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    Who is telecasting India NZ one day series in USA ? I was expecting hot star .. but they are not telecasting in USA...

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    At Nepal's first home ODI, cricket has a hero's homecoming



    Fans at Tribhuvan University Stadium

    "What brings you to Nepal?" asks the restaurant waiter.
    "Cricket," is the response. But in the dinner-time rush, it gets mistaken for something else.
    "Trekking," the waiter responds. "Which mountain are you trekking?"
    In some ways the two pursuits could be said to be the same. This is a cricket team that embarked on an eight-year climb from Division Five in the World Cricket League to ODI status in 2018. As much as the players are in the limelight, the fans' unparalleled passion every step along that journey is just as noteworthy.
    So Wednesday was just as much a celebration for the supporters as it was for the players themselves.
    Though Nepal made their ODI debut in Amstelveen 18 months ago, this was the first time they were playing ODI cricket on home soil. Back then their fans travelled to the Netherlands to witness a dramatic series draw. They did so again six months later in Dubai for Nepal's first ODI series win. February 5, 2020 was the first chance, though, to remind the rest of the world that the support Nepal receives on the road is but a smidgeon of the passion at home.

    It's not too hard to find a Nepal cricket jersey hanging outside the shops in Kathmandu's Thamel district

    That passion begins with a trek to the ground - literally.
    Located on the outskirts south-west of downtown Kathmandu in the Kirtipur section of the city, Tribhuvan University Stadium is a 750-metre climb uphill from the gate to the university off Dakshinkali Road. A popular mode of transportation is the motorbike. Even the country's most revered player, ex-captain Paras Khadka, can be seen riding one to and from team training sessions. On game day, they line a makeshift parking lot adjacent to the stadium gates.
    But most fans make the journey on foot, trekking up the western pathway, bundled up in thick coats on 5? Celsius mornings. Some of them wear the crimson-and-blue Nepal team jerseys underneath. These are increasingly available in the popular Thamel neighbourhood in the city centre. Others bring the distinct red double-pennant national flag featuring the moon and sun, queueing at ticket booths to buy a 200-rupee general admission pass.
    The facility itself is bare bones. The fans carve out their own places to sit or stand on what is essentially a grass embankment with a few terraced stone walls creating the impression of tiered sections. There are no designated, reserved chair-back seats. There are no luxurious concourses with plasma-screen TVs to distract and entice visits to merchandise and food vendors. The only DJ music that gets played is between innings, and the public address announcer does not need to exhort those in attendance to "Make some noooooiiiiiiise!!!!"

    The fan experience at TU Stadium is visceral, raw, pure. It is spontaneous. It is joyous. It is the envy of so many other countries in the Associate sphere, and these days, perhaps of a few in the Full-Member world as well.
    At 9:25am, when the players and umpires take the field, a roar erupts from the early arrivals. By the start of play, there are no more than 2000 people. But the numbers feel exponentially greater judging by the euphoric screams when medium-pacer Karan KC bowls Oman's Jatinder Singh to end the first over of play. Before long, chants of "Ne-PAL! Ne-PAL!" are ringing out.
    Ten years ago, the local fan's passion was at times blind and uncontrolled. A legendary match against USA in World Cricket League Division Five was infamously marred by rioting. The crowd's simmering rage boiled over after a six hit by USA vice-captain Sushil Nadkarni brought up his half-century. The fans marked the milestone by heaving rocks and other debris over the fence and onto the field of play, causing and a lengthy delay.

