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'Nothing happened': Warner, Slater deny reports of fight in Maldives bar

Star opener David Warner and cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Slater have denied reports of their involvement in a drunken bar brawl in Male

Postponed IPL 2021 should be held in UK in September, says Pietersen

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wants the remaining matches of this year's postponed Indian Premier League to be shifted to the United Kingdom in September, instead of the UAE

KKR batsman Seifert tests positive for Covid; stranded in India

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Tim Seifert has tested positive for Covid-19 and is not travelling with New Zealand's IPL players back home, a statement from the country's cricket board said

IPL: More than just a game

IPL helped draw attention away from this huge failure of governance

Our players felt secure in IPL's bio-bubble: CSA Director of Cricket Smith

Cricket South Africa Director Graeme Smith says none of the country's players, who took part in the now-postponed IPL, 'felt at risk' during their stay in India

Alarm bells started going off, it was chaos: Morris on Covid striking IPL

South Africa and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Chris Morris is "relieved" to be safely back home after witnessing "chaos" unfold once COVID-19 cases in the IPL bio-bubble came to light. Morris, along with his 10 other South African players have reached home, after the IPL was suspended following six cases of COVID-19 -- four players and two coaches from three different teams. "Look, obviously I'm relieved," Morris, who is currently undergoing a 10-day mandatory quarantine at home, told iol.co.za. Morris said they came to know about the COVID cases in Kolkata Knight Riders -- Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier -- on Sunday night. "The moment we heard that, when players are testing positive, inside the bubble, then everyone starts asking questions. The alarm bells definitely started going off for all of us," he said. "By Monday when they postponed that game (between Kolkata and Royal Challengers Bangalore), we knew the tournament was under pressure to continue." The T20 league w

IPL 2021: Jayawardene to complete quarantine in Maldives, says MI

Mumbai Indians said that their local stars have reached home while it has also ensured a safe passage for its Australian contingent to Maldives along with Sri Lankan head coach Mahela Jaywardene

IPL 2021: Players recall how it changed after Covid-19 came knocking

Some Indian players who participated in the recently-suspended IPL 2021 have revealed with a couple of them also asserting that it wasn't as 'tight' as it was last year

Four English counties express interest to host the remainder of IPL 2021

Four premier English counties -- Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire -- have expressed interest in hosting the remaining 31 games of the Indian Premier League

IPL 2021: Bangladesh's players Shakib, Mustafizur return to Dhaka

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahaman returned safely to Dhaka on a chartered flight arranged by the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders after the IPL 2021 was indefinitely postponed

IPL departures: Aussies fly out, New Zealand contingent leaves on Friday

Australians flew off to Maldives, the South Africans headed home and the ones from New Zealand waited to be sent back May 7

IPL 2021: RCB players, support staff leave for respective destinations

Royal Challengers Bangalore's domestic players and support staff entered their home towns from specific pre-identified hubs as the foreign recruits left for their respective destinations

IPL 2021: Australian participants sans Mike Hussey leave for Maldives

The IPL's Australian participants, except for a Covid-19 positive Mike Hussey, left for Maldives on May 4 to serve out the waiting period before they can board a flight to Australia

Difficult to say how IPL 2021 bio-bubble was breached: Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that it is difficult to say how the Indian Premier League's bio-bubble was breached and the report that the board got had shown that there was no breach

Aussies told to do homework before signing for overseas T20 leagues

Australian Cricketers' Association has asked its players to do homework and weigh the risks of travelling to overseas T20 leagues after the Aussie cricketers were stranded in India

New Zealand's IPL-based Test players to leave for UK on May 11: NZC

Four members of New Zealand's Test contingent involved in the now-suspended IPL, including captain Kane Williamson, will leave India for the United Kingdom on May 11, says New Nealand cricket board

India has been amazing to me every time, please stay safe: Michael Slater

Former Australia batsman Michael Slater once again slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for enforcing a travel ban from India and not letting citizens enter the country

Looking back, organisers may have tweaked few things: Cummins on IPL 2021

Australia pacer Pat Cummins feels the IPL organisers, in hindsight, would have "tweaked a few things" after deciding to host the league in India amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic

Eight of the 11 England cricketers reach home from Covid-hit IPL 2021

Eight of the 11 England players who were part of the now-postponed Indian Premier League, including Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, returned home on Wednesday.

BCCI to help arrange charter flights for IPL's Australian players: CA

Cricket Australia's interim CEO said that the BCCI is working to arrange a charter flight for IPL's Australian recruits, who are likely to stay in Maldives or Sri Lanka before heading back home