Tons from&nbsp;Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis&nbsp;helped Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;register a record-breaking 161 run victory against West Indies in the 2nd ODI&nbsp;in Hambantota. It is Sri&nbsp;Lanka's&nbsp;biggest win against West Indies in 50 over cricket. Mendis&nbsp;and Fernando put together a stunning 239 run stand for the 3rd wicket after being left at 9/2. The Windes&nbsp;in reply were bowled out for just 184 in 39.1 overs. Wrist spinners&nbsp;Wanindu Hasaranga&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lakshan Sandakan&nbsp;took 3 wickets each.&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lankans who have already clinched the series will face the visitors for the final ODI&nbsp;on 4th March.

Tons from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka register a record-breaking 161 run victory against West Indies in the 2nd ODI in Hambantota. It is Sri Lanka's biggest win against West Indies in 50 over cricket. Mendis and Fernando put together a stunning 239 run stand for the 3rd wicket after being left at 9/2. The Windes in reply were bowled out for just 184 in 39.1 overs. Wrist spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan took 3 wickets each. Sri Lankans who have already clinched the series will face the visitors for the final ODI on 4th March.

As Indian cricketers are forced to train indoors&nbsp;due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, Mohammed Shami feels that it has its pros and cons. In an interview to PTI, the fast bowler said that the Indian team always had a packed schedule and it was a good break which allowed a tired body to heal.&nbsp;While on one side, you gain physically, become fitter and stronger with a lot of training but at the same time the rhythm gets affected as you are not playing the sport. Talking about his bowling, Shami&nbsp;said that he has been in good rhythm and luckily, he doesn't feel any stiffness while bowling full tilt.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India accepted CEO&nbsp;Rahul&nbsp;Johri's long-pending resignation on Thursday.&nbsp;Johri, who joined the&nbsp;BCCI&nbsp;in 2016, had put in his papers in December last year when&nbsp;the&nbsp;Supreme Court&nbsp;appointed Committee of Administrators&nbsp;had made way for the Sourav Ganguly-led panel to run Indian cricket. He was then asked to continue till the end of his contract, which is due to expire in 2021. Though a&nbsp;BCCI&nbsp;veteran confirmed the news to&nbsp;PTI on the condition of anonymity but didn't reveal the reason behind the&nbsp;board's sudden change of mind.&nbsp;

After a frustrating end to the opening day of the Southampton Test, fans at home finally had something to cheer for as the West Indian fast bowlers rattled England. All&nbsp;10 English&nbsp;wickets fell to the pacers as they were bowled out for just 204 in their first innings.&nbsp;Apart from Jason Holder's magical spell,&nbsp;Shannon Gabriel picked up 4 wickets.&nbsp;He hit the timber thrice as only 6 bowlers in the history of cricket have a higher percentage of getting batsmen out bowled than him. The visitors had a steady start but James Anderson finally broke their opening stand of 43 by cleaning up Kraigg Brathwaite for 20. Windies were 57/1 and trailed England by 147 runs before bad light forced early stumps on day 2.&nbsp;

With ICC banning the use of saliva to shine the ball, bowlers were expected to be at the receiving end but Jason Holder's masterclass in Southampton proved all cricket pundits wrong. The West Indian skipper lead from the front and ran through England's middle order with 6 wickets. Apart from it being his 7th Test 5-wicket haul, Holder has now claimed 9 international five-fers&nbsp;as captain, joint second most with&nbsp;Richard Benaud. Holder's career best Test figures helped the Windies restrict England to a moderate 204 in the first innings.

England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday announced&nbsp;a 24-member training squad for their 3-match ODI&nbsp;series against Ireland starting 30th July. Due to schedule clash,&nbsp;ECB&nbsp;has given the opportunities to many uncapped players as the rest of the players will be busy with the ongoing Test series against West Indies. Henry Brookes, Brydon&nbsp;Carse, Richard Gleeson,&nbsp;Laurie Evans, Sam Hain, Tom Helm and Phil Salt will all be appearing for the first time&nbsp;for the national side. While Eoin Morgan will captain the team, Moeen&nbsp;Ali and Johnny&nbsp;Bairstow&nbsp;have also been inducted in the team. Both the English players were excluded from the Test squad against West Indies. All the 24 players are due to start their training program in a bio-secured environment in Southampton from 16th July.&nbsp; &nbsp;

As the country is still struggling with the increasing number of Covid-19 cases,&nbsp;BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;on Thursday clarified that domestic cricket would not return until it is safe for players. If domestic cricket returns, players will have to travel across Indian states, and to that&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;said&nbsp;BCCI&nbsp;does not want to expose young players and it will happen only&nbsp;when it is safe. The 2020-21 domestic season was due to start in late August with the Vijay&nbsp;Hazare&nbsp;Trophy. This year's Irani&nbsp;Cup was&nbsp;also cancelled due to the lockdown&nbsp;imposed by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.