    Fast forward to 2020. Mohammad Nadeem is out in the middle for Oman. From 57 for 5, he has revived the visitors' innings with a gritty and mature knock. The crowd, enthusiastically rise to their feet to offer riotous applause when Nadeem reaches his half-century in the 48th over, by which stage Oman are 168 for 8. It is a scene perhaps inconceivable a decade ago for those who played against USA, including the current Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla.
    "We are blessed with lovely fans, not only here but lots are following online as well," Malla said after yesterday's game. "It's good to see them applauding other opponents' efforts. As the game grows up here in Nepal, slowly they are starting to catch up to the spirit of the game and the laws of the game, and they understand it better."
    But there's still no doubt as to where their loyalty lies. In the field, the biggest roar was reserved for Khadka when he came on to bowl spin for the first time, in the 16th over. During the chase, the yelps turned fevered each time Sharad Vesawkar and Sandeep Lamichhane found the boundary to take Nepal to 162 for 7 after 43 overs, within striking distance of the target of 198. Ultimately, the chase unravelled in the next two overs as both were dismissed in the space of seven balls.

    A great irony on this day was that all the noise and energy, loud as it may be compared to that in home venues for Oman or the USA, who are lucky to get triple-digit fan attendance for their home ODIs, felt underwhelming by Nepal standards in some ways. Due to ICC protocols in place for venue safety and security, ticket sales were capped at 10,000. In the past, twice that many people have been packed into TU Stadium. Ticket capacity has been set at 12,000 for Saturday's match against USA.
    "It was less crowd," said Utsav Sigdel, a Kathmandu native now living in the USA who flew from Maryland with his wife Deshna to be at this week's tri-series. "Maybe we will see more crowd on Saturday. But every time, win or lose, it doesn't affect our enjoyment. We always love the cricket. We always love Nepal."
    Unconditional love. It's the intangible trait that has made the Nepal players and their adoring fans capable of scaling previously insurmountable peaks and makes them such a treasure in the Associate community.


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    Road Safety World Series India Legends beat WI Legends by 7 wickets.. Sehwag scored unbeaten 74 off 57 balls






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    3rd Match ? Road Safety World Series T20 2020
    INDL 139/5 (18.4)
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    Btw both NZ vs Aus and Ind vs SA series are cancelled..

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    Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Nafees Iqbal test positive for Covid-19


    Mashrafe Mortaza, left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam and opener Nafees Iqbal have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bangladesh. Mortaza, 36, is currently in the capital Dhaka after undergoing the test earlier this week.

    Mortaza, a member of parliament, had been quite active with humanitarian efforts during the pandemic, especially in his hometown and constituency Narail. Islam was also heavily involved in distributing food and other supplies in his hometown Narayanganj, one of the worst-hit areas in Bangladesh.

    Mortaza posted about testing positive on his Facebook page on Saturday evening local time saying: "Today my Covid-19 results came as positive. Everyone please pray for my quick recovery. The number of infected has now crossed one lakh. We all have to become more careful. Let's all stay at home, and not get out unless it is necessary. I am abiding by the protocol at home. Rather than panic, we need to raise awareness about corona."

    Mortaza only plays ODIs at international level and had stepped down from captaincy earlier this year.

    Islam, 28 and the youngest of the three, has played one Test, five ODIs and 13 T20Is since his international debut in 2018 and Iqbal, 34, has played 11 Tests and 16 ODIs.

    Covid-19 cases have crossed 100,000 in Bangladesh with over 1400 deaths, and the government now planning area-wise lockdown.

    Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in July for three Tests (part of World Test Championship) and later host New Zealand in August but both series look unlikely now. The Asia Cup, scheduled for September, is also uncertain currently which could leave the Bangladesh players without any cricket in the near future.

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    Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Haider Ali test positive for Covid-19




