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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir is ready to make his debut in the latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League, starting from August 28. The 29-year-old announced his retirement from international cricket in December last year, owing to his feud with Pakistan’s team management. The veteran speedster continues to feature in the various T20 leagues across the globe. He will now be available in the Caribbean Premier League as the left-arm pacer has been signed by Barbados Tridents for the ninth edition that kicks off in St Kitts & Nevis in August 2021.  Amir has claimed 59 wickets in 50 T20I for Pakistan.

Warwickshire seamer Craig Miles has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Edgbaston until at least the end of the 2023 season. The 26-year-old has claimed 31 wickets in 11 first-class matches since joining the Bears in 2019. He scored 61 runs and took 10 wickets at an average of 25.5 in three appearances during the LV= Insurance County Championship this season. Miles made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in 2011 and has since gone on to claim 286 wickets, with a further 69 wickets in white-ball cricket. Chuffed to extend my stay at Edgbaston! 🙌🏻 Looking forward to seeing where this team goes over the next few years! 🐻🐻🐻 #YouBears https://t.co/4EzDDKKmDJ — Craig Miles (@CMiles_18) May 18, 2021

The Indian cricket team India is set to visit Sri Lanka for the limited-overs series in July. The limited-overs leg will begin on July 13. India will play three-match ODIs and as many T20Is.  According to ESPNcricinfo, the ODI series is slated to begin on July 13, and the T20I will commence from July 22.  1st ODI: July 13 2nd ODI: July 16 3rd ODI: July 19 1st T20I: July 22 2nd T20I: July 24 3rd T20I: July 27

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has unanimously decided to postpone the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, with immediate effect. Following the recent Covid-19 scare, BCCI met IPL Governing Council on Tuesday in a meeting to announce the suspension of the tournament for indefinite period. “The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and wellbeing of all the stakeholders in mind,” the BCCI said in a press-release . It all started when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier both were tested positive for the novel strain.  The latest victims of the virus have been Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Wriddhiman Saha, Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra and Chennai Super Kings's bowling coach L Balaji.

Zimbabwe have announced their 16-man Test squad which will be led by all-rounder Sean Williams. The first Test is slated to begin on April 29, while the second test is scheduled to play on May 7. Zimbabwe Test squad– Sean Williams (captain), Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chisoro, Tanaka Chivanga, Luke Jongwe, Roy Kaia, Kevin Kasuza, Wellington Masakadza, Prince Masvaure, Tarisai Musakanda, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Milton Shumba, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) left-arm seamer T Natarajan has been ruled out from the rest of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).  The 30-year-old left-armer will miss the current tournament after a serious knee injury. Natarajan has played only two matches for SRH this season, with two wickets. The Sunrisers will take on Delhi Capitals on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Casio ’ s iconic G-Shock range of watches known for their legendary toughness, trailblazing designs and innovative technology has tied up with IPL 2021 ’ s youngest and the most exciting team Rajasthan Royals to become their official toughness partner.   The tie-up kickstarts G-Shock ’ s formal association with competitive sports in India. The wide range of watches are meant for raising the bar on the field due to their superior toughness, light materials, and fitness-related functions.   Rajasthan Royals and G-Shock have very high synergies because of the shared values of innovation, and performance, by pushing boundaries through absolute toughness.   The partnership provides a unique chance to tap into the individual fan bases of the team and the G-Shock community in India to collaborate and drive the visibility for the respective brands. This also opens up a new area of collaboration in the future where custom-designed limited-edition G-Shocks for Rajasthan Royals can ...

Sri Lanka Cricket have announced their 18-man Test squad for the upcoming home series against Bangladesh. The Test series is slated to begin on April 21 in Pallekele. The 33-year-old Angelo Mathews has made a come back to the Test team. He had pulled out during the ODI series in the West Indies, citing personal reasons. The second and final Test will begin on April 29.  Test squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Ramesh Mendis, Vishwa Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Roshen Silva, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

The sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League is set to resume on June 1. The T20 competition was postponed last month due to increase covid 19 cases in Karachi. All the upcoming matches of PSL 2021 will be held in Karachi. Here’s the revised schedule for PSL 2021: June 1: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United June 2: Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings June 3: Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators June 4: Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars June 5: Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators June 6: Peshawar Zalmi vs Karachi Kings June 7: Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars June 8: Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi June 9: Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars June 10: Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings June 11: Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United June 12: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars June 13: Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi June 14: Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars June 16: Qualifier (1 vs 2) June 17: Eliminator 1 (3 ...

The 2021 Indian Premier League starts in April, whilst a number of international matches take place in what is going to be an exciting month of cricket action. Here’s a look at some of the big events: 2021 IPL The fourteenth edition of the Indian Premier League kicks off in Indian as defending champion Mumbai Indians face to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener on Friday 9 April. Eight teams compete in the three-month tournament, concluding with the final on 30 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Fans of the sport can tune into live cricket streaming online as well as the other big matches in the remainder of this article can also be streamed online. Last year’s runners-up, the Delhi Capitals, took Australian batsman Steve Smith with the first pick in last month’s auction. Delhi made their first final last year and will be hoping the Australian international will be able to take them to the top for the first time. Glenn Maxwell was taken second overall in t...