Cricket News
The 16th edition of the regional cricket spectacular, which begins in Pakistan and Sri Lanka on August 30, will return to the Asia Cup’s original 50-over format after featuring the shortest format in its most recent iteration last year. The Daily Star Sports takes a look back at the Tigers’ performances in the 2018 Asia … Read more
Due to a fever, Bangladesh’s opening batter Liton Das will not be traveling with the team to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup, according to Jalal Younus, the head of the Cricket Operations committee for the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Liton is experiencing a fever. He had a negative dengue test. He will thus board the … Read more
According to former South African great AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli may be the solution to India’s World Cup No.4 issue. We’re still debating who will be India’s No. 4 hitter, remarked Kohli’s former IPL partner on his YouTube channel ‘AB de Villiers 360’. I’ve heard some rumors that Virat (Kohli) would fill that role. … Read more
On Sunday afternoon, the Bangladesh national cricket team arrived in Colombo after departing from Dhaka in the morning for the Asia Cup. Bangladesh’s first match against the Lankans is set to take place in Kandy on August 31 before the cricket world cup gets off on August 30 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Tigers … Read more
Bangladesh’s national cricket squad arrived in Sri Lanka Wednesday to compete in the Asia Cup with the goal of leaving their imprint as a group on the international scene. A day after the competition begins, on Thursday, the Tigers will play their first encounter against Sri Lanka. On September 3, they will play Afghanistan in … Read more
The sudden sickness of Liton Das was a major setback for Bangladesh, who were scheduled to play Sri Lanka on August 31 in Kandy to open their Asia Cup campaign. Liton missed yesterday’s Tigers trip to Colombo because he had a high fever. Despite having a negative dengue test, Liton, 28, is not in the … Read more
According to head coach Gary Stead, New Zealand has given captain Kane Williamson two weeks to demonstrate his readiness for the one-day World Cup that will begin in October. While playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League in April, the batsman tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee. The 33-year-old is practicing … Read more
A few weeks before the commencement of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is dealing with a new ailment after injuring his ankle during a training session in Durban. Prior to Australia’s T20I series against South Africa on Wednesday, Maxwell exacerbated his ankle while practicing. He will now go home … Read more
With just a few weeks till the commencement of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Pakistan might gain even more momentum thanks to Babar Azam’s hot squad, who are one victory away from being ranked as the best ODI team in the world. On Thursday in Hambantota, Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by a narrow margin of … Read more
According to the younger brother of former captain Arjuna Ranatunga, the country’s 1996 World Cup victory—which turned out to be a “curse” in disguise—has been a source of corruption for Sri Lanka’s cricket administration ever since. Prasanna Ranatunga, minister of urban development, said that “massive financial fraud” continued to plague the cricket board of the … Read more