    Haider Ali, Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf have tested positive for Covid-19, the PCB have announced.
    The three players, who, according to the board, are all asymptomatic, will now undergo a period of isolation. Imad Wasim and Usman Shinwari were the other players tested in Rawalpindi alongside the trio, with their results coming back as negative. The rest of the players and officials, barring bowling coach Waqar Younis, Shoaib Malik and Cliffe Deacon, all underwent tests, with their results expected back on Tuesday.
    The developments lay bare the stark challenges of going ahead with international cricket in these times, with Pakistan's departure for England for a three-Test three-T20I tour less than a week away.
    The team is due to arrive in the UK five weeks before the start of the series in August, with the travelling party self-containing in a "bubble" which means they will not contact anyone outside their group. Families are to be prohibited from joining the players, and just last week, Haris Sohail and Mohammad Amir announced they would not take part.
    As yet, the entire squad has not been required to go into self-isolation because the team hasn't begun training collectively, but the PCB did advise anyone who had been in contact with the trio to "self-isolate immediately".
    According to the protocols laid out by the PCB for the England tour, it is not impossible that the trio may still be able to join the tour at a later date, even though they will not now be permitted to travel with the main squad, which is due to leave for Manchester from Lahore on a specially chartered flight on June 28.
    Provided the trio recover after 14 days in isolation and test negative thereafter, they will then be allowed to take a commercial flight to England, where they will be admitted into the bubble that the existing players are in, after following the UK government's guidelines. All players will be tested again when they land in England.
    While these are the first three players to test positive from what is expected to be the travelling group, it is not the first time the pandemic has affected Pakistan's preparations for the tour of England.
    A fortnight ago, the PCB scrapped plans to host a training camp in Pakistan ahead of the tour, with the rapid growth of cases in the country making it impossible to achieve a bio-secure environment. That necessitated bringing forward the team's departure to England, with the aim of conducting a camp there, where the virus has passed its peak.
    Pakistan has seen a surge of Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks, prompting the government to reimpose a partial lockdown earlier this week. The country currently has around 185,000 confirmed cases, which ranks it 13th globally, while it is believed the pandemic has not yet reached its peak in the country.
    Last week, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi announced he had tested positive for the virus, and was self-isolating. Taufeeq Umar also contracted the virus, going on to make a full recovery.
    Speaking prior to the squad's departure, Dr Sohail Saleem, Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB's) director of sports medicine, conceded that the players were taking a "big risk" embarking on the tour of England in the midst of a pandemic.
    "We are trying to build a new normal, redefining etiquette - respiratory marks, hand washing," Dr Saleem said. "It is a combination of many thing to make sure that we are keeping safe or reducing the risk factor to the minimum.


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    Seven more Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19



    Mohammad Hafeez was one among seven Pakistan players who tested positive for Covid-19 on June 23



