cricket
England recall Archer for T20 World Cup
Archer has been passed fit after recovering from a right elbow injury that has kept him out of competitive action since May 2023.
30 April 2024, 09:31 AM
South Africa pick Nortje, uncapped duo for T20 World Cup
Aiden Markram will captain the squad, which also includes power hitters Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs
30 April 2024, 09:09 AM
Two umpiring debuts and an unspoken truth
Why the starkly different reactions to the same occurrence, you may ask. And the answer is painfully obvious, hidden in plain sight but remains unspoken.
30 April 2024, 06:00 AM
No point crying about IPL's impact player rule: Chakaravarthy
The rule, which was introduced to the tournament last season, allows teams to bring in one substitute at any time for a player in the starting 11.
30 April 2024, 05:14 AM
Australia sets out targets in 10-year plan to boost women's game
Australia has invested heavily in women's cricket over the past decade, with the fruits seen in the nation's dominance of global events.
30 April 2024, 03:50 AM
‘We have picked Afif in Shakib’s place’
“We have included Afif Hossain. As Shakib is not in the squad for the first three matches, we have picked Afif in his place,”
29 April 2024, 10:02 AM
Harry Brook eyes T20 WC return after difficult start to 2024
Brook played a major role in helping England to a second T20 World Cup success when they defeated Pakistan in a thrilling final at the MCG in 2022 and the 25-year-old is looking to make an impact when he returns to international action for his country at this year's edition of the 20-over showcase in the USA and West Indies during June.
29 April 2024, 03:50 AM
Kohli slams strike-rate talk and pundits 'from the box'
"All the people who talk about strike rates and me not playing spin well are the ones talking about this stuff," Kohli said in response to looking at his season stats.
28 April 2024, 16:05 PM
Azam, Afridi help Pakistan draw New Zealand T20I series
Azam's 44-ball 69 and Fakhar Zaman's 33-ball 43 took Pakistan to 178-5 in their 20 overs before Shaheen claimed 4-30 to restrict New Zealand to 169 in 19.2 overs
27 April 2024, 19:30 PM
Rajasthan near play-offs in IPL
Samson steered table-toppers Rajasthan home with one over to spare for their eighth win in nine matches.
27 April 2024, 18:10 PM
Zimbabwe arrive today for five T20Is
The visitors, led by all-rounder Sikandar Raza, will catch the Chattogram-bound flight at 9.30pm as Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium will stage the first three matches on May 3, 5 and 7.
27 April 2024, 13:54 PM
‘Cricket is turning into baseball’
“Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it? It was absolutely incredible,” Curran said at the post-match presentation.
27 April 2024, 07:47 AM
‘Umpiring didn’t cause any controversy’
Jessy shared her experience of officiating in her first DPL game and spoke about her upcoming assignments in an interview with The Daily Star
27 April 2024, 01:00 AM
Tigresses’ focus only on cricket
“We are not thinking of those [incidents]. All we are thinking of is how to play good cricket and win,” Nahida said.
26 April 2024, 17:00 PM
Clinical New Zealand outlast Pakistan to win 4th T20I
Opener Tim Robinson hit a maiden half century to lift New Zealand to 178-7 in 20 overs before pacer William O'Rourke claimed 3-27 to keep Pakistan down to 174-8
25 April 2024, 18:49 PM
Spinners help Bengaluru defeat Hyderabad
Hyderabad could only score 171-8 as RCB registered only their second win in nine games and are still languishing at the bottom of the 10-team table.
25 April 2024, 18:35 PM
Mohammedan prolong Abahani’s wait
Rony struck a career-best 141 off 131 deliveries while Mahidul Islam Ankon’s 50 and Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s brisk cameo, a 29-ball 53, helped Mohammedan to 317 for six
25 April 2024, 15:07 PM
I don’t watch a lot of cricket: Mustafizur
“I’ve always been less inclined to watch matches, I prefer playing,” Mustafizur said in a video shared by CSK on the social media platforms today.
25 April 2024, 12:05 PM
Not everyone happy with IPL's 'impact player' rule
Introduced last season, the rule allows teams to bring in a substitute at any time for a player in the starting 11.
25 April 2024, 10:48 AM
Shakib likely to play in Super League: Chief selector
“Shakib will return to Bangladesh by the end of this month. There is a possibility of him playing one or two matches in the DPL. Then he will join the team,” Lipu told the reporters in Mirpur today
23 April 2024, 12:24 PM