Boult ready to face 'India in front of 1.5 billion people'

New Zealand's Trent Boult said Thursday "it doesn't get any bigger than taking on India in front of 1.5 billion people" as he counted down to their likely World Cup semi-final showdown in Mumbai.
9 November 2023, 19:16 PM

Tigers’ analyst Shrinivas announces he will leave after Australia game

Bangladesh national team analyst Shrinivas Chandrasekaran said in a social media post that he will not be continuing with the Tigers after the World Cup match against Australia at Pune on Saturday.
9 November 2023, 19:04 PM

Mahmudullah’s one last hurrah

Few would have predicted Mahmudullah Riyad making the cut to Bangladesh’s World Cup squad after being dropped from the ODI squad during the home series against England in March of this year.
9 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Kiwis bounce back to put one foot in semis

Trent Boult led an inspired bowling display to help New Zealand down Sri Lanka by five wickets yesterday and move to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals.
9 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Donald to leave Tigers after WC

Bangladesh fast-bowling coach Allan Donald confirmed yesterday that he will step down from his role after the World Cup, becoming the first member of the Tigers’ coaching staff to call it quits following their disastrous campaign in India.
9 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Donald to step down as Bangladesh bowling coach after World Cup

“Yes I’m done and going home!” Donald told The Daily Star on Thursday.
9 November 2023, 16:24 PM

Pakistan need at least 287-run win over England for semi spot

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in their last league match on Thursday to all but book their semi-final spot at the World Cup.
9 November 2023, 15:30 PM

'I expected more', says Afghanistan captain as World Cup dream slips away

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said Thursday that he had "wanted and expected more" at the World Cup as dreams of a semi-final place slipped away.
9 November 2023, 15:13 PM

New Zealand on brink of semifinals with Sri Lanka win

Trent Boult led an inspired bowling display to help New Zealand down Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday and move to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals.
9 November 2023, 14:25 PM

Liton returns to Pune ahead of Australia match

The opener and his wife are expecting the birth of their first child
9 November 2023, 14:00 PM

Ashraful wants ‘new brain’ in selection panel

After a disastrous show in the ongoing ICC World Cup, Ashraful feels the Tigers think tank needs revamping in order to create a difference in Bangladesh’s performance for the coming days. 
9 November 2023, 13:18 PM

New Zealand bowl out Sri Lanka for 171

Sri Lanka slipped to 128-9 before Maheesh Theekshana hit an unbeaten 38 and frustrated the Kiwi bowlers in a 10th-wicket stand of 43 with Dilshan Madushanka, who made 19, before the innings folded in 46.4 overs.
9 November 2023, 12:14 PM

Maxwell will inspire a new generation, says McDonald

"Players take the game forward every day, and the game is better today than it was yesterday," the coach said.
9 November 2023, 11:46 AM

Inspired by Afghans, Dutch want 'ideal game' vs India

The Dutch side, who came through the qualifiers, upset South Africa and beat Bangladesh to register two wins from their eight matches so far.
9 November 2023, 10:15 AM

Best of enemies: England-Pakistan rivalry over the years

In 1956, Pakistani umpire Idris Baig was 'kidnapped' by England players, taken to the team hotel in Peshawar and doused with buckets of water
9 November 2023, 09:27 AM

New Zealand to field first against Sri Lanka as rain threat looms

The weather in Bengaluru has been cloudy since the morning with some light drizzle earlier in the day
9 November 2023, 07:37 AM

England eye 'proper performance' against Pakistan

England captain Jos Buttler said the team have shown a desire to "put things right" in India after a dismal World Cup campaign and are determined to secure a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish.
9 November 2023, 06:03 AM

Permutations for semifinals qualification

With India, South Africa and Australia already through, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan remain in the race for the fourth and final place in the knockout stages
9 November 2023, 05:23 AM

Hazlewood expects Maxwell to face Bangladesh

Maxwell suffered the excruciating pain of all body cramps at Wankhede Stadium as he scored an unbeaten double century that has been hailed as the greatest one-day international innings of all time by cricketing luminaries.
9 November 2023, 02:41 AM

Kiwis wary of World Cup dreams being washed away

New Zealand will need to get back to winning ways against Sri Lanka in order to keep their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup campaign on track but the task seems trickier as rain looms over the fixture.
9 November 2023, 01:30 AM