Category : Cricket news

IPL 2020 should 'kick-start the cricket season' - Kevin Pietersen

11:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff With the COVID-19 pandemic locking the world down, cricket around the globe has been indefinitely stalled. Among the high-profile ones to be affected is the 13th season of the IPL. Though the chances of the tourname...

IPL 2020 should 'kick-start the cricket season' - Kevin Pietersen

England contracted players volunteer salary reductions

It's been amazing how the country has come together - Joe Root (1:06) Joe Root speaks about his work with the Sheffield Children's Hospital and the inspiring work from the NHS. (1:06) 2:26 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England's centrally-contracted m...

'Scheduling clashes' force West Indies Under-19s tour of England to be postponed

11:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies Under-19s' tour of the UK, slated to run from August 16 to September 3, has been postponed due to "scheduling clashes". The initial schedule had included one T20, three List A games and two youth Tests....

Darren Gough, Wasim Akram join charity fundraising efforts

Apr 3, 2020 Wasim Akram and Darren Gough are among the latest cricketing personalities attempting to combat the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pair have both promised items of memorabilia to be auctioned on behalf of the Centre for...

Two small windows to reschedule PSL 2020 knockouts - Wasim Khan

Darren Sammy, Sohail Akhtar, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim pose with the PSL trophy Apr 3, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Wasim Khan has said that the PCB's "first point of call" is to ensure that the knockout stages of the 2020 PSL can be...

IPL payday in limbo, Cummins eyes Australian summer

COVID-19 effect: 'Warner's turned his house into three-storeyed gym' - Cummins (1:24) The fast bowler "really feels for close mates" who have delayed marriage plans owing to the uncalled for break (1:24) Apr 3, 2020 Pat Cummins' AU$3.17 million con...

Pandemic halts Australian cricket's wedding season

Apr 3, 2020 Since time immemorial, April has been wedding season for Australia's cricketers, after the end of the season and before winter's chill takes full effect. This year, however, the tally of delayed weddings provides yet another measure of...

New Zealand: Men's tours 'most unlikely', women won't go to Sri Lanka

Apr 3, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff The COVID-19 pandemic has forced New Zealand Cricket to cancel the national women's tour of Sri Lanka scheduled for later this month, while the long men's team tour of Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands and the West...

Coronavirus newsfile: Mumbai umpires offer support to local scorers, match officials

Apr 2, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff April 3 Mumbai umpires offer support to local scorers, match officials In Mumbai, a group of former umpires have come together to financially support local match officials and scorers in the wake of the coronavirus...

Edgbaston to become COVID-19 testing centre

Apr 2, 2020 Warwickshire have donated their Edgbaston stadium for the use of the NHS in a bid to help in the battle against COVID-19. The ground - more specifically, the car park - will be used as a drive-through testing centre for NHS staff. Those...