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The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is on the verge of cancelation after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day lockdown to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The cancellation of IPL looks inevitable. BCCI had already postponed the star-studded eight-team league to April 15 earlier this month. However, the situation around the pandemic worsened since then with confirmed cases surging towards the 500-mark in India. Sporting events around the globe have been affected by the pandemic. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 has been postponed to 2021.

India have confirmed 60 positive cases in the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak which has led to over 4,500 deaths globally. The Indian government issued a fresh advisory with a ban on all foreign visas, except a few categories like diplomatic and employment, till April 15 amid the novel coronavirus scare in the country. As a result, No foreign player will be available until April 15 due to the aforementioned restrictions imposed by the Indian government. "The foreign players who play in the IPL come under the Business Visa category. As per the government's directive, they can't come till April 15," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The new edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to start on March 29.

South Africa Legends have announced their squad for the Road Safety World Series, gets underway on March 7. This squad includes a number of former legends including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Jonty Rhodes to lit up the competition. The first match of the eleven matches series will be played between India Legends and West Indies Legends on March 7 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Squad: Jonty Rhodes (c), Andrew Butch James, Andrew Hall, Garnett John Peter Kruger, J Rudolph, Albie Morkel, JJ Van Der Wath, Neil Rhodes, Lance Klusener, Martin Van Jaarsveld, Morne Van Wyk, Paul Harris, Ryan McLaren.

Bangladesh have announced their squad for the T20I series for the upcoming tour to Pakistan, starting later this month on the 24th of January. The left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal, who hasn't played international cricket since the ODI series against Sri Lanka in July last year, has made his return to the national set-up. Mosaddek Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam and Abu Hider have been dropped from the 15-member squad. The Tigers to play three T20Is, one ODI, and two Tests matches. Bangladesh T20I squad : Mahmudullah (C), Tamim Iqbal Khan, Soumya Sarkar, Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain, Litton Das, MD Mithun, Afif Hossain, Mahadi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Hasan Mahmud.

Mark Boucher’s appointment as head coach of the Proteas enabled fans of the South African cricket team to finally breathe a sigh of relief after months of boardroom turmoil. The squabbles as the top table of South African cricket during 2019 have hurt the Proteas and couldn’t have come at a worse time given that they fell around the playing of the World Cup. The Proteas’ elimination from the 2019 World Cup in England had many in the cricket fraternity concerned about the future of one of the greatest sides of the international game. The fallout would then begin in earnest with one thing leading to another as Ottis Gibson was shown the door after his contract was not renewed, but the CSA board would wait until December to replace him, some four months after the West Indian was given his marching orders. JUST IN: Mark Boucher has been confirmed as the new head coach of the South African men's side. pic.twitter.com/EMuy3FETns — ICC (@ICC) December 14, 2019 By this tim...

As the year 2019 comes to an end, fans around the globe are wondering what happened in the world of cricket. England have won their maiden ODI World Cup crown while team India have continued their reign as the no.1 Test team. The Ashes earlier this year saw returns of David Warner and Steve Smith in the Australian cricket team after 12 months of the suspension. Former left-arm Australian spinner Brad Hogg, who has impressed with his performances in his late 40's - released his Best Test XI of 2019 on his YouTube channel.   The 48-year-old picked Indian opening pair Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma at the top. Both struck double centuries at home, with Rohit, as an opener in Tests, impressed one and all, smashing two tons in a Test and has been on a roll in the Test format, while the 28-year-old Mayank has impressed everyone with his skills to merge attack and defence at the same time. Hogg also picked Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to go with Virat Kohli in the middle...

ECB (England Cricket Board) have announced squad for the four-match Test series to be played against South Africa, starting from a boxing day game in Centurion. It will be a crucial series for both sides to gain some points and improve their ranking in the ICC Test championship. Earlier, this year, England couldn’t win Ashes against Australia in their own home soil followed by their two-match Test series defeat by 1-0 against New Zealand. England have only made one change to the squad that lost the Test series to New Zealand with Saqib Mahmood replacing Jimmy Anderson, who sustained a calf injury during the Ashes in August. Jonny Bairstow makes his way back into the longer format as a proper backup for Jos Buttler in the upcoming Test series. England Test squad : Joe Root (capt), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Pope (wk), Dom Sibley, Ben...

Betting is a thrilling sport in its own right. Instead of showing physical prowess, people showcase their armchair managerial knowledge tactical prowess to determine who will come out on top. However, betting on cricket doesn’t have to be limited to just the team winner or loser. There are several other betting ideas where you can use your skills and turn a profit.    Here are some uncommon ideas to test your luck: 1. Betting Draw Beyond victory or loss of either team, a third result exists in test matches, i.e. match draw. Usual cricket enthusiasts are not fond of a match that ends in a draw, but it could be a great option to bet upon. Laying the draw has an unusual perk – the ignorance of bookkeepers. Test cricket has formed a reputation of having as many draws as wins/losses; however, the reality is far from it. Over the decades, the rate of a drawn test match has steadily declined. While it once used to be around 45% in the 1980s, it fell below 30% in the current d...

The Sydney Sixers have announced the signing of the Australian star batsman Steve Smith for this summer’s Big Bash League, with the 30-year-old is expected to be available for the latter stages of the forthcoming season of Big Bash League. Smith was a part of the Sydney-based outfit that won the inaugural cup back in 2011-12. The world's No.1 Test batter has played 26 games for the Sixers. He said , “I am excited about getting an opportunity to play for the Sydney Sixers again.” “When the schedule came out and I saw there was a chance to wear the Magenta again I jumped at the opportunity and look forward to joining up with the team after my January national team commitments have ended,” the right-handed batsman added. ✍️ SIGNING NEWS! @stevesmith49 is back in magenta for @BBL |09! Details > https://t.co/dHolOOYJTA #smashemsixers #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/nt0MPVh7aM — Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) 14 November 2019 The Sydney Sixers kick off their BBL campaign on De...

SETBACK: England batsman Joe Denly has been ruled out of the rest of England's five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand after damaging a ligament in his ankle during practice on Thursday. The England management have not summoned a replacement for the 33-year-old Kent batsman, who sustained ligament damage to his right ankle during the practice session. With that said, Denly missed the opening match on Friday, which England won by seven wickets. The next match is to be played in Wellington on Sunday at 01:00 GMT. Gutted to miss the T20s but determined to get back for the first test!! Great start by the boys in the first T20, go again today 👌🏻 Rolled my ankle on the boundary rope attempting to catch a ball for those asking 🤦🏼‍♂️ — Joe Denly (@joed1986) 2 November 2019 However, the top-order batsman has not yet been sidelined of the Test leg of the tour, which begins at Mount Maunganui on Thursday, 21 November.