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No preferential treatment for Australia players, BCCI footing their bill: CA
There were rumours that the Aussie contingent had received preferential treatment on their arrival back from the Maldives, but CA interim chief executive Nick Hockley said on Tuesday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has fulfilled its duties. IPL was postponed midway due to raging Covid pandemic in India and breach of bio-bubbles of four of the eight franchises.
India's white ball series needed to lift SL out of mess: BCCI
India's tour of Sri Lanka in June last year was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which sent the entire Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the top cricketing countries haywire. India's tour to Sri Lanka is coinciding with the national team's Test tour of England, comprising the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and a Test series against the host.
We didn't tamper with ball, end rumour-mongering: Australia bowlers
Cummins, Starc, Lyon and Hazlewood were the bowlers in that Test and the four released a joint statement on Tuesday amid rising speculation over their awareness of the tactic which eventually led to bans on Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner. "We did not know a foreign substance was taken onto the field to alter the condition of the ball until we saw images on the big screen at Newlands," said the players in the statement.
Wrestler murder case: Sushil pleads innocence, police oppose anticipatory bail
Kumar is facing allegations of involvement in murder of a former international wrestler, who died earlier this month. Kumar in his plea filed by advocate Kumar Vaibhaw said: "unfounded, baseless, scurrilous and preposterous allegations have been made against the applicant maliciously with the only motive to humiliate and injure the reputation of the applicant."
Received death threats after 2011 WC quarter-final: Faf du Plessis
Playing only his 10th ODI, du Plessis came in when South Africa were 121/4. AB de Villiers was on 35 at the other end, keeping the Proteas' hopes alive. However, the pair went for a tight single after du Plessis fended off the second ball he faced and de Villiers was run out.
Don't hold Olympics, says top Tokyo doctors' body
"We strongly request that the authorities convince the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that holding the Olympics is difficult and obtain its decision to cancel the Games," said the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association in an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The association posted the letter on its website on Monday and is dated May 14.
Will be interesting if Warner writes a book after retiring: Broad
"I have seen a couple of comments from David Warner's agent, too, and I think it will be an interesting time when he stops playing for Australia and writes a book," said Broad, according to ESPNCricinfo. Broad said that the incident may not be the focus during the Ashes later in the year but the England fans may have a few chants about it.
WTC has made Test cricket exciting: NZ captain Kane Williamson
"It brought in real excitement. We saw that in declarations, games getting really tight. We saw it in the India-Australia series, our series here against Pakistan. Results had to be hard-fought for and you are willing to risk to win it," said Williamson while speaking in a video posted by the ICC Twitter handle.
Don't want to get carried away: Vihari ahead of WTC final
"I am excited, but you don't want to show that much of excitement. Because you want to be in that moment," he said in a video posted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Twitter. "You don't want to be too much carried away with the importance of the situation. As a sportsman, to play in the final of the World Test championship for India is always a great feeling," he added.
Azzurri extends contract with head coach Roberto Mancini till 2026
The former Inter Milan boss took over the job in May 2018, after the Azzurri failed to advance to the World Cup in Russia. The 56-year-old coach quickly revived the four-time World Cup champions as they scored 10 wins out of 10 to move into the EURO 2020, reports Xinhua. "We wanted to give continuity to our work, beyond winning a trophy, there's a project to work on," said Gravina.
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