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Babar Azam can’t be compared to Kohli: Ali

10 Jul 2020 05:55 AM IST

Former Pakistani cricketer and coach Basit Ali tells The Daily Guardian that Babar Azam has a long way to go.

There has been no one like Gavaskar

10 Jul 2020 05:55 AM IST

I am lucky to get a chance to play with Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. I got his long support in Test cricket. I find it very strange that some of my things were very similar to him. He was also born in the Purandare Hospital in Mumbai. The word G comes

West Indies top-order steady after Holder picks six wickets to fold up England for 204 runs

10 Jul 2020 05:53 AM IST

West Indies ended the second day of the first Test against England on 57/1 and trail the hosts by 147 runs at the Ageas Bowl. After Dom Bess’ cameo took England past the 200-run mark, West Indies openers John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite put up an opening stand of 43

Burns, Denly hold English fort as WI strike early

09 Jul 2020 05:52 AM IST

Rain, bad light force stumps on Day 1 of the first Test with England at 35/1; Ben Stokes’ side loses the wicket of opener Dom Sibley

Everything you need to know about ICC’s new Covid rules

09 Jul 2020 05:52 AM IST

As international cricket resumes after almost a threemonth-long Covid-19 halt, the International Cricket Council (ICC) explains in detail the Covid-19 rules on replacements, ban on applying saliva to the ball, additional DRS reviews and the procedure of Code of Conduct sanctions, among other things. The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC)

Asia Cup has been cancelled, says BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly

09 Jul 2020 05:51 AM IST

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday confirmed that this year’s Asia Cup has been cancelled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Asia Cup has been cancelled,” Ganguly said during an Instagram chat. “It’s difficult to say which will be India’s first international series. We’ve done our preparations but we

Our aim is to make India No. 1 chess-playing nation: Chauhan

09 Jul 2020 05:50 AM IST

Bharat Singh Chauhan, secretary of All India Chess Federation, talks to The Daily Guardian about Indian chess in the time of coronavirus.

The wait for cricket is over as England take on West Indies

08 Jul 2020 05:46 AM IST

West Indies had defeated England in the last Test series, and it would be exciting to see whether the English side can avenge that loss as the two teams meet at Southampton today

SAI to reopen Karni Singh Shooting Range for Olympic-bound shooters

08 Jul 2020 05:46 AM IST

As the Sports Ministry gears up to open sports complexes in view of Unlock 2.0, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to reactivate the Karni Singh Shooting Range for Indian shooters and athletes preparing for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Training activities will be resumed in phases, with the

Curious case of racing driver Mrinalini’s failed dope test

07 Jul 2020 05:39 AM IST

Formula-4 driver Mrinalini Singh was tested positive for a banned substance from random samples taken during the National Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore (also known as Kovi) in Tamil Nadu last week. The National AntiDoping Agency (NADA) informed her that it found a beta-blocked (a group

Vinod Rai reveals why Dravid turned down Team India’s coach job

07 Jul 2020 05:38 AM IST

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Committee of Administrators (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai has lifted the lid on why former captain Rahul Dravid turned down Team India’s coaching job following the end of Anil Kumble’s tenure. “Rahul was very upfront with us,” Rai told Sportskeeda during a

IPL shouldn’t be played during T20 WC window, says Inzamam

07 Jul 2020 05:36 AM IST

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes the Indian Premier League (IPL) shouldn’t be played during the T20 World Cup (WC) window later this year, saying questions will be asked if that happens. The T20 World Cup, which is currently scheduled to be played Down Under from 18 October till 15 November,