IPL's fate may still depend on the World T20 being postponed but if a report in India Today is to be believed, Cricket Australia has already asked its players&nbsp;to plan on playing the IPL after their tour of England in September. BCCI&nbsp;is keen on hosting the postponed-IPL&nbsp;in the September-October window but is still waiting for the ICC&nbsp;to take a final call on the World T20, which is scheduled to be played down under during the same time.&nbsp;

Contrary to reports which said that New Zealand&nbsp;had offered to host this year's IPL, the Kiwi board has downplayed all such reports and have called them mere speculations. During a chat with a radio station,&nbsp;New Zealand&nbsp;Cricket&nbsp;spokesperson Richard Boock said that&nbsp;they have not offered to host the IPL nor do they had an approach to do so. His comments came after a BCCI&nbsp;official had stated that New Zealand&nbsp;has joined UAE&nbsp;and Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;in expressing&nbsp;its interest to host the postponed 13th edition of the IPL. The Indian board is eyeing to host the IPL&nbsp;in September-October window as the World T20 is almost certain to be postponed due to the pandemic.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is facing the brunt of Covid-19 and has failed to find a kit sponsor for their national cricket team. According to&nbsp;PCB,&nbsp;negotiations were underway with a&nbsp;multi-national beverage company, which had shown interest in signing a new team logo sponsorship deal but had offered an amount far below the expectations of the board. As a result, the Pakistan team will now be sporting&nbsp;Shahid Afridi Foundation's logo on their jerseys during the upcoming series against England. The former all-rounder&nbsp;tweeted to say that his foundation&nbsp;is delighted that their logo will be featured on Pakistan's playing kits and also thanked the board for its support.

South African cricketer Lungi&nbsp;Ngidi&nbsp;who recently announced that he will be supporting the Black Lives Matter movement when he returns to the field. The 24-year-old pacer who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL&nbsp;is one of the few South African cricketers who have raised their voice about racism in the sport.&nbsp;But certain former cricketers including Boeta&nbsp;Dippenaar&nbsp;&amp; Pat Symcox&nbsp;rubbished his claims and called it a mere political movement. Cricket South Africa's&nbsp;Director Graeme Smith though supported Ngidi&nbsp;&amp; said that the revolutionary 3 Team cricket match&nbsp;on Mandela Day will be the first occasion for the BLM&nbsp;movement, but as far as the South African men's and women's team was concerned, the decision will be taken after a discussion.&nbsp;

After BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly announced the cancellation of this year's Asia Cup, PCB's&nbsp;Media director Samiul&nbsp;Hasan&nbsp;Burney&nbsp;firmly dismissed the decision. Calling it baseless, Burney said that the statements made by Ganguly&nbsp;had no impact on the proceedings as the decision regarding Asia Cup has to be taken by the Asian Cricket Council. He further said that an announcement can only come from ACC's&nbsp;president Nazmul&nbsp;Hasan's&nbsp;end and that the schedule of the next meeting is yet to be announced. Although the former Indian cricketer did not offer any explanation for the cancellation of the event that was slated&nbsp;to begin in September, speculations suggest that the failure to decide the host nation was the potential reason behind its cancellation.

Australian cricket coach, Justin Langer&nbsp;feels that Australia's tour of England, slated for September this year&nbsp;should go-ahead for the health of World Cricket. On Thursday, the former Australian cricketer said that there are a lot of challenges but one has to find the solutions to make sure that it can happen if possible, reported the Daily Telegraph. The 49-year-old also wants his players to participate in this year's IPL,&nbsp;if the event goes ahead. On Wednesday, cricket returned after a long break of 117-days due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the dark clouds still loom over the future of World&nbsp;T20 which is scheduled to begin in October in Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni&nbsp;who turned 39 just a few days ago is not planning to retire anytime soon. Dhoni's manager &amp; close friend&nbsp;Mihir Diwakar&nbsp;confirmed that Mahi&nbsp;is working hard at his farmhouse to stay fit and motivated to play in the Indian Premier League. Diwakar&nbsp;added that Mahi&nbsp;also went to Chennai to practice a month ahead of the team to get ready for the IPL&nbsp;before the pandemic shut everything down. Mihir&nbsp;said that Dhoni&nbsp;is not thinking or planning about retirement and wants to play&nbsp;more. Dhoni&nbsp;last played for India more than a year ago in their semifinal&nbsp;loss to New Zealand at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It took cricket 117 days to make a comeback from a coronavirus-enforced break but its return lasted for just 106 deliveries. Rain dominated opening day of the first Test at Southampton, as England were 35/1 at stumps vs the Windies. After a delayed start, fans finally had some like cricket action as England's stand-in skipper opted to bat first.&nbsp;Dom Sibley proved to be Test cricket's first victim after the long break as Shannon Gabriel cleaned him up in his very first over. Rain gods intervened once again and this time the players went off the field for good. Weather forecast for day 2 though looks promising for cricket action.

