Former Australia cricketer Graeme Watson passes away after battle with cancer
Cricket | April 25, 2020 13:34 ISTGraeme Watson, who was an all-rounder during his playing days, died at the age of 75.
Graeme Watson, who was an all-rounder during his playing days, died at the age of 75.
Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80 per cent of its staff. India's four-Test tour in December-January could provide relief to the struggling body.
Like other sports, cricketing action too has come to a complete halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the IPL indefinitely postponed and the T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia, facing an uncertain future.
Cricket Australia is currently not eligible for the federal government's JobKeeper support program having lost no major revenue streams from cancelled matches.
CA chief Kevin Roberts said that playing against India in a single city without spectators is an option. The empty-stadium solution is also being considered for World T20 with the ICC to discuss the contingency plan for the tournament this Thursday.
Cricket Australia is also pushing ahead with plans to stage the T20 World Cup, which is slated to run October 18 to November 15.
It was only last week that Cricket Australia had furloughed 80 per cent of their staff until end of the financial year, implying that they will be on just 20 per cent of the staff members until June 30.
Ratra, who has worked with the Indian women's team and coached Assam in the latest domestic season, cleared seven modules to obtain the certification. The 38-year-old is already a BCCI-certified Level 2 coach and his next goal is to clear Level 3.
CA has decided to furlough the majority of its staff members for the remainder of the financial year in a bid to cope up with the financial crisis incurred following the coronavirus pandemic.
A pay cut for the top cricketers seems to be on the cards with Cricket Australia delaying annual contracts for both the men's and women's national teams.
The coronavirus outbreak, which has so far claimed more than 30,000 lives globally, has brought all cricket activities to a halt with Australia calling off their domestic Sheffield Shield.
Cricket Australia has not directed the players officially with its chief executive Kevin Roberts on Tuesday saying that players were individually contracted to their IPL teams and can make up their own minds to compete in the 2020 IPL or not.
The men's T20 World Cup is slated to begin with the pre-qualifiers from October 18-23 followed by the main 12-team competition from October 24.
If either or both semis are abandoned, the teams that topped the group -- India and South Africa -- would progress to the final.
Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara are set to play in the Bushfire Cricket Bash in Melbourne on Sunday to raise funds for the people affected in the Australia bushfires.
Cricket Australia said that the fan's name is Bill Dean and he says in the video that he is 80 years old.
Cricket Australia's ODI team of the decade include 3 Indians while the Test team has just Virat Kohli, who is also the captain.
CA feels encouraged about the proposal after India won their maiden Day/Night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata recently.
Australia's Kristen Beams has decided to hang up her boots. She played one Test, 30 ODIs and 18 T20Is for the national team.
Hobart Hurricanes wicketkeeper Emily Smith was on Monday banned for the remainder of the Women Big Bash League (WBBL) season after breaching Cricket Australia's stringent anti-corruption policy.
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