Cricket News
Mitchell Santner, a Kiwi spinner, has been ruled out of New Zealand’s first T20 against Pakistan on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19. New Zealand Cricket said in a statement that he would be watched in the following days and will travel alone to his home in Hamilton, where the second international is scheduled for … Read more
Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has cleared the air after an internet article attributed a statement to him on Pakistan’s performance in Australia. A fan quoted Gilchrist as saying, “Pakistan [is] the worst Asian team in Australian conditions, what have they won here in the last 35 years?” The tweet came after Pakistan’s recent 3-0 … Read more
Sandeep Lamichhane, a former star cricket captain, was sentenced to eight years in jail by a Nepalese court on Wednesday for rape. The 23-year-old leg spinner Lamichhane was once Nepal’s cricket poster child, and his on-field accomplishments raised awareness of the game in the Himalayan nation. He was released on bail after being charged of … Read more
Coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday that star Indian batsman Virat Kohli would miss the first of his team’s three international matches against Afghanistan for “personal reasons”. As the nations gear up for the T20 World Cup in June, Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma have both made their way back to the T20 squad after … Read more
Former batter Hannan Sarker of Bangladesh spoke out about a terrifying encounter he experienced in Potchefstroom, South Africa, 22 years ago. Currently serving as a selector for the under-19 squad, which is in South Africa to compete in the ICC U-19 World Cup starting on January 19, is the former opening batter for the national … Read more
Ten years have passed since Kagiso Rabada, then eighteen, captured the attention of the world in the United Arab Emirates. Rabada was playing in his maiden international cricket tournament in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. He is now rated No. 2 in the MRF Tyres ICC Rankings for Test bowlers. Along with senior … Read more
Nearly 11 years after the tournament’s founding, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) still faces the difficulty of creating its own identity as its tenth edition gets off on January 19. Fans and players alike debate whether to refer to the specific clubs that represent a certain area as their home team because of the constant … Read more
The attention now shifts to how much fun the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is scheduled to start on January 19, can provide this time around. The focus will quickly shift to the contested wickets that will be used in this BPL. This is because better wickets make for a more entertaining competition, but also … Read more
For their three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals against Australia from February 2–13, the West Indies have selected 15-man teams. Teddy Bishop, a 2022 U19 World Cup graduate, and Tevin Imlach, a wicketkeeper-batter, were two possible debutants in the ODI team. After an impressive performance in the West Indies 50-over tournament, Bishop was called up, … Read more
Tamim Iqbal, a batsman for Bangladesh, was hurt today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium while batting in the nets next to the indoor facilities. In the nets, Tamim was facing Taskin Ahmed when a delivery struck his left index finger. Following the incident, the hitter left the nets and got preliminary care. Then, with … Read more
