Bangladesh national team cricketers used the newly installed tracks at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) as part of a fitness drill ahead of the Tigers' home series against Zimbabwe next month. This was the first time in 19 years that the BNS has been used for any national cricketing activities since the country's cricket had moved to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in 2005. About 35 cricketers, who are in and around the national side, took part in this fitness drill which was supervised by the national team strength & conditioning coach Nathan Kiely. Photos: Firoz Ahmed

Mumbai Indians batsman Tim David and batting coach Kieron Pollard were fined Saturday for asking a teammate to seek a TV review in contravention of rules during an Indian Premier League match.

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batter role in India's Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batter Robin Uthappa said.

Bangladesh national team cricketers used the newly installed tracks at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) as part of a fitness drill ahead of the Tigers’ home series against Zimbabwe next month.

Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana picked up a wicket each to help Chennai Super Kings evade a 10-wicket loss against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in Lucknow on Friday.

Partex Sporting avoided relegation league by picking up a three-wicket win against Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club in their Dhaka Premier League game at BKSP 3 today while the Super League lineup has been finalised as Abahani Limited, Shinepukur Cricket Club, Mohammedan Sporting, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Prime Bank and Gazi Group Cricketers made the top six in the standings.

This will be Mustafizur’s sixth match this season, who is currently fourth in the tournament’s wicket-takers’ list with 10 wickets.

Former India pacer Zaheer Khan echoed similar sentiments.

Their cricket teams have not faced off in a Test since 2007.

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) encounter between Shinepukur Cricket Club and Legends of Rupganj at BKSP’s ground-3 yesterday flared up following a concussion-substitute controversy, serving as another reminder about the state of the country's premier one-day competition.

The former England batsman Raman Subba Row has died aged 92, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Thursday.

Pant is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India.

“Lucknow sent me an SMS informing that they want me. But as the NOC period was too short, they did not respond any more,” Shoriful said

“You can learn from everywhere… Maybe he [Jalal Yunus] didn’t mean it like that.”

“We support each other in every situation. Our aim is to put Pakistan first, and how to put Pakistan’s name up in lights.,” Babar said

Lanning skippered Australia's all-conquering women's team for almost a decade, winning four Twenty20 World Cups, a 50-over World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold.

Law had roles as head coach of both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the start of last decade and a stint with the West Indies in 2018, before more recent efforts with Afghanistan and the Bangladesh Under 19 team at this year's ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former Pakistani leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as the national team's spin bowling coach on Tuesday. The decision seemed like a curious one given the dearth of leg-spinners in the national team and the country itself.

Sharp glovework by skipper Rishabh Pant and some inspired bowling set up a crushing six-wicket win for Delhi Capitals after Gujarat Titans fell to their IPL lowest of 89 on Wednesday.

Azam regained the captaincy last month in a shock U-turn that ended the short-lived reign of Shaheen Shah Afridi, raising fears of a rift between the players.