    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that seven more cricketers have returned positive tests for Covid-19, taking the total count to ten ahead of their England tour. On Monday, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, and Haris Rauf had tested positive.
    The new names on the list are Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, and Imran Khan. In addition, the PCB announced one member from the player support personnel had also tested positive for the virus. According to the PCB CEO Wasim Khan, all seven players who tested positive are - like the three who returned positive tests yesterday - asymptomatic. Shoaib Malik, Waqar Younis and Cliffe Deacon have not yet been tested.
    That means more than one third of the 29-man squad the PCB announced for a three-Test, three-T20I tour of England are currently positive for Covid-19, and will have to self-isolate for 14 days. The PCB CEO Wasim Khan announced plans for the team to travel to England on June 28th remained unchanged. The four reserves Pakistan named for the tour of England - Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Musa Khan and Mohammad Nawaz - have been called up for testing.
    "The tour to England is very much on track and the side will depart as per schedule on 28 June," Wasim Khan said. "Fortunately, all the first-choice red-ball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, are negative, which means they can start training and practicing immediately after they have been tested and given the all clear when they arrive in England. As regards the players, who have tested positive, we will continue to monitor and support them, including conducting antibody tests, and as soon as they test negative, they will be flown to join the squad in England. At the moment, they have been advised to go into self-isolation so that they not only recover quickly but also prevent their other family members from being infected."
    The PCB announced that all players who tested negative will assemble in a bio-secure environment on June 24 in Lahore, and undergo a second round of testing the following day. All those who test negative in that second round of testing will depart for Manchester on a chartered flight on 28 June, and be tested upon arrival in England. They will then have to quarantine for a period of 14 days in the country in line with government regulations, but will be permitted to train in a bio-secure facility during this time. Those who have tested positive will self-isolate at home for two weeks, and will only depart for England after returning two negative Covid-19 tests.
    In the absence of clear, enforceable guidelines, it was evident several players hadn't been as careful as they might have been. Many were seen using nets even while practice was advised against, and on more than one occasion, a number of them congregated and socialised in unprotected environments. "They haven't played cricket for four months; they are young cricketers and are sometimes a little too enthusiastic. You look around society, and there has been no social distancing that's been adhered to. We can only give them guidelines. Now is not the time to come down on them.
    "Covid-19 and cricket will have to coexist for at least the next 12 to 18 months. It's not going to disappear. It's here to stay. So at the moment, all we can do is to keep on guiding them and making sure they are strictly sticking to what they are given as policy. If we find out that these players are not adhering and again test positive, then they are not going to go to England."
    ESPNcricinfo understands that Wasim Khan rang Tom Harrison, the ECB's chief executive, to inform him of the test results before briefing journalists in Tuesday afternoon's press conference. The ECB are understood to be reflecting on the impact of the news in conjunction with their medical team, but remain confident the measures put in place will enable the tour to proceed. In particular, they point out that these tests have been conducted almost six weeks ahead of the first Test.
    Today's results could well have selection implications for Pakistan, with first-choice wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan having tested positive. That boosts the selection prospects of former captain and Karachi native Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was last year removed from captaincy and dropped from all three formats. No player from Karachi returned a positive test, particularly notable since friction between the central government and the provincial government of Sindh - the capital of which is Karachi - prompted the province to impose stricter restrictions than were present in the rest of the country.
    "The recent positive tests of some of the fittest athletes, who had not shown any symptoms, clearly reflect the danger this virus possesses," Wasim Khan said. "As such, and on behalf of the PCB, I once again request the public to strictly adhere to all safety precautions as advised and recommended by the federal and provincial governments to ensure their health and safety as well as of their dear and near ones."
    Today's developments further highlight the stark challenges of conducting an international tour in these times, with this not the first time the pandemic has affected Pakistan's preparations for the tour of England. A fortnight ago, the PCB scrapped plans to host a training camp in Pakistan ahead of the tour, with the rapid growth of cases in the country making it impossible to achieve a bio-secure environment. That necessitated bringing forward the team's departure to England, with the aim of conducting a camp there, where the virus has passed its peak.
    Pakistan has seen a surge of Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks, prompting the government to reimpose a partial lockdown earlier this week. The country currently has around 190,000 confirmed cases, which ranks it 13th globally, while it is believed the pandemic has not yet reached its peak.
    "We are concerned as we see numbers growing in Pakistan. But one thing we do know about England is that conditions there are massively improving. Shops and restaurants are reopening with social distancing. Once we cancelled our camp in Lahore, we were looking to go to England earlier. So we are comfortable with the provisions the ECB put in place. We will protect our players as much as possible and keep them safe to allow them to practice and play matches in a safe environment."

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    Still they are going to England for the series...

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    Seven more Pakistan players test positive for Covid-19



    Mohammad Hafeez was one among seven Pakistan players who tested positive for Covid-19 on June 23



