Category: Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as their men’s team prepares for the 1000th Test match beginning at Edgbaston against India on Wednesday. Out of the 999 men’s Tests that England have played till date since their debut Test against Australia in March, 1877, they have won 357 Tests and lost 297 […]

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the highest individual tax payer in Jharkhand for the 2017-18 fiscal, officials in the Income Tax department said on Tuesday. Dhoni, the Indian wicket-keeper batsman paid ₹12.17 crore income tax in 2017-18, the officials said. They said that Dhoni had paid ₹10.93 crore tax in 2016-17, but he was not the highest tax payer […]

Former Indian cricketer Ramesh Powar was on Monday appointed the interim coach of national women’s cricket team. Pawar will replace Tushar Arothe, who was forced to resign in the wake of differences with senior players who were not happy with the coaching methods of former Baroda all-rounder. Powar will oversee the women’s team camp which begins in Bengaluru from July […]

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal along with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and team manager Asanka Gurusinha have been banned for four ODIs and two Tests by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for against the spirit of the game on Monday. “The three were charged by the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson on 19 June and had pleaded guilty to breaching […]

England batsman Alex Hales will miss the first one-day international against India on Thursday because of a side injury sustained when batting in net practice, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.