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Shastri, who was squarely criticised for launching his new book in London and spreading the Covid-19 virus among the support staff two days before the fourth Test at The Oval, said on Saturday, "I believe so because I've achieved all I wanted," when asked whether the ICC T20 World Cup would be his last outing with Team India as chief coach.

Hyderabad: Virat Kohli is set to step down as captain for T20Is after the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to take place from October 17 in the UAE. He released a statement in this regard on his social media accounts. “I have decided to step down as the T20 captain after this World Cup […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga, who terrorised the world’s best batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and sling-arm action, on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 38-year-old, who was captain of Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 World Cup winning team, posted a message on his social media […]

Hyderabad: The BCCI sprang a surprise on Wednesday while announcing the 15-member squad to the T20 World Cup by naming former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a mentor of the team. After announcing his retirement from international cricket, Dhoni will don a new role in the Indian team. Many of the pundits have welcomed […]

New Delhi: The BCCI apex council on Thursday received a complaint against former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s appointment as the Indian team’s mentor for the T20 World Cup, citing the conflict of interest clause in the Lodha Committee reforms. Former Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association life member Sanjeev Gupta, who has previously filed a series of […]

New Delhi: Iconic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday brought in as mentor of India’s 15-member T20 World Cup squad by the BCCI, a move that took everyone by surprise. “Former India Captain M S Dhoni to mentor the team for the T20 World Cup,” announced BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a press […]

New Delhi: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Wednesday included in India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup alongside Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy. Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the mentor of the team The 34-year-old Ashwin last played white-ball cricket for India in 2017. Kishan and Chakaravarthy have been […]

Morgan, whose team won the T20 WC in 2016, has stressed on the importance of continuing to play in the manner they have in the last two years

Team's physio who hails from Hyderabad says, with airports closed, the situation is little tense

Chahar has played under Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings.

Djokovic will now aim for a golden slam -- four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in a calendar year

"With the T20 World Cup around the corner, a good performance in this series would help the cricketers to stake a claim in the Indian team," said the former left-arm spinner

The second leg of the IPL is scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 15, while the T20 World Cup will begin on October 17.

Shastri has guided the Indian team to Test series wins in Australia twice. Under him, India also reached the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup and the WTC Final but went down to New Zealand in both the knockout games.

Australia will open the season against Afghanistan in a one-off Test that begins on November 27.

The upcoming edition will be the first men's T20 World Cup played since 2016, when West Indies beat England in the final in India.

"We have officially intimated the ICC that the T20 World Cup can be shifted to the United Arab Emirates." BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said.

Among the players who are fighting for a place in the T20 squad for this year's World Cup are the capped trio of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson

While the UAE was always the first back-up option, Oman's capital Muscat has been added as the fourth venue, apart from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

The BCCI sought a month's time and the ICC board unanimously agreed to give that for a detailed assessment of the health situation in the country.