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Whether I am underrated is for others to decide: Wriddhiman

Wriddhiman Saha has been going through probably the longest quarantine in cricket. It started ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year and is unlikely to end before mid-September, with the final Test between England and India scheduled to finish on September 14. The stumper contracted Covid during this year’s IPL, which kept him…

Healing process of shoulder is done, will be there in

MUMBAI: Shreyas Iyer reckons he will be fit to return for the second part of the Indian Premier League but the India batsman is not sure about getting his captaincy back, saying that decision lies in the hands of Delhi Capitals owners. The 26-year-old was ruled out of the IPL following a left shoulder injury…

45-year-old Darren Stevens smashes 190 in most one-sided partnership in

Darren Stevens, Kent’s 45-year-old all-rounder, played a knock for the ages in England’s County Championship on Friday. Stevens scored an insane 190 from 149 balls, rescuing his team from 128/8 with a 9th wicket partnership that confounded Glamorgan. Stevens added a 166-run partnership for the 9th wicket with Miguel Cummins, who scored just 1 run.…

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa fined for slamming cricket board

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka T20 player Bhanuka Rajapaksa was fined $5,000 and handed a suspended one-year ban on Monday for giving interviews critical of the national board management. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 29-year-old was in breach of his contract with the interviews to local media and on social media platforms. His ban was suspended for…

PCB plans June 5 start of PSL in Abu Dhabi,

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to start the PSL-6 in Abu Dhabi from June 5 and all the participating players will undergo a 10-day quarantine period before they start training. The owner of Karachi Kings Salman Iqbal said the terms and conditions agreed between the PCB and the UAE authorities entail a mandatory…

ICC hands seven-year ban to former SL performance analyst for

DUBAI: Former Sri Lanka performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara was handed a seven-year ban on Monday for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. “Sanath Jayasundara, a former performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket, has been banned from all cricket for seven years after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. “The…

Recovering from COVID-19 is like living an episode of Man

Lakshmipathy Balaji opened up about recovering from COVID-19 on Friday, comparing the ordeal with an episode of the adventure show “Man vs Wild”. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling coach was among the prominent non-playing staff to test positive when the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was indefinitely suspended on May 4. The tournament was suspended…

Amir needs domestic success for international return: Waqar Younis |

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis feels it will be tough for paceman Mohammad Amir to make a comeback to international cricket without first impressing domestically. Amir retired from international play last December, saying he was mentally tortured by his teammates and coaches. The left-arm fast bowler played in the recent Pakistan Super League with…

‘I still feel weak and dizzy’: KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy on

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy is still not fit for intense training after his recovery from COVID-19 as he is still feeling “weakness and dizziness”. Chakaravarthy was the first player in IPL to test COVID-19 positive and within a couple of days, the tournament was suspended because of multiple cases inside the bio-bubble across…

Sri Lanka Cricket sets July 8 deadline to resolve contracts

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket and its cricketers are heading for a further showdown with the players being offered only 36 hours from Tuesday to sign the contentious national contracts. SLC sources said the players are returning from the UK on Tuesday and they will be served with an July 8 deadline to sign the contracts.…