Star India, the official broadcasters of Indian Premier League, claimed that there has been a 23 percent rise in TV viewership with a staggering 31.57 million average impressions during the marquee T20 event.
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Nuwan Zoysa on Friday denied any wrongdoing after being found guilty of corruption on three counts by an independent tribunal of the ICC.
Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir and Canadian batsman Ravinderpal Singh have tested positive for COVID19 ahead of the inaugural Lankan Premier League (LPL) beginning November 26, dealing a fresh blow to the organisers.
As India's highly anticipated tour to Australia gets underway from the 27th of November with the first ODI at the SCG, we look at some of the records that may be broken and milestones likely to be surpassed by the visiting team in the three-match series. We also look at some of the interesting numbers which ascertain the form of the Indian players.
Tickets for five of the upcoming six limited-overs fixtures between Australia and India beginning next week, have been sold out in less than a day after being released.
Rishabh Pant had a horrid IPL 2020 season which even by his standards is mediocre. He scored just 274 runs in 10 games he played, not the exuberant style he’s known for.
Former leftarm pacer Zaheer Khan believes bowlers will decide the fate of this summer's India-Australia contest as both the teams boast of some of the world's finest bowlers in their squads.
On her birthday, Dhoni’s IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings shared a video in which she talks about the relationship with her husband.
Former South African skipper AB de Villiers and wife Danielle welcomed a new addition to their family. The 36-year-old took to Instagram to share the good news to millions of his fans.
South Africa coach has revealed that AB de Villiers is a part of the team selection discussion, and is in line for a possible return to international cricket. Speaking on a zoom press conference, he also said, that his comeback would have happened earlier, if not for Covid-19 break. After playing 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is for the Proteas, he had called it a day.
Australia speedster Pat Cummins expectedly considers Virat Kohli the "big" wicket he would target in the upcoming series against India and said that keeping the visiting captain quiet would be crucial to the home team's chances.
Australia's premier spinner Nathan Lyon has missed the adrenaline rush of Test cricket while he was away from the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic but says the break has rekindled his desire to go beyond 500 wickets in the format. Lyon, who is just four games short of playing 100 Tests, has captured 390 wickets so far, the most by any Australian off-spinner.
Sehwag had called Maxwell a '10-crore cheerleader', referring to his price in the player auction
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the history of cricket to reach the milestone of 30,000 international runs on Day 5 of the first Test between India and visiting Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad. It was the final day of the Test and Tendulkar came out to bat with India in a spot of bother at 209 for 3 still trailing Lanka by a fair bit with almost a whole day's play still remaining.
The six-day lockdown in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases has improved Adelaide's chances of remaining the venue of the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia from December 17
David Warner’s wife Candice on Thursday made a startling revelation about their middle child’s favourite cricketer. Surprisingly, it is not her dad or anyone else from the land down under, but she is a big fan of Indian skipper Virat Kohli. The couple married in 2015 and have three daughters Ivy-Mae (6), Indi-Rae (4), and Isla Rose (1). Candice’s cute revelation comes after a radio chat show where she said their second daughter Indi-Rae wants to be like Virat Kohli whenever the family play cricket in their backyard.
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher revealed Thursday that he had been a victim of coronavirus without knowing he had contracted the disease.
Trent Boult needed a small break to catch up with his family and get ready for the test series against West Indies rather than play the three Twenty20 matches that start next Friday
Almost 200 Interlocutory Applications (IAs) from across the state cricket bodies/entities in India could be affected and be sent back to High Courts (HC) if the Supreme Court (SC) decides to vacate its March 2019 order
The International Cricket Council on Thursday brought in a minimum age requirement to play international cricket, saying no player below 15 will be allowed to feature in any form of men’s, women’s or Under-19 international cricket.
Teams will be ranked based on the percentage of points earned from completed matches to determine the finalists of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.Some new preview pages for the upcoming Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative tease the arrival of Grand Master Yoda.
As you know, the new line of Star Wars comics and novels takes place 200 years before the events of Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In this era, known as the High Republic, the Galactic Senate and the Jedi Order are at the height of their power, revelling in prosperity across the Core Worlds. The warriors of peace and justice, meanwhile, not only resemble the Arthurian Knights of the Round Table, but also act as frontier rangers who wish to expand the Republic’s influence in the Outer Rim.
One of these emissaries is apparently Yoda, who, at the beginning of the story, is stationed at the Starlight Beacon. The new preview pages for Star Wars: High Republic Adventures #1 reveal that when an unknown force causes ships across the galaxy to abruptly fall out of hyperspace, the Jedi notify him on the space cruiser as they’re the closest ones to answer the call for aid. Now, the Grand Master has to rely on his wits and his inexperienced Padawans in an all-new quest to help out with the Great Disaster, the makings of which you can see below.
The comic series in question, by IDW Publishing, will target a younger demographic, so it’s safe to say that there’ll be a huge focus on the Jedi younglings, as opposed to Star Wars: The High Republic‘s Jedi protagonists or even Yoda himself. Writer Daniel Jose Older previously explained the reasoning behind this, saying:
“I’m so very excited to be able to tell this epic story of Padawans as the galaxy changes dramatically around them and danger lurks around every corner. Working on The High Republic has been a dream come true and getting to watch this world come to life through the brilliant art of Harvey Tolibao is one of the highlights of my career. I can’t wait for the fans to see what we’re cooking up.”
The first wave of novels and comics in the publishing initiative were delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is hardly surprising given the general state of the entertainment industry these days, but let’s just hope that Lucasfilm manages to hit the premiere date of January 5th with the first book, titled Light of the Jedi, which promises to introduce us to the golden age of the Galactic Republic.
The Scream franchise was one of the first big properties to be hit by internet leaks, with the burgeoning online fandom causing havoc for the production team back in the late 90s. Fast forward 20 years, though, and modern filmmakers are more prepared for this sort of thing. In fact, the secrecy was so tight on the upcoming reboot that only two cast members were allowed to read the whole script.
Filming on 2022’s Scream has now officially wrapped, with a virtual press day revealing much about the hotly anticipated relaunch of the horror series. For one, we discovered that the movie won’t be called Scream 5, after all, and will go by the same title as the 1996 original. Producer William Sherak also opened up to the assorted press about how they kept spoilers to a minimum, saying:
“One of the fun things we’ve been able to do, when we sat down with [original writer] Kevin Williamson when this all started and we got his support and brought him back into the fold to get that part done, one of the nuggets of information he gave us from back in the day was that they were able to put a bunch of different drafts out there to keep fans guessing by the time the second one came around, even some cast members, and we adopted that same thing,” said Sherak. “So there are multiple drafts out there in the public that have been leaked, and nobody really knows. And we’ve even managed to keep the cast guessing as well. They’re not really quite sure either because of the multiple drafts. So we’re going to keep it that way.”
Tyler Gillett, who’s co-directing Scream alongside Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, then chimed in with the revelation that “two members of the cast actually have read the entire script.” Sherak agreed, saying: “It’s a pretty small group that know which draft is the real draft.”
When Scream 2 was being made in 1997, the full screenplay leaked online early, causing Williamson and the team to massively change their plans, including some of the victims and the identity of the killers. Like Sherak says above, they were much more savvy by the time of Scream 3 and 4, however, and deliberately attempted to throw eager fans off on the wrong scent. So, if you’ve read a leak online about the new one and it seems genuine, it might still be part of the ruse.
Though production is now complete, Paramount isn’t due to release Scream in theaters until January 14th, 2022. Hopefully the deception stays strong, though, and Ghostface’s secrets remain under his mask for the next year or so.
