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The South Africa team will assemble in Pretoria for preparations on Saturday.© Twitter Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday announced that two members of the Proteas squad have tested positive for coronavirus, ahead of the team’s entry into the Bio-Secure Environment for the Test series against Sri Lanka. “Cricket South Africa (CSA) can confirm that

Australia played more than 72 overs and scored just 191 runs on Day 2 of the first Test.© AFP Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath feels the hosts were defensive in their approach on day two of the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval and allowed the Indian bowlers to pile up the pressure on Australia

Domestic cricket in South Africa was put on hold on Thursday after as many as 10 of their 16-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka were exposed to Covid-19 during first-class matches this week. With South Africa officially entering a second wave of coronavirus, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that domestic matches would

Dav Whatmore’s manager said he is excited to take on the new challenge of coaching Nepal.© Instagram Cricket Association of Nepal on Thursday announced the appointment of Dav Whatmore as the head coach of the team. The association, in a statement, also said that it has appointed Raunaq Bahadur Malla as General Manager, Ramesh Kumar

It took Cheteshwar Pujara 148 balls to get his first boundary but not for once did the senior India batsman feel that he batted too slowly during the opening day’s play against Australia in the first Pink ball Test in Adelaide on Thursday. Pujara, who scored a sedate 43 off 160 balls in India’s 233 for

AUS vs IND: David Warner Warner said that he planned to increase the intensity of his rehab work.© AFP Star Australian batsman David Warner Thursday said he was aiming to play the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne, calling his injury-enforced absence from the opening clash in Adelaide “devastating”. Warner limped out of Australia’s

Australia and India renew their fierce rivalry in a four-Test series that begins with a day-night game in Adelaide on Thursday. India won a Test series for the first time Down Under when the sides clashed two years ago and Australia are determined to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Here are five things to watch out

India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said that the decision to be present during the birth of his first child was “absolutely clear” in his mind and he does not want to miss the special moment “at any cost”. Kohli will be featuring only in the opening Test against Australia and then will head back

Ahead of the four-match Test series against India, Australia skipper Tim Paine on Wednesday said that Ajinkya Rahane was the glue that held the Virat Kohli-led side together when they managed to emerge triumphant in a Test series for the first time Down Under. The first Test of the four-match series between Australia and India,

The BCCI medical team will be planning the safety protocols.© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its all-important 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ahmedabad on December 24. The BCCI secretary informed the state bodies on Tuesday that the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera will be the venue of

KL Rahul reached the 5 million followers mark on Twitter.© Instagram India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul made his Test debut in 2014 and has since quickly gone on to become one of the most loved cricketers. On Tuesday, he thanked his supporters after he reached five million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter. “Your support has made

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2022 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand with 31 matches to be played acoss 31 days from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Six cities in New Zealand will play host to the competition – Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The

Kugandrie Govender faces a disciplinary hearing on 28 January, 2021.© Twitter Cricket South Africa on Monday suspended acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kugandrie Govender. According to a statement by CSA, the disciplinary action has been taken because of allegations of misconduct by Govender while in the position as Chief Commercial Officer of CSA and while

Daniel Sams hit seven sixes and three boundaries in his 25-ball 65 against Brisbane Heat.© Twitter Australia all-rounder Daniel Sams is known more for his bowling prowess, but it was his heroics with the bat that helped Sydney Thunder to an unlikely win in the ongoing Big Bash League against Brisbane Heat. Sydney Thunder’s top

India vs Australia: Moises Henriques was added to Australia’s squad ahead of 1st Test in Adelaide.© AFP Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday confirmed that all-rounder Moises Henriques has been added to the squad for the first Test against India in Adelaide, beginning Thursday. The first Test of the four-match series between Australia and India, beginning

As the first Test against India inches closer, Australia’s Steve Smith said it is important to have a “little downtime” when preparing for a Test match before adding that he finds it “hard to stop visualising the game”. “Even when preparing for a Test match it’s important to have a little downtime and switch off,

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 will be held in 6 different states where bio-secure hubs will be created.© AFP The BCCI will start its much-delayed domestic season with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10 to 31 in six different states where bio-secure hubs will be created. The participating teams will be expected to report to

On this day in 2017, Indian opener Rohit Sharma scored his third double hundred in One-day Internationals (ODIs). Rohit, smashed 208 runs against Sri Lanka at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on December 13, 2017. The 33-year-old smashed 13 fours and 12 sixes to register massive individual score of 208 against Sri