Frequently changing captains and coaches has hurt Kings XI Punjab in the past and that is why the franchise has decided to work on a three-year plan under Anil Kumble and KL Rahul to take the side forward, co-owner Ness Wadia has said.
Ten New Zealand players and support staff, along with 10 West Indies players and support staff who returned from the United Arab Emirates after taking part in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Thursday, returned negative for Covid-19 in the latest round of testing.
The players of Karachi Kings, who won the fifth edition of the recently-concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL), has each been awarded a flat by the franchise owner, as per a Pakistani journalist.
Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina recently appeared with his wife Priyanka Raina on the popular comedy show, The Kapil Sharma Show. As usual, the host Kapil Sharma at his humorous best made a lot of jokes and tried to extract some interesting titbits. Archana Puran Singh featured was the guest on the show, who also aided Sharma in probing Raina.
In what will come as a welcome news for India ahead of their series against Australia, their throwdown specialist Raghu is set to complete his quarantine period and join the team's training sessions.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that the best way to deal with Virat Kohli's loss in the Test series is to forget about it. The Team India skipper will head for paternity leave after the first Test. But Harbhajan feels that, while his absence will have an impact, there is no reason why India can't win.
Following the conclusion of the 13th edition of the IPL, several experts have shared their views on the players’ performances and picked their favourites to put together the best team possible. The latest to join the fray is former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra. The biggest surprise in his best IPL playing XI was that he picked Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav over Virat Kohli.
Despite there being calls to let 22-year-old Will Pucovski debut in the first Test against India in the upcoming four-match series, Australian head coach Justin Langer has reiterated that he would want continue opening the batting with senior batsman Joe Burns. Former Australia captain Mark Taylor had said that Australia should now try Pucovski at the top and look to the future by cultivating the youngster. But Langer disagrees.
Big-hitting West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will not be featuring in the upcoming inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will have a new Big Bash home this season as he has signed with the Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming BBL edition.
England will tour Pakistan next year for the first time since a 2009 attack by gunmen on the visiting Sri Lankan team in a move hailed by England cricket authorities as "a significant moment".
A vacant baseball stadium in Texas is set to become a permanent venue for American cricket as the United States prepares to launch its own domestic Twenty20 competition, USA Cricket said Wednesday.
Cricket will make its return to the hallowed Eden Gardens with the inaugural Bengal T20 Challenge involving six club teams organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal being played from November 24-December 10.
Moeen Ali has insisted "hand on heart" he has not experienced any racism during his time in English cricket following a welter of allegations.
An unnamed South African player has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their home series against England.
A five-match Test series against India will headline England's bumper home summer in 2021 as the country's cricket board on Wednesday unveiled a provisional fixture with plans to get crowds back into the stadiums.
When Sunil Gavaskar reached his hundred, on Day 5 of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Karachi in 1978, he had recorded his name on an exclusive honours list in Test cricket
Australia national cricket team coach Justin Langer has praised pace bowler Kane Richardson's decision to withdraw from the upcoming limited-overs series against India and spend time with his family and newborn son.The producers on Fantastic Beasts 3 had to move fast in order to find someone to replace Johnny Depp as Grindelwald with filming already well underway. It was also important to secure an actor for the role of the villainous wizard who wouldn’t generate any backlash from Depp’s army of fans, who were already furious that he’d been dropped from the franchise. But by snagging Mads Mikkelsen to become his replacement, it seemed like they found the perfect person.
After all, the Hannibal star has a dedicated and loyal following of his own, and typically excels while playing charismatic and engaging antagonists. In fact, he’s probably one of the few actors that fans would alright with as a substitute for Johnny, and the reaction to the new that he had begun talks with WB to take over the role was pretty positive. According to Mikkelsen himself, though, he’s not the man for the job.
Speaking with IGN, he shot down the reports that said he’s in talks to be the franchise’s new Grindelwald, telling IGN:
“Oh, that is on the rumor basis as we speak. So I know as much as you do from the newspapers. So I’m waiting for that phone call.”
The news that Mikkelsen was replacing Depp was widely reported on, by many major outlets and all of the notable trades. As such, it was widely believed that it was indeed true. But apparently, that’s not the case. Or maybe it is.
After all, the actor may just be playing coy here until the studio is ready to make things official. Alternatively, perhaps the news got out before WB was ready to put forward a firm offer. In any case, Fantastic Beasts 3 is looking to be the make or break installment for the franchise and we imagine that Warner Bros. will break the silence on Depp’s replacement sooner rather than later. Watch this space for more.
As it stands, Wonder Woman 1984 is one of just a small handful of major titles that are still locked in for a theatrical release before the end of 2020, along with much anticipated sequel The Croods: A New Age and video game adaptation Monster Hunter. However, given that the theatrical industry is still clouded with uncertainty, many have been wondering whether Warner Bros. would change plans once more and delay the pic yet again.
After all, Patty Jenkins’ movie stood a good chance of cracking $1 billion at the box office had COVID-19 not got in its way, and the studio surely has a lot riding on the project. Especially since Christopher Nolan’s Tenet ended up being a bit of a flop for them as far as the finances were concerned.
But it seems that WB is holding steady and will still release Wonder Woman 1984 into cinemas on Christmas Day. However, there’s a catch, as they’ll also drop it onto HBO Max at the same time. That’s right, the film will arrive in theaters and on the aforementioned streaming service on December 25th, giving folks two options for how to watch it.
Obviously, this is an unprecedented move, but undoubtedly the smartest one that Warner Bros. could make given the circumstances. And it’ll be fascinating to see how everything shakes out in the end in terms of how Wonder Woman 1984 performs and if any other big releases follow suit.
For now, though, fans can breathe easy knowing they’ll get to catch back up with Gal Gadot’s heroine before the year is out, and we can only hope that life returns to normal sooner rather than later so that we can all enjoy going to theaters again and not have to worry about the spread of a deadly virus.
