Smith's career was thrown into turmoil in March for his role in the incident that took place in South Africa and earned the former Australia captain a 12-month ban from national and state teams. However, the suspension does not extend to domestic tournaments outside his home nation.
The Premier League, which has been on hold since March 13, remains suspended until at least April 30 while lockdown measures are in place in the United Kingdom until May 7, when the government is set to review the current restrictions in place.
Pre-tournament favourites India put up a dismal show in their opening practice game, losing by six wickets to New Zealand in London on Saturday.
Senior BCCI members feel that the "decision to buckle under government pressure" may lead to the Board losing its autonomy despite being financially independent.
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) secretary Rajeev Shukla has said that new stadia will be built in the state to host IPL and limited-over matches while Green Park here will be used solely as a Test venue.
A three-member committee of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) visited the newly-constructed Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium at Khandheri, where the English team is scheduled to play an ODI against India in January.
India recorded their biggest Test series win on Caribbean soil with a 2-0 victory over West Indies following a washout in the fourth and final Test match but ended up losing the number one spot in the ICC rankings, in Port of Spain, on Monday.
Preparations are underway in Visakhapatnam for the third T20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on February 14 and tickets will be sold to spectators from February 11.
Australia's acting skipper Michael Clarke blamed lack of access to the facilities at Oval for their drubbing in the fifth Ashes Test and a consequent series loss.
The cash-rich Indian Premier League may have its share of critics but one cannot deny the fact that it has gone a long way in making Indian cricket financially secure and establish them as one of the powerhouses in the sport.
Jhulan gets promotion after World Cup super show
Having seen the 'Universe Boss' boss around from Ahmedabad to Port-of-Spain, and from the Oval to St George's, over nearly two decades, fans came in their thousands to Southampton amid some trepidation and much anticipation to watch Christopher Henry Gayle strut his unique stuff against England fo
Team India needs to ensure that the frequent middle-order collapses are not repeated in the showpiece event.
Lack of facilities and proper security arrangements for match officials and teams forced PCB to remove the northwestern frontier province city from its list.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will bear the entire cost of the cash-strapped North Eastern states' Ranji Trophy debut, which has been mandated by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee, a couple of whom will play their home games at neutral venues due to lack of infrastructure.
'The physio told me I might have a problem walking in the future because of the back injury and that I need to stop playing cricket.' 'But I was very keen that I kept playing.' 'I told him just get me pain free and I will make a comeback.' 'And I did exactly that.'
'The BCCI is one of the best administrative bodies in the world.' 'In a democratic set-up there will always be a power struggle, that is part of every society or every association, but it does not mean we have done something bad.' 'We have done everything possible we could for the game.'
The transcript of the Milkha Singh Rediff Chat.
Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh on Monday launched his dream project, Yuvraj Singh Centre for Excellence, a state-of-the-art training centre for budding cricketers at Pathways School in Aravali region in Gurgaon.
Mohammad Shami has started bowling full tilt at the nets with his brother facing him, Shami said he still can't gauge how an old red ball will behave without the application of saliva.
'Unique' Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan will have a major impact on this year's Indian Premier League for the Hyderabad franchise, coach Tom Moody has predicted.
As per weather forecast, scattered thundershowers are expected during the day.
Cricket Australia (CA) opened its new centre of excellence in Brisbane to help win back the Ashes
The Australia coach launched a thinly-veiled swipe at detractors who claim his players' behaviour becomes ugly when they are put under pressure.
Former president Sharad Pawar may have made a comeback in the Mumbai Cricket Association after being elected unopposed on Friday, but the Union Minister for Agriculture announced that he has no plans to return to the Board of Control for Cricket in India set-up.
The team inspected the facilities but remained tightlipped on its observations.
The pitch and outfield of Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain has been officially rated "poor" by the ICC following the recent Test between India and the West Indies, which saw more than four-and-a-half days' play being lost because of poor drainage facilities.
Sachin Tendulkar's home association - the Mumbai Cricket Association - paid tribute to the batting icon by renaming the MCA Sports Complex at Kandivali as the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, in Mumbai, on Monday.
The IPL starts on September 19 and, in all likelihood, all the English and Australian players will land in the UAE via a charter flight on September 17, making them available for their respective team's opening match.
Ahead of the two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies, Indian cricketers, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar today visited the home of American basketball team Miami Heats in Florida.
The Wankhede stadium finally threw its door open on Sunday. Understandably, there was a huge media gathering as officials took scribes around the renovated stands, newly-built players' dressing room, press box and various other facilities.
The BCCI selection committee meeting for the one off Test against Bangladesh was delayed by four hours after joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary was found ineligible to convene the meeting.
The proposed investment will be made over a period of five years in our India operations, which includes an R&D facility at Pune and another centre at Vadodara.
Paying rich tributes to retiring batting great Sachin Tendulkar, Mumbai Cricket Association president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has described him as the "perfect ambassador" for the sport and a "role model" for youngsters.
IPL 2021, which started on April 9, ran smoothly for about a month before the outbreak of COVID-19 cases among the teams forced the BCCI to postpone the T20 league.
Desperate to save the career of tainted pacer Muhammad Aamir, the Pakistan Cricket Board would try to seek ICC's permission for the youngster to start training at PCB facilities and play some domestic cricket.
UK awaits final court orders to extradite Sanjeev Chawla to India
Delhi Capitals' co-owner Parth Jindal hinted that the entire league stage of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League could be held in Mumbai this year.
Neil Nicholson and Kelli Fish will become the first couple to marry at Lord's this August.
Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress, with Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi batting for her candidature from Moga for the February 14 assembly polls.
