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           UPCOMING ICC WORLD EVENTS   ·       ICC has announced the revised world     cup events….   I CC earlier announced the postponement of T20 World cup which was supposed to held down under later this year which means revising the world events calendar.   T here were three big world events to be played between 2020-2023 cycle but after the postponement of 2020 T20 world cup the revised calendar is as follows:   1.     2021 T20 World Cup- To be played in October-November 2021, final to be played on 14 th November 2021 and the venue is yet to be finalized by the ICC because originally it was supposed to hosted by India but postponing the 2020 T20 World Cup and Australian board wanting to host the event has created a dilemma which would be resolved in time to come…   2.      2022 T20 World Cup- Exactly a year later to 2021 T20 World cup, 2022 T20 World cup would be played in October- November, final to be played on 13 th November. Information about the venue i

              WORLD SUPER LEAGUE   ·       ICC has announced world super league for odi cricket….   A fter the World Test Championship, ICC has announced World Super League for ODI to make it more interesting as was the case with Test Cricket. On Monday ICC announced the Super League which would kick start in the upcoming England v/s Ireland ODI series. Originally it was supposed to start from May 2020 but due the corona virus pandemic it was delayed and now it would be underway.   W orld Super League will be the main criteria for the qualification for 2023 Cricket World Cup which would be played in India. The total of 13 teams to compete in the League i.e. 12 full member nations with Netherland . The top 7 teams along with India [being the host nation] would attain direct qualification to the main round of 2023 Cricket World Cup, while the bottom five teams would have to compete in Cricket World Cup Qualifiers just before the main round along with associate teams for the

            IPL ON ITS WAY….   ·       IPL to take place in uae which is going to kick start on 19 th September…   A fter ICC decided to postpone the T 20 world cup which was supposed to take place down under later this year in October-November, League [IPL]. The emerging host to conduct this mega event is considered to be UAE.   T here were sources of reports even before the the ICC’s announcement that conducting a mega event such as world cup with 16 teams was next to impossible in current crisis. With all the pieces falling into place there are no hindrance to conduct the IPL this year as the window opens up with no international assignments for the teams.   L ast week, BCCI chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed that IPL Governing Council will meet in coming 7-10 days to discuss the road map to conduct IPL. He also confirmed that they have zeroed down UAE as the likely host to conduct IPL. BCCI has also written to Indian Government seeking permission to host the event in

BCCI LOOKING AT EVERY ASPECT TO MAKE IPL 2020 HAPPEN ·       BCCi president ganguly positive about ipl2020 I PL 2020 which was postponed indefinitely for the time being due Covid-19 pandemic, is suddenly making noises that’s due world’s richest cricketing board President Sourav Ganguly is positive about IPL 2020. He said that he is working on each and every scenario make this happen. T he reason why BCCI is not backing out of IPL 2020 because it involves a truck load of money involved in it i.e. 4000cr which BCCI can’t afford to lose, which in turn would be used to develop the facilities in Indian Cricket. I CC world T20 is scheduled to be held down under later this year, which is unlikely to go ahead as planned but it’s not official by ICC, they are working on plans to conduct the tournament as planned. BCCI is planning to use that window of ICC world T20 if its deferred for this year. BCCI cannot plan this for now as ICC is yet to decide fate of ICC world T20.

CRICKET AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCED THE DATES FOR INDIA TOUR ·     India to tour down under for a full-fledged tour C ricket Australia on Thursday [May 28 th 2020] announced the dates for the six-month home cricket summer. Cricket has been on standstill due Covid-19 pandemic but various cricket boards are putting their everything to get the players back on field, Cricket Australia has done the same as the Covid-19 has been successfully contained in Australia. The six-month home summer includes the most anticipated series of India. E arlier, their was doubts on the conduction of the India series, various scenarios were discussed to somehow conduct the series during the pandemic as it was to bring almost 300 million Australian dollars. A s, the Covid-19 spread has brought down wonderfully by Australia by imposing lockdown and then travel restrictions. This has made it possible to resume cricket in near future. India series is the talk of the town and official confirmation abo

