PCB requests New Zealand to play two additional T20Is during

The Pakistan Cricket Board has requested New Zealand Cricket to play two additional T20I matches when its team tours the country later this year before the World T20 Cup in UAE. According to details, the New Zealand team is scheduled to play three One-Day Internationals and as many T20 matches in September-October during the tour,…

Pakistan made a mistake by removing Sarfaraz, Arthur in 2019:

Former Test captain and wicketkeeper Rashid Latif believes Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made a big mistake by removing Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mickey Arthur as skipper and coach of the national team after the 2019 World Cup. “Why was Mickey Arthur removed…what was the reason for his sacking? The team had done well under him…

‘Impossible to wear mask all the time’: Ganguly defends COVID-positive

Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Friday defended Rishabh Pant after the wicketkeeper-batsman tested positive for COVID-19 in England ahead of India’s five-match Test series against the hosts. On Thursday, the BCCI revealed that Pant and training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for the virus in…

I see more wrestlers than cricketers in Pakistan T20I team:

Former Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed says he “sees more wrestlers than cricketers” in the current national team for T20 Internationals. Aaqib, who has worked with the Pakistan under-19 outfit as head coach and bowling coach with the senior side in the past, slammed the team management and selectors for having no proper policy or plans.…

T20 World Cup 2021: India in Group 2 with Pakistan,

T20 World Cup 2021: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, which is set to take place from October 17 to November 14 in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. (In Bengali) The two groups have been selected on the basis of team rankings…

T20 World Cup contest against Pakistan will be high intensity:

A clash between India and Pakistan is always a “high intensity” game but the team is not currently thinking about the T20 World Cup as there is a lot of cricket left before the marquee event, said experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan were on Friday placed in the same group for the…

Sri Lanka announce Dasun Shanaka-led squad for white-ball series against

Dasun Shanaka on Friday became the 10th Sri Lankan captain in the past four years when he was named skipper of a 23-member squad for the six-match white-ball series against India starting here on July 18. The squad was announced by Sri Lanka Cricket after getting formal approval from sports minister Namal Rajapaksa, who is…

Liton Das ton helps Bangladesh to convincing 155-run victory over

A century from Liton Das and five wickets from Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a one-sided 155-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of their three One-Day Internationals at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Liton scored 102 as Bangladesh, who were put into bat, recovered from a poor start to post 276-9 off…

Needing 35 off last over, Ballymena batsman hits six sixes

Northern Irish cricket club Cregagh had all but won Thursday’s LVS Twenty20 Trophy final with their opponents Ballymena needing 35 runs off the final over, until John Glass took centre stage and smashed six sixes to snatch victory against all odds. Cregagh, who were playing at their home ground, looked in control for 39 of…

India all-rounder Shivam Dube marries long-time girlfriend Anjum Khan

India all-rounder Shivam Dube tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Anjum Khan in a private wedding ceremony in Mumbai on Friday, July 16, 2021. Sharing the news on his official Twitter account along with photos of the ceremony, the Rajasthan Royals all-rounder wrote, “We loved with a love which was more than love ……