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Sydney, Jan 6: India head coach Ravi Shastri unveiled the portrait of his former skipper Sunil Gavaskar for the Bowral Museum on the eve of the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Shastri showered praise on his former skipper and explained why he believes that Gavaskar was the best opening batsman he had seen. "Gavaskar is easily the best opening batsman I have

Sydney, Jan 4: Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday dismissed reports that the Indian team is reluctant to play the fourth Test in Brisbane because of stricter quarantine rules there. Hockley said the Indian cricket board was "fully across (and) supportive" of quarantine requirements in Queensland. "We speak to our counterparts at the BCCI daily," he told reporters here. "We've

Sydney, Jan 4: The Indian and Australian cricket team players and support staff have returned negative results for COVID-19 and are fit to fly to Sydney for the third Test that begins on January 7. "Playing members of the Indian cricket team and support staff underwent an RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 on January 3, 2021. All tests have returned negative results," said a statement from the Indian

Kolkata, Jan 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had an "uneventful last night" and the medical board will meet on Monday to discuss the further treatment plan, the Woodlands Hospital said in a medical bulletin. It also said that the treating doctors are keeping "constant vigil" on his health situation and taking appropriate measures from time to time

Melbourne, Jan 3With reports emerging about Team India's reluctance to play the fourth and final Test of the ongoing series against Australia in Brisbane due to harsher bio-security protocols, members of the Queensland government have stated that the visiting team should not enter the state if they are unwilling to coordinate with the protocols that have been laid out. Reports have emerged that

Mumbai, Jan 2: Five India Test players, including vice-captain Rohit Sharma, opener Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, have been placed in isolation and an investigation launched into a possible breach of the COVID-19 bio-security protocol by them, Cricket Australia said on Saturday. This was after a fan put out a video of the players sitting inside an indoor restaurant on Twitter

Mumbai, Jan 2: The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, suffered a heart attack on Saturday and has been admitted to the hospital. The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, suffered a heart attack on Saturday and has been admitted to the hospital. It has also been understood that Ganguly, who is one of the finest

New Delhi, Jan 1: He is 41-years-old, but Universe Boss Chris Gayle is in no mood to slow down. Known to give opposition attacks nightmares, the West Indies opener is keen to keep sending bowlers on a leather hunt as he has his eyes set on not just the 2021 T20 World Cup in India, but also the 2022 edition that is to be hosted in Australia. Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the 'Ultimate

Melbourne, Dec 31: David Warner posted a photo of himself being named in the ICC Awards of the Decade for the 'Sir G.P. Muthu Award for ICC Male Tiktoker of the Decade' on his Instagram handle and said that he thought he would be a joint winner with India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. "No, sir, you the best," Chahal said in an equally tongue-in-cheek reply on the post. Warner became an Instagram and

Sydney, Dec 30: Not surprised with Indian team's retaliatory act in the second Test, Australian speedster Pat Cummins says they will assess the fight put up by the visitors and be ready for combat when the third Test begins in Sydney from January 7. India shrugged off the Adelaide Test humiliation to level the four-match series 1-1 with an eight wicket win in Melbourne inside four days. "Any side