One of the most decorated Olympians of all time, Usain&nbsp;Bolt has been&nbsp;blessed with a baby girl.&nbsp;The 8-time Olympic gold medalist took to social media on Tuesday to introduce his first child to the world, revealing that he has named her Olympia Lightning Bolt. Apart from Bolt, there was good news for Joe Root as well.&nbsp;England's Test skipper welcomed his second child and took to his Instagram&nbsp;account to share the picture of his new born. Root decided to skip the first Test vs the Windies&nbsp;to be with his wife for the birth of&nbsp;his second child but supported his team with his 2 children from home.

In order to show solidarity with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, England and West Indies players took a knee for 30 seconds before the start of the first Test in Southampton on Wednesday.&nbsp;The England and Wales Cricket Board had earlier&nbsp;announced that the English cricketers will join the Windies&nbsp;in&nbsp;wearing &ldquo;Black Lives Matter&rdquo; logos on their shirts during their 3-match Test series. The board had also renamed the Wisdon&nbsp;Trophy to 'Raise the Bat' Test series. Last month, Black Lives Matter&nbsp;protests erupted across the world following the death of&nbsp;an African American George Floyd because of police brutality.&nbsp;

In a major announcement, BCCI&nbsp;President Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;on Wednesday confirmed that the 2020 Asia Cup has been cancelled. During an online chat with Sports Tak, he said that India has its first full series in December as the Asia Cup has been called-off. Asia's marquee tournament was scheduled to take place in September but dark clouds loomed over its future due to the covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;

As a heartfelt gesture, England cricketers honoured the key Covid-19 fighters for their work done during the pandemic. The players were spotted&nbsp;wearing the names of doctors, nurses, teachers and carers on their training shirts ahead of the start of the first&nbsp;Test vs the West Indies.&nbsp;The key workers were all nominated by their local cricket clubs and&nbsp;will later receive that shirt bearing their name, also signed by the player or coach who wore it. The England and Wales Cricket board had earlier announced that the English cricketers will join the Windies&nbsp;in&nbsp;wearing &ldquo;Black Lives Matter&rdquo; logos on their shirts during their 3-match Test series.

As the Prince of Kolkata, Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;turned 48 on Wednesday, wishes poured in for the former India captain. Where Sachin&nbsp;Tendulkaar&nbsp;hoped for their off-field partnership to keep going strong like their our on-field ones, current skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;too wished Ganguly&nbsp;on his special day. After successfully leading India as a captain, dada&nbsp;proved his worth as the BCCI&nbsp;president. His work spoke for itself as almost all cricket experts around the world took note of it The God of off-side may now be heading towards a new innings in his life.&nbsp;Ever since Shashank&nbsp;Manohar stepped down as ICC&nbsp;chief, one name that is doing the rounds to take the top job is of Dada. Though BCCI&nbsp;is trying to get his term extended&nbsp;as the BCCI&nbsp;president but if things don't go Indian board's way, dada's new reign as the ICC&nbsp;chief may be round the corner.

With the city of Melbourne going under a strict 6-week lockdown&nbsp;in Australia due to Covid-19, pressure now returns on the International&nbsp;Cricket Council&nbsp;to decide the fate of the World T20. Melbourne is one of the host cities of the World T20 which scheduled to take place in October-November later this year. A highly placed BCCI&nbsp;official told IANS&nbsp;that ICC&nbsp;should take a call on the future of the tournament as they delaying the inevitable. The BCCI&nbsp;official also said that it will not just be a logistical nightmare but&nbsp;hosts Cricket Australia too have indicated about their inability to host the tournament. It is interesting to note that the cancellation&nbsp;of the World T20 will open up that window for the Indian Premier League which the BCCI&nbsp;is very keen on hosting as it provides a major chunk of revenue not only to the board but also to the ICC.&nbsp;

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