Modi was addressing the State Dinner hosted in his honour by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the North Lawn of the White House.
He expressed hope that it will also benefit a large number of Hindi-speaking umpires and those giving training in this field, to whom the rules in English are hard to understand.
Sheridan and Waldron will stand in a match between Tea Tree Gully and Northern Districts in Adelaide featuring Australia's vice-captain Travis Head.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has urged the sport's ruling body to try to get the game's Twenty20 international format into the Olympics.
The prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI) covered a portrait of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, to protest against the dastardly terror attack on the Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
Mahela Jayawardena pays a heartfelt tribute to newly inducted ICC Hall of Famer Aravinda de Silva.
Returning after a long injury lay-off, Glenn Maxwell hammered a sizzling half-century and make a strong case for his selection for the upcoming India ODI series.
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has hinted that he could continue his cricketing comeback with a stint in Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash league.
Azharuddin, whose nomination was rejected two years ago, submitted his papers to former Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Wednesday.
India will play three ODIs between 18 to 22 August against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, which will be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
'They've done great service to Indian cricket, they are extremely fit and both have a lot of cricket left in them.'
India's dependable No 3 landed and scored 162 for MRC against Crombest Club giving another example of his commitment towards the game irrespective of the level of competition.
As the BCCI works out a compensation package and a formula to distribute it for the COVID-19 hit domestic cricketers, voices demanding central contracts for such players are getting louder with seasoned names like Jaydev Unadkat, Sheldon Jackson and Harpreet Singh Bhatia leading the chorus.
Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars
SLC has already postponed all domestic cricket tournaments until further notice.
The 123-match veteran, affectionately nicknamed 'The GOAT'
'One state-one vote may not be a good idea in this country. There are Railways, Services, universities, Maharashtra, Baroda. Their arguments have impressed upon us to some extent. We may consider the issue in future debates'
The only major point, where the amicus suggested a change was reverting to the five-man selection panel from the current three-member committee. It also suggested a change in 'Test Players Only' clause to minimum 20 first-class matches.
Archer spent 17 months on the sidelines with back and elbow injuries
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
The 2011 World Cup hero feels a player already has to deal with an intense pressure while on the field and the thinking about the virus will draw the attention away from focussing on the game.
Dhoni is on a holiday in the US with Hitesh and another friend Rajiv Sharma. He tried his hand at shooting at the Apex Shooting Center and also watched the US Open quarter-final match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
Opener Shubham Rohilla struck his fourth first-class hundred to take Services to 279 for 4 against defending champions Saurashtra
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne and India batting great Sachin Tendulkar have joined the chorus clamouring for cricket to become an Olympic sport, the BBC reported.
For Africa's Test-playing nations, administrative turmoil has defined the dying days of the 2010s.
The Chatsworth United Cricket Club in Durban is concerned that not a single player of Indian origin is in the national side.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
India is scheduled to play against Pakistan in their 2019 World Cup match in Manchester on June 16.
Cricket South Africa will appoint a team manager, who will select his own coaching staff and captains in the three formats of the game.
Afghanistan and Ireland have been approved as Full Members by the ICC.
Staying home during the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus is like "nirvana" for Australian cricketers as they generally have to live out of a suitcase, head coach Justin Langer has said. Australian cricket is in its off-season and has been largely insulated from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which has suspended all of the country's major sporting competitions that run during the autumn and winter.
India test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has signed for a second stint with English county Yorkshire to prepare for his national side's tour of the country later this year.
Custodian of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will play one 50-over game and three T20 matches during their upcoming tour of Pakistan, beginning on Thursday. MCC president Kumar Sangakkara will captain a 12-member squad for the tour, which includes the likes of Ravi Bopara, Roelof van der Merwe and Ross Whiteley.
New Zealand's finest batsman was defined by one innings, one tournament and one seriously damaged knee.
Gary Ballance joins Kepler Wessels as the only players to have scored centuries for two countries.
While SA great Lance Klusener hailed Hardik Pandya as one of the best fast-bowling allrounders, he believes Pandya gave up on Test cricket too easily.
We don't ask players overnight to bat at any slot: Rohit
England pacer Jofra Archer will continue to prepare for the Ashes while playing in the IPL, and once the lucrative T20 tournament is over, he will straightaway get into the gruelling five-Test series against Australia, according to his country club coach.
Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan is hopeful that the talented bunch of India juniors will continue their winning run and outclass arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Under-19 World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. India comprehensively beat Australia by 74 runs in their quarter-final, while Pakistan beat Afghanistan in another quarter-final.
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