5:40 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff From saying no to handshakes to playing matches in empty stadiums and eventually calling off almost every series or tour, here’s how the cricketing world was impacted by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. March 13 Lockie Ferguson undergoes coronavirus test after reporting sore throat MCC v Essex game in Galle

12:45 PM GMT Alex Hales has confirmed he is self-isolating at home after developing symptoms of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) following his return from the Pakistan Super League. The PSL’s organisers confirmed on Tuesday morning that the competition’s semi-finals and finals had been postponed indefinitely after a player had shown symptoms of the virus. PCB chief

7:59 AM GMT The Pakistan Super League, which had tweaked the original schedule to shorten it by four days with an eye on the worsening COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation, has been postponed. According to a tweet by the official PSL handle, the semi-final games, which were scheduled to be played on Tuesday, and the final,

12:24 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New South Wales have been named the Sheffield Shield champions after the final was cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic. In a move that had been likely for some days following the abandonment of the final round of matches, Cricket Australia confirmed the decision on Tuesday as they also “strong recommended”

4:21 PM GMT Big picture This is the sort of marquee game the PSL had been yearning for all these years without fulfilment. The country’s two biggest cities and fiercest rivals face off on Tuesday in a game quite unlike any that has ever happened at the PSL. The Lahore Qalandars, having finally ended the

8:46 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwe allrounder, has joined Peshawar Zalmi’s squad as a silver category player. He will be available for Zalmi’s PSL semi-final against table-toppers Multan Sultans, which is to be played in Lahore on Tuesday. Raza’s arrival will strengthen a Zalmi squad that has been hit particularly hard by

2:19 PM GMT Toss Karachi Kings chose to bat v Quetta Gladiators Karachi Kings elected to bat against Quetta Gladiators, who face an improbable task to join the hosts in the semi-finals. With Lahore Qalandars chasing down 187 earlier in the day and making the semi-finals along with Karachi and league-leaders Multan Sultans, Quetta now

1:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Counties’ pre-season tours have been thrown up in the air by the COVID-19 pandemic, with several clubs returning home early or cancelling their trips overseas. On Friday, PCA chief executive Tony Irish said: “The uncertainty and speed at which COVID-19 is developing presents challenges and risks throughout the world. Some

11:33 AM GMT Australia’s domestic competition, the Sheffield Shield, is expected to be cancelled before its conclusion due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first such event since the Second World War. While Cricket Australia is yet to officially announce the decision, players are understood to have been informed on Saturday night, before they travelled to

5:03 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Improving Bangladesh’s team culture will be of top priority for newly appointed Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. The 30-year old has called for greater discipline and collective effort after taking over from Mashrafe Mortaza, whose five-year stint ended earlier this month. The BCB’s top brass had convinced Iqbal to succeed