Confident skipper Craig Ervine said Saturday that Zimbabwe had a "huge" chance to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, praising new coach Dave Houghton for instilling belief in the team.

Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf on Saturday said the team was trying to shut out the noise and focus after a torrent of criticism over their shock loss to Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup.

India's batting Vikram Rathour coach said on Saturday that his side is not fazed by fast bowling as it prepared to face South Africa on a bouncy Perth pitch at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Asitha Fernando on Thursday replaced injured Binura Fernando in their squad at the Twenty20 World Cup, tournament organisers said.

The plaudits came in thick and fast for the India star after his match-winning knock of 82* against Pakistan at the MCG at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The pessimism heading into the World Cup is justified.

Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup having shown "promising talent" in the five-wicket defeat.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma vowed Sunday his team will come out with all guns blazing in their Twenty20 World Cup bow in Australia, with no time to ease themselves into the tournament.

With India chasing 160 to beat Pakistan in their Twenty20 World Cup opener in Melbourne, India needed 16 runs off the final over from Mohammad Nawaz, with batsmen Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya at the crease.

Afghanistan are looking to their wily spinners and aggressive batsmen to rise to a stiff challenge in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

England captain Jos Buttler declined to appeal against Australia's Matthew Wade for obstructing the field in the series-opening T20 match in Perth on Sunday but said he might be less forgiving in the upcoming World Cup.

West Indies batter John Campbell has been slapped with a four-year ban for violation of an anti-doping rule, according to a Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) decision seen by Reuters.

India are "hopeful" that injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah could still make this month's T20 World Cup despite his withdrawal from the South Africa series, coach Rahul Dravid said Saturday.

Bangladesh women's team started off their Asia Cup campaign on a high as the hosts registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Thailand at ground 2 of Sylhet International Cricket stadium today.

England's Phil Salt scored a blistering half-century as the visitors raced to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in their sixth Twenty20 clash in Lahore on Friday to level the seven-match series at 3-3.

England batsman Dawid Malan has backed proposals to reduce the number of County Championship matches but former test batsman Geoffrey Boycott fears any such move would mean the "death of county cricket."

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said Monday that he hopes a seven-match series against England starting in Karachi this week will help him return to his best scoring form, after a lean Asia Cup earlier this month.

Unpredictable -- it is the one word that could historically define Pakistan when it comes to cricket.

Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar called on Indians to keep sport "free from personal attacks" after a Sikh player from the national team suffered a torrent of online abuse for dropping a catch in a match against Pakistan.

Indian batter Suresh Raina on Tuesday announced retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic cricket. However, he will be featuring in the upcoming Road Safety World Series and could also be seen playing the overseas leagues.