World Cup fiasco not in BCB’s immediate focus?

The Bangladesh team came back to their home country on Sunday after their last World Cup game against Australia in Pune. The board has not yet taken any steps to look back on what happened. Yesterday, there didn’t seem to be any action at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium or in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) … Read more

Cummins eyes IPL return

Pat Cummins isn’t sure if he will stay as captain of Australia’s one-day international team after the World Cup. He wants to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) again next season to get ready for the Twenty20 tournament. Cummins, who is Australia’s Test captain and will lead them into their semi-final match against South … Read more

Rangpur’s Akbar shines in draw with Metro

Akbar Ali, the captain of Rangpur Division, scored a first innings score of 179 runs and then a second innings score of 97 runs to help his team tie the National Cricket League match against Dhaka Metro on Day Four at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday. Akbar hit seven fours and two … Read more

Sehwag, de Silva and Edulji go into Cricket Hall of Fame

India’s Virender Sehwag, Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva, and India’s Diana Edulji, a pioneering women’s leader, have been admitted into the cricket Hall of Fame, the game’s governing body said Monday. Their respect will be shown at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, when India plays New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final. The … Read more

Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling

Sri Lanka was kicked out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) because of claimed political meddling in the local board. On Saturday, the country’s sports minister said he would challenge the decision. It was “illegal” for the world’s governing body to move against his country on Friday night, Roshan Ranasinghe said. He would take the … Read more

Sri Lanka skipper pleads for ICC suspension to end

On Sunday, Sri Lanka’s captain Kusal Mendis asked the International Cricket Council to lift the ban on the country because of what he said was political meddling in the local board. Mendis told media in Colombo, the capital, “This is our job, and we can’t just sit around doing nothing.” “We want to start practising … Read more