As Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;turned 33 on Thursday, the Hitman&nbsp;is used to getting his face smashed with a cake as he usually spends this day with his IPL&nbsp;side Mumbai&nbsp;Indians. Things are different this time around and since the nationwide lockdown&nbsp;has forced everyone to stay at home, Rohit's&nbsp;only birthday wish perhaps would be to go out there play cricket with the fans at&nbsp;the Wankhede&nbsp;chanting his name. Never the less wishes poured in for the Hitman&nbsp;on a special day. While&nbsp;Gautam&nbsp;Gambhir called him the&nbsp;best white-ball cricketer in the world, his India teammates&nbsp;too had special messages for Rohit.

As Rohit Sharma turned 33 on Thursday, the Hitman is used to getting his face smashed with a cake as he usually spends this day with his IPL side Mumbai Indians. Things are different this time around and since the nationwide lockdown has forced everyone to stay at home, Rohit's only birthday wish perhaps would be to go out there play cricket with the fans at the Wankhede chanting his name. Never the less wishes poured in for the Hitman on a special day. While Gautam Gambhir called him the best white-ball cricketer in the world, his India teammates too had special messages for Rohit.

From reports of a possible postponement&nbsp;to hosting the World T20 behind closed doors,&nbsp;speculations around the future of the tournament have being doing the rounds for quite a while now. But&nbsp;Wasim&nbsp;Akram&nbsp;feels that hosting it without fans is not a good idea. During a chat with The News, the&nbsp;former Pakistan captain said that you can not have a cricket World Cup without spectators. He feels that a World Cup is all about big crowds, spectators coming from&nbsp;all parts of the globe to support their teams. It's all about the atmosphere and you cannot get it behind closed doors. Akram added that ICC&nbsp;should wait for a more suitable time to host the event, once the pandemic subsides and restrictions are eased.

With the BCCI&nbsp;eager to find an alternate window for the postponed 13th season of the IPL, the board is keeping all options open, even if that means taking the cash rich league out of India. A BCCI&nbsp;official told ANI&nbsp;that having an IPL&nbsp;in some other country is a possibility but that would be the last option. The official added that they have done it in the past and they can do it again&nbsp;but the first preference will be to host it in India. There were also reports that ICC was likely to postpone the World T20, which may leave BCCI&nbsp;with an option to host the IPL&nbsp;in October-November. To which the board official said that no decision on that has been taken as of now and the BCCI&nbsp;will wait for clarity over the future of World T20 before discussing anything further.

One of the best fast bowlers of modern times Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah&nbsp;feels that his Mumbai Indians teammate&nbsp;Lasith&nbsp;Malinga is the best yorker bowler in the world. Bumrah who is known for his abilities to bowl yorkers&nbsp;has credited Malinga&nbsp;to teach him the craft. According to Bumrah, Malinga has been the best as he had used the yorker effectively for such a long time to the best of his advantage. Interestingly, Bumrah rose through the ranks of Mumbai&nbsp;Indians to become one of the best fast bowlers of the time and trained under the watchful eye of Lasith Malinga.

Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa&nbsp;has opened up about his depression and the kind of suicidal thoughts the now&nbsp;Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals batsman had to battle. As the 34-year-old spoke in a session 'Mind, Body and Soul' he&nbsp;said that he remembered his toughest phase from 2009 to 2011 when he was clinically depressed and the suicidal thoughts were constant which he would face on a daily basis. while he said that cricket would keep his mind-off these things but it was really difficult for him to cope up on non-match days. He further added that he did not regret his negative experiences as life is about both positive and negative and a lopsided life will not be great.

Many experts have regarded&nbsp;Virat&nbsp;Kohli and Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;as the best batting pair in modern-day cricket but Virat takes an upper hand for Brad Hogg. During his YouTube show, the former Australian cricketer was asked to make his choice between&nbsp;the two in white-ball cricket and Hogg&nbsp;picked Kohli. He said that Virat&nbsp;is more consistent during big run chases. When India is batting second, he stands up and delivers. Hogg&nbsp;though added that&nbsp;the two cannot be compared as they have different roles. Rohit&rsquo;s role is to be aggressive against the new ball bowlers when field restrictions are at their least and Virat&rsquo;s role is to bat through the innings and make sure he&rsquo;s there at the end, so they complement each other.

