bottom half of the table with their fate still in their hands. A win in Sharjah will take them through to yet another playoff appearance. And although they have a stern test in front of them on Tuesday, they should be very proud

Dream11 Team Prediction KXIP vs RR Dream11 IPL 2020: Captain, Vice-captain, Fantasy Playing Tips, Probable XIs For Today’s Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals T20 Match 50 at Shiekh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7.30 PM IST October 30 Friday:  Rajasthan – who started the tournament well – are in a spot of bother now with the playoffs nearing. The Royals lock horns with Kings XI Punjab – who are on a roll this season with five consecutive wins. While Punjab looks to get

The 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Preview: The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could be the only team to

Match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday. The Mumbai Indians are continuing their stellar form from last year, and occupy the top spot in the IPL 2020 points table at the time of writing. Despite losing Rohit Sharma to an injury last week, MI have coped fairly well. Apart from a star-studded batting unit, the Mumbai Indians boast of a well-rounded bowling attack. Trent Boult

QCA activities resume after COVID-19 pandemic with a Div C match DOHA: Waseem provided a fiery start to the QCA activities as his thrilling 59 set up a 56-run crushing of DejaWu Club in a Division C match in the popular Qatar Airways Cricket Tournament. Qatar Airways is proud to be the official sponsor of the annual cricket tournament. As the country’s national carrier, Qatar Airways continues to play a vital role in enhancing the already flourishing sports activity in Qatar and is

The 43rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Preview: In what will be a highly-anticipated battle, the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)

Match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 pits the Delhi Capitals against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Table-toppers Delhi Capitals have been the team to beat this season, and have registered seven wins in ten games. Their bowling attack has been the talk of the IPL town, with star pacer Kagiso Rabada topping the wicket-taking charts with 21 wickets. The Capitals' batsmen have chipped in with telling contributions as well, with Shikhar Dhawan coming

Match 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has the Chennai Super Kings taking on the Mumbai Indians at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Defending champions Mumbai Indians have been one of the best teams this season with six wins in nine games. Despite losing two out of their first three games in IPL 2020, MI have come back strong, with their only other defeat coming in a Super Over to the Kings XI Punjab. Their openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock

Match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has Rajasthan Royals taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Ground on Thursday. Despite beginning the tournament in fine fashion, Rajasthan Royals haven't been able to get going in IPL 2020 so far. After ten games in the competition, the Royals have four wins to show for their efforts and are barely in the race for a top-four finish. Although the trio of Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Rahul Tewatia have done their bit,

The 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Preview: The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be taking on Royal

Match 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 pits the Kings XI Punjab against table-toppers Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The Delhi Capitals have been utterly sensational in IPL 2020 with fourteen points out of a possible eighteen. Apart from their star-studded bowling unit, Shikhar Dhawan has led the way with three consecutive fifty-plus scores in IPL 2020. Adding Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis into the equation only sweetens the deal. As for their opponents, the Kings XI Punjab,

Match 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday. The reigning IPL champions Mumbai Indians are well on course for another successful campaign with five wins in seven games. While the likes of Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav have starred in recent games, it has been their bowling attack that has done the damage for them. The duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have picked over

In 7 games thus far, the only win for Kings XI Punjab came against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Match Details: The 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also,

Match 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has the high-flying Delhi Capitals taking on 2008 IPL champions Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. The Delhi Capitals have done exceedingly well this season, with five wins in seven games. With a power-packed batting unit and an in-form Kagiso Rabada in their ranks, the Delhi Capitals are well on course for a top-four finish. Although Rishabh Pant's availability is still up in the air, Delhi have the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and

The International Cricket Council Board today confirmed the process for the election of its next Chairperson is underway and is expected to be concluded by early December. The process, which is being overseen by the Independent Chairman of the ICC Audit Committee, has commenced and the first stage is for the nominations of potential candidates to be made by current Board   Directors by 18 October 2020. Any nominee will then need to be seconded by another Board Director to become a candidate