Author: Shubham Bhargava

Portugal, a country easing its last phase of lockdown, has been named on the “green list” by the British government from May 17 onwards, which may allow the supporters of the two English fans to attend the game. On Friday, the United Kingdom government placed Turkey on the “red list” for travellers – cancelling UEFA’s plans to distribute a minimum of 4,000 tickets for each finalist at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. The U.K. government initially offered to host the all-English final at Wembley Stadium in London, but the deal broke down over the problems of exemptions for sponsors, media and…

After they were forced to suspend the IPL midway, BCCI will now leave no stone unturned in ensuring the safety of all the players. The board will send its medical team to perform RT-PCR tests at the doorstep of each Indian player who has been included in the squad, which will travel to England for the World Test Championship final and 5 tests against. The BCCI still awaits a formal health advisory from the UK government via the International Cricket Council. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, the board has decided that it will enforce two-week quarantine for the whole contingent.…

Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, who tested positive for Covid-19, have now returned home after completing their period of isolation. The franchise informed that the players will undergo another RT-PCR test upon reaching home. After a number of cricketers who participated in the 14th edition of the IPL tested positive for Covid-19, the marquee league was suspended midway. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials have confirmed that both KKR players, Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier have gone home. The official concluded by saying that both the cricketers are in good spirits as…

AB de Villiers never seizes to amaze. Once set, he makes even the best in business look foolish. Even legendary Indian opener and swashbuckling hitter Virender Sehwag praised the South African for his astonishing ability to score runs consistently despite being out of the game for a while. Despite retiring from international cricket as many as three years ago, AB de Villiers hasn’t lost his touch even today. Year after year, AB has been the saviour for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Amidst all the speculations of his comeback into the international circuit, which could be in the…

While India is facing a devastating second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the world is coming together to support the nation. Recently, Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir penned a heartfelt message for India extending his support to the neighbouring country. India is battling the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day India is recording more than 4 lakh positive cases. The country’s total tally of infected people stands at 2,10, 77, 410. While the situation is getting from bad to worse each passing day, many notable cricketers and global icons have come forward to offer prayers and financial aid…

Indian all-rounder Hradik Pandya was not included in the squad, travelling to England for the World Test Championship final. Cricket pundits claimed that Hardik’s injury might have played a part in it. Moreover, recent reports suggest that Hardik might give up bowling entirely in order to manage his workload. Hardik Pandya, the star all-rounder, made a tremendous comeback after recovering from the back injury he sustained a while back. Although he was hitting the ball out of the park on a consistent basis, he was asked not to bowl in order to prevent him from aggravating his injury. In the…

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly recently claimed that his board will have a talk with the boards of other cricketing nations to see if a window can be made available for hosting the remaining 31 matches, before the T20 World Cup.  He also revealed that if the IPL is not completed, the board could face an enormous financial loss which might be up to INR 2500 crores. In a recent interaction, the Sri Lanka Cricket chief of the managing committee, Prof. Arjuna de Silva said that his board is willing to provide a window in the month of September. He further…

Sri Lankan cricket is getting ready for some massive changes in the cricket teams across all the formats in international cricket. The national selectors are thinking of sculpting a new One-Day squad to achieve better results, especially after West Indies defeated the Lankans in the recent ODI series. Reports suggest that the selectors might drop some of the big guns from the side, including Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, and Lahiru Thirimanne, and the same might have resulted in Thisara Perera announcing his retirement from international cricket. Recent reports suggest that Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka’s captain in Test and…

After the 14th edition of the IPL was halted mid-way due to the devastating second wave of coronavirus pandemic, a lot of speculations were made on when and where the remaining matches will be conducted. As per recent reports, England, UAE and Australia have emerged as the potential venues for conducting the remainder of the IPL. After a lot of players among different franchises tested positive for COVID-19, BCCI decided to postpone the marquee league. The board is now eying the September window to stage the remainder of IPL 2021. Even the overseas players won’t be willing to come back…

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final and the five-match Test series against England. While most of the popular faces in the longest format have made the squad, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Prithi Shaw have been excluded. After much deliberation, the Indian selectors have announced the squad for the World Test Championship final and Test series against England. While most of the players selected in the squad were anticipated to make the cut, players like Prithvi Shaw and Hardik Pandya were ignored. Hardik didn’t bowl a single over…