In January 2019, Indian cricketer Hardik&nbsp;Pandya&nbsp;was under fire for his infamous&nbsp;comments made on a&nbsp;chat show called Koffee&nbsp;with Karan. While talking about the same with Harsha&nbsp;Bhogle,&nbsp;Pandya&nbsp;admitted that his family got abused and went on to say that his actions caused problems to his family which was not acceptable to him. However, Pandya&nbsp;feels that the incident made him wiser, he accepts his mistake and that phase does not bother him anymore.&nbsp;

Cricket West Indies has decided to back its cricketers, stakeholders, sportsmen and sportswomen in speaking out against all forms of discrimination in the society. The board released an official statement in support of all sporting icons and role models who are leading the way in&nbsp;peacefully protesting and standing against racism.&nbsp;Recently, West Indies cricketers, Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy also openly condemned the injustice caused to George Floyd who died because of police brutality and the incident has now sparked widespread protests.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

While the fate of cricket in the near future is unknown and the recent ban on saliva has left the bowlers worried and out of options, ICC Cricket Committee Chairman Anil&nbsp;Kumble&nbsp;had something to offer.&nbsp;As he talked&nbsp;about a helpful pitch,&nbsp;Kumble&nbsp;said that for a better balance between ball and bat, teams can probably leave grass on the surface or even rough it up and went on to give the idea of getting spinners back in a Test match. The 49-year-old who is more worried about restarting the sport than the knick-knacks&nbsp;involved feels that there will be no need for any artificial substance for the bowlers and that once cricket resumes everything will fall into place.&nbsp;

Contrary to earlier estimates, Cricket Australia has further estimated a plunge of about 50% to their revenues this year and has warned the players' association of further pay cuts. The players' union also confirmed that they've received a report from Cricket Australia about the drop in revenues and are going to discuss it. Cricket Australia&nbsp;earlier projected&nbsp;A$400 million revenue pool but it could go down further as the chances of them hosting the World T20 are also reducing due to Covid-19. This shortfall is not just impacting the international Aussie stars but domestic players as well. Cricket Australia is now desperate to host India for a full Test tour as it may inject almost A$400 million back in the system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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With cricket set to return with the West Indies tour of England in July, 3 Windies&nbsp;players&nbsp;Darren Bravo,&nbsp;Shimron Hetmyer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Keemo Paul have decided not to be a part of the tour due to the fear of the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic. Cricket West Indies though has said that they fully respect their decision and as previously stated, the board will not hold this decision against them when considering future selection. West Indies&nbsp;will fly to England on June 8 on private chartered planes&nbsp;after being tested for Covid-19. First of the 4 Tests starts July 8&nbsp;without fans in Hampshire.

Indian all-rounder Hardik&nbsp;Pandya&nbsp;who plays for Mumbai&nbsp;Indians in the lucrative Indian Premier League is grateful to have played under the guidance of former Aussie captain Ricky Ponting. While talking about his tough phase at the beginning of his career back in 2015, the 26-year-old called the former Australian cricketer a fatherly&nbsp;figure. He said that Ricky Ponting&nbsp;looked after him in the best way and that he has learned a lot from him. Pandya also revealed that Ponting&nbsp;used to sit with him before the game which helped him in understanding situations and mindsets.&nbsp;&nbsp;

England cricketers may return to action when they take on West Indies in a 4-match Test series starting July 8, but skipper Joe Root may have to wait to make a comeback. The 29-year-old&nbsp;has said that he would miss the 1st home test if it clashes with the birth of his child.&nbsp;Root&rsquo;s wife is due to give birth to their second child in early July and Root isn't sure if he would be allowed to&nbsp;leave the on-site hotel mid-way and return to the bio-secure venue. Root though backed vice-captain Ben Stokes to be a fantastic stand-in skipper in his absence. He said that the example Stokes sets as a vice-captain&nbsp;is one of his great qualities.&nbsp;He drags people with him, gets the best out of players around him and gives the whole team a lift. Root added that people always follow him, look up to him and want to play for him whether he is captain or not.

