On Friday, on a visit to the First Lancer Ground in Hyderabad’s Syed Nagar area, the hub for cricket in the locality, this correspondent came across Jayed Khan, a young fast bowler with dreams of making it big as a cricketer.

India will be looking to keep their chances of reaching the semi-finals alive at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday 13 October when they take on Australia, while England take on Scotland in a European battle.

Mahela Jayawardene has been re-appointed as the head coach of the Mumbai Indians after spending the last two years as the franchise's global head of cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Sunday.

Earlier, it was announced that the NCL format would change this year, adopting a single round-robin format.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto put forth the same old worn out excuses of ‘not executing plans’ and ‘poor wickets at home’ as reasons for the utter humiliation at the hands of India in the final T20I of the three-match series in Hyderabad yesterday, which ended in a crushing 133-run defeat.

The match once again delivered a similar old story -- evident in the preceding defeats against England, West Indies -- where Bangladesh batters showcased a below-par performance.

In a surprising move, Sylhet Strikers preferred to retain Zakir Hasan and Tanzim Hasan Sakib instead of going for Mashrafe bin Mortaza.

New Zealand eased past winless Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.

The win meant India took the series 3-0 after winning the two-match Test series 2-0 earlier. 

Bangladesh women’s cricket team will hope to play to their potential in order to finish their ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign on a high note when they take on South Africa in their last Group B match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is expecting the upcoming series against India to be a survival of fittest as his team look to avenge consecutive losses on home soil when the two nations go head-to-head over five Tests from late November.

The qualification scenario for the semifinals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is becoming clearer by the day, although no team is yet certain of a spot in the final four.

It rained in Hyderabad yesterday afternoon, a day before the third and final T20I between Bangladesh and India, but soon it ebbed away giving way to sunshine, although not for very long.

Delhi coach Davendra Sharma has wrought many gems. Mayank Yadav, the quick who drew attention hitting 156kph-plus in the last IPL, is the latest to come through the Delhi club where Davendra coaches. The veteran coach spoke to The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi on the secret of Mayank's pace, the young speedster's idols and the club he grew up in during an exclusive interview. The excerpts are as follows:

Mahmudullah Riyad, the last of Bangladesh’s long-serving five pillars still active in T20Is, will bid adieu to the format today as Bangladesh look to restore some pride against India in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Defending champions Australia hammered "embarrassing" Pakistan by nine wickets to extend their winning streak to 14 in the Women's T20 World Cup and close in on a semi-final spot on Friday.

India have named a strong squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand at home.

Bangladesh fielding coach Nic Pothas on Friday admitted that their batting unit has been below par in the ongoing T20I series against India. The South African didn't either shy away from giving India bowlers the credit for their lethal performance in the opening two games of the series.

Bangladesh batter Imrul Kayes has questioned the player grading process considered when sorting players into categories in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

Aiden Markram will replace Temba Bavuma as South Africa captain for the first Test against Bangladesh later this month, Cricket South Africa said on Friday.