Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for Covid-19

June 20, 2020

© AFP Mashrafe Mortaza has tested positive for Covid-19 following tests last week. Mortaza is currently in the capital Dhaka. Mortaza has been quite active with humanitarian efforts during the pandemic, although it is not known how he contracted the virus. Covid-19 cases have crossed 100,000 in Bangladesh with the government now planning area-wise lockdown. More to follow… Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84 © ESPN Sports Media Ltd….

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Shoaib Malik to miss first four weeks of training in England to see his family

2:24 PM IST Shoaib Malik has been given special permission to skip the first four weeks of Pakistan’s training in England in order to meet his family. According to the PCB, Malik hasn’t been with his wife Sania Mirza and their son – who are in India – for five months due to suspended flights in the wake of Covid-19. The 28 other Pakistan players will leave for Manchester on…

June 20, 2020
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IPL to "review" sponsorship deals after India-China border tension

12:28 AM IST The IPL has convened a meeting of its Governing Council next week to “review various sponsorship deals” for the tournament following tensions this week on the India-China border. The move reflects the fact that the IPL’s main sponsors, including title sponsor Vivo, have Chinese ownership or links. While there has been tension at the border in the Indian region of Leh for some days, the flashpoint was…

June 19, 2020
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Irfan Pathan: Could have been best allrounder India ever produced

10:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Irfan Pathan burst onto the international scene as a teenager full of promise, swing and runs, but played his last international match just before turning 28, in October 2012. Pathan, who retired from the game only in January this year, finished with 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is. He often had to battle injuries and long spells out of the game, but Pathan held…

June 19, 2020
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Vikram Solanki pledges to maintain Surrey's youth pipeline as head coach

June 19, 2020

Sam Curran and Ollie Pope are among the many England players developed by Surrey in recent years © Getty Images Vikram Solanki is committed to sustaining Surrey’s record of producing “home-grown” players in his new role at the club’s head coach. Surrey have, in one way or another, supplied six of the 30-man training squad which England named this week ahead of the Test series against West Indies. While one…

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Bunbury Festival cancelled due to impact of Covid-19

9:21 PM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 English cricket’s most prestigious junior tournament has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bunbury Festival was founded by David English – who had previously managed the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton in his career as a music agent – in 1987, and brings the 56 best Under-15 players…

June 19, 2020
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Marnus Labuschagne extends Glamorgan stay until 2022

6:47 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Glamorgan have extended the contract of Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne until 2022. Labuschagne had been due to play for the county this summer, as part of a two-year deal, but his arrival was deferred due to the impact of Covid-19 on the season. Labuschagne’s remarkable 2019, which saw him named one of Wisden‘s Cricketers of the Year, began with a spell at Glamorgan. He scored…

June 19, 2020
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Pakistan's new domestic season likely to be delayed

6:14 PM IST There is considerable doubt over Pakistan’s upcoming domestic season starting on time in August due to covid-19. The Pakistan Cricket Board, however, has tried to mitigate the impact of that by offering 192 players annual contracts from August 2020. There have been more than 160,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 3000 deaths in Pakistan, with cases expected to peak by end of July and early August…

June 19, 2020
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Ireland name Paul Stirling as vice-captain

Play 02:22 I’d love England-Ireland ODIs to go ahead – Paul Stirling Ireland have appointed Paul Stirling as vice-captain, providing support to Andy Balbirnie after he took charge across all formats last year. Stirling is one of Ireland’s most-experienced players, capped 117 times in ODIs and 78 times in T20Is, as well as playing all three Tests since the country’s elevation to Full Member status. He is their leading run-scorer…

June 19, 2020
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What's in the inbox of interim Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley?

1:57 PM IST Nick Hockley, the interim Cricket Australia chief executive, has a host of issues to deal with ahead of next summer following the unceremonious exit of Kevin Roberts. He shared his thoughts on how to tackle each with ESPNcricinfo. Getting CA’s staff back to work Those who were stood down in mid-April at 20% pay and then kept their jobs amid the redundancies, are due to resume full-time…

June 19, 2020
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