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Numerous cricket competitions due the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in numerous postponements and cancellations , , the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that both the 2020 and 2021 editions of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup had each been postponed by one year due to the pandemic.

Therefore, the 2020 tournament was moved to November 2021, and the 2021 tournament was moved to October 2022. The 2023 Cricket World Cup was also rescheduled to take place eight months later than planned, with the tournament moved to October and November of 2023. Australia and India retained the rights to host the tournaments, with the ICC announcing on 8 August that India will host the 2021 tournament, and Australia will host the 2022 tournament. Also on 8 August, the ICC confirmed that the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup and the tournament's qualifier had each been postponed by one year due to the pandemic.

Member of CSK test positive for covid 19

 

Multiple members of Chennai Super Kings have tested positive for COVID-19, although the exact numbers are to be confirmed. It includes one India player as well as members of the support/coaching staff. The team landed in Dubai on August 21 and upon completion of the mandatory six-day quarantine, were supposed to start training from Friday (August 28). However, with the new development, they have extended their quarantine period. Some of the teams have already started training while the others are set to begin soon, with the exception of CSK. As per the Standard Operating Procedures that need to be followed during the IPL, all persons associated with the tournament would undergo a test upon arrival in the UAE. This would be followed by tests on days 1, 3 and 5 of their quarantine period at the team hotel, and only after testing negative in all three would the players be allowed to train. The Super Kings, before their arrival in the UAE, had held a five-day training camp in Chennai. MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla and Shardul Thakur were all part of the camp, as was bowling coach L Balaji.

National Sports Awards: Rohit, Ishant to miss ceremony

 

Khel Ratna Rohit Sharma and Arjuna Award winner Ishant Sharma, who are both in the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League, will miss the National Sports Awards ceremony on August 29Despite the ceremony being held virtually those who are outside the country will not be able to participate. They will receive their trophies later. The award winners will be connected to President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nine different Sports Authority of India-designated locations. The other four Khel Ratna winners – an unprecedented five have been chosen for the nation’s highest sporting honour this year —will join in from various centres. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be present in Sonepat, women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal and para athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu will attend the ceremony from Bengaluru and Commonwealth Games champion paddler Manika Batra will join in from Pune.

Newer restrictions 'not too relevant' in white-ball cricket, says Mitchell Starc

Despite newer restrictions imposed on Australia players on the use of sweat, in addition to the existing ICC rule of saliva-ban, for the upcoming white-ball series in England, Mitchell Starc remains unfazed. ICC had earlier this year temporarily put a ban on using saliva, considering the high risk it carried of transmitting the novel Coronavirus. In further restrictions applied on ball maintenance, aimed at minimising the risk of spread of the highly contagious disease, Australia players have been told to not use sweat from their head, face or neck either. The tightening of restrictions, though not an official mandate from the ICC, comes on the medical advice from Cricket Australia for the three T20Is and as many ODIs they are due to play in the UK, starting September 4. However, CA's cautious ball-maintenance approach won't affect them so much for now, feels Starc. "It's probably not something that's too relevant in white-ball cricket," the pacer told cricket.com.au on Thursday, ahead of training. "Once that new ball starts to go, you're trying to keep it dry anyway. It's more of a question for red-ball cricket."

Retirment of famous cricketers

Our two famous and well known cricketers Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have retired .Suresh Raina announced his international retirement, on Sunday sounded convinced about his decision that shocked some and surprised a few, saying he never "settled for anything without justification". One of India'most prolific white-ball players in the last decade and a half, Raina said cricket runs through his veins. Mahendra Singh Dhoni announces retirement from international cricket on 15 Aug 2020. 

                                                                                      ~Shashwat Bansal...