Rain washed out the opening day of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Spinner Jack Leach grabbed four wickets to help England dismiss Pakistan for 366 in their first innings on day two of the second Test in Multan on Wednesday.

Perth will stage the first Test in the 2025-26 Ashes, it was announced Wednesday, ending Brisbane's almost 40-year run of hosting of the opener of the Australia-England series.

South Africa cricket team landed in Dhaka for two Test matches against Bangladesh, scheduled for later this month.

Although none of the allegations against Hathurusingha are neither based on recent incident and nor directly linked to the Tigers’ on-field performance, Faruque claimed that their stern decision was based on re-assessing the reports given by a three-member special committee -- formed on November 29 last year -- tasked with scrutinising the underperformance of the Tigers in the mega event held in India.

In his first tenure, Hathurusingha in a way made up for his rigid attitude with bold tactics. But this time, the boldness was missing. The once sharp tactician had turned into a meek coach, trying to do the bare minimum to safeguard his job.

Joseph smashed 52 for her first T20 international half-century and skipper Matthews hit a 38-ball 50 as West Indies overhauled England's 141-7 with 12 balls to spare.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed has made a meal manoeuvring the removal of national team head coach Chandika Hathursingha.

The dominant performance at Dambulla was Sri Lanka's sixth-largest T20 win against any team, surpassing their previous best over West Indies -- a 57-run triumph in London in 2009.

Dawood, one of the 10 older brothers, said Ghulam had learnt to be patient from very early on. "We used to play cricket at our village and would not allow Kamran to bat on the pretext that 'you are very small'," Dawood told AFP from Peshawar, in Pakistan's northwest, on the phone.

The board said in a statement that the 61-year-old former West Indies batter Simmons has reached an agreement to work with BCB until the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan next year. 

Hathurusingha was suspended due to two factors: misconduct against a player during last year’s ODI World Cup in India and an extended period of leave.

With Pakistan resting an out-of-form Babar Azam after their innings defeat in the series opener, Kamran was drafted in and the 29-year-old impressed immediately with a stellar 118 that included 11 fours and a six.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha who was suspended earlier today from the role said the reasoning behind his suspension are ''allegations only''.

Chandika Hathurusingha has been suspended as the head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Faruque Ahmed announced in Mirpur today.

Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam lifted Pakistan to 79-2 at lunch Tuesday on the first day of the second Test, after England's Jack Leach took two early wickets on a used pitch offering help to the spinners.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat Tuesday in the second Test against England in Multan.

Former Australian speedster Shaun Tait is the head coach of Chittagong Kings for the upcoming 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), scheduled to start on December 27. The 41-year-old, who was one of the quickest bowlers in the world in his prime time, previously played for the Kings in 2013 and also worked as Chattogram Challengers’ bowling coach in 2022. Tait was present during the players’ draft on Monday and spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan after the event. Here are the excepts:

The Black Caps begin the three Test match series on Wednesday, but the Wellington-born Ravindra -- who called himself "a Kiwi all the way through" -- said facing India will be an emotional moment.

Defending champions Fortune Barishal stole the limelight in the players’ draft event of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025 by securing the services of six of the 12 Category A cricketers from the domestic players list by drafting in Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah Riyad and Rishad Hossain yesterday.