The CA has offered three-year contracts to five Australian players -- Steven Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood -- in an effort to persuade them not to play in the IPL from next year.
Ponting, who guided Mumbai Indians to the title in the 2015 season as coach, has Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner as the lone Australian in the team.
Chelsea, who started Friday's contest with 84 points from 35 matches, needed to win just one of their final three games to assure themselves of their fifth league title.
Bajranj staged a superb comeback after conceeding the lead to dominate the second and final round and script a comprehensive 6-2 win.
Earlier, Ambati Rayudu and Saurabh Tiwary scored half centuries to help second-string Mumbai post 173/5 in 20 overs against Kolkata. In reply, the hosts scored 164/8 in 20 overs.
Tim Southee on Saturday backed Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who has struggled in the ongoing Indian Premier League, to come good in next month's Champions Trophy in England.
Placed at the fourth spot in the standings with seven wins from 13 matches, Hyderabad find themselves in a must-win situation to qualify for the play-offs.
Sakshi, who created history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal -- with a bronze -- last year, could not counter the challenge from the strong Japanese grappler.
The dark underbelly of IPL was exposed again after three people, including an insider with pitch access, were arrested at Kanpur for allegedly running a betting racket during Wednesday's IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions.
Pune will aim to secure a play-off spot by defeating Delhi Daredevils today while the host side will only be playing for pride at the Ferozeshah Kotla here.
Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik defeated Ayaulym Kassymova of Kazakhstan by 15-3 to enter the finals in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship assuring another Silver medal for herself.
Cricket Australia (CA) has offered top players, including captain Steve Smith and opener David Warner, with multi-year contract deals if they forgo their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) contracts.
Police have arrested three people who were allegedly running an IPL betting racket from inside the same hotel where the Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils were staying.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Kings XI Punjab in a crucial IPL tie at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday.
The Vinod Rai-led Committee of Administrators is “optimistic” of ending its job at the Board of Control for Cricket in India and hopes that the Board as well as the state associations implement the Lodha Committee recommendations by October this year
Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Lions in an inconsequential tie of the IPL at the Green Park Stadium here on Wednesday.
Cricket’s global governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that its Chairman Mr. Shashank Manohar has agreed on Wednesday to continue his tenure till it ends on Jun’2018.
Over 15 sleep deprived and hungry international shooters were stuck at the airport for more than 13 hours due to babudom and red-tapeism. Among them were Olympian Gurpreet Singh and Kynan Chenai
On a high after sealing a playoffs berth, KKR would aim for a top-two finish today.
Founded in 2008, CSK played its home matches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. In July 2015, the SC had suspended the franchise from the tournament for a period of two years.
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