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People will expect more from Babar in Tests due to his ODI captaincy: Abid

Pakistan opener Abid Ali has heaped praise on white-ball skipper Babar Azam and stated that his calming persona helped him during his initial days in the national team

Remove Simmons for moving out from bio-secure site: Windies board member

Cricket West Indies board member Conde Riley, who also heads the Barbados Cricket Association, called Simmons' actions reckless

Rohit has the ablity, temperament to excel in Australian conditions: Hussey

India is set to tour Australia for a four-match Test series, starting December 3 at Gabba, Brisbane

India will face stiff challenge in Australia this summer, feels Hussey

Australia was without the services of Steve Smith and David Warner in the last series as both were serving their bans

Eng vs WI: Ben Stokes will do a great job as captain, says England coach

England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes was on Tuesday named captain for the opening Test against West Indies in place of Root, who has taken leave to be with his wife for the birth of their second child

Stokes to captain England in 1st Test as Root attends birth of his child

Having never led a side in first-class cricket, Stokes will lead the national team for the first time in his career when England and West Indies lock horns 1st Test at Ageas Bowl from July 8

Covid-19: Bangladesh board requests ICC to extend Test Championship cycle

Bangladesh were supposed to play one away match against Pakistan in April, a two-match series against Australia in June, two Tests against New Zealand along with three against Sri Lanka

Broad asks sports psychologist to help England perform in absence of crowds

The upcoming three-match Test series between England and West Indies, starting here on July 8, will mark the resumption of international cricket after the coronavirus-forced hiatus

Ramiz Raja advises captain Azhar Ali to focus on his own batting in England

Raja pointed towards Pakistan's tour of Australia last year where Azhar could muster only 62 runs in four innings as the hosts recorded as convincing 2-0 series whitewash

Ben Stokes best option for captaincy during Root's absence: Nasser Hussain

Regular Test skipper Joe Root is likely to miss the first Test against West Indies at the Ageas Bowl starting July 8 as his wife is expecting their second child at the same time

Ball management will be biggest challenge amid Covid-19: Umpire Nitin Menon

Menon, 36, quit his playing career when he was 22 and shifted to his family profession of umpiring

Aaron Finch in awe of Virat Kohli's consistency in all the three formats

The weight of expectations in a cricket-mad country like India is huge but Virat Kohli has done an exceptional job leading the side, says Australia's limited overs skipper Aaron Finch. Finch said all players are expected to endure some bad time but players like Kohli, Steve Smith, Ricky Ponting and batting great Sachin Tendulkar are exceptions. "Every player, regardless of who it is, has a bad series. But very very rarely do you see Kohli, (Steve) Smith, even going back (Ricky) Ponting, Sachin (Tendulkar), these guys they don't have two bad series in a row," Finch said on the Sony Ten Pit Stop show. "The pressure of playing for India is one but also leading India is another and the way he (Kohli) has done it, so consistently for a long time. "And taking over from (MS) Dhoni , the leadership, that is huge. The expectations were high and he kept delivering and I think that that is the most impressive thing," he added. Finch was impressed with Kohli's consistency as a batsman too. "

Mohammad Hafeez among 6 Pakistan cricketers test negative for Covid-19

A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players and support staff, reached UK on Sunday for their three Tests and as many T20Is in August and September

My style won't change if given role of captaincy in absence of Root: Stokes

Vice-captain Stokes is being speculated to replace Root, who is taking leave to be with his wife for the birth of their second child, for the first Test at Southampton from July 8

Stokes to lead England as Root set to miss July 8 Test match vs Windies

England skipper Joe Root is set to miss the opening Test against West Indies next week to attend the birth of his second child

ICC to review World Test Championship fixture after gauging Covid-19 impact

An ICC board member confirmed that talks have been on regarding cancellation of Test matches due to pandemic in the recent ICC meetings and the impact it will have ultimately on the Test championship

West Indies players to wear 'Black Lives Matter' logo against England

The West Indies cricketers will sport a 'Black Lives Matter' logo on the collars of their shirts during the upcoming three-Test series against England to protest against racism in sports.

Pakistan cricketers arrive in England for Test and T20I series

The Pakistan cricket contingent, including 20 players and support staff, arrived in England for their upcoming assignment in which they are scheduled to play three Tests and as many T20Is

Covid-19: West Indies cricket head coach Phil Simmons in self-isolation

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons is in self-isolation after leaving his cricket team's bio-secure location in the English city of Manchester for a short period of compassionate leave

Covid-19: PCB shortlists 20 players for Eng tour; to leave for UK on Sunday

PCB named the squad which will be led by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam will be the deputy for the Test matches