Punjab Cricket Association has requested former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to come out of retirement and become a player-cum-mentor of the Punjab team in domestic cricket.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with some of Chennai Super Kings teammates including Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla and Karn Sharma touched down in Chennai on Friday for their training camp ahead of next month's Indian Premier League in UAE.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with some of Chennai Super Kings teammates including Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla and Karn Sharma touched down in Chennai on Friday for their training camp ahead of next month's Indian Premier League in UAE.

Education technology company Unacademy and fantasy sports Platform Dream11 have submitted their 'Expression of Interest' to become title sponsors of this year's Indian Premier League, replacing Chinese mobile phone company VIVO.

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and Pakistan at the Rose Bowl, in Southampton, on Friday.

Sakshi Dhoni spotted a chameleon at their villa in Ranchi.

The 39-year-old will resume his duties with the Australian men's team at the conclusion of the IPL.

None of the players will be available for at least the first two to three games of their respective franchises.

Even though the Indian Premier League will be played in a bio-secure bubble, Ajit Singh, head of BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit says players could be approached for corrupt practices through social media.

Alam played his last Test in 2009.

The Australian government on Wednesday granted travel exemptions for Aaron Finch and his men, Cricket Australia (CA) said while announcing a 21-member squad for the team's first international tour since the coronavirus outbreak began.

'I was pretty shocked with all the stuff that was going on about him'

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL. Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.

Sachin Tendulkar made a young fan's day by praising her painting of him.

Pakistan opener Abid Ali scored a half-century but England's seam bowlers used the muggy conditions to their advantage to restrict the tourists to 126 for five at the close of a rain-hit opening day of the second Test at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.

Cricket South Africa's director of cricket Graeme Smith on Thursday categorically denied recent allegations levelled against him by ex-wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile around team selections during his time as captain of the national team and termed them extremely hurtful.

It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic 119 not out on a fifth day track to save the Test match for India against England in Manchester.

Australian head coach Justin Langer has one piece of advice for young sportsperson across the world -- stay away from social media. With the advent of social networking sites, sportsperson around the world, at times, have to deal with abusive and threatening messages online and Langer believes zero social media is the key.

Images from the opening day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at the Rose Bowl, in Southampton, on Thursday.

IPL 2020 will be the first assignment since March for most cricketers.

The Kolkata Knight Riders big-hitter showed off some of his mighty bats for the IPL.

The 48-page report states that between April 2019 and March 2020, 262 cricketers, which includes 218 men and 44 women, were at the NCA for rehab programmes.

Feeling refreshed and stronger from the long break since COVID-19 put a halt to cricket in March, Starc hopes he might be able to return to top speed.

Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic are in celebration mode sharing adorable pictures of their young one on their Instagram accounts.

Suresh Raina heads to the IPL with a set of new tattoos.

Karun will be tested by Kings XI Punjab before the flight to Dubai.

Babar Azam, whose cover drives have some similarities with Kohli, has enjoyed a conistent run in Tests since 2018 matching the likes of Kohli, Australia's run machine Steve Smith, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and England's Joe Root.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan predicted the hosts will sweep the three-Test series against Pakistan despite the absence of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes for the last two matches. Stokes was part of the England team which pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory in the series opener at Old Trafford but is now missing for family reasons.

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss Chennai Super Kings' six-day conditioning camp ahead of the team's departure to the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League next month because of personal commitments.

Pakistan's legendary batsman Javed Miandad said that he was the captain of current Prime Minister Imran Khan and will join politics to challenge him.

England skipper Joe Root has backed James Anderson to hit peak form again, saying on Wednesday that the pace bowler's spot in the team is not in question ahead of the second Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is is furious at former captain Mohammad Hafeez for his apparent breach of the bio-security protocol imposed by the England and Wales Cricket Board for the ongoing away series. The former skipper, who is not a part of the Test squad, has been picked for the three-match T20I series against England, starting on August 29.

Use the expertise of former players as much as possible in the state teams' cricketing set-up was one of the notable suggestion by National Cricket Academy head Rahul Dravid while interacting with members of affiliated units during a webinar organised by the BCCI.

Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates are the two back-up countries being zeroed in on by the ICC, in case India is unable to host next year's T20 World Cup. While there is still one year to go before the mega event which was set to be held in Australia this year but got postponed due to rising cases of COVID-19 and inability of the host country to manage 16 teams.

England have named uncapped seam bowler Ollie Robinson in their 14-man squad to replace all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.

The presence of many players who are deep into their 30s is a boon and not bane for Chennai Super Kings as they head into the 13th IPL after the long coronavirus-forced break, the team's bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said on Wednesday.

A BCCI official confirmed that Unacademy has picked up the bid papers but refrained from making any comments beyond that.

Virat and Anushka encouraged fans and followers to stay safe and find moments of relaxation amidst these difficult times.

Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in the history of the tournament, having led CSK to three IPL titles, and playing eight finals in ten seasons under his captaincy.

Yagnik is currently in his hometown Udaipur and has been advised to get admitted to a hospital for the mandatory 14-day quarantine.

An accidental death report was registered at Kurar Police Station and the probe is on, the MCA official added.