Afghanistan have announced their Asia Cup squad mixed with seasoned campaigners and emerging players all set to be led by their star player Rashid Khan.

On Friday, chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu achieved what many of his predecessors couldn't do – announce a Bangladesh squad for a tournament without much uproar.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today named uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Rubya Haider Jhelik in their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.

Power hitting coach Julian Wood dismissed the wide-spread belief that Bangladeshi cricketers don't have the power to clear the ropes and said that he is trying to improve the ball-striking consistency of the power-hitters in his brief stint with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

Bangladesh’s recurring problem of finding consistent performers has once again come to the fore, with chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu admitting that Nurul Hasan Sohan has been recalled to the T20I side simply as the “best available back-up option.”

Bangladesh A were knocked out of the Top End T20 yesterday after falling to a seven-wicket defeat against Adelaide Strikers Academy in Darwin, finishing ninth out of 11 teams.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the upcoming T20I series against the Netherlands and the Asia Cup in UAE with Nurul Hasan Sohan included in the squad.

Bangladesh U-15 boys team continued their winning run in the ongoing Challenge Cup as they beat Nahida Akter-led Women’s Green Team by 41 runs in a rain-marred encounter at the BKSP-3 on Friday.

Matthew Breetzke slammed a superb 88 and speedster Lungi Ngidi claimed five wickets as South Africa crushed Australia by 84 runs to win the second one-day international and the series in Mackay on Friday.

The unavailability of Chinnaswamy Stadium has seen Navi Mumbai replace Bengaluru as one of the five venues for the Women's 50-over World Cup.

Cricket South Africa on Thursday announced a local organising committee for the 2027 50-over Cricket World Cup – and revealed that 44 of the 54 matches will be played at eight venues in South Africa.

From India's Amarnaths (Lala, Surinder and Mohinder) and Gavaskars (Sunil and Rohan) to Australia's Marshes (Geoff, Shaun and Mitchell) and England's Broads (Chris and Stuart), many sons have followed in their fathers' footsteps, some surpassing their legacies while others fell short.

The Bangladesh national women’s team will complete a nine-day preparation camp in Sylhet early next month as part of their final build-up for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.

T Sports has secured the media rights to broadcast the upcoming three-match T20I series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands, set to begin on August 30 in Sylhet.

India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad has triggered heated debate and at the centre of the storm is the omission of star batter Shreyas Iyer.

Bangladesh A faced their third defeat in the Top End T20 tournament in Australia, losing to Melbourne Stars by three wickets on Thursday.

After being named in the 14-member Australia 'A' squad to play a pair of four-day games against India 'A', Australia opener Sam Konstas is looking forward to the Sheffield Shield matches in October to make a case for his selection in The Ashes squad.

South African off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen was Thursday ruled out of the second one-day international against Australia after being reported for a suspect bowling action.

Women’s cricket in Bangladesh still receives far less attention than men’s, and their preparation continues to lag. Yesterday’s Challenge Cup match in Savar showed just how poorly the team’s arrangements have been, given a quadrennial global event is fast-approaching.

Bangladesh umpire Shathira Jakir Jessy will be officiating in Tigers’ upcoming T20I series against the Netherlands.