Giles hints IPL 2021 likely to be without England players
ANI
11 May 2021, 13:37 GMT+10
London [UK], May 11 (ANI): England s centrally contracted players are likely to miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 wherever and whenever the tournament resumes, according to Ashley Giles, the managing director of England men s team.
The IPL governing council (GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an emergency meeting unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season last week.
BCCI is keen to tap the September window before the T20 World Cup to finish the league.
Speaking to ANI, a senior BCCI official in the know of developments had said that if the COVID-19 situation is under control in September, the 14th edition of the league can be completed.
Daily Times
May 11, 2021
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has congratulated the Pakistan men’s cricket team on their sixth consecutive series win and Babar Azam, who has become the first Pakistan captain to win his opening four Tests. Pakistan defeated South Africa in Tests and T20Is at home earlier this year and then won the T20I and ODI series in the return series before wrapping up the African safari with T20I and Test series wins in Harare. This is the sixth time when Pakistan have won six or more series on the trot. Pakistan won 13 straight series in 2011-12, nine consecutive series in 2015-16, eight successive series in 2001-02 and six straight series in 1993-94 and 2017-18.
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani on Monday congratulated the national team on their sixth consecutive series win as Babar Azam became the first Pakistan captain to win his first four Tests.
“On behalf of the Pakistan cricket fans, I want to congratulate our men’s team on completing the successful tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe,” Mani said in a PCB press release issued on Monday.
Pakistan defeated South Africa in the Test (2-0) and T20 International (2-1) series at home earlier this year and then won the T20 (3-1) and ODI (2-1) series in the return series before wrapping up the African safari with T20 (2-1) and Test (2-0) series wins in Zimbabwe.
Babar Azam becomes first Pakistan captain to win his opening four Tests
By ANI| Published: 10th May 2021 7:00 pm IST Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (Photo: ICC)
Harare: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday congratulated the Pakistan men’s cricket team on their sixth consecutive series win and Babar Azam, who has become the first Pakistan captain to win his opening four Tests.
Pakistan defeated South Africa in Tests and T20Is at home earlier this year and then won the T20I and ODI series in the return series before wrapping up the African safari with T20I and Test series wins against Zimbabwe in Harare.
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PTI
Karachi: Former players reckon that neither Pakistan nor Zimbabwe achieved anything from the recent Test series between them and urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to schedule matches against stronger teams.
Former captain Ramiz Raja termed Pakistan s comfortable 2-0 clean sweep against Zimbabwe as a poor advertisement for Test cricket and advised the African nation to just focus on playing white ball cricket. Such one-sided matches are a joke and it will force fans to watch other sports, instead, Raja said on his Youtube channel. Some people are of the opinion that when a weak team plays a strong one, you need to focus on what you learn from it rather than the outcome of the match.