Younis Khan appointed as Afghanistan team mentor for Champions Trophy

Khan, who represented Pakistan across 265 ODIs, 118 Test matches, and led them to a historic Men's T20 World Cup triumph in 2009, amassed over 17,000 runs across formats. He still holds the record for most Test hundreds by a Pakistan batter (34).
8 January 2025, 17:49 PM

Guptill retires from international cricket

"As a young kid it was always my dream to play for New Zealand and I feel incredibly lucky and proud to have played 367 games for my country," Guptill said in an statement to New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
8 January 2025, 17:39 PM

Teams take it easy in chilly Sylhet weather

The temperature in Sylhet went down drastically in the last 48 hours forcing most of the franchises to cancel training sessions yesterday in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
8 January 2025, 14:40 PM

Soumya’s recovery to take more time

Bangladesh and Rangpur Riders opener Soumya Sarkar is yet to recover from the injury he sustained during Bangladesh’s second T20I in West Indies last month. Soumya underwent running exercises at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday but while his stitches were removed following a disl
8 January 2025, 14:36 PM

Selectors throw Champions Trophy selection matter to Tamim's court

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu informed that they had a very good meeting with Tamim Iqbal regarding his participation in the upcomong Champions Trophy on Wednesday and now it's Tamim's turn to let them know about his availability for the event.
8 January 2025, 11:44 AM

NZ crush SL by 113 runs in 2nd ODI to win series

New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka's top-order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series.
8 January 2025, 10:10 AM

Bangladesh avoid finishing bottom of WTC table

After having finished bottom of the pile in the first two Test Championship cycles, Bangladesh will spare themselves the ignominy in the current World Test Championship cycle, a fact confirmed following Pakistan’s five-point penalty by the ICC.
8 January 2025, 07:40 AM

Devajit Saikia: lawyer, modest player and next India cricket chief

Devajit Saikia was the only person nominated to be secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is set to be anointed at a meeting of members in Mumbai on Sunday.
8 January 2025, 06:30 AM

Two-tier Tests: Revival or setback?  

How does the exclusion of certain countries from playing the top nations help with the expansion of cricket or Test cricket? Ideally, it serves fewer games in the calendar for Tests but opens slots for shorter-version formats.
8 January 2025, 02:00 AM

'Man has to take bullets if he goes to war,’ says Nahid

Pace sensation Nahid Rana said he is ready to embrace increasing workloads instead of being overly cautious by the frequent injuries taking out quick bowlers worldwide. 
7 January 2025, 15:34 PM

Mayers, Hridoy power Barishal to comfortable win against Sylhet

Kyle Mayers and Towhid Hridoy put on a 116-run stand to ease Fortune Barishal to a seven-wicket win over Sylhet Strikers in a Bangladesh Premier League group-stage fixture at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
7 January 2025, 15:14 PM

Dhaka Capitals in disarray

Thisara Perera’s side got a serious boost with the arrival of English opener Jason Roy and the inclusion of local heavyweights Mosaddek Hossain and Sabbir Rahman but it could not stop their slide as they stayed bottom of the table.
7 January 2025, 15:13 PM

South Africa's run of success is just the start: Bavuma

Only once before in their history have South Africa won more Tests in succession, when they claimed nine victories on the trot between 2002 and 2003.
7 January 2025, 13:17 PM

Roy fails to inspire winless Dhaka

The inclusion of former England batter Jason Roy failed to inspire Dhaka Capital as the new franchise suffered their fourth loss in four matches in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 with a seven-wicket defeat against table-toppers Rangpur Riders in Sylhet on Tuesday. 
7 January 2025, 10:06 AM

West Indies great Lloyd flays two-tier Test structure

West Indies great Clive Lloyd is "disturbed" by the idea of a two-tier structure for Test cricket and believes efforts should instead be focused on ensuring struggling teams play more often against the top sides.
7 January 2025, 08:40 AM

'We know how to beat them': Rabada's WTC warning to Australia

South Africa fast bowler says plans are in already in motion in their quest to take the World Test Championship mace off Australia at Lord's in June.
7 January 2025, 07:45 AM

Tamim questions wisdom behind short boundaries in BPL

Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal has questioned the wisdom behind preparing small boundaries in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, saying that since the wickets have been batting-friendly, bigger boundaries would have made for better contests between bat and ball.
7 January 2025, 05:41 AM

Vaughan backs two-tier structure 'to keep Test cricket relevant'

Vaughan joined former India coach Ravi Shastri in urging a shake-up which would include relegation and promotion to help ensure the survival of the red-ball game.
7 January 2025, 03:36 AM

England urged to boycott Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan by British politicians

Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, a move that puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board in direct contravention of the International Cricket Council's rules.
7 January 2025, 03:09 AM

‘USA will try to play every World Cup’

Jones, who played a starring role in USA’s qualification to the Super Eight stage in last year’s ICC T20 World Cup, is now in Bangladesh, playing for the Sylhet Strikers in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
7 January 2025, 02:39 AM