Month: February 2021

Sam Curran played both Tests in Sri Lanka at the start of England’s winter on the subcontinent   Sam Curran has been ruled out of the remainder of England’s Test series in India due to the logistical difficulties of travelling solo during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead he will now rejoin the squad on February 26, midway through the third Test, along with the rest of England’s white-ball players ahead of…

News Fast bowler last played Test cricket in 2015 before suffering shoulder injury Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has announced his retirement from international cricket at age 37. Prasad played the last of his 25 Tests in October 2015, following which a serious shoulder injury impeded his career. Prasad eventually made a first-class comeback, following surgery, but could not quite break back into the national team. Before that injury,…

News Rashid Khan will miss most of the PSL season after being named in the 19-strong touring party Mujeeb Ur Rahman likely to miss the final stages of the PSL to play in the T20I series   Rashid Khan is likely to miss the majority of his maiden PSL season after being named in Afghanistan’s squad for their two-Test series against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi next month. Khan is in…

News The Australia allrounder became the first multi-million dollar signing of the 2021 auction (Conversion rates as follows: USD 1 = INR 73 approx; INR 50 lakh = USD 68,000 approx; INR 1 crore = USD 137,000 approx; INR 10 crore = USD 1,370,000 approx) Glenn Maxwell, the Australia allrounder, became the first million-dollar signing of the 2021 IPL auction, being snapped up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs…

News Dream11 had replaced Vivo last season in the aftermath of the military clashes at the India-China border Vivo has returned as IPL’s title sponsor for the 2021 edition after its deal with the BCCI had been suspended for the 2020 edition – “Vivo is back with us,” IPL chairman Brijesh Patel announced during his opening address ahead of the 2021 auction in Chennai on Thursday. The Chinese mobile and…

News Some more of the tourists will be administered the vaccine on February 20 Tamim Iqbal was among a large group of players and support staffers to be vaccinated   Tamim Iqbal and Russell Domingo were among several Bangladesh cricketers and support staffers to be administered Covid-19 vaccines in Dhaka on Thursday, ahead of the team’s departure for New Zealand next week to take part in a limited-overs international series….