Sports, Cricket, 30th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 30 Jul 2019

Sports, Cricket, 30 Jul 2019

The 19-year-old Shaw, who has played two Test matches against the West Indies in 2018, was reportedly undergoing rehabilitation for a hip injury. (Photo: PTI)

BCCI bans Prithvi Shaw for failing dope test

Shaw's period of suspension is eight months, starting from March 16 to November 15.

30 Jul 2019 8:25 PM

37-year-old Nuwan Kulasekara has 199 scalps in 184 ODI matches. He has featured in 58 T20Is and bagged 66 wickets. Nuwan Kulasekara made his ODI debut against England in 2003. He played his last ODI against Zimbabwe at Hambantota in 2017. In 21 Test matches, he has 48 wickets under his name. (Photo:AFP)

SLC dedicates final ODI against Bangladesh to Nuwan Kulasekara

Kulasekara was the top-ranked bowler in the ICC ODI rankings on March 11, 2009.

30 Jul 2019 5:24 PM

The International Cricket Council on Tuesday named Michael Gough of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season following the annual review and selection process. (Photo:AFP)

ICC names two new umpires in elite panel for 2019-20

Gough and Wilson have been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by the selection panel.

30 Jul 2019 5:15 PM

However, the 27-year-old would find it difficult to get hold of the visa as he was involved in a spot-fixing scandal in 2010, and following that incident he was put in jail. (Photo:AFP)

Is Mohammad Amir planning to play for England?

If Amir gets hold of the visa then he can stay in UK for nearly three years (30 months).

30 Jul 2019 4:54 PM

It is said that Amir is widely expected to move to UK, to live with his wife Narjis Amir who is a British passport holder, and play only T20Is and ODIs for Pakistan. (Photo: Twitter)

Mohammad Amir’s retirement forces PCB to make domestic participation mandatory

A PCB official has stated that from now on, the players have to play domestic matches in order to be eligible to play for the national team.

30 Jul 2019 3:51 PM

Dhoni was part of the Army-Navy Stars XI who played against the Bollywood XI which comprised of Arjun Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Ishan Khatter, Aparshakti Khurana and others at a football stadium in the Mumbai suburbs. (Photo: AP)

Dhoni spotted playing football with Arjun Kapoor before joining Indian Army; see pics

Dhoni checked in to the ‘City of Dreams’ on July 27.

30 Jul 2019 3:07 PM

Since retiring from international cricket in 2013, the 42-year-old Thilan Samaraweera has coached extensively around the world, including stints as the batting coach of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, along with his role as fielding coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL. (Photo:AFP)

Thilan Samaraweera joins New Zealand to assist in Test series against Sri Lanka

Blackcaps coach Gary Stead said Samaraweera would bring great experience and skills to the group.

30 Jul 2019 1:37 PM

The first Test between England and Australia starts at Edgbaston on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Five players to watch out for in the Ashes

AFP Sport looks at five players who could be match-winners in the Ashes.

30 Jul 2019 1:15 PM

AFP Sport looks at five of the most memorable series between cricket's oldest rivals England and Australia. (Photo:AFP)

Five memorable Ashes series

The 2005 Ashes was one of the greatest series in cricket history and saw England triumph over their fiercest rivals for the first time.

30 Jul 2019 12:57 PM

Addressing the rumours of a rift between vice captain Rohit Sharma and himself, Indian captain Virat Kohli ended all kinds of speculations regarding the rift between him and Rohit. (Photo:ANI)

Virat Kohli, Ravi Shashtri clears air on alleged rift; watch video

Since India exited from the 2019 World Cup, there have been rumours that there were two different camps for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

30 Jul 2019 12:43 PM

Tim Paine pats on Pat Cummins' back for his excellent spell. (Photo:AP)

'Changes under Tim Paine have not affected Australia's desire to win': Pat Cummins

Former captain Steve Smith and his then deputy David Warner were both given 12-month suspensions by Cricket Australia.

30 Jul 2019 11:01 AM

The Test Mace will be presented on June 2021 in UK. (Photo:AFP)

Cricketing boards welcome ICC World Test Championship

Cricketing boards on Monday welcomed the launch of the ICC WTC, beginning August 1 with the first Ashes Test between Australia and England.

30 Jul 2019 10:51 AM

ICC on Monday officially launched the World Test Championship where top nine Test teams will take part. Faf Du plessis' men will take on India on September. (Photo:AFP)

Faf du Plessis says starting World Test Championship against India is tough

India is the top-positioned team in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings followed by New Zealand and South Africa at 2nd and 3rd position.

30 Jul 2019 10:33 AM

Arthur said that missing five years of International cricket took a toll on M ohammad Amir as he was not equipped for managing the workload. (Photo:AFP)

'It was on the cards for a long while': Mickey Arthur on Mohammad Amir's retirement

Amir had missed five years of international cricket as he was banned for five years for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal in 2010.

30 Jul 2019 10:22 AM

Wasim Khan added that the board takes these type of matters very seriously, saying centrally contracted players are expected to be more responsible. (Photo: Twitter)

Imam-ul-Haq apologises to PCB after being accused of having multiple affairs

Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq landed himself in a controversy after a Twitter user accused him of having affairs with many girls, cheating on them.

30 Jul 2019 10:10 AM

Virat Kohli tweeted an image of him along with KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, and others captioning it as 'Miami bound'. (Photo: ViratKohli/Twitter)

Virat Kohli shares pre-departure photos of his team before heading for Windies tour

The men in blue from there will catch another flight to Florida where they will play first two T20Is against West Indies.

30 Jul 2019 9:59 AM

India head coach Ravi Shastri. (Photo: PTI)

Captain backs Ravi Shastri to stay

The interviews of applicants for India’s head coach are likely to take place on August 13 and/or August 14.

30 Jul 2019 2:13 AM

Kohli pooh-poohs rift rumours

After India’s ouster from the World Cup, stories of fissures in the Indian camp emerged with claims that Rohit and Kohli are not seeing eye to eye.

30 Jul 2019 1:28 AM

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