11:20 PM IST On Sunday, the Indian government relaxed restrictions on sporting events, allowing them to resume behind closed doors in the country, and as far as cricket is concerned, it means the IPL could take place in 2020. The BCCI welcomed the government’s decision, but said it was premature to think about the IPL

2:15 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Can you pick an all-time Rajasthan Royals XI, based on player stats for the franchise? We’ve picked ours, now it’s your turn to participate in choosing the readers’ XI. The readers’ Rajasthan Royals X1 will consist of the 11 players with the most votes, with a minimum of five batsmen,

4:22 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The PCB is “very optimistic” about the operational plans being put into place for this summer’s tour of England by Pakistan and has reached an agreement in principle after ECB assurances, as elite-level cricket plots a re-start after months of worldwide lockdown. The two boards held a meeting on Friday

10:36 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle has avoided sanction for his public criticism of Ramnaresh Sarwan and other Jamaica Tallawahs personnel, after the CPL Tournament Committee (CTC) said in a media release on Friday that it was satisfied with the batsman’s statement, even though he stood by his comments – calling Sarwan a “snake”

The closed net facilities in Victoria Park, London © Andrew Miller Club cricketers in England will be permitted to return to the nets for outdoor practice under strictly limited conditions, according to new guidance from the ECB, issued in the wake of the UK government’s partial lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown. The new measures apply

11:53 AM IST Over the next week or so, professional cricketers around Australia will dig out their kit bags and embark on a lengthy pre-season, which will likely have a very different feel from the usual as sport adapts to the new normal following the Covid-19 pandemic. The centrally contracted Australia players come off annual

3:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff India coach Ravi Shastri believes cricket should look at keeping world events on hold and instead prioritise domestic and bilateral cricket to get players back in the groove once sport resumes. Looking at it from India’s perspective, he prefers the IPL and bilaterals to take precedence once the federal government

8:28 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff When is the next time we’ll see a packed Eden Gardens?” Kolkata Knight Riders chief executive Venky Mysore is trying re-imagine the world of cricket for the near future, confronted by the immense challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic which continues to surge globally. Some of the innovative ideas Mysore

6:39 PM IST England’s men’s players will move one step closer to a return to international cricket next week, when they resume training in controlled environments at a range of venues across the country. The announcement comes in the wake of official government advice, published on Wednesday, which set out the safety protocols and social

11:16 PM IST Jack Leach, the left-arm spinner, is a doubt for England’s international fixtures this summer due to health concerns. Leach takes immunosuppressant medication, which places him on the list of people considered ‘vulnerable’ to Covid-19. He has suffered from Crohn’s, the inflammatory bowel disease, since he was 14, and the medication he takes