Author: Sandip Pawar

Southern Brave coach Mahela Jayawardene has backed The Hundred format for the Olympics consideration, believing this could be the format that brings cricket in the Olympics. The cricket world has long been asking for the inclusion of cricket in the Olympic Games. The Olympics is the biggest world event and has enormous importance in all parts of the world. To have one of the most followed sports feature in the Olympic Games is something that the cricketing bodies have been continually asking for. Reportedly, there has been a bid for the inclusion of cricket at Los Angeles 2028 and International…

The second T20I between the two sides has been postponed by a day after Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive and was deemed a close contact with eight other members. Initially, the match which was scheduled to be played at 8 pm tonight in Colombo has been postponed by a day and will now be played on Wednesday. The entire squad will be undergoing RT-PCR tests today to determine if there are any further instances of outbreak in the team. “Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead of the match on Tuesday morning, Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya was found to be…

The West Indies are set to host Pakistan in a four-match T20I series. The series will kick start with the first game at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados, on July 28. Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies will get underway with the four-match T20I series, where both teams will be looking to try out different options in preparation for the T20 World Cup. The defending champions, West Indies, have been on a path to build their best possible XI for their World T20 title defence later this year. After two outstanding series against South Africa and Australia, the hosts will now take on Pakistan in their…

PCB have announced that the PSL 2022 will be held during January and February for various reasons including broadcasting issues and the clash with IPL. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 is all set to be moved ahead from its usual window to a January-February window. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made an announcement on Saturday following a meeting with all the six franchises of the league. The 2022 PSL is slotted in for early January, running up until late February. After the successful completion of HBL PSL 6, the Pakistan Cricket Board and HBL Pakistan Super League franchisees agreed…

Indian cricketers including KL Rahul, Ravi Ashwin, Sachin Tendulkar lined up to congratulate Mirabai Chanu after she won a silver medal in the 49kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. India got off to an incredible start at the Tokyo Olympics with Mirabai Chanu clinching a silver medal on the first day of the world event. Chanu became the first Indian to win a medal in Tokyo Olympics as she clinched a silver in 49kg weightlifting. The congratulatory messages flooded in as the whole country celebrated the glorious moment. Several Indian cricketers joined in to congratulate the 26-year-old weightlifter. India’s off-spinner…

Paul Adams accused current South Africa head coach Mark Boucher and his teammates for racially discriminating him during his playing days. Racism is deeply rooted in the world including sports. The recent ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement has done a remarkable job in spreading awareness on this important social issue and has given many people a voice to share their experiences. The former South African cricketer Paul Adams is the latest to share his experience of being racially discriminated against by his teammates in his playing days. It was at the Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building hearings, where…

Australia is set to tour Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series in August after Cricket Australia was satisfied with the arrangements. Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced Australia’s tour of Bangladesh starting from August 2. The cricket operations chairman Akram Khan confirmed that Australia will visit Bangladesh as scheduled for a series comprising five T20 matches ahead of the T20 World Cup 2021. Australia has refused to tour the Covid-19 red zones in the past. But it is understood that Cricket Australia is satisfied with the arrangements that BCB have put in place regarding the bio-secure bubble. The two boards came to a final agreement on Tuesday. This will be…

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are planning to set up early camps in Dubai ahead of the second leg of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to make a decision regarding the schedule for resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in UAE, but some of the franchises have already shown intention to set up training camps in Dubai as early as around August 20. As per a report on Cricbuzz, the two franchises – Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have informed BCCI…

The charity match at the Mote Park Cricket Club in Maidstone, Kent ended up getting abandoned after a fight, which saw players being attacked. One thug walked on the ground while players of the two teams were having a chat and started swinging the bat at players. The whole incident was recorded on camera and made rounds on Twitter. The clip shows a few players having an argument before a man got involved and started attacking players with the bat. This escalated quickly as then the other players started fighting with each other. In disturbing visuals, a couple of men…

Indian opener Mayank Agarwal has opened up on his thoughts on India’s preparations for the gruelling series, which starts on August 4 at Trent Bridge Nottingham. While India’s young brigade is showing off the immense depth in Indian cricket in Sri Lanka, the Test team is in the United Kingdom for a five-match Test series against England. Indian opener Mayank Agarwal has expressed his thoughts Agarwal stated that it felt good to reassemble at Durham and attend a session where everyone grouped together and played. The opening batter added that the team would like to ease into the groove. “It’s great to…