Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi, Nepal legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane, and Australian batsman Ben Dunk headlined the CPL 2020 draft that was held virtually on June 24. All three players fetched deals worth USD 130,000 each, with Nabi being the first pick in the draft. The CPL is scheduled to be played in Trinidad & Tobago between August 18 and September 10 …

South Africa’s cricketers will discuss how they will join the Black Lives Matter movement when they have the opportunity to meet as a group according to Lungi Ngidi. The fast bowler, who was named Cricketer South Africa’s T20 cricketer of the year on Saturday, indicated he would be in favour of supporting the anti-racism cause, especially given South Africa’s history …

Alka Rehani Bharadwaj, the representative of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG,) has asked the BCCI to “ensure” that only “eligible” office bearers attend the board’s Apex Council meeting on July 17. Although she has not spelt out any names, Bharadwaj’s letter puts a question mark over the participation of BCCI secretary Jay Shah, whose tenure has reportedly …

Kusal Mendis has been released on bail a day after he was arrested for his role in a fatal motor accident in Panadura, just south of Colombo. Mendis, who was driving the SUV that hit and killed a 64-year-old cyclist at around 5am on Sunday, has also been cleared of driving under the influence by preliminary police investigations and a …

Umar Akmal‘s appeal against his three-year ban will be heard next Monday on July 13 by an independent adjudicator at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. The adjudicator is a former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Faqir Mohammad Khokhar, and notices have been issued to both Akmal and the PCB with regards to the timing of the hearing. The …

New Zealand is the latest country after UAE and Sri Lanka which has offered to host the IPL in case the billion dollar league can’t be held in India due to rising cases of coronavirus. The postponement announcement of the T20 World Cup, to be held in October-November in Australia, is imminent, creating a window for the IPL. The BCCI …

The IPL has twice been held outside India in years that it clashed with national elections.© AFP India’s cricket leaders are becoming impatient with the world body’s delays in deciding whether the Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup holdup is stopping the Board of Control for Cricket in India from setting …

The T20 World Cup, slated to be held in October-November in Australia, is set to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic according to reports in the Australian media. As per a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, no formal decision had been made as of Monday but it claimed that the tournament “is all but certain” to be postponed. …

The Pakistan squad is currently training in Worcester ahead of the three-match Test series.© Twitter Pakistan cricketers Haider Ali, Imran Khan and Kashif Bhatti, along with masseur Malang Ali, have tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave for England on July 8 to join the team ahead of next month’s three-match Test series. The three, along with masseurs Malang and …

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that questions will be raised if the T20 World Cup is postponed and the Indian Premier League (IPL) is played in that particular window. The T20 World Cup is slated to be held in Australia from October 18-November 15. However, the fate of the tournament hangs in the balance due to the coronavirus pandemic. …