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Ollie Robinson will miss next week’s second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston after being suspended from all international cricket pending an investigation into racist and sexist Twitter messages, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Sunday. Sussex quick Robinson made an impressive on-field England debut in the drawn first Test at Lord’s concluded

END vs NZ: England’s Joe Root plays a shot on Day 5 of the 1st Test.© AFP England and New Zealand drew the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday to leave the two-match series all-square heading into next week’s finale at Edgbaston. The hosts, set a target of 273 in 75 overs when New away

Virender Sehwag posted a picture of Ajinkya Rahane from his childhood days.© Instagram India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is celebrating his 33rd birthday on Sunday and wishes started pouring in from all parts of the world. Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to extend his wishes to Rahane and hailed him for his

Tim Southee took six wickets but a painstaking hundred from England’s Rory Burns halted New Zealand‘s march towards victory in the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday. New Zealand were 62-2 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day, a lead of 165 runs. Ollie Robinson, continuing an impressive on-field debut, dismissed both

Ankeet Chavan represented Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.© AFP Former Mumbai left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan, who was suspended for life by the BCCI for his alleged involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013 along with S Sreesanth, has requested the BCCI to issue his ban revocation letter which would allow him to return

The marquee T20 World Cup in October-November is set to be shifted to the UAE and Oman with the BCCI having internally intimated the ICC to go ahead with its preparation due to a tricky COVID-19 situation in India. While the UAE was always the first back-up option, Oman’s capital Muscat has been added as the

Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik will be part of the commentary panel for WTC final.© Instagram Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took to Instagram on Friday to wish wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who will be making his debut in the commentary box, luck ahead of the World Test Championship final. Gavaskar shared a picture with Karthik

The third day of the first Test between England and New Zealand was washed out.© AFP England and New Zealand were left kicking their heels in the Lord’s Pavilion after rain prevented any play on Friday’s third day of the first Test. The pitch and square remained fully covered all day and the umpires, following

Virat Kohli posted a picture from the venue of the World Test Championship final on Friday.© AFP India captain Virat Kohli, who landed in England with the rest of the squad on Thursday, took to Instagram to share a picture of himself from the venue of the World Test Championship final — The Ageas Bowl,

New Zealand’s Devon Conway made exactly 200 on his Test debut before England captain Joe Root helped the hosts recover from a top-order collapse on the second day of the series opener at Lord’s on Thursday. Opening batsman Conway was last man out in a first-innings total of 378. England, who slumped to 18-2, ended

MS Dhoni poses for a photo with his daughter.© Instagram MS Dhoni is known to love horses and a recent Instagram post from his daughter’s account has Ziva Singh Dhoni pictured with a horse. Ziva’s account is managed by her parents and its most recent post shows Ziva spending time with a horse. With the

Mayank Agarwal posted a picture with wife on the occasion of their 3rd marriage anniversary.© Mayank Agarwal/Instagram India cricketer Mayank Agarwal on Thursday shared a heartfelt post for wife Aashita Sood on the occasion of their third wedding anniversary. Sharing several pictures on Instagram, Mayank wrote, “It’s been lit, it’s a laughing riot, it will

Devon Conway became just the sixth batsman to score a hundred on Test debut at Lord’s to leave New Zealand well-placed at stumps on the first day of their series opener against England. The South Africa-born opener batted for the whole of Wednesday’s play, with his 136 not out the cornerstone of New Zealand’s 246-3

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli remains in second position in the standings.© AFP Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and captain Kusal Perera have made considerable gains in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings weekly update. Chameera and captain Perera have made considerable gains after starring in a 97-run victory over Bangladesh in the

If there’s one person who is capable of pulling off just anything on this planet, it has got to be former South Africa captain AB de Villiers. His talent is not limited to just sports. You might have already heard or read that De Villiers played tennis, rugby, badminton, football and hockey alongside cricket while

England won the 10-team men’s ODI World Cup in 2019.© Twitter The men’s Cricket World Cup will once again become a 14-team tournament in 2027 and 2031, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday. The changes were announced as the ICC, cricket’s global governing body, unveiled its global schedule of events from 2024-2031. Only 10 teams

The BCCI will retain the hosting rights of T20 World regardless of where it is played.© Twitter This year’s men’s T20 World Cup could be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday. The ICC added a final decision on the host country for the October-November event would be

Virat Kohli informed people that he had never claimed to be a vegan.© Instagram India skipper Virat Kohli took to Twitter to inform people that he had never claimed to be a vegan, stressing that he has always maintained that he was a vegetarian. Kohli’s response comes after he, during a question-and-answer session, said that