Despite an ongoing coronavirus pandemic Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur expressed hope that cricket will emerge out of this stronger. The coach further stated that each player has been given individual fitness plans to keep them fit.
India are 2nd in ICC T20 rankings after annual update.
Ireland qualified for its third successive ICC Cricket World Cup after its World Cricket League Championship match against Netherlands on Tuesday ended in a sensational tie in Amstelveen, on Tuesday.
In a statement, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said Crowe was a true legend of the game who had earned the admiration and respect of millions of cricket fans across the globe with his stylish stroke-play and strong-minded determination.
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by 60 runs in Dhaka on Monday to secure a comprehensive 4-1 series win, with the tourists' batsmen managing just 62 in 13.4 overs, their worst ever total in the format.
The veteran fast bowler believes Sri Lanka could surprise opposition teams in the round-robin format.
Lalchand Rajput has been named interim coach of Zimbabwe, with his first assignment a triangular Twenty20 series against Australia and Pakistan in July.
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Virat Kohli could not resist himself from meeting Charulata Patel, an 87-year-old Indian fan
Sam Billings and captain Eoin Morgan put on 96 for the fifth wicket to secure victory with 22.1 overs to spare.
Of course, Kohli could remain captain in ODIs, in which his performances are still top drawer, but another Test captain could help him recover form, recommends Suhit K Sen.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Dunith Wellalage was again the star for Sri Lanka as he took a five-fer and scored 52 to guide his side to a four-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup.
Actor Ranveer Singh-starrer '83', about India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win, will release in August next year.
The joy of the Prithvi Shaw-led team knew no bounds as they signed autographs and took selfies with spectators.
Akbar Ali was not informed about the tragedy back home but he found out through one of his brothers.
India's under-19 cricket team manager claimed that match referee Graeme Labrooy met him and expressed regret at what transpired on the field.
The investigation was initiated in September last year to look into allegations made by the off-spinner stretching back to 2008.
A select 12 matches will also be broadcast in Malayalam via Asianet Plus.
India gained five points to move up to third place with South Africa maintaining its pole position in the latest International Cricket Council ODI team rankings.
James Faulkner is likely to miss the start of the cricket World Cup.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says two-time World Cup-winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is arguably the greatest captain ever. India tasted huge success under Dhoni, winning the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup at home.
Roy was fined for breaching Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match at Edgbaston on Thursday.
The custom WWE Championship Title will remain with the ECB as a permanent fixture at Lord's.
With this win, Pakistan are now in the sixth spot with seven points, keeping their hopes alive of reaching the knock-out stage.
Fans of the ace cricketer, who recently turned 38, took to Twitter to appeal to their idol to keep his chin high while praising his efforts in turning tables in favour of the Men in Blue.
'I told Sachin that if both of you and Dravid do not want to lead the side, how will we go about things? Then Sachin told me that we have one more player in the country who could lead the side and his name is none other than MS Dhoni.'
Rohit Sharma is in the process of rewriting the record books but the India opener insists he will not be satisfied unless he lifts the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at Lord's next Sunday.
ICC events dating back to 1975 including the men's and women's ICC Cricket World Cups and T20 World Cups, the Champions Trophy as well as the U-19 World Cups have been made available.
'A penalty of Rs 500 was immediately imposed as per rules on Wednesday and the fine amount was also remitted. The worker was using running water to clean the car, leading to wastage of water'
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Modi spoke to Sharif and conveyed best wishes for the showpiece event.
I tried to reason in my mind that wouldn't beating Pakistan again and again -- in the league matches and in the knockouts if they made it -- be a better tribute to our martyred soldiers? A revealing excerpt from Vinod Rai's Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings In The BCCI.
Cricket fans across the country will continue to watch the World Cup matches on Doordarshan.
Sri Lanka sealed their qualification for the Super League stage with a dramatic victory over West Indies, while South Africa defeated Ireland to also book their place in the quarter-finals at the Under-19 World Cup.
The International Cricket Council emphasized on Monday that a two-year T20 Word Cup cycle is important for the growth of the game, as it is the format that is contested by all its members.
New Zealand are looming as the popular dark horses for the cricket World Cup.
'If you have Nicholls and Tom Latham in the middle order they can hopefully score freely off these spinners as they can sweep and reverse sweep'
Star all-rounder Ben Stokes had sneaked off for a "cigarette break" in order to calm his nerves ahead of the Super Over during last year's epic World Cup final against New Zealand, an anecdote which finds mention in a new book on England's triumph.
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