Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders appointed veteran top order batter Ajinkya Rahane as their captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.

Both newly-promoted clubs Gulshan Cricket Club and Agrani Bank Cricket Club created a stir in the opening day’s fixtures of the Dhaka Premier League, beating grand opponents Mohammedan and Abahani respectively.

India's cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma on Monday after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress, the country's main opposition party.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedeen Fahim said the country’s veteran duo Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad will have to prove themselves to remain as mainstays of the national team setup. 

The International Cricket Council, which has former Indian board secretary Jay Shah as its current chairman, has been criticised for obliging the game's financial engine by letting India camp in Dubai.

On Sunday, news had surfaced that Bangladesh star Liton Das had finally found a team after not reaching any negotiations during the players’ transfer window last month. Former national team player Tamim Iqbal had informed that Liton had signed for Gulshan Cricket Club. However, Liton was absent from his side’s DPL opener against Mohammedan at BKSP Ground 3 on Monday.

When you think of bus travel, comfort and luxury may not be the first things that come to mind. However, that’s exactly what I experienced on a recent journey from Islamabad to Lahore, a five-hour ride through one of Pakistan’s most scenic and historically significant motorways.

Henry, who took 5-42 as New Zealand's bowlers restricted India to 249-9, said the Black Caps would not read much into the defeat.

March 3, 2009, is etched in the memory of cricket fans worldwide as one of the darkest days in the sport’s history.

Chakravarthy is considered a 'mystery spinner' for his bag of tricks that include off-break, leg-break, googly and the 'carrom ball' that he pushes with his knuckle.

Short injured his calf while fielding and appeared hampered when making a quickfire 20 at the top of Australia's batting order before rain saw the match with Afghanistan in Lahore being abandoned.

Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the most important tournament in the country’s domestic calendar, begins today across venues in Dhaka with very little change from previous years as questions could be raised about its competitiveness owing to political influences.

People call the city of Lahore ‘The heart of Pakistan’, owing to its rich history, cultural heritage and the fact that it’s the capital of Punjab, the most influential province of the country.

New Zealand will take on Group B winners South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold the 18th board of directors meeting on Monday with one of the main agendas being the performance of the national team in the ICC Champions Trophy.

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will have to provide answers to clarify the confusion behind the entanglement of the Champions Trophy schedule that forced both Australia and South Africa to travel to Dubai to know who they will face in the semifinals of the tournament.

The winner of the match will play Australia in the semi-final, with the loser taking on South Africa.

Bangladesh star Liton Das has finally signed with a DPL team, Gulshan Cricket Club for this season. Former national team star Tamim Iqbal, who is part of Gulshan’s ownership group, informed reporters about the development during a press event at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Meanwhile there has been no development regarding Mustafizur Rahman appearing this DPL.

New Zealand's Glenn Phillips pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss India great Virat Kohli in the batsman's landmark 300th ODI in the final group match of the Champions Trophy on Sunday.

South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen has been in top form lately, scoring fifties in his last five matches. But the wicketkeeper-batter has set his sights on a bigger goal during the Champions Trophy: to become the best in the world.