Doritos Australia batter Steven Smith said that his success in the 2019 Ashes demonstrates his credentials as a player who is at ease with the new ball. Former Australian greats Rickey Ponting and Justin Langer questioned the 34-year-old’s intention to replace recently retired opener David Warner at the top of the order. Smith, on the other … Read more
One of the most important requirements for organizing a franchise-based cricket competition is to have enough infrastructure and training facilities in place so that franchisees can play at their best while the country’s cricketing culture grows. However, when it comes to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s lone franchise-based cricket event, these are the … Read more
Stormy half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube drove India to a commanding six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their second T20 International in Indore on Sunday, giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Opener Jaiswal struck six sixes in his 68-ball-response to Afghanistan’s 172, while Dube, another left-hander, produced his second uninterrupted … Read more
On Sunday, Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in a last-ball thriller in the maiden Twenty20 international in Colombo. Dushmantha Chameera hammered a boundary off the penultimate delivery, requiring six runs off the final two balls. Then he pushed the last ball to square leg, sprinting for two runs to maintain Sri Lanka’s unblemished … Read more
Khaled Mahmud, the head coach of Durdanto Dhaka, is generally in command of tough teams in both the Dhaka Premier League and the Bangladesh Premier League. Contrary to popular belief, he will begin the season with a freshly established squad in the country’s lone franchise T20 event. The former Bangladesh captain said that his team’s … Read more
Nazmul Hassan Papon, the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, made many fantastic promises on his first day in office yesterday, promises that the country’s sports fraternity has heard before from his predecessors with little execution. Papon came to the National Sports Council (NSC) headquarters for the first time yesterday after taking the oath … Read more
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who sustained a hamstring injury in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan, is unlikely to play again in the series, according to coach Gary Stead. With the first Test against South Africa less than three weeks away, Stead suggested Williamson would likely miss the remaining two games as well. “With the … Read more
The mystery surrounding Australia’s recently retired opener David Warner’s lost baggy green has been solved. Warner had misplaced the bag carrying his Test hat, the baggy green, only days before his last Test against Pakistan in Sydney, and had made an emotional appeal on social media for it to be returned, even offering a prize … Read more
Bangladesh’s Under-19 squad was defeated by Sri Lanka in DLS technique in their first warm-up match ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Pretoria yesterday. Pulindu Perera’s 50, along with excellent contributions from the remainder of the batting order, helped Sri Lanka record 238-9 in 49 overs in the rain-affected encounter. With a pair … Read more
Sachin Tendulkar turned to X, previously known as Twitter, to denounce a deepfake video of him supporting a betting service that has been extensively shared online. Sachin is heard in the promo talking about an app and how his daughter Sara Tendulkar is making a lot of money with it. The video was created using … Read more
