Stead stands down as New Zealand coach after seven years

Stead said the World Test Championship triumph in 2021 and New Zealand's 3-0 sweep of India on the sub-continent last year were the highlights of his time in charge.
4 June 2025, 04:28 AM

Kohli can finally 'sleep like a baby'

"It's been 18 long years," an emotional Kohli, still with bloodshot eyes, told the broadcasters.
4 June 2025, 04:13 AM

England crush West Indies to complete 3-0 ODI series win

England thrashed the West Indies by seven wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method in the third one-day international at the Oval on Tuesday as they completed a 3-0 series clean sweep.
3 June 2025, 20:06 PM

Living in orthodoxy: Rishad needs to rethink his MO

Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain needs to go back to the training ground and rethink how he wants to win games for the Tigers. Because what he has been dishing out in Bangladesh’s consecutive T20I tours of the UAE and Pakistan has been nothing short of ordinary.
3 June 2025, 19:54 PM

Kohli fulfils IPL dream as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings for first title

Batting legend Virat Kohli top-scored for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they beat Punjab Kings by six runs on Tuesday to win their first Indian Premier League T20 title.
3 June 2025, 18:08 PM

Little possibility of new faces as focus turns to Tests

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam met with head coach Phil Simmons and cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedeen Fahim at the BCB premises yesterday and a discussion with the selection panel took place as well.
3 June 2025, 14:28 PM

Bengaluru vs Punjab: Key stats

The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have a new champion today, following the mouth-watering final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
3 June 2025, 09:45 AM

Asia Cup in limbo after India-Pakistan clashes

This year's Asia Cup hangs in the balance following the recent clashes between tournament hosts India and arch-rivals Pakistan.
3 June 2025, 09:29 AM

NZ hand young talent contracts as big guns remain casual

New Zealand Cricket has handed a quartet of young talents central contracts for the 2025-2026 season as more established players such as Kane Williamson and Devon Conway continue to opt for casual deals.
3 June 2025, 07:33 AM

Maxwell's ODI curtain falls, his 201 echoes through time

While his ODI journey includes two World Cup titles and a reputation as one of the game's most dynamic finishers, it will be his once-in-a-lifetime knock against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup that immortalises him.
3 June 2025, 04:22 AM

Tigers and the never-ending cycle of problem areas

Evolving and growing through every phase of life is a natural phenomenon. For most, this brings about positive changes. But for the Bangladesh cricket team, the exact opposite is the case, as in every new series and tour, the Tigers unlock new problem areas in their game.
3 June 2025, 03:30 AM

Pakistan to play in Sri Lanka at India-hosted Women's World Cup

Sri Lanka's Colombo will join Indian host cities Bengaluru, Guwahati, Indore and Visakhapatnam in staging matches from September 30 until the final of the 50-over tournament on November 2, the ICC announced late on Monday.
3 June 2025, 03:27 AM

Punjab stand in way of Kohli's IPL dream as new winners await

No matter which team prevails at the 132,000-capacity venue in Ahmedabad it will be a first -- neither Punjab nor Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the IPL since it launched in 2008.
3 June 2025, 03:19 AM

Simmons defends Litton, Hridoy while ‘looking to build something’

Veterans such as Mahmudullah Riyad has stepped away from international cricket recently while Shakib Al Hasan remains unpicked across formats at the moment while he himself said that he already considers himself retired from T20Is. It meant a slightly new-look team went to the recent T20I series against UAE and Pakistan. After Bangladesh’s 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Pakistan yesterday, head coach Phil Simmons said there was disappointment but not to the extent there would have been with a settled team but also ended up having to defend knocks from somewhat settled stars such as skipper Litton Das and Tawhid Hridoy. 
2 June 2025, 13:41 PM

Adverse weather, chinkungunya threat force Women’s Emerging Asia Cup to be postponed

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) today announced the postponement of the ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, previously set to commence on June 6, 2025, in Sri Lanka.
2 June 2025, 12:56 PM

Klaasen retires from international cricket

South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from all forms of international cricket, a blow for the country ahead of their co-hosting of the 2027 World Cup where he would have been a major draw card.
2 June 2025, 10:35 AM

Kohli closes in on long-awaited IPL title

Virat Kohli's trophy cabinet is chock full of awards from his international career but the batsman can end the long wait to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title when his Royal Challengers Bengaluru play Punjab Kings in Tuesday's final.
2 June 2025, 08:34 AM

Maxwell retires from ODI cricket

Two-time ODI World Cup winner with Australia Glenn Maxwell has called time on his ODI career.
2 June 2025, 06:42 AM

Iyer’s mantra: Stay calm, win big on the biggest stage

“I love such big occasions,” Iyer said at the post-match presentation, having led his team into their first final in 11 years. “I always say to myself and to my colleagues in the team that the bigger the occasion, the calmer you are, you get the big results.”
2 June 2025, 04:01 AM

Mohammedan’s bitter-sweet coronation as AFC ticket missed

Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC), one of the country’s most popular teams, celebrated their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title in vibrant fashion at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Stadium in Dhaka yesterday..However, their joy was tinged with disappointment over missing out on a spot i
2 June 2025, 04:00 AM