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Hussey to remain in India as exit routes confirmed for Australians

Mike Hussey will be left behind in India to recover from COVID-19 as Australian players, commentators and support staff flee the coronavirus-ravaged country following the postponement of the IPL. Hussey, batting coach for the Chennai Super Kings, returned a second positive test on Tuesday, forcing him into 10 days’ isolation at the IPL team’s hotel in Delhi. Australian great Michael […]

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MacGill’s troubled post-cricket life

Australian Test cricket great Stuart MacGill was allegedly abducted, held and then released in an incident that occurred last month, NSW Police have confirmed. On Wednesday morning, The Daily Telegraph reported the 50-year-old was allegedly taken by a criminal group about two weeks ago. MacGill was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint for ransom and then badly beaten. It marks the latest […]

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United Arab Emirates now poised to stage postponed IPL

United Arab Emirates now poised to stage postponed Indian Premier League at the end of 2021 – as England players secure last-ditch flights out of Covid-hit Delhi The UAE is on standby to stage the recently postponed Indian Premier League  Options are being discussed for concluding the lucrative Twenty20 competition  Majority of the England contingent left at the IPL were […]

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IPL suspended indefinitely amid India’s Covid crisis

The 2021 Indian Premier League season has been suspended indefinitely amid the country’s mounting Covid crisis, it has been confirmed. The tournament could now be cancelled altogether with cases sharply rising in the country while the Board of Control for Cricket in India could consider shifting the 31 remaining matches of the league to a single venue, Mumbai, as a […]

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Indian Premier League suspended over COVID crisis

The Indian Premier League will take an indefinite pause after several players began to test positive, including Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. It comes as India is in the midst of a nightmarish outbreak of COVID-19, shattering horrific records. It comes after the match between the Kolkata Knight Riders’ and Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off just hours before […]

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