India vs Australia: Sydney Test Organisers Eyeing 50-Percent Seat Occupancy Amid Covid-19 Scare

New South Wales (NSW) officials are now looking at crowds upto 50 percent at the SCG, despite a recent spike in coronavirus cases in the state.

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Obituaries: From Dean Jones to Bapu Nadkarni, Cricket Lost Many Icons in 2020

The year 2020 witnessed the tragic deaths of some famous cricket personalities - great batsmen, bowlers and commentators. The news of Dean Jones passing away due to a stroke in a Mumbai hotel in September, 2020 shocked the cricketing world. We look back at the career and contributions of 10 cricketers who breathed their last in 2020.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan: New Zealand Claim Number-One Spot in ICC Test Rankings

Kane Williamson-led New Zealand side have created history as they, for the first time in their cricketing history, have claimed the numero-uno position in the ICC Test rankings.

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India vs Australia: Historic Win Moves India to Second Position in ICC World Test Championship Rankings

Though India lead every other team on the number of points earned, the ICC recently introduced a points system that ranks teams on percentage of points instead of the overall points earned, after several series/matches could not take place due to Covid pandemic around the world.

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Boucher Backs Top Six Batsmen For Second Test Versus Sri Lanka

South Africa will go into the second test against Sri Lanka with the same top six batsmen but coach Mark Boucher acknowledges the return of fitagain fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is no certainty.

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From MS Dhoni to Mohammad Amir - 10 Big Cricketers Who Announced Their Retirement in 2020

2020 has been such a year. With a major part of it consumed by the Covid-19 pandemic everything else took a back seat, including cricket and the news of cricket retirements. A number of big players bid adieu to the game in the year but barring one or two superstars, hardly anyone got coverage in the media. We look back at 10 players who bid farewell to the game (international, domestic or professional) in 2020.

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Leg-spinner Turned Commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Joins BJP

Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has the joined the BJP on Wednesday. The move is set to bolster the party ahead of the TN Assembly elections next year.

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