IPL (Reuters) – The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended earlier this month, will be completed in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) said on Saturday. The BCCI said in a statement that they had asked the International ...
Read More »Pakistan tour priority for England cricketers over rescheduled IPL: ECB
ICC LONDON: The England cricket officials have made it clear that their upcoming tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh will take priority over the rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL 2021, which was postponed due to coronavirus, is expected to resume in October, the same time when England is scheduled ...
Read More »T20 World Cup: Don’t host it in India if it’s not safe, says Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins – File Photo MELBOURNE – Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins believes if hosting the ICC T20 World Cup amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic is a ‘drain on Indian resources’ or is ‘unsafe’, it would be prudent to shift it to the UAE. The postponement of Indian Premier League ...
Read More »England grounds consider role as IPL stand-in
IPL/File Photo LONDON – Several Test grounds in England are ready to act as stand-in hosts for the concluding matches of this year s coronavirus-hit Indian Premier League, according to media reports published Thursday. The ESPNCricInfo website said MCC and Surrey, in charge of London s Lord s and the Oval respectively, together ...
Read More »Hosting IPL not a mistake, insists Sourav Ganguly
Image Source : AP India’s cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has defended the attempt to hold the Indian Premier League during the country’s coronavirus emergency, insisting it was not a mistake. The IPL was only called off because the number of cases “has just gone through the roof”, the Board of ...
Read More »IPL’s foreign cricket stars scramble to escape Covid-hit India
IPL SYDNEY – Cricket authorities in Australia, New Zealand and England rushed to evacuate top players from Covid-hit India on Wednesday, after the lucrative Indian Premier League was abandoned following a number of positive tests. Cricket Australia said plans were under way to fly 38 players and staff – including ...
Read More »COVID-19: IPL 2021 postponed with immediate effect
Image: Twitter The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season has on Tuesday been postponed with immediate effect following deteriorating situation in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting has ...
Read More »IPL match postponed after 2 players positive for Covid
BCCI AHMEDABAD – The Indian Premier League postponed a match Monday after two Kolkata Knight Riders players tested positive for coronavirus, organisers said. Kolkata s match against Virat Kohli s Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off just hours before it was due to start in Ahmedabad, the first match to be postponed ...
Read More »Williamson needs time to get fit: Sunrisers coach Bayliss
Credit: IPL NEW DELHI – Kane Williamson needs more time to get match fit, said Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Trevor Bayliss, after the New Zealand captain sat out his Indian Premier League side’s opening defeat on Sunday. Hyderabad, led by Australia’s David Warner, lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 ...
Read More »IPL all set to start despite Covid-19 cases surge
File Photo MUMBAI – The Indian Premier League is not only one of the world’s most lucrative annual sporting properties but also among the most durable, with not even the lengthening shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic apparently able to stop the Twenty20 juggernaut. The Indian cricket board (BCCI), however, is ...
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