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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) mulls holding Mustafizur back from PSL

The BCB could hold back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the forthcoming PSL. The pacer was picked by Lahore Qalandars franchise for $50,000 for the T20 tournament to be held in the UAE from February 4.
8 January 2016, 04:35 AM

Chris Gayle faces expulsion from Big Bash as officials probe claims

West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle faces expulsion from the Big Bash League in Australia if an investigation confirms that he exposed himself to an Australian woman.
7 January 2016, 06:36 AM

Furious with a 'ghatia' question, Shahid Afridi abandons press conference

Miffed Pakistani T20 captain Shahid Afridi abandons an ongoing press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and walks off, not pleased with a question directed at his captaincy.
7 January 2016, 05:07 AM

Chris Gayle's sexism storm worsens with new allegations

The storm surrounding star cricketer Chris Gayle over an attempt to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV intensifies as new allegations about his behaviour towards women emerge.
6 January 2016, 05:56 AM

Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for four T20Is

Zimbabwe will take on hosts Bangladesh in a four-match T20I series to be held in Khulna from January 15, the BCB announces in a media release.
5 January 2016, 13:43 PM

ICC to invite Ireland as Australia's replacement in U-19 World Cup

The ICC announced that it has invited Ireland, as the runner-up in the qualifying event in Kuala Lampur in October, to replace Australia in the U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh after the Aussies withdrew today.
5 January 2016, 10:30 AM

Pranav Dhanawade scores 1000 runs off 323 balls

Pranav Dhanawade, a lanky Mumbai lad became the first batsman to score 1000 runs in a single innings during an inter-school tournament when his side declared with the batsman unbeaten on 1009.
5 January 2016, 09:01 AM

Preparations for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016 to continue

International Cricket Council says it will continue to prepare for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016 despite Australia withdrawing its team from the event and expressing concerns over security of its squad.
5 January 2016, 08:33 AM

U19 WC in Bangladesh: Australia pull out over security concerns

Australia pull back from participating in Under 19 Cricket World Cup, to be held in Bangladesh on October 2016, for what they say security concern.
5 January 2016, 07:54 AM

Australia floats day-night Ashes Test

England's next Ashes series in Australia may have a day-night Test match, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland says on Monday.
4 January 2016, 09:39 AM

Laxman's Kolkata epic voted best Test performance of all time

VVS Laxman's batting feat against Australia in Kolkata in 2001 has been voted the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years by a 25-member panel of cricketers, writers, broadcasters, historians and statisticians assembled by the Cricket Monthly.
4 January 2016, 07:27 AM

Cricket 2015: The year in review

One thing for sure, the year we just left behind began with a bang, and gave us some incredible action on the cricket fields world over. Let’s review the major cricketing events in 2015, ones that deserve a second look.
2 January 2016, 04:39 AM

Inzamam-Prabhakar combo works for Afghanistan

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Manoj Prabhakar's appointments as the head coach and bowling coach of Afghanistan seemed to have hit off already with great results on the field.
1 January 2016, 05:25 AM

Tamim asks youngsters to retain the hunger

Tamim Iqbal has urged the younger members of the Bangladesh team to remain hungry for forthcoming challenges at the end of a successful year in international cricket.
31 December 2015, 05:38 AM

BCB announces preliminary T20 squad

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the preliminary squad for the forthcoming international Tweny20 commitments in the year 2016 today.
30 December 2015, 14:32 PM

Australia seal 20 years of Worrell Trophy dominance

Australia work their way through West Indies for a victory that keeps the Frank Worrell Trophy in their possession for 20 unbroken years, stretching back to the triumph of Mark Taylor's team in the Caribbean in 1995.
29 December 2015, 07:59 AM

Torture: Charges pressed against cricketer Shahadat

Police presses charges against former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case filed over torturing his 11-year-old domestic help.
29 December 2015, 07:43 AM

No-ball wickets still haunt Aussie bowlers

Australia's no-ball wicket curse continued Tuesday as the West Indies battled to save the second Test against the odds in Melbourne.
29 December 2015, 05:18 AM

Guptill smacks Sri Lanka into submission

Martin Guptill's 93 off 30 balls annihilates Sri Lanka as New Zealand take just 8.2 overs to claim the second ODI by 10 wickets in Christchurch on Monday.
28 December 2015, 05:30 AM

England need to look hard at DRS: Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad, the England pacer, said his team still needed to improve their use of the television decision review system (DRS).
28 December 2015, 04:32 AM