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Steven Smith suggested that he would be willing to miss the early part of the Australian domestic season to take part in the IPL should this year's T20 World Cup be postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and leave room for a delayed edition of the world's most lucrative domestic T20 event. Contracted to Rajasthan Royals, where he was named captain for the 2020 tournament, Smith said that while international cricket took priority for him, he could see the sense in travelling to

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has given its approval in principle for a test series in England, the body said on Friday. West Indies had been scheduled to visit England for three tests in June but the tour was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is now looking at hosting the series in July. “CWI … received and reviewed detailed plans for players and staff to be kept in a bio-secure environment for the duration of

On Friday, American business magazine Forbes released their annual list of the Top 100 richest athletes in the world, commonly known as Forbes’ 100, and Indian Cricket Team skipper Virat Kohli turned out to be the only cricketer in the list, with his earnings for the calendar year 2020 estimated to be a total of $26 million, endorsements included. According to the magazine, Kohli earned a whopping $24 million from his endorsements, while just $2 million of the total estimate came from his

On Friday Cricket Australia had announced that the schedule for the upcoming India's tour Down Under. The four Tests of the much-anticipated series will be played at Gabba, Adelaide Oval, MCG and the SCG respectively starting December 3, the CA had said on Thursday. Additionally India were to play a T20I series in October in Australia, but according to a report in Mumbai Mirror, that might not happen after all, seeing the global lockdown due to coronavirus. It now looks almost certain that

Cricket Australia on being asked about their preference if the 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup doesn’t go ahead, has said that it would want to hold the 2021 edition rather than getting hosting rights in 2022. The 2021 edition of the tournament is currently for India to host. According to a report in The Australian, a letter from Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings was sent to ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee on Thursday calling for the tournament to be shifted

Legendary English all-rounder Ian Botham says captain Virat Kohli is the "right guy" to take Indian cricket forward but rates Ben Stokes as the world's best player at the moment. "Virat takes the game to the opposition, he takes a stand for his players. I would have loved to play against him. He is the right guy to take Indian cricket forward," Botham said during an online chat session with Playwrite Foundation. One of the game's finest all-rounders, Botham has represented England with

Cricketers go through a lot of ups and downs throughout their career. There have been many cricketers whose career faced the saddest of endings. Here, we bring you a list of 8 cricketers who faced a tragic end to their career. Have a look: Navjot Singh Sidhu: Navjot Singh Sidhu is a person, who is always ‘high on emotions’ and his retirement was very saddening. Well, if reports are to be believed than Navjot Singh was left heartbroken when Wadekar called him ‘unfit’

India is not at risk of losing hosting rights for next year's Twenty20 World Cup despite its cricket board's failure to secure a tax exemption for the event, a key BCCI official has told Reuters. Tax exemptions for International Cricket Council (ICC) events are listed as a requirement in host agreements and the BCCI was supposed to confirm they had secured one by May 18. ESPNcricinfo, citing correspondence between the two bodies, has reported that the ICC has threatened to shift the tournament

Cricket Australia has finalised four venues for hosting the Test series against India later this year. Earlier, it was being speculated that whether the series against India will go ahead or not due to the coronavirus, but Cricket Australia seems to have worked out a potential schedule for the series. Brisbane has been picked to host the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India and the match will take place from December 3-7, cricket.com.au reported. The second Test of the series will

England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan admitted that he would be surprised if the T20 World Cup went ahead given the complications that could arise with having to accomodate 16 teams and their support staffs across a number of venues. "I'd be surprised if it goes ahead. My reasons for that would be if you look at how Australia have handled the pandemic, they've shut down the borders pretty early, had a limited number of cases and deaths in comparison to the rest of

The postponement of this year's T20 World Cup in Australia to 2022, which might open up a window for the lucrative Indian Premier League in October, is expected to be formalised when the International Cricket Council's all-powerful board holds a tele-conference on Thursday. The decision, if it is formalised, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic will give members a chance to chalk out their bilateral blue-print in the coming months. "There is a good chance that postponement of World T20 will be decided during

Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels the ambition to resume cricket in a bio-secure environment is "unrealistic", giving a thumbs down to the concept primarily floated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Seeking to restart its cricket season after weeks of inactivity owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB recently announced that it would have in place bio-secure venues to host Pakistan and the West Indies later this summer. But batting great Dravid is not convinced with the concept. "It is a

Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will be picked for the upcoming tour of England. Sarfaraz hasn’t represented Pakistan since being sacked as Test and T20 captain in October last year. However, he recently captained the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he scored 148 runs in nine matches at an average of 21.14 and a strike-rate of 128.69. “We will be taking a group of 25 to 27 players

Ian Chappell, former Australia captain, has said that he is not sure that the Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled in October. Chappell said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will get their way if they want to host the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, in place of the T20 World Cup. Chappell, while speaking to Wide World of Sports, said that the chances of T20 World Cup taking

South Africa's Director of Cricket Graeme Smith has backed the idea of Sourav Ganguly taking charge as the next president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as he feels cricket's governing body needs "strong leadership" once the sports resumes after the coronavirus crisis. Ganguly was unanimously elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in October last year but the board has already sought the Supreme Court's approval to water down https://www.sportsmonks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/450x216_SWING_INTO_GOLF_banner133539421103193450-1.webpistrative reforms on tenure cap for

There is a 9 out of 10 chance that India will make the trip Down Under for a four-Test series later this year, Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts said trying to downplay the uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. CA is currently under a lot of financial stress and is desperate to have the India series, which will fill its coffers with AUD 300 million from broadcast rights after it had to cut costs due to the pandemic. The series is scheduled

The 2020 edition of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia is all set to be postponed. It will not be held in the October-November window, as scheduled, and an official announcement on these lines can be expected in the coming week. The question that cricket https://www.sportsmonks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/450x216_SWING_INTO_GOLF_banner133539421103193450-1.webpistrators, especially those who oversee the affairs at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the host board Cricket Australia, are looking to answer right now is: When can this edition of the T20 World Cup be held next?Three options are in discussion right

Fast bowling great Michael Holding has alleged misuse of half a million US dollars that BCCI donated to Cricket West Indies besides raising serious questions on the financial management of the game's governing body in the island nations. On a YouTube show, Holding displayed the audit report of Pannell Kerr Foster (PKF) on cricket governance in the Caribbean and raised several red flags. He also touched upon the donation CWI received from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for the benefit of its former

In words that would be music to all the fans and stakeholders in Indian cricket, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri on Wednesday said that plans are on to hold IPL-13, which has been postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19, with Indian and international players post monsoon season. The BCCI is banking heavily on the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponing the T20 World Cup in Australia, scheduled to be held from October 18 to November 15. "More people watched the IPL last year than those who

Barbershops and salons remain closed in most parts of India despite an easing of lockdown restrictions, which might explain why legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar played hairstylist for son Arjun. Taking to Instagram, the batsman showed off his skills with a comb and scissors, trimming his 20-year-old son’s hair with the help of “hair salon assistant” — daughter Sara. He used a trimmer to complete the hairstyle and the video got over 3 million views in less than 24 hours. Posting the video, the cricketer wrote,