Cricket

As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were interested in naming Mustafizur as a replacement for injured Harry Gurney. But the bowler has been denied an NOC as Bangladesh is slated to play a Test series against Sri Lanka in October this year. … [Read more...] about Indian Premier League 2020: Bangladesh Cricket Board denies NOC to Mustafizur Rahman

In the past few years, Buttler has become a mainstay for the England side. Buttler has played in several positions for England- as a middle-order batsman, an opener, finisher while batting lower-down the order and simultaneously sharing wicketkeeping duties with Jonny Bairstow. … [Read more...] about Stuart Broad declares Jos Buttler as England’s best-ever white-ball cricketer

“When I made my debut in 2000, we had come after playing the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The Pakistan senior team had come back from Australia at the time and there were a lot of changes being made. They had dropped 5-6 players due to the bad performance,” he told former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal on his YouTube channel. … [Read more...] about ‘The attitude of some senior players made me feel unwelcome’: Yasir Arafat accuses Pakistan cricket of favouritism

“With each of the 10 A+ category players to receive PKR150,000 as monthly retainer for 12 months and a match fee of PKR40,000 for National T20 Cup and Pakistan Cup each, and PKR60,000 for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, players maintaining and displaying high levels of professionalism throughout the season will earn PKR3.2million.” The Board also said that “monthly retainer of D category domestic players is PKR40,000 but they will get the same match fee as the highest category player”, which means “any D category player who features in all the 30 First XI league matches will earn PKR1.8million.” … [Read more...] about PCB announces massive pay hike for Pakistan’s domestic cricketers

“Cricket is the 2nd biggest sport in the world behind soccer(fact) & the biggest day on the Aust sporting calendar is the Boxing Day test. We must try & do everything possible to keep it at the MCG this year. FYI- The Melb Cup & the AFL GF are the next biggest events in Aust !,” Warne wrote on his twitter handle. … [Read more...] about ‘Cricket is 2nd biggest sport’: Shane Warne wants Boxing Day Test at Melbourne