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Melbourne, Nov 15: Virat Kohli is "a very powerful guy" in world cricket who can perform both the roles of an aggressive cricketer and a statesman with great aplomb, feels former Australian captain Mark Taylor. The talismanic Indian skipper has grown in stature over the years notching up brilliant record-breaking knocks. "I think he is a very powerful guy in world cricket, but I think he does a

Milan, Nov 15: AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has tested positive for COVID-19, the club has confirmed. As a result of this, the club was forced to cancel their training session on Saturday (local time) and the head coach Pioli has now been placed in quarantine. Milan has also confirmed that Pioli is asymptomatic, and all other tests undertaken by players and staff returned negative results.

Mumbai, Nov 13: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has handed over the case of cricketer Krunal Pandya, who was intercepted at the Mumbai International Airport over suspicion of being in possession of undisclosed gold and other valuables, to the Airport Customs as the case was a non-recurring type, according to the DRI officials on Friday. "Cricketer Krunal Pandya was stopped and luxury

Melbourne, Nov 12: Melbourne Stars on Thursday confirmed the signing of West Indies' left-handed batsman Nicholas Pooran for the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). The 25-year-old from Trinidad has played 25 ODIs and 21 T20Is for the West Indies. Pooran has been selected in the West Indies' T20I squad to face New Zealand and will be available for six matches with the Stars across

Dubai, Nov 11: Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday thanked all the players of every franchise to make Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 possible. The IPL 2020 started on September 19 with Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locking horns against each other. The tournament came to an end on Tuesday as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi

Dubai, Nov 11: As the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Tuesday, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper KL Rahul won the Orange Cap while Delhi Capitals pacer Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap. The 13th edition of the IPL was won by Mumbai Indians as the side defeated Delhi Capitals in the finals at the Dubai International Stadium. Orange Cap is awarded to the batter who

Dubai, Nov 10: After winning the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah said that the side wanted to break the jinx of winning the title every two years. Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets and eight balls to spare in the finals of the tournament on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium to lift their fifth IPL title. The franchise had

Dubai, Nov 10: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the final to claim their fifth IPL title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday. Opting to bat after winning the toss, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant struck impressive fifties to propel DC to 156/7 in 20 overs. Iyer remained unbeaten on 65 off 50 balls while Pant smashed 56 off 38 balls

Dubai, Nov 10: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has added another feather to his illustrious cap as he became the second player to play 200 games in the Indian Premier League. Rohit achieved the feat against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 final here at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. In his IPL journey so far, Rohit has played for two franchise -- Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians

The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed a female director for the first time. Human resources executive Alia Zafar has been included among four new PCB directors. The others are finance executive Javed Kurieshi, economist Asim Wajid Jawad and corporate executive Arif Saeed. Zafar and Jawad were appointed for two-year terms. The PCB's new constitution makes it mandatory to include at least one