CRICKET WON’T BE SAME POST COVID-19 ·     ICC has laid down some new rules to resume cricket N o Cricket has been played for more than 4 months due global pandemic Covid-19.Well, Cricket has to resume at some point of time, Bundesliga Football tournament has also been resumed during the period with special care and precautions, So, ICC has brought up some new rules to resume cricket. I nternational Cricket Committee held a meeting which was led by former Indian veteran spinner, Anil Kumble and the committee has decided that in order to resume cricket there has to be some new rules implemented for the safety concerns of the players. T he new rules are listed below: 1.     Ban on using SALIVA to shine the ball, instead 2.     SWEAT can be used to shine the ball 3.     No HAND-SHAKES before and after the match 4.     Umpires to wear HAND GLOVES 5.     LOCAL umpires can be used due travel restrictions 6.     Each team will be given an EXTRA DRS per inning of

BCCI willing to send the team to Sri Lanka ·       BCCI Treasurer Arun dhumal has the answer O n 17 th May Indian Government has extended the lockdown for the fourth time in a row, calling it Lockdown 4.0, whereas India’s Prime Minister has said the Lockdown 4.0 will be totally new meaning a lot of relaxations to be given. W hereas on Monday 18 th May there were guidelines issued by the government of India and in context of cricket the local stadiums to be opened for the contracted players to resume training, providing that player is in Green zone. The players in red zone still can’t resume their training like in Mumbai, which is the hotspot for Covid-19. The Mumbai Cricket Association in its press release stated their will be no training arranged for players in Mumbai as the city is facing most devastating times ever. A ccording to MCA’s press release players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane will not be able to resume their training and without an

INDIA LIKELY TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA IN LATE AUGUST ·         .    Both left handers also the respective board presidents propose this tour[Sourav Ganguly & grame smith} E ven though T20I series is proposed, the conduction of the series would highly depend on the respective governments, if they want this series to happen, it would also depend on Covid-19 cases in respective countries as well. T his tour to South Africa is not included in the FTP, although this was discussed by the board presidents Sourav Ganguly & Grame Smith and both showed their willingness for this tour. This news however was confirmed by the Cricket South Africa [CSA} acting chief executive Jacques Faul on Thursday. H e stated “ We’ve had a very good discussion with them (BCCI). We’re seeking via Sascoc an audience with the sports minister to be given approval to, if needed, play behind closed doors. This will relate specifically to the potential of an incoming Indian tour” . He further a

         KP has his doubts on KOHLI ·     Kevin pietersen unsure of kohli scoring 100 centuries V irat Kohli known as the King of Cricket has been piling up runs for fun in the decade gone by be it Tests, ODIs or T20Is, he has been unmatchable to any batsman in the cricketing world. He has some staggering numbers to prove it as well. Apart from having such great numbers former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is unsure of Kohli breaking a giant world record. A s of now, Virat has 27 Test centuries, 43 ODI Hundreds which adds Looking at his fitness and training regimes it is as clear as a crystal that he has at least 6-7 years of cricket left in him. S achin Tendulkar who has played the game for 24 years has the most 100 centuries to his name. After he scored that historic 100 against Bangladesh he predicted Virat might be the one who can break this mammoth record. There are contrasting views among the cricket pundits all around the globe on this topic. In latest inter

INDIAN PLAYERS TRAINING TO RESUME NEXT   WEEK ·       NCA Bangalore is in full preparation to resume Indian players training T here might be a possibility that Indian players might resume their full training as Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI] has permitted them to join next week at National Cricket Association [NCA]. C ertain players such as Indian skipper VIRAT KOHLI and his deputy ROHIT SHARMA may not be able to attend the training sessions as they are stranded in Mumbai under a strict lockdown, reckons BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal. H e also added that National Cricket Association in Bangalore is in full swing with their preparation to conduct training sessions as well as follow the norms of Covid-19. Also said that BCCI is regularly in touch with all the players through an app and online modes. T reasurer also said “ The coaches and support staff are regularly in touch with the players. Everybody would be keen to hit the ground and the idea is whene