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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named Najmul Hossain Shanto as captain for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Sharjah next week, in a shakeup following Shanto’s request to step down from all-format captaincy. The decision came after a discussion between Shanto and BCB president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday following Bangladesh’s recent Test

File image of Ben Stokes.© AFP A man has been arrested after England Test captain Ben Stokes‘ home was burgled while he was on tour in Pakistan, police said Friday. Stokes said his wife and two children were at home in County Durham, in northeast England, during the break-in by “masked” burglars on the evening

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina hinted at Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s potential move to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), revealing that the swashbuckling star met legendary MS Dhoni in Delhi. The Indian Premier League (IPL) player retention lists were announced by each franchise on Wednesday. MS Dhoni was retained as an uncapped player for Rs 4

File image of Hardik Pandya.© BCCI/IPL After being retained by five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2025 season, skipper Hardik Pandya expressed his gratitude by saying everything he’s achieved in life so far has been made possible due to being a part of the franchise. On IPL 2025 retention day, MI said they

Keshav Maharaj‘s five-wicket haul sealed South Africa’s biggest ever Test win, thrashing Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs inside three days and giving the tourists a 2-0 series sweep Thursday. Bangladesh were all out for 143 in Chattogram after being put straight back in to bat by the Proteas, a single session after ending

India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday doesn’t want to blame the batters only for the debacle against the visiting New Zealand side, saying that every player has the responsibility towards the team. India crashed to their first Test series defeat at home in 12 years after losing the second Test by 113 runs in

India A vs Australia A, 1st Unofficial Test LIVE Streaming: India A will be squaring off against Australia A in the first Unofficial Test of the two-match series, starting from Thursday in Mackay, Australia. The outings of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna will be the primary focal points of India A’s four-day

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder struck a fine hundred and in the process helped South Africa equal a unique record — three batters scoring their maiden Test hundreds for the first time in the same Test in 75 years — as the visitors tightened their grip on the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Wednesday. Mulder

File image of Andrew McDonald© X (Twitter) Cricket Australia on Wednesday extended the tenure of men’s team head coach Andrew McDonald till the end of the 2027 season, meaning he will oversee the team’s defence of the one-day World Cup in South Africa. McDonald was appointed as head coach after Justin Langer’s tumultuous departure in

The Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament will run from November 1 to November 3 and promises to unleash some thrilling encounters at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground, featuring 12 teams, competing in six-a-side matches. The spectators will have a fascinating and very different experience as the cricket carnival will be decorated with some mind-blowing

Concerns arose when the BCCI announced on October 25 that speedster Mayank Yadav, who made his international debut in the T20Is against Bangladesh, would miss India’s four-match series against South Africa scheduled from November 8-15, due to injury. Sources have told IANS that Mayank, who took four wickets in India’s 3-0 series victory against Bangladesh,

Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has consistently embraced challenges on the cricket field, particularly when his team has been under pressure. Reflecting on his career, he shared, “Wherever there are challenges, I love it. I have scored runs in those situations when the team was at 30/3, 20/3, or 50/3. From there, the team needs to

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody believes that Punjab Kings should not retain any capped players ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. While there have been reports of PBKS considering Arshdeep Singh as their only retention, Moody believes that the franchise should look to use the right-to-match option for cricketers like Arshdeep, Sam Curran and Kagiso

Ignored in the first two games, all-rounder Sumit Mathur showed his prowess with a patient century to put Delhi in sight of an outright victory against Assam on the third day of a Group D Ranji Trophy match here on Monday. Starting the day at an uncomfortable 214 for 6 in reply to Assam’s 330,

File photo of Gary Kirsten The eternal dice of changes continues to roll in Pakistan cricket, with white-ball coach Gary Kirsten reportedly deciding to quit. Kirsten, who won the 2011 ODI World Cup with the MS Dhoni-led Indian team, has ended his association with the Pakistan men’s cricket team, as per a report, only a

Afghanistan A beat Sri Lanka A by 7 wickets in final of Emerging Teams Asia Cup.© X/@ACBofficials Afghanistan A crowned ACC Mens T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 champions after beating Sri Lanka A by seven wickets in the final at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Sunday. After winning the toss on Sunday, Sri

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody picked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins, openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen as front-runners to be retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Moody, who has coached SRH in two different stints between 2013 to 2022, backed the core players of the

File photo of MS Dhoni© AFP MS Dhoni knows what it takes to win. When he was the captain of the Indian cricket team, the side was one of the most successful phases in its history. Under him India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. The