Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh's all-format captain, on Tuesday said that young leg-spinner Rishad Hossain is not ready for Test cricket yet, reports Cricbuzz. Rishad's name had come up in discussion for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan following his remarkable performance in
Gautam Gambhir has officially replaced Rahul Dravid as India's head coach on Tuesday. Dravid bid farewell to Rohit Sharma and Co after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 in his final assignment as the Indian side's head coach. In the build-up to the T20 World Cup, the former Indian head coach had alr
Restricting Test cricket to six or seven teams and using the 20-overs format as the vehicle to spread the game were some of the views aired at a symposium organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Sunday. Test cricket’s dwindling appeal outside India, England and Australia has coinci
Sikandar Raza picked 3-25 as Zimbabwe beat India by 13 runs on Saturday in the opener of their five-match series. Raza led the way for his young team that bowled and fielded with great energy to stun the newly crowned T20 World Cup champion, which fielded a second-string side, reports AP. Tendai
After their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign, the Bangladesh team is now set to begin their new season with a two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting in the third week of August. The first Test of the series, which is a part of the ICC Test Championship, will be played in Rawalpindi f
Former batter of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team and current logistics manager of the national team Nafis Iqbal is critically ill after suffering a minor stroke. “He has suffered a minor stroke. He is being transported from Chattogram to Dhaka via air ambulance. He will be admitted to t
Hardik Pandya's impressive performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup has seen him become the No. 1 ranked all-rounder in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20I Rankings update. He rose two places to go level with Sri Lankan star Wanindu Hasaranga as the top-ranked men's T20I al
Bangladesh bowler Taskin Ahmed has accused some journalists of publishing news on rumours and without verification. “It's quite unfortunate that these so-called sports journalists are publishing news based on rumours and without verification and trying to tarnish my image as a player of the
South Africa's agonising seven-run loss to India in Saturday's Twenty20 World Cup final has only fired them up for future success as they reflect on a solid campaign in the tournament, says captain Aiden Markram. Chasing 177 for victory, South Africa needed 30 runs from the final 30 balls with six
India captain Rohit Sharma joined opening partner Virat Kohli in quitting T20 Internationals on Saturday shortly after the team's victory in the World Cup final against South Africa in Bridgetown. Kohli, 35, produced a match-winning knock of 76 in his final international game in this format to set
India were crowned Twenty20 World Cup champions after a seven-run victory over South Africa in a heart-stopping final at the Kensington Oval on Saturday. Electing to bat on a dry surface, 2007 champions India overcame a top-order meltdown to post a competitive 176-7, the highest total in a T20
India set South Africa 177 to win in the Twenty20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval on Saturday. Electing to bat, the 2007 champions overcame a top-order meltdown to post a competitive 176-7 in a clash between the two unbeaten sides at the tournament. Virat Kohli