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South Africa floats #T20 Global League to rival IPL, BBL

Johannesburg, Feb 4 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Saturday announced a new eight-team franchise based league — #T20…


Tendulkar urges fans to support women’s cricket

Dubai, Feb 4 (IANS) Wishing all the participating countries in the upcoming women’s World Cup qualifiers, starting February 7, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday urged fans to wholeheartedly root for their teams. “I wish…





KP rules himself out of IPL auctions

London, Feb 3 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Friday ruled himself out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions to be held later this month, citing a “busy winter”. The 36-year-old Pietersen,…



Hussey warns Australia against sledging Kohli

Sydney, Feb 3 (IANS) Former Test star Michael Hussey has warned the India-bound Australian cricket team for a four-Test tour not to antagonise Virat Kohli, saying sledging the Indian captain may boomerang on the visitors….











Spinner Chahal makes impressive gain in T20I rankings

Dubai, Feb 2 (IANS) Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal jumped 92 places to claim 86th position in the latest International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 International player rankings, which were released here on Thursday. Chahal returned with…