New Zealand pacer Matt Henry’s contract with Kent Cricket for the first seven matches of this season’s County Championship has been mutually withdrawn due to the rapidly-spreading coronavirus pandemic. The 28-year-old seamer was set to join Kent for a second stint...
India has qualified for the 2021 women’s World Cup after the International Cricket Council declared that the points from a cancelled series against Pakistan would be shared. The cricket governing body ICC said in a statement, “The ICC Women’s...
Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfaraz has passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. The 50-year-old had been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Peshawar for the last three days, ESPNCricinfo reported. Sarfaraz has...
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has compared the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a five-day game, saying the need of the hour for every individual is to display patience, determination and initiative — key attributes of a Test cricketer — to tide over...
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has proposed a three-match ODI series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan to raise funds for the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The India–Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world....
England’s Ben Stokes and Ellyse Perry of Australia were on Wednesday named the Leading Cricketers of 2019 by Wisden Almanack. Meanwhile, hard-hitting West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was named T20 Leading Cricketer of 2019. After a remarkable 2019 in which he...
