12:45 PM IST India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has said that he had thought of committing suicide thrice while battling personal issues a few years ago, forcing his family to keep a close watch over him at the time. He said family members feared he “might jump” from their 24th floor apartment. Shami opened up

12:15 AM IST England batsman Jason Roy has conceded that it might “make sense” to postpone this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, with the possibility of travel restrictions and biosecurity issues around the spread of the coronavirus set to impact on the viability of Australia hosting the tournament in October and November as scheduled. While

10:44 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, which was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will be rescheduled to January 2021. That is what SLC CEO Ashley de Silva has suggested anyway, though the ECB appears not to have made any firm arrangements yet. SLC is currently attempting to reschedule a

2:16 PM IST Shining the ball with saliva or sweat will be restricted in Australia under a framework released by the federal government about the staged return of both professional and recreational sport amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines, drawn up by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in conjunction with medical experts, sporting bodies

5:25 PM IST Tom Harrison has been called to appear in front of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee of the House of Commons as part of an inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on sport in the UK. Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, will appear before Members of Parliament on

May 1, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Colin Graves will end his five-year tenure as ECB chairman on August 31, with Ian Watmore cleared to succeed him following a review into the circumstances of his departure from the Football League. The decision was confirmed by the ECB board in the wake of the decision to postpone the

12:21 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Australia are back as the No.1 Test team in the world and also sit on top of the T20I table for the first time following the ICC’s annual update of their rankings, while world champions England stay No. 1 in ODIs. India had held the Test top spot since October

Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell hits a skier during fielding practice © Peter Della Penna With cricket in a literal standstill, and uncertainty surrounding its return, the Netherlands team is fearing the worst. This year, they were supposed to be playing in the ODI Super League, the qualifying tournament for 2023 World Cup. But the Covid-19

8:33 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former Bengal captain Subimal “Chuni” Goswami died in Kolkata on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 82 and had been suffering from underlying ailments, including sugar, prostate and nerve problems. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. Goswami was among the rare sportsmen who played

11:59 AM IST Tahlia McGrath, who was handed a Cricket Australia contract for the 2020-21 season, could be tasked with filling the sizeable shoes of Ellyse Perry should the world’s No. 1 allrounder suffer any delays or setbacks in her recovery from hamstring surgery and has also had her leadership credentials endorsed. McGrath, 24, was