World’s top two T20I bowlers and No.1 ranked all-rounder up for grabs in Sunday’s HBL PSL 2021 Player Draft

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COURTESY BY: https://www.psl-t20.com/ Lahore, 9 January 2021: Chris Gayle will be one of the major potential picks when the HBL Pakistan Super League 2021 Player Draft takes place at the High Performance Centre on Sunday afternoon. The event proper will be staged in Karachi and Lahore from 20 February to 22 March. Gayle, 41, has previously represented Lahore Qalandars (2016) and Karachi Kings (2017), and boasts one of the most remarkable and outstanding T20 careers – 411 matches, 13,584 runs, top score 175 not out, strike-rate 146.72, 22 centuries, 85…

Australia to stage delayed T20 World Cup in 2022, India retain hosting rights for 2021

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ The ICC has confirmed that India will remain hosts for the 2021 T20 World Cup while the 2022 T20 competition will be staged in Australia. Australia was originally scheduled to host the global event in October-November this year but the Covid-19 pandemic forced the tournament organisers to postpone it. The window freed up by the T20 World Cup delay thus paved the way for the rescheduled Indian Premier League to be arranged during this time as the lucrative competition will take place in the UAE from September 19 onwards. Additionally, the ICC…

ICC Board meet on Friday: BCCI, CA to discuss on swapping of T20 World Cup

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The heads of BCCI and Cricket Australia will be connecting virtually to discuss the hosting of two T20 World Cups in the next two years when the ICC’s all-powerful board meets on Friday. The decision will also be impacted by the stand of the two boards on the next ICC chairman, the nomination process of which is yet to be announced formally. It is expected that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah along with CA’s Earl Eddings and Nick Hockley will reach a consensus on…

T20 World Cup postponement was ‘inevitable’, say Australia

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“The men’s T20 World Cup has been postponed until 2021. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – Australian organisers said postponing the men’s T20 World Cup cricket was “absolutely inevitable” Tuesday after the coronavirus pandemic forced the tournament to be delayed by a year. After months of uncertainty, Cricket Australia welcomed the International Cricket Council’s decision, saying it provided clarity ahead of an upcoming home season which includes a blockbuster Test series against India. Delaying the T20 World Cup also frees up a October-November slot in this year’s cricketing calendar which could…

De Kock named South African cricketer of year

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“De Kock (L) has been named South African cricketer of the year for the second time. ©AFP” /> Johannesburg (AFP) – Limited-overs captain Quinton de Kock was on Saturday named South Africa’s men’s cricketer of the year for the second time. The left-handed De Kock, 27, was comfortably South Africa’s best batsman in a year in which the national team won only one out of seven series across all formats. Wicketkeeper-batsman De Kock was South Africa’s leading run-scorer in five out of seven series and was the team’s top scorer in…

Handscomb optimistic Australia will hold T20 World Cup

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“Peter Handscomb (R) said there were positive signs for Australian sport. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – Australia batsman Peter Handscomb said he was hopeful the Twenty20 World Cup would proceed as planned later this year, citing signs other Australian sports were preparing to end COVID-19-related suspensions. All sports including cricket are currently on hold in Australia and strict travel restrictions have cast doubt on whether the 16-nation tournament will go ahead in October and November. But Australia’s success in containing the virus has seen the National Rugby League and Australian…