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Ravi Shastri has been re-named as the head coach of the Indian cricket team on Friday. The 57-year-old was picked over Mike Hesson and Tom Moody to continue at the helm until the T20 World Cup in 2021. Shastri said, it is a "privilege and an honour" to be a part of the national team setup. It will be the third stint for the Mumbai born coach with the Indian team as he served as the two time World champions during the 2015 World Cup and after the conclusion of 2017 Champions Trophy. During Shastri's tenure, team India became the number one ranked team in the ICC Test rankings and performed excellently in the 2019 World Cup. EXCLUSIVE: An honour & privilege to be retained as coach: @RaviShastriOfc After being retained as Head Coach, Ravi Shastri listed out the challenges ahead & his future plans for #TeamIndia . Interview by @28anand Watch the full video here 📹 https://t.co/vmNzMtEY1W #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/hX3bhUZC5T — BCCI (@BCCI) 17 Augu...

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and former South African seamer Charl Langeveldt had been appointed team's full-time bowling consultants, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced on Saturday. The former left-arm spinner Vettori's contract is valid until next year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and he will be available to the team for around 100 days during their preparation. The 40-year-old has held several high-profile head coaching roles in T20 format, including Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore and Big Bash League's side Brisbane Heat. On the other hand, Langeveldt will join as team's full-time pace bowling coach.

Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to expand from eight teams to 10. The increase in the number of teams will not be a first time as 10 sides already competed in 2011 with the addition of the Kochi and Pune franchises. "We discussed increasing the number of teams but it was an informal discussion. Anyway, the teams don't have the authority to decide on the matter, the BCCI will have to take a call but we are open to the idea," a team official, who attended the meeting in London, told PTI. "There was a discussion but it was done at an informal level. There is no concrete plan as of now on how to go about it. More teams will lead to more games which could mean a bigger scheduling window. So, all of that needs to be worked out," said the official. 10 IPL team is good idea !! #IpL2020 — Rajkumar Sekar (@I_Raj13) 14 July 2019 #IPL2020 may have 10 teams .. Pune might be 3rd time lucky 😂 — ಹರ್ಷ 🐼 (@grharsh) 14 July 2019 #IPL2020 may se...

Pakistan Cricket Board are hopeful of hosting The Pakistan Super League (PSL), their domestic T20 tournament to Pakistan this year. International teams refused to tour Pakistan after Sri Lanka was targeted by terrorists in 2011. However, West Indies and Zimbabwe went for short series in the United Arab Emirates as Pakistan's home ground. On Friday, PCB have made an announcement that they wanted to host all games of their domestic T20 tournament in the country. PCB chairperson Ehsan Mani expressed hope that teams like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will tour Pakistan this year as the inauguration of the ICC Test Championship. According to Geo.TV , Heads of Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board will be traveling Pakistan this year. Pakistan to host the Asia Cup 2020 although it could be held in the UAE, since India would not want to visit to Pakistan.

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in their opener World Cup tournament at Cardiff on Saturday. Black Caps opening batsmen Martin Guptill and Colin Munro chased down the target in just 16.1 overs and witnessed a ruthless 10 wicket win on the day. Both players managed to score half centuries. Here’s how Twitter reacted: One thing that stood out strongly in this game is the green pitch. Honestly it wasn't too different from the colour of the outfield . Interesting to find out how pitches for the rest of the tournament will look like. — Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) June 1, 2019 Demoralising defeat here for SL. Can’t see how they trouble the big boys in this tournament. Hopelessly under powered. Good start for NZ #NZvSL — Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) June 1, 2019 Great victory for NZ to start the tournament. A moral booster with bigger games to come. #cwc19 #nzvsl — Sam Smith (@sgowsmith1988) June 1, 2019 Someone needs to remind these guys that thi...

Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar expressed his desire to return to cricket having been cured of the “paranoia/schizophrenia” which sidelined him over the past few years. Panesar, 37, who was an England regular at his peak taking 167 wickets in 50 Tests — told The Daily Mail he can earn a return to first-class cricket despite being without a club since 2016. His career has jolted since being released by Sussex in 2013 after the spinner urinated on a nightclub bouncer outside a club. “My parents became worried. They wanted me to see someone,” Panesar said. “I had always thought strong people couldn’t have a problem. My cricket had always gone the way I had planned it, but suddenly things started going in a direction I hadn’t experienced since childhood. “It was a guy called Peter Gilmore who said I was suffering from paranoia/schizophrenia and that shocked me massively. Mike Brearley told me to be careful about the things I was saying to myself. Some experts ...

We are now just a few weeks away from the World Cup and excitement is mounting among cricket fans across the globe. It will be held in England and Eoin Morgan’s men are the favourites to lift the trophy after spending the past year atop the world rankings. The teams given the greatest chance of usurping them are India and Australia, as both have strong squads packed full of supremely talented ODI stars. Yet there will also be a few intriguing dark horses vying for glory at this summer’s competition and we have profiled a few that could spring a huge upset. West Indies The West Indies went into their recent ODI series against England on the back of a long losing streak and they were given little chance of toppling the world’s top-ranked team. However, they played with vigour and panache throughout and emerged with an extremely creditable 2-2 series draw when they won the final match by seven wickets. There is now renewed optimism among fans and the Windies have some magnificentl...

South African left-handed batsman JP Duminy has decided to retire from first-class and List A cricket. The all-rounder represented the Cobras in South Africa’s domestic cricket league and the news was confirmed by the team head-coach, Ashwell Prince on Friday.  In his List A career, Duminy has scored 7,408 runs with an average of 38.78. Whereas in T20 cricket he scored 6,106 runs in 252 matches, which makes him the highest run-scorer for the Proteas of the game. Duminy, however, will continue to ply his trade in the shortest format of the game across the globe. The 35-year-old has represented the Proteas in 46 Tests, 194 ODIs and 81 T20Is. South Africa to begin their 2019 World Cup campaign against India on June 5.

New Zealand all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijn will join Indian Premier League outfit Chennai Super Kings, replacing injured South African seamer Lungi Ngidi, who has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament. Kuggeleijn, 27, made his T20 debut for Black Caps this year, having first played One-Day International two years ago. The controversial kiwi has faced two trials over charges of raping a woman in 2015. But his selection in the national team this year was highly shocking as a result, and he faced a hostile welcome from fans and commentators. Kuggeleijn is expected to join the defending champions next week. Super Kings are currently 2nd in the league table, behind Kolkata Knight Riders.

Former Australian captain Steve Smith and former vice-captain David Warner re-joined the national cricket team for the first time since they were suspended for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last March. The 12-month ban is set to come to an end on March 28. The pair will join the Aussies in Dubai ahead of their five-match ODI series against Pakistan. Steve Smith speaks following the catch-up between he and David Warner, and the Aussie men's squad in Dubai. Full story: https://t.co/TuLVtvcrrU pic.twitter.com/qJIVnJPq01 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 16 March 2019 "Lots of hugs and cuddles": David Warner says he's excited for what lies ahead after meeting up with the Aussie squad in Dubai. Full story: https://t.co/TuLVtvcrrU pic.twitter.com/NTtmWRT5lw — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 17 March 2019 The Australian squad is currently in UAE after their ODI series victory against India and are preparing for the next series agai...