Cricket

Colombo, May 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's cricketers are hoping to return to training from June 1 in biosecure venues once the government gives the green light, head coach Mickey Arthur has said. Cricket has been suspended since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Sri Lanka's home series against England and South Africa have been postponed. Sri Lanka has...

May 6 (India Today) - Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve as the president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for another year due to 'extraordinary circumstances' in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic Kumar Sangakkara, who became the first non-British president of the MCC, has been offered the extension tenure by the MCC. The tenure...

Kanishkaa Balachandran and Jayant Venkat talk about the "rivalry" between iconic batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara

May 1 (Sports Desk) - Australia have displaced India to be ranked as the No.1 Test team in the world by the International Cricket Council (ICC), removing the Virat Kohli-led team from the top spot for the first time since October 2016. Australia have also been ranked as the new No.1 T20I team, displacing Pakistan, while England have held on to No.1...

His voracious appetite of scoring runs and breaking records drew comparisons to Australian great Don Bradman.

Lasith Malinga was bestowed the honour by Kevin Pietersen, Dean Jones, Mathew Hayden, Aakash Chopra, Graeme Smith, Simon Doull, Ian Bishop and Tom Moody.

April 6 (IndiaToday) - India were unbeaten in the tournament and were looking favourites to win their 2nd T20 World Cup title as they took on Sri Lanka in the 2014 edition final in Dhaka on April 6. The odds were in favour of India, given the splendid run MS Dhoni's men enjoyed in the tournament. India opener their T20...

April 3 (ANI) - Four years back on this day, West Indies defeated England in a last-over thriller by four wickets to lift their second ICC T20 World Cup title. Chasing 156, Windies required 19 runs off last over. Carlos Brathwaite amassed four consecutive sixes in Ben Stokes' over and put his team over the line. He scored 34 unbeaten...

March 9 (PTI) - Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan held his nerve as they defeated Australia Legends by seven runs in the second game of the Road Safety World Series here on Sunday. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka Legends managed to score 161/8 and then bowled out Australia to 154. Sri Lankan bowlers had reduced Aussies to 59/7, but then...

March 2 (BBC) - Root's side suffered gastroenteritis and flu problems during their recent tour of South Africa and will instead greet each other with fist bumps. England contest the first of two warm-up games in Katunayake on Saturday in preparation for the two-Test tour. The Tests will form part of the ICC World Test Championship. "After the illnesses that swept...