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Six into three will not work on Friday, when England will reveal who are its best seamers for the deciding Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford. England named its squad on Thursday, and delayed showing its hand by picking all six of its seamers, including Jofra Archer, who was dropped before the second Test for breaking health protocols through an unauthorized trip home. Archer’s misdeed – which also cost him extra isolation, a 15,000 pounds ($19,000) fine and a written warning

12 years!!! It does not seem so long, but Virat Kohli has spent these years giving fans memories to cherish since his international debut on August 18, 2008.  The former U-19 World Cup-winning captain walked out to open against Sri Lanka in Dambulla marking the beginning of the glorious chapters of Indian cricket. As the Indian skipper nears the completion of 12 years in international cricket, Kohli took to social media to share an interesting photo in which it had a Kohli from

Jofra Archer received racist abuse on social media after breaching biosecurity protocols and being dropped by England and said he was struggling for motivation ahead of the third Test against the West Indies on Friday. The fast bowler has passed on details of the abuse to the English Cricket Board and is seeking to have action taken.”Some of the abuse I have taken over the past few days on Instagram has been racist and I have decided that enough is enough,” he wrote in his

The IPL 2020, which was originally slated to commence on March 29, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the BCCI has been in a fix about the commencement of the cash-rich league. However, after a lot of speculation, the IPL looks set to be played in the UAE this year. According to reports, the IPL 2020 will be played between September 26 and November 8. Meanwhile, the franchises have started gearing up for the 13th edition of the tournament. IPL 2020 could

Jofra Archer was omitted from the team that won the second Test against the West Indies by 113 runs at the Manchester venue on Monday to level the three-match series at 1-1. Jofra Archer has rejoined the rest of the England squad at Old Trafford after a second test for coronavirus produced a negative result, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday. Archer was omitted from the team that won the second Test against the West Indies by 113 runs at the Manchester venue on

India are all set to play a four-match Test series in Australia with the first Test to be played from December 3 at Gabba in Brisbane. Despite the series still a few months away, the excitement is already at its high and there are a lot of discussions taking place on what team combination should India go ahead with. Would India go with Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal as openers, or would KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma also be in the mix for the

Indian Premier League 2020 will be staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), confirmed Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel. Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel on Monday confirmed that the 13th edition of the premier T20 tournament will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A full-fledged IPL consisting of 60 matches is on the cards and the league is expected to be completed inside 44 days between September 26 to November 08 - a window already zeroed in

The BCCI has reportedly zeroed in on a tentative schedule for the Indian Premier League (IPL), hoping for it to be held from September 26 to November 8 later this year. The IPL 13 was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also Read - COVID-19 Vaccine: Here is a List of Promising Indian Coronavirus Vaccines That May Give us Good News Very Soon The window came up for discussion during BCCI Apex Council meet on Friday and if finalised, it will mean

England defeated West Indies by 113 runs to level the series ahead of the decider in Manchester. England beat the West Indies by 113 runs to win the second Test at Old Trafford on Monday. West Indies, set a nominal 312 to win, were bowled out for 198 on the fifth and final day as England leveled the three-match series at 1-1. All-rounder Ben Stokes made 176 in England's first-innings 469-9 declared and a dashing 78 not out on Monday that set up

The 2020 T20 World Cup has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday. The tournament was scheduled to be played in Australia between October 18 and November 15 this year. "The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," ICC said in its statement. The ICC also revealed revised dates for their three upcoming global events in men's cricket, including the 2023 World

Jofra Archer has been excluded from the second Test between England and the West Indies after breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board’s bio-secure protocols.  The fast bowler, who featured in the first-Test defeat last week, has been placed in self-isolation for five days and he issued an apology after putting ‘the whole team and management in danger’.  It’s understood that Archer did not breach the protocols in Manchester or at the previous Test in Southampton, but did so while transferring from one

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge upset in the sporting calendar all across the globe. While major European football leagues have extended their seasons beyond the usual timelines, cricketing bodies are still striving to find their way out of the COVID muddle. England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) became the first international board to resume top-level cricketing action with the Test series against West Indies but as far as their tour of India is concerned, it isn't expected to go ahead as

Rain and bad light forced the umpires to call for stumps on Day 1 of the first England vs West Indies Test match at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Joe Denly and Rory Burns took England to 35 for 1 at Tea but play never resumed after that. Shannon Gabriel had cleaned up England opener Sibley for a duck .A light drizzle had forced the players go off after the first three overs and when they returned after 15-20 minutes the rain allowed

Test cricket is set to resume for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, with England and the West Indies tonight playing the first of three Tests at Southampton's Rose Bowl.  The series will be seen as something of a benchmark for cricket bodies around the world as a way to get the sport underway again in a viable manner as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world. However, to get the Tests played at all, a number of compromises

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 39 on Tuesday. Regarded as one of the best captains the game has ever seen, Dhoni has been a fan favourite since making his India debut in 2004. His birthday is a special day for cricket fans. Dhoni, the only captain to win all the International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned tournaments, has been on a sabbatical since the 2019 World Cup where India lost to New Zealand in the semifinals. But he remains one of the

Australia and Zimbabwe have agreed to postpone three one-day internationals in August because of the difficulty of putting on the series while the new coronavirus pandemic continues, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday. Zimbabwe were due to play the first match at a venue yet to be determined in the far north of Australia on Aug. 9 with a further clash three days later and a final fixture in Townsville on Aug. 15. CA said in a statement that the decision was mutually

The Pakistan cricketers and 11 support staff members arrived on a chartered flight from Lahore and will be transported to Worcestershire. 20-member Pakistan squad, along with 11 support staff members, reached Manchester on Sunday night. The players arrived on a chartered flight from Lahore and were seen coming out of the airport wearing masks and maintaining adequate distance between themselves. The 10 Pakistan cricketers, who had tested positive for the coronavirus in the initial tests conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), were

Malaysia will bid to host a major tournament during the 2023-31 cycle of International Cricket Council (ICC) events, as the Southeast Asian country eyes staging a T20 World Cup to establish itself as a hub for cricket’s shortest format. No Associates nation – teams outside the 12 Full Members – has been the designated host of a World Cup but momentum is building within the ICC to spread cricket’s flagship events beyond its heartland. During the current cycle, the six global men’s events

Bowler Mark Wood fears "the next Ben Stokes or Joe Root" could be lost to the game if grassroots cricket cannot restart this summer. Club cricket in England has been banned since March because of coronavirus and is still not permitted despite Tuesday's easing of lockdown rules. The England and Wales Cricket Board is in talks with the government and still hopes the sport can resume on 4 July. Wood said it is "always safety first" but hopes cricket can return soon. "I'm sure a

Australian opening batsman David Warner loves a duel, both cricketing as well as verbal at times. Warner likes to have a go at the opponent and pulls his punches when the opposition is after him as well. According to him, Indian captain Virat Kohli is similar and he feels it is better not to go after Kohli as that could be very costly for the opposition team. “I thrive on the crowd, I thrive on people sort of going at me in the