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World Bank predicts crude oil price rebound

World Bank predicts crude oil price rebound

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

The revised projection comes after a 17% rise in the April-June.

Buzz: Bangladesh to play T20I series in Pakistan, no Tests

Buzz: Bangladesh to play T20I series in Pakistan, no Tests

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.

West Indian Russell banned over whereabouts violation

West Indian Russell banned over whereabouts violation

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was banned on Tuesday for one year for a doping whereabouts rule violation.

Here's how Dravid created a solid talent pool for India...

Here's how Dravid created a solid talent pool for India...

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Rahul Dravid 'picked' the Australian 'brains' to create solid domestic structure which has served as a feeder line for his country's national team,

Cricket Buzz: Flintoff signs up for Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League

Cricket Buzz: Flintoff signs up for Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff joined Brisbane Heat on a short-term deal in the Big Bash League (BBL) on Thursday, extending his surprise return to Twenty20 cricket.

CA says SCG Test on despite fresh COVID outbreak

CA says SCG Test on despite fresh COVID outbreak

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Australian cricket officials were put on alert after the number of cases in the northern beaches outbreak in Sydney reached 28 on Friday.

Faf du Plessis wants AB de Villiers back!

Faf du Plessis wants AB de Villiers back!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has confirmed that AB de Villiers is in talks with Cricket South Africa (CSA) to play the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Crude oil prices may have bottomed out

Crude oil prices may have bottomed out

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Crude oil's long price slide might be ending, feel some experts. Last Friday, the price of Brent crude, seen as a benchmark for what India uses, saw a low of $75.3 a barrel - it is now trading around $79. The fall has been nearly a third from its high seen in June, only five months earlier.

Controversial Gayle's Big Bash League return quashed

Controversial Gayle's Big Bash League return quashed

Rediff.com25 May 2016

With Chris Gayle struggling to set aside an array of controversies surrounding him, Big Bash League club Melbourne Renegades have decided to not re-sign the West Indies controversial batsman for the T20 tournament's next season.

Potentially harder quarantine in Brisbane: Wade

Potentially harder quarantine in Brisbane: Wade

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

'No one knows the final details about it yet but there will be a stricter protocol in Brisbane than here.'

Cricket Buzz: Lehmann quits social media

Cricket Buzz: Lehmann quits social media

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

The 49-year-old's Twitter account was hacked on Monday and the hacker had posted derogatory anti-Iran tweets.

Australia women cricketers to get 125% pay hike

Australia women cricketers to get 125% pay hike

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

The country's cricket governing body and the ACA had remained locked in tense negotiations over the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The current deal expires on June 30.

Clarke Australia's highest paid sports star under new CA deal

Clarke Australia's highest paid sports star under new CA deal

Rediff.com4 Jun 2013

Australian captain Michael Clarke has reportedly become the country's highest paid sports star with almost six million dollars, thanks to a half-billion dollar deal television deal finalised between Cricket Australia (CA) Channels Nine and Ten.

Harmanpreet first Indian to sign up for Australian Big Bash League

Harmanpreet first Indian to sign up for Australian Big Bash League

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

The 27-year-old becomes the first Indian player to join an Australian Big Bash League Club after the Board of Control for Cricket in India approved its female players participating in foreign leagues.

Mitchell Johnson to skip Big Bash League

Mitchell Johnson to skip Big Bash League

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Recently retired Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson won't play in the Big Bash League this season after opting to spend time with his family.

Ashes debacle: Has T20 cricket ruined classic batting in Tests?

Ashes debacle: Has T20 cricket ruined classic batting in Tests?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

An article in an Australian newspaper has claimed that the Twenty20 revolution could be responsible for the short attention spans of batsmen who cannot stick out the tough periods. So, do you think that T20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League and Big Bash League are responsible for batting slump in Test matches?

'Family man' Warner says life in bio-bubble is tough

'Family man' Warner says life in bio-bubble is tough

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Australia opener David Warner admitted that playing cricket while living inside bio-bubbles in the times of COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on his family life, and said his primary target now is to represent his country in the next two T20 World Cups.

IPL Players Auction: Who Will Buy Whom?

IPL Players Auction: Who Will Buy Whom?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

A look at how the teams stack up ahead of the mega auction.

These factors prove India is still far from achche din

These factors prove India is still far from achche din

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes this would ease pressures on CAD as $10 a bbl fall in oil price reduces CAD by $8 billion or 0.4 per cent of GDP.

Very difficult to tell England players not to play IPL: coach Silverwood

Very difficult to tell England players not to play IPL: coach Silverwood

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

England coach Chris Silverwood admitted that it is "very difficult" to tell players not to play in the Indian Premier League even as his team's much-debated rotation policy in Test matches came under scanner after their humbling 317-run defeat against India in the second Test in Chennai.

Blow for KKR as injury could cut short Lynn's IPL campaign

Blow for KKR as injury could cut short Lynn's IPL campaign

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

The Queenslander suffered the injury while fielding in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Smith confident for Boxing Day test despite niggles

Smith confident for Boxing Day test despite niggles

Rediff.com12 Dec 2015

Australia captain Steve Smith will sit out domestic Twenty 20 matches because of knee and hip niggles but has "no doubt" he will be fit to face West Indies in the second Test in Melbourne on Dec. 26.

DC's strong middle-order may keep Rahane out of opener

DC's strong middle-order may keep Rahane out of opener

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

The Capitals, which finished third last year, will start their campaign against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday and both Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer agreed that R Ashwin and Rahane have been great additions to the young side with their experience.

Buzz: 'Third umpire should be able to spot no-balls'

Buzz: 'Third umpire should be able to spot no-balls'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.

Gillespie named Australia T20 assistant coach

Gillespie named Australia T20 assistant coach

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was, on Thursday, appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.

Samuels to play for Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash

Samuels to play for Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

Hard-hitting West Indies batsman batsman Marlon Samuels will play in Australia's second T20 Big Bash League season for Melbourne Renegades. He joins Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan as the second international on the Renegades' list for BBL.

Why Morris, Maxwell hit jackpot in this IPL auction

Why Morris, Maxwell hit jackpot in this IPL auction

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Explaining the insane bids of Morris, Maxwell, Meredith, Richardson

Everyone is allowed a bit of slump: Warner comes to Smith's defence

Everyone is allowed a bit of slump: Warner comes to Smith's defence

Rediff.com2 Jan 2021

Once in a while, everyone is allowed a bit of slump in form and Steve Smith is no exception, stated David Warner, who can relate to his former skipper's woes against India having endured a similarly wretched run during the 2019 Ashes in England.

Oil rises above $100 to highest in 14 months

Oil rises above $100 to highest in 14 months

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Brent crude on the other hand rose to $105/bbl on West Asia tensions.

I feel like I've restarted my career: Wade

I feel like I've restarted my career: Wade

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

'If you had have told me then (he would captain Australia), I certainly wouldn't have believed you, but this game moves fast and sometimes things happen that are quite unexpected and that's exactly what's happened in this scenario.'

Why Rahul and Pant are in the reckoning for World Cup

Why Rahul and Pant are in the reckoning for World Cup

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

India captain Virat Kohli wasn't perturbed by his team's shoddy batting performance in the first T20 International as he is looking to give more chances to youngsters KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant looking ahead at the World Cup in England.

'Fit as a fiddle' Warner targets 2023 World Cup in India

'Fit as a fiddle' Warner targets 2023 World Cup in India

Rediff.com12 May 2020

Australian opener David Warner says he is feeling fitter than ever despite missing two of the last three years of cricket and making it to the 2023 ODI World Cup remains his "ultimate goal". The 33-year-old said next year's T20 World Cup in India might be a good time to step away from the shortest format to allow selectors include young blood in the team.

Red ball, white ball or pink ball; bring them all...

Red ball, white ball or pink ball; bring them all...

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon fought hard to cement his place in the Test team and now hopes to convince selectors of his white ball prowess in time for the World Twenty20 in India.

India's FY15 CAD estimated at 1.8% of GDP: Citigroup

India's FY15 CAD estimated at 1.8% of GDP: Citigroup

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The largest component in computing CAD is trade deficit. India's trade deficit widened to $13.35 billion in October as exports contracted 5.04 per cent and gold imports surged

IPL winner Ponting not keen on coaching in Australia's Big Bash

IPL winner Ponting not keen on coaching in Australia's Big Bash

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Notwithstanding his successful Indian Premier League stint with champions Mumbai Indians, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is not tempted at Big Bash coaching roles for now and is keen to concentrate on his commentary assignments for Channel Ten in the Australian T20 league.

Watson to play Big Bash in between India series

Watson to play Big Bash in between India series

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Australia vice-captain Shane Watson has signed up with Sydney Sixers in the Twenty20 Big Bash League and will take part in the tournament during the gap between the home Test series against New Zealand and India.

Bravo comes out of retirement; ready to play for WI

Bravo comes out of retirement; ready to play for WI

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Friday announced his return to international cricket, little over a year after he called it quits due to a bitter fallout with the West Indies Cricket Board. He said the decision was prompted by the change of guard in WICB, where former team manager Ricky Skerritt took over as the new president replacing Dave Cameron earlier this year.

Cricket Buzz: McCullum named KKR head coach

Cricket Buzz: McCullum named KKR head coach

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

McCullum, 37, played for the two-time IPL champions in two separate stints and also represented Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise that is owned by the same parent company Red Chillies Entertainment.

Australia's Johnson rejects T20 offer

Australia's Johnson rejects T20 offer

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

At a time when Twenty20 riches seem to be luring players away from Test cricket, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has decided to stay away from the shortest format of the game to be fit for the summer series against India and New Zealand.

Why costly diesel is a bigger worry than petrol

Why costly diesel is a bigger worry than petrol

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

While consumers feel that petrol pinches directly, diesel hurts indirectly, as it is an input in almost all the goods and services we use.