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As a result of the coronavirus pandemic - New Zealand tour of Bangladesh has been postponed on Tuesday. Black Caps were slated to play two Tests in August-September this year as part of the ICC World Test Championship. Three Bangladeshi players, including Nazmul Islam, Nafees Iqbal and the former ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, have tested positive for the deadly contagion. “In the present COVID-19 pandemic scenario, hosting a full cricket series in August 2020 will be a challenge in terms of preparations,” BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said in a statement. “Under these circumstances, the BCB and NZC (New Zealand Cricket) have felt that the best way forward would be to defer the series,” he added. The governing bodies from both sides were working on a new schedule for the Test series. Bangladesh has so far reported more than 100k coronavirus cases with over 1,500 mortality.

Former England captain Andrew Strauss has emerged as a surprise candidate to become CEO of Cricket Australia following the resignation of Kevin Roberts. Cricket Australia has been in a financial loss since the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report in The Australian , Strauss could be the next CEO of Cricket Australia. The 43-year-old had represented the county cricket for Middlesex and captained the England national team in all formats of the game. He served England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for three years as a director of cricket between 2015 to 2018. After Roberts resigned from his position of CEO, Nick Hockley was named in as an interim replacement with the governing body searching for the ideal candidate to serve as a full-time CEO. Strauss has scored 7,037 runs in 100 Tests and 4,205 runs in 127 ODIs during his playing career with England. The South Africa-born also played a crucial role as ECB director, which lead the national side to claim their maiden World Cup title la...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic followed by lockdown across the globe, cricketing boards are considering all options to organise tournaments or bilateral series.  Recently, the West Indies team touched down in the UK to prepare for the Test series against England which gets underway on July 9. However, cricket fans are keeping a close eye on the 2020 biggest competition - the T20 World Cup, in Australia later this year. But the Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Earl Eddings gave hints that the event may face hurdles. He spoke to local media and stated that it would be ‘unrealistic’ to organise the T20I World Cup this year in the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic. The tournament slated to be played from October 18 to November 15 in Downunder.

The West Indies cricket team have departed for the three-match Test tour of England starting from July 8. The tourists will be tested for COVID-19 again upon arrival in the UK ahead of the seven-week tour. Windies became the first international team to travel overseas after the coronavirus pandemic had suspended cricket for more than two months. West Indies depart the Caribbean for Sandals Tour of England. #ENGvWI #MenInMaroon Read more⬇️ https://t.co/ycf4XHBeZC pic.twitter.com/aQkMNLice9 — Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 8, 2020 The first Test to be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on July 8 with the second and third Test at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 16 and then July 24. There will be no spectators allowed at the venues, which will be held in a "bio-secure" environment. West Indies Squad : Jason Holder (captain), Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shan...

Cricket Australia have confirmed that India will travel to Down Under starting October this year comprising four Tests, ODIs as well as T20 Internationals.  The tour will begin with a T20 match, on October 11 at Brisbane followed by other two games on October 14 (Canberra) and October 17 (Adelaide), the CA announced on its official website .  India are then scheduled to play a four-Test match series, beginning on December 3 at Brisbane. The second, third and fourth Tests will be held in Adelaide (December 11-15), Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3 to 7). The ODI series is set to begin in Perth on January 12 and it will be followed by matches on January 15 (Melbourne) and January 17 (Sydney).  Schedule: Australia v India 11 October: 1st T20I, Gabba, Brisbane 14 October: 2nd T20I, Manuka Oval, Canberra 17 October: 3rd T20I, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 3-7 December: 1st Test, the Gabba, Brisbane 11-15 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 26-30 December: 3rd ...

This is a question every cricket fan would love to ask, but it is also a question we don’t want to hear the answer to. For those that have eagerly been waiting in anticipation for one of the biggest cricket events to take place every 2 years, there is a very good chance that you may have to wait another year before the tournament does indeed kick off. Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the sporting industry has taken quite the knock, yet there seems to be much hope according to hushed whispers and articles based on T20 World Cup winner tips , it is evident that there are sources that remain afloat with a positive outlook. However, as it currently stands, all matches have been postponed until further notice and all massive sport events have been put on hold. The worrisome question is when it will be possible to return to normal as only then will such events begin to become a reality again. So let's take a look at why it could be possible for the tournament to be call...

Australia and England have played out the fiercest rivalry in the sport of cricket since The Ashes began in 1882. The battles have been even throughout the history of the duel, with the Aussies edging the series won by one as a result of their 33 triumphs to the Three Lions’ 32. The Baggy Greens have been more successful in individual Test matches, boasting 136 wins compared to England’s 108 – the majority of which came in a dominant hold of the urn for 16 years from 1989 to 2005. There has been little between the teams in recent years, although the 2-2 draw between the sides in 2019 allowed Australia to retain The Ashes heading into the 2021/22 series down under. There will be no doubt be more classics to add to the number of matches that have been played over the years, but there have been some truly remarkable games to have occurred over the last 15 years. We’ll now look back at three of the best Tests that have been defining in the history of the Ashes. Headingley 2019 ...

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned for a period of three years from all forms of cricket on corruption charges the country’s cricket board on Monday. Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan. — PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) April 27, 2020 The PCB officials had charged the 29-year-old middle-order batsman in two separate cases for failing to report corrupt approaches in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 5. His last appearance for the national side was against Sri Lanka in October 2019. Akmal has played 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 84 T20s for Pakistan.

The pandemic has already affected more than 1 million people across the globe. All kind of sporting events including cricket has been canceled. But apart from all this crisis, the pandemic has caused as many as eight Aussie cricketers have been forced to postpone their wedding functions. The eight cricketers are Adam Zampa, Jackson Bird, D’arcy Short, Mitchell Swepson, Alister McDermott, Andrew Tye, Jess Jonassen, and Katelyn Fryett. The situation down under has been quite bad recently. Everyone has been advised to stay at home to slow down the virus.

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.