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Katy Perry performing before the start of the Womens T20 World Cup final between Australia and India in Melbourne. AP/PTI Photo

Men's T20 World Cup appears on schedule in October

CA chief Kevin Roberts hopes that normal circumstances will return by October and November when the men's T20 World Cup...

17 March 2020 8:45 AM GMT

Quetta Gladiators Shane Watson plays a shot during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 match against Karachi Kings at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. AFP Photo

Pakistan Super League final postponed amid virus outbreak

Most of the foreign players figuring in the tournament left although the semifinals and final were advanced by four days

17 March 2020 8:27 AM GMT

Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts. DC file photo

Cricket Australia cancels Sheffield Shield, awards title to NSW

New South Wales won six games, lost two and drew one in the Shield, finishing 12 points clear of Victoria state

17 March 2020 7:57 AM GMT

BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. PTI Photo

BCCI tells employees to work from home

The National Cricket Academy (NCA) has also stopped its various zonal camps

16 March 2020 3:23 PM GMT

Harbhajan Singh bowls at the Chennai Super Kings nets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on March 12. PTI Photo

IPL teams disperse as franchises call off training camps

BCCI suspended the IPL last Friday following government-imposed travel restrictions and refusal by three states to host...

16 March 2020 1:00 PM GMT

Rohit Sharma, the only to player to have scored a double ton in ODIs more than once. PTI Photo

India's Rohit Sharma only player capable of notching 200 in T20s, says...

Aaron Finch's 172 off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in 2018 is the highest individual score in T20 internationals

16 March 2020 11:16 AM GMT

Lahore Qalandars Chris Lynn celebrates after scoring a century in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 match against Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on March 15o. 2020. AFP Photo

Chris Lynn leaves PSL in midst of coronavirus pandemic

A day after scoring a century for Lahore Qalandars, the Australian top-order batsman decides to leave for home

16 March 2020 8:33 AM GMT

Bangladeshs team captain Mahmudullah (L) receiving the trophy from Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon after winning the second Twenty20 international of a two-match series against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 11, 2020. AFP Photo

Bangladesh tour of Pakistan postponed indefinitely

The two boards will now work together to identify a future opportunity to complete the ICC World Test Championship...

16 March 2020 8:19 AM GMT

Australian cricket captain Aaron Finch. AFP Photo

Aaron Finch, David Warner raise concerns over Australia's COVID-19...

Both agreed with Aussie journalist Veronica Eggleton who wondered how does the government know if new arrivals are...

16 March 2020 6:23 AM GMT

File picture of former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar participating in a television talk show in Mumbai. PTI Photo

Manjrekar's axe from BCCI commentary panel for SA series raises...

The cricket expert had eaten a humble pie for comments made on a Team India player and a co-commentator

14 March 2020 1:42 PM GMT

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with secretary Jay Shah. AP Photo

All domestic cricket games including Irani Trophy put on hold by BCCI

Senior Women's One-Day Knockout and the Senior Women's One-Day Challenger have been put off

14 March 2020 12:04 PM GMT

File photo of Aakash Ambani, son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, arriving at an IPL auction. AP Photo

Curtailed IPL is one option, moving it abroad is not: BCCI

This was one of the seven options discussed at the meeting BCCI officials had with owners of franchisees

14 March 2020 9:59 AM GMT