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ECB receives offers from New Zealand, Australia to host England domestic games

The ECB had previously announced that no cricket would be played until May 28 but that date has now been an extended till July 1 in view of the prevailing situation getting worse in the UK.

Apr 25, 2020, 17:55 PM IST

On this day in 1994, Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq recorded the then highest partnership in ODIs

The duo achieved the feat during the second semi-final clash of the Austral-Asia Cup against New Zealand in Sharjah.

Apr 20, 2020, 11:23 AM IST

Ireland's home series against New Zealand, Pakistan at 'high risk' due to coronavirus

Earlier, the three-match ODI series and subsequent four Twenty20Is between Ireland and Bangladesh were postponed due to COVID-19, thus pushing the Irish season back to the end of May.

Apr 16, 2020, 17:25 PM IST

On this day in 1985, former New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn was born

Flynn had made his international debut during a Test series against England at Lord's in 2008.

Apr 16, 2020, 14:07 PM IST

Spending time with daughter, practising karate: Ajinkya Rahane's lockdown diaries

India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has revealed his daily routine during lockdown in place amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 11, 2020, 18:11 PM IST

Ex-New Zealand cricketer John Wright named Derbyshire cricket club president

Former New Zealand Test batsman John Wright has been appointed as the president of Derbyshire Cricket County Club.

Apr 09, 2020, 14:57 PM IST

Ben Stokes dethrones Virat Kohli as Wisden's leading cricketer in world

Meanwhile, Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been named as the leading woman player in the world besides being named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year.

Apr 09, 2020, 09:48 AM IST

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Jock Edwards dies aged 64

 Edwards has appeared in eight Tests and six One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for New Zealand and amassed 515 runs in it across the two formats.

Apr 06, 2020, 16:38 PM IST

New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn bids adieu to cricket

Flynn amassed a total of 1,325 runs across all three formats of the game.

Apr 03, 2020, 16:06 PM IST

On this day in 1994, Sachin Tendulkar opened batting for India for first time

On March 27 in 1994, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar opened the batting for the national side for the very first time during an ODI series against New Zealand in Auckland.

Mar 27, 2020, 16:04 PM IST

Super Rugby tournament suspended amid coronavirus scare

SANZAAR on Saturday confirmed the suspension of the 2020 Super Rugby tournament at the conclusion of this weekend`s matches for the `foreseeable future` amid coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020, 13:23 PM IST

Marnus Labuschagne's ton in vain as South Africa complete ODI series sweep against Australia

South Africa continued their recent dominance of Australia in this format, having won 11 of their last 12 ODI meetings dating back to 2016.

Mar 08, 2020, 11:00 AM IST

Women’s T20 World Cup: Bowlers help New Zealand launch mighty comeback against Bangladesh

The win for New Zealand means Group A is perfectly set-up for a final showdown, with a Trans-Tasman match on Monday seeing them face Australia.

Feb 29, 2020, 17:39 PM IST

Never too young for cricket: Sachin Tendulkar in awe of 10-month-old fan

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has a huge fan following not just in India but all over the world and the latest to join his fan list is a 10-month-old kid, Shresth Mehta.

Feb 28, 2020, 16:25 PM IST

Indian comes from New Zealand to immerse dog's ashes in Ganga, performs last rites

Kumar immersed Lykan's ashes in Ganga and performed his last rites as per Hindu tradition. He also did a pind daan in the city of Gaya.

Feb 20, 2020, 10:22 AM IST

Women's T20 World Cup: England, South Africa storm to warm-up wins, India-Pakistan tie abandoned

Both of the scheduled fixtures in Brisbane were abandoned due to waterlogged conditions at the Allan Border Field.

Feb 16, 2020, 16:31 PM IST

Meet Ella: New Zealand police's first Artificial Intelligence officer

New Zealand police on Wednesday (February 12) unveiled its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) officer named Ella at the police national headquarters in Wellington.

Feb 13, 2020, 12:01 PM IST

New Zealand fined 20% for slow over-rate during 2nd ODI against India

Latham pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

Feb 08, 2020, 19:53 PM IST

New Zealand defeat India in second ODI, take 2-0 lead in 3-match series

The victory also completed a hat-trick of ODI wins for the Black Caps starting from their World Cup semi-final win in Manchester 2019 against India. The win was more creditable as regular skipper Kane Williamson along with top bowlers Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson were unavailable.

Feb 08, 2020, 16:06 PM IST

After 5-0 win in T20s, India aim for dominance in ODIs against New Zealand

Hosts New Zealand would try their best to forget the memories of their shocking 5-0 loss to India in the Twenty20 Internationals when they come out to play against India in the first one-day international at Seddon Park in Hamilton without their regular skipper Kane Williamson on Wednesday.

Feb 04, 2020, 22:06 PM IST