Jayawickrama banned for one year on corruption charges

In August, the ICC charged Jayawickrama for failing to report an approach to fix matches and obstructing an investigation.
3 October 2024

Interesting facts: Tigresses in T20 World Cup

Ahead of the Tigresses' T20 World Cup campaign, here we look at some of the interesting facts:
3 October 2024

Joty wants to set the tone in landmark game

It will be a special occasion for Nigar Sultana Joty when the Bangladesh skipper leads her team onto the Sharjah Cricket Stadium for the opener of the ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against Scotland today.
3 October 2024

More skill and depth needed despite pacers’ improvement

Aggression to take wickets has to come through, and reacting to changes in batters’ mindset, in order to face up to unique challenges modern Test cricket provides.
3 October 2024

Buttler returns as England captain for West Indies tour

Jos Buttler will return as white-ball captain for England's tour of the West Indies starting later this month after a long injury lay-off, selectors announced on Wednesday.
2 October 2024

South Africa trounce Ireland by 139 runs in first ODI

Victory allowed the Proteas to avenge a shock T20 loss to the same opponents last weekend.
2 October 2024

Joty hopeful T20 World Cup can be powerful tool for unity in Bangladesh

“Bangladesh is a crazy nation when it comes to cricket, with the emotion of the sport acting as an incredible tool for unity. If we perform well here, it will definitely have a positive impact on the Bangladeshi people.”
2 October 2024

Gwalior stadium set for full-house international debut

The new stadium in Gwalior has hosted domestic T20 cricket before, but this will be the first instance of an international match at the venue.
2 October 2024

Captains' Day: Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 kicks off in style

The tournament, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, gets underway on Wednesday 3 October when host nation Bangladesh face Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
2 October 2024

Pakistan rudderless after white-ball captain Babar Azam resigns

Azam announced his resignation on his personal social media just before midnight on Tuesday, before an official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement more than 12 hours later.
2 October 2024

Bumrah regains No. 1 spot as Jaiswal, Kohli make big jump

There has been a reshuffle at the top of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings with India pacer Jasprit Bumrah re-claiming his position as the No.1 ranked bowler.
2 October 2024

13-yr-old smashes fastest century for India in U19 Tests

Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a century off merely 58 balls against Australia U19 in the ongoing Youth Test in Chennai.
2 October 2024

‘We need to improve what’s underneath’

Bangladesh’s Test temperament is often a cause for debate when looking at some of the batters’ approach in the longest format. Liton Das came under fire in the recent Sri Lanka series for charging a fast bowler when the team was already in trouble. This time too in Kanpur, barring one or two innings, the level of Test temperament needed to survive in international cricket was missing from the Tigers.
2 October 2024

Women’s cricket poised to match the hype

A huge mark-up in cash rewards has already turned the ninth edition of the tournament into a landmark event in women’s sports in general.
2 October 2024

Tigresses face acid test in bid to change their fortune

Bangladesh team have taken arguably their best-ever preparation ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE, starting on October 3, with a good number of international fixtures, a domestic T20 tournament and long training camps, highlighting the ambition of achieving success in the global meet.
2 October 2024

Shakib’s home sign-off in doubt

While there are still doubts about Shakib’s return, those close to the development feel that if the cases hanging over him are revoked, he will play the series.
2 October 2024

Southee replaced by Latham as New Zealand Test captain

Tim Southee stood down as New Zealand captain on Wednesday in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
1 October 2024

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan white-ball skipper

Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.
1 October 2024

A lesson in how to extract Test wins

The Kanpur Test between hosts India and Bangladesh could be considered a reference point for teams in terms of how to force victories in the longest format of the game -- an aspect that teams lean towards more nowadays, especially since the introduction of the World Test Championship (WTC).
1 October 2024

Kohli, Pant gift bats to Shakib after his final away Test

India batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant gifted their bats to Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan after the second and final Test between the sides at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur on Tuesday. It was Shakib’s final away Test for Bangladesh who lost the match by seven wickets and went down 2-0 in the series. Kohli brought out his bat and gave it to Shakib and Pant followed suit as players from both sides started to gather for the presentation ceremony. Photo: BCB
1 October 2024