No Shanto in press meet, Taijul puts hand up for captaincy

On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.
28 October 2024, 07:39 AM

Kirsten to resign as Pakistan’s ODI and T20I coach

Former South Africa international Gary Kirsten has resigned as the head coach of Pakistan's ODI and T20I sides just six months into his two-year contract, according to multiple media outlets.
28 October 2024, 05:48 AM

USA confirm departure of head coach Stuart Law

Law only commenced his tenure in April this year and made an immediate mark by leading the USA to the Super 8s stage of this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
28 October 2024, 03:50 AM

World Test Championship 2025: Final scenarios for five teams

India and Australia remain in the top two spots on the standings and a repeat of the memorable 2023 final at The Oval remains a distinct possibility.
28 October 2024, 03:36 AM

Australia rest Test stars for Pakistan T20 series

Selectors rested fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, along with other Test players Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head.
28 October 2024, 03:04 AM

A two-fold challenge for Shanto

Bangladesh’s all-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto expressed a wish to step down from captaincy after the ongoing South Africa Test series, the first match of which the Tigers lost by seven wickets in Mirpur last week and the final game to be played in Chattogram from tomorrow.
28 October 2024, 02:00 AM

'Olympus has fallen': India fears end of an era after New Zealand loss

Indian media feared on Sunday that the cricketing powerhouse's first home Test series defeat in 12 years might herald the end of a golden era of players such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
27 October 2024, 16:28 PM

Rakibul bags eight in 10-wicket win for Dhaka Metro

After Dhaka Metro pacer Maruf Mridha had bagged six wickets in the first innings, spinner Rakibul Hasan decimated Rajshahi Division in the second innings with an eight-wicket haul at the BKSP Ground-4 in an NCL second-round match today.
27 October 2024, 16:14 PM

Border-Gavaskar series: McDonald eyes uncapped teenager for Australia’s opening spot

McDonald is considering placing Sam Konstas in the vacant opener's position against India if the coaching staff believes he fits into their best XI.
27 October 2024, 14:31 PM

Rizwan named new Pakistan white-ball captain

Rizwan will take over from Babar Azam, who stepped down from the position at the beginning of this month.
27 October 2024, 11:54 AM

Azam, Shaheen back in Pakistan squad for Australia tour

Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi were named on Sunday in Pakistan's squads for the November limited-overs series in Australia after being dropped from the last two Tests against England.
27 October 2024, 10:21 AM

Mitchell Santner unstoppable despite spike in workload, sore side

Mitchell Santner played through the pain barrier as New Zealand secured their maiden series win in India going back to 1955 and the left-arm spinner said picking up wickets regularly in the second Test had helped him persevere.
27 October 2024, 08:19 AM

Ramiz Raja criticised for mocking Shan Masood

Ramiz Raja has come under fire for taunting Pakistan captain Shan Masood over the team’s streak of losses in an interview. This came after Pakistan’s 2-1 series win over England in Rawalpindi on Saturday (October 26).
27 October 2024, 06:38 AM

Too much pressure on Ashwin, Jadeja, says Sharma

After a surprising series defeat by New Zealand, India's skipper Rohit Sharma said undue expectation was being put on frontline spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, as he called for more collective bowling efforts to win Test matches.
27 October 2024, 05:22 AM

Latham raises hat to Black Caps for special series win in India

"It's an immensely proud moment for this group. Coming off the back of a Sri Lanka series where we didn't get the results we wanted, to come here and play the style of cricket that we did... immensely proud," Latham said.
27 October 2024, 04:00 AM

Shanto ‘wants’ to quit captaincy

Bangladesh cricket team reached Chattogram yesterday ahead of the series-deciding second Test against South Africa starting on Tuesday which could also be the last outing for Najmul Hossain Shanto as the Tigers’ skipper.
27 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Lewis century gifts West Indies consolation victory in Sri Lanka

Opener Evin Lewis blazed his way to an unbeaten century to give the West Indies a consolation eight-wicket victory in Saturday's rain-hit third and final ODI against Sri Lanka.
26 October 2024, 18:40 PM

Hussain says Pakistan have found 'kryptonite to Bazball'

Nasser Hussain said Pakistan had found the "kryptonite to Bazball" after wrapping up a 2-1 series win over England with an emphatic nine-wicket victory in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
26 October 2024, 16:14 PM

Tigers, Proteas arrive in port city for series decider

Bangladesh will be aiming to turn their fortunes around at Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, where they have not seen victory in six Tests since 2018.
26 October 2024, 14:07 PM

Maruf Mridha marks first-class debut with six-wicket haul 

Bowlers dominated on the opening day of the second round of the National Cricket League 2024-25 in the two matches that kicked off. 
26 October 2024, 13:43 PM