MS Dhoni's love for automobiles is well known and the former India captain has added yet another beast to his collection. But this time it's not a car or a bike but a tractor. MSD&nbsp;has reportedly bought a new tractor and was seen driving it around in his farmhouse. Fans may not have seen Dhoni&nbsp;on the field&nbsp;for almost a year now but&nbsp;IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings let fans know what Thala Dhoni is up to by sharing such videos very often.&nbsp;

Ace Indian speedster Mohd&nbsp;Shami&nbsp;is confident that despite the ban on using saliva in International&nbsp;cricket, he will be able to produce the magical reverse swing if the shine is maintained on the ball. Shami&nbsp;said that it will be tough to maintain the shine on the ball but if it can be achieved then there should be no issues for him to produce the deadly reverse swing. Shami&nbsp;added that since childhood all bowlers have a natural instinct to apply saliva to shine the ball as the International Cricket Council plans to ban the use of saliva once cricket resumes in the times of Covid-19.

Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;is an aggressive leader and that's visible every single time his team picks up a wicket. Veteran Indian speedster Ishant&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;revealed an interesting piece of&nbsp;advice from Virat&nbsp;during a Test series in Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;in 2015. After getting banned for a Test match in Sri&nbsp;Lanka, Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;told Ishant&nbsp;to do everything he wants but not to get banned again. Ishant&nbsp;was referring to an incident with&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lankan&nbsp;cricketer&nbsp;Dinesh Chandimal&nbsp;after which the Delhi pacer was banned for 1 Test match.&nbsp;

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami&nbsp;misses the presence of former captain MS Dhoni&nbsp;in the team. Shammi&nbsp;said that he has played in all formats with him barring IPL&nbsp;and the former India captain treats his teammates&nbsp;in such a way that one won't feel that he is MS Dhoni. As the 29-year-old went on to praise Captain&nbsp;Cool, he also added that one thing that he likes about Dhoni&nbsp;is that although he is such a big player, he likes to sit with everyone and have dinner.&nbsp;

Pakistan Cricket Board's plan to resume the sport and bring their players back to the field has hit a roadblock. According to reports, PCB&nbsp;wanted to prepare a bio-secure environment planned to bring 25-30 players to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. The idea was to bring in the players where they would train in pairs and also stay&nbsp;there from June.&nbsp;The problem however is that the NCA's lodging facilities currently have only 21 rooms available, while 40 are needed to implement proper social distancing. Moreover, no one will be allowed to enter or leave the premises as per&nbsp;the medical panel's brief about training in a controlled environment. It is slowly becoming a headache for the PCB&nbsp;which may consider&nbsp;splitting the camp between two venues, the NCA&nbsp;facility and the&nbsp;Gaddafi stadium next door. The issues need to be sorted soon as elected players for the upcoming England tour are set to fly to England in early July.

England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday announced the dates for their upcoming home series vs the West Indies in July. This will be the first International series since Covid-19 forced cricket into a long break. The West Indies cricket team will travel to England&nbsp;on 9th June and remain in a 3-week quarantine before playing 3 Test matches in July. First Test will be in Southampton followed by the next two in Manchester. The Tests will be played in empty stadiums and Birmingham's Edgbaston Cricket Ground has been selected as a contingency and training venue.&nbsp;

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith may not have got along with each&nbsp;other a few years back but things have changed now. The former Australian captain revealed that he admires Kohli. Smith said that Virat&nbsp;is an amazing player. His record is simply&nbsp;incredible and he&nbsp;has done so much for Indian cricket. Talking about his&nbsp;willingness to improve and get better,&nbsp;Smith&nbsp;said that&nbsp;Virat's&nbsp;body seems to have transformed over time and he looks so fit and powerful. The 31-year-old added that the one thing he admires about Kohli is the way he chases in white-ball cricket. You look at his average in winning chases in ODIs and it is simply phenomenal, Smith added.&nbsp;

As cricket is slowly springing back amid the pandemic scare, the&nbsp;Sri Lankan&nbsp;cricket team took a major step towards resuming the sport as they&nbsp;trained together after a break of over 2 and a half months due to the virus outbreak. The 13 member squad including Suranga&nbsp;Lakmal, Kasun&nbsp;Rajitha, Laahiru&nbsp;Kumara began a 12-day indoor fitness drill on Monday and will start ground training from Tuesday.&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;skipper Dimuth&nbsp;Karunaratne&nbsp;said that Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;wanted to resume international cricket and hence the cricketers restarted their training. International cricket was called off in mid-march due to the virus outbreak.&nbsp;

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