Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is facing disciplinary action after a since-deleted post on his X account appeared to mock Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s high-profile appearance at the Pakistan Super League’s opening game between Quetta Gladiators and Hyderabad Kingsmen on Friday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to miss the opening two weeks of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Chennai Super Kings said on Saturday.

The 19th edition of the IPL runs from March 28 to May 31.

The broadcast ban in Bangladesh over the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), set to begin today, has been lifted, confirmed information and broadcast minister Zahir Uddin Swapan.

Bangladesh cricketers geared into action following the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation with 37 players joining the national team’s camp in Mirpur on Friday.

Virat Kohli is hungry and at the "peak of his powers", with his IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru set to start their title defence, coach Andy Flower said Friday.

In a Rajasthan Royals media interaction earlier this month, Suryavanshi cheekily said he hoped to score "two-three thousand runs" in this year's tournament, before playing down "personal goals".

Organisers of the T20 tournament last weekend said that matches would be played without spectators, and at just two venues instead of six, because of the war in the Middle East.

Bangladesh are set to inject fresh blood into their T20I squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand, running from April 27 to May 2, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sources.

Defending champions Lahore Qalandars made a commanding start to Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026, crushing debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen by 69 runs at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

Former Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Rafique rolled back the years, producing a standout all-round performance to lead BCB Red to a commanding 123-run victory over BCB Green in the Independence Day exhibition match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) vice-president Faruque Ahmed said that the board would not ‘stop functioning’ even though two of its directors recently resigned amid the ongoing crisis faced by the Aminul Islam Bulbul-led board.

India will host Australia in a high-profile five-Test series starting January next year to end the 2026/27 home season, the country's cricket board announced on Thursday.

For years, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman were Bangladesh’s only regulars in franchise-based T20 leagues around the world before leg-spinner Rishad Hossain joined their ranks with recent appearances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Big Bash League (BBL).

Bangladesh T20I team all-rounder Shamim Hossain was batting to throwdowns yesterday evening at Mirpur’s Academy Ground, seemingly going through his motions.

The move is aimed at decentralising the selection process and creating a sense of ownership at the regional level.

"Means everything and pinch-me moment to play for your country. Special feeling and humbling," said player of the series Esterhuizen.

A quartet of New Zealand pacers have been rewarded for strong performances on the latest update to the ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings.

An out-of-favour Jonny Bairstow has joined former teammate Liam Livingstone in criticising the level of care shown by the England hierarchy to some of the players and is looking forward to the English board rebuilding bridges with county cricket.

The former England opener questioned ECB Chief Executive Richard Gould’s credentials and said the "incompetent" Key and McCullum had "sabotaged" England’s Ashes campaign.