    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that seven more cricketers have returned positive tests for Covid-19, taking the total count to ten ahead of their England tour. On Monday, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, and Haris Rauf had tested positive.
    The new names on the list are Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, and Imran Khan. In addition, the PCB announced one member from the player support personnel had also tested positive for the virus. According to the PCB CEO Wasim Khan, all seven players who tested positive are - like the three who returned positive tests yesterday - asymptomatic. Shoaib Malik, Waqar Younis and Cliffe Deacon have not yet been tested.
    That means more than one third of the 29-man squad the PCB announced for a three-Test, three-T20I tour of England are currently positive for Covid-19, and will have to self-isolate for 14 days. The PCB CEO Wasim Khan announced plans for the team to travel to England on June 28th remained unchanged. The four reserves Pakistan named for the tour of England - Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Musa Khan and Mohammad Nawaz - have been called up for testing.
    "The tour to England is very much on track and the side will depart as per schedule on 28 June," Wasim Khan said. "Fortunately, all the first-choice red-ball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, are negative, which means they can start training and practicing immediately after they have been tested and given the all clear when they arrive in England. As regards the players, who have tested positive, we will continue to monitor and support them, including conducting antibody tests, and as soon as they test negative, they will be flown to join the squad in England. At the moment, they have been advised to go into self-isolation so that they not only recover quickly but also prevent their other family members from being infected."
    The PCB announced that all players who tested negative will assemble in a bio-secure environment on June 24 in Lahore, and undergo a second round of testing the following day. All those who test negative in that second round of testing will depart for Manchester on a chartered flight on 28 June, and be tested upon arrival in England. They will then have to quarantine for a period of 14 days in the country in line with government regulations, but will be permitted to train in a bio-secure facility during this time. Those who have tested positive will self-isolate at home for two weeks, and will only depart for England after returning two negative Covid-19 tests.
    In the absence of clear, enforceable guidelines, it was evident several players hadn't been as careful as they might have been. Many were seen using nets even while practice was advised against, and on more than one occasion, a number of them congregated and socialised in unprotected environments. "They haven't played cricket for four months; they are young cricketers and are sometimes a little too enthusiastic. You look around society, and there has been no social distancing that's been adhered to. We can only give them guidelines. Now is not the time to come down on them.
    "Covid-19 and cricket will have to coexist for at least the next 12 to 18 months. It's not going to disappear. It's here to stay. So at the moment, all we can do is to keep on guiding them and making sure they are strictly sticking to what they are given as policy. If we find out that these players are not adhering and again test positive, then they are not going to go to England."
    ESPNcricinfo understands that Wasim Khan rang Tom Harrison, the ECB's chief executive, to inform him of the test results before briefing journalists in Tuesday afternoon's press conference. The ECB are understood to be reflecting on the impact of the news in conjunction with their medical team, but remain confident the measures put in place will enable the tour to proceed. In particular, they point out that these tests have been conducted almost six weeks ahead of the first Test.
    Today's results could well have selection implications for Pakistan, with first-choice wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan having tested positive. That boosts the selection prospects of former captain and Karachi native Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was last year removed from captaincy and dropped from all three formats. No player from Karachi returned a positive test, particularly notable since friction between the central government and the provincial government of Sindh - the capital of which is Karachi - prompted the province to impose stricter restrictions than were present in the rest of the country.
    "The recent positive tests of some of the fittest athletes, who had not shown any symptoms, clearly reflect the danger this virus possesses," Wasim Khan said. "As such, and on behalf of the PCB, I once again request the public to strictly adhere to all safety precautions as advised and recommended by the federal and provincial governments to ensure their health and safety as well as of their dear and near ones."
    Today's developments further highlight the stark challenges of conducting an international tour in these times, with this not the first time the pandemic has affected Pakistan's preparations for the tour of England. A fortnight ago, the PCB scrapped plans to host a training camp in Pakistan ahead of the tour, with the rapid growth of cases in the country making it impossible to achieve a bio-secure environment. That necessitated bringing forward the team's departure to England, with the aim of conducting a camp there, where the virus has passed its peak.
    Pakistan has seen a surge of Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks, prompting the government to reimpose a partial lockdown earlier this week. The country currently has around 190,000 confirmed cases, which ranks it 13th globally, while it is believed the pandemic has not yet reached its peak.
    "We are concerned as we see numbers growing in Pakistan. But one thing we do know about England is that conditions there are massively improving. Shops and restaurants are reopening with social distancing. Once we cancelled our camp in Lahore, we were looking to go to England earlier. So we are comfortable with the provisions the ECB put in place. We will protect our players as much as possible and keep them safe to allow them to practice and play matches in a safe environment."

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