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World Cup schedule during WTC final, says Jay Shah

It remains unusual that a schedule has not been announced for the 50-over showpiece event expected to be held in October-November
27 May 2023, 16:19 PM

Bangladesh to get $100,000 from World Test Championship

Bangladesh finished in ninth position among nine teams in the Championship, the final of which will be played at The Oval, London from 7 to 11 June between India and Australia.
26 May 2023, 08:14 AM

Roy ends England deal to play T20 cricket in USA

The aggressive opener, who has just returned from a stint with Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, reportedly has an offer from their affiliated MLC franchise, the Los Angeles Knight Riders
25 May 2023, 17:44 PM

Anderson says will 'definitely' be ready for Ashes opener

England's leading bowler in tests with 685 wickets, Anderson suffered the injury playing for Lancashire last week. He is unlikely to play in the one-off test against Ireland before the Ashes after the uncapped Josh Tongue was added to the squad
25 May 2023, 05:22 AM

Dhoni says will take time to decide on IPL future

Dhoni might have played his last match at home M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as the four-time winners beat holders Gujarat Titans by 15 runs in the first play-off
24 May 2023, 02:45 AM

SL, WI in opposing qualifier groups

Two-time winners the West Indies and 1996 champions Sri Lanka have been drawn in opposing groups for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier that will take place in Zimbabwe between June 18 and July 9.
23 May 2023, 18:30 PM

Miraz thanks ICC for ODI Team Of The Year 2022 inclusion

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz who was named in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2022 received his cap as the recognition from the governing body of World cricket on Monday.
22 May 2023, 10:06 AM

Hazlewood deemed fit for WTC final, Ashes after injury scare

Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is expected to be fit for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India and the Ashes despite cutting his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign short.
22 May 2023, 08:29 AM

Adidas to become new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team

German sportswear giant Adidas would become the new kit sponsor of the Indian national team said the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Monday.
22 May 2023, 06:44 AM

'Our plan was to provide opportunities'

The triumph completed a successful tour for the visitors, who won the lone youth Test and also clinched the five-match one-day series 4-1
18 May 2023, 03:41 AM

Afghanistan name spin-packed squad for Sri Lanka ODIs

Afghanistan on Monday named a squad packed with spin bowlers for the three-match one-day series in Sri Lanka next month, with one eye on this year's World Cup in India.
15 May 2023, 10:02 AM

This was probably my last game in England: Tamim

With no series against England in the upcoming Future Tour Programme (FTP) Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that the just concluded three match ODI series was perhaps his last in the English soil.
15 May 2023, 08:22 AM

‘Chance for others to make statement’

"We are hopeful that he [Shakib] will be back for the limited-over series. It's always difficult to replace someone like Shakib but it's a chance for others to make a statement," said selector Habibul Bashar yesterday
15 May 2023, 02:00 AM

Pakistan demands neutral World Cup venues in row with India

The chairman of Pakistan's cricket board is demanding his side's World Cup games are moved out of host country India if their arch-rivals refuse to travel to Pakistan for September's Asia Cup, a report said Friday.
12 May 2023, 13:22 PM

Schedule delay leaves World Cup without buzz five months out

The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) has said the dates and venues for the 13th edition of the showpiece tournament would be out in "due course" and the host Indian board maintains the same
11 May 2023, 04:12 AM

Mohammad Isam’s new book recaps Bangladesh cricket through the ages

Author Mohammad Isam is a household name to those who follow Bangladesh cricket through ESPNCricinfo.
11 May 2023, 00:00 AM

Babar ‘embarrassed' yet 'happy’ for making Iftikhar known as ‘Chacha’

Babar Azam revealed of having coined the ‘Chacha’ nickname for Iftikhar Ahmad and the Pakistan captain praised the middle-order batter after his unbeaten 72-ball 95 went in vain during Pakistan’s 47-run loss against New Zealand in fifth and final ODI in Karachi on Sunday.
8 May 2023, 06:18 AM

Tigers dismiss favourites tag

“I don’t want to use the word favourites a lot,” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim told reporters at the Cambridge University’s Fenner’s ground yesterday.
7 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Prantik a winner in defeat

Prantik Nawrose Nabil, member of Bangladesh’s U-19 World Cup-winning team, did something unprecedented for Prime Bank in their Dhaka Premier League’s Super League fixture against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club yesterday.
7 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Modi will only harm Pakistan, says Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strict policies and said that ever since the Indian PM took office, nothing positive has come out for Pakistan, and neither can anything be expected in the future from the head of the Indian government.
5 May 2023, 11:42 AM