Yet the organisers expect a strong field and good fare in the tournament.
Arjun marked his run-up at the Lord's nets during England's practice session.
Sangakkara will be responsible for overseeing the entire cricketing ecosystem of Royal's franchise including coaching structure, auction plans, and team strategy
Sandeep Lamichhane continued his rapid rise in international cricket as he was named in the ICC World XI squad to take on the West Indies in a charity T20 International on May 31.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
A fund-raising event involving Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar has been cancelled because of internet hoaxers
Tendulkar had surgery this week on his left elbow and will not play in the match.
IHF handed ONGC their second defeat and will thus fight it out with Air India to decide the top place in the pool in the Murugappa hockey tournament.
Shane Warne has come down heavily on Ravichandran Ashwin for 'Mankading' Jos Buttler
In another match in the MCC Murugappa hockey tournament, ASC routed Mumbai XI 7-4.
Ravichandran Ashwin came up with an unique suggestion to stop batsmen from leaving their crease early, by awarding a 'free ball' for bowlers similar to the 'free hit' delivery which is given to batsmen when the bowlers overstep.
Both Mahinda Rajapaksa and Modi have learnt from their past mistakes. Modi has understood that Rajapaksa is a 'forever politician' that India has to live with, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Jos Buttler was rewarded for his good showing in the Indian Premier League with a place in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, starting May 24.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Karun Nair created records albeit of different kinds.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar's tryst with Australia and "The Don" continues as the legendary batsman will be inducted as a Bradman Honouree along with former Test captain Steve Waugh at a gala dinner in Sydney on October 29.
Top Indian and foreign players for one-off women's T20
Mumbai Indians have won three out of the four IPL finals they have been part of, including the two against CSK in 2013 and 2015.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
Henry Blofeld, who charmed the cricket world for more than 40 years, bids farewell to the microphone come September. Haresh Pandya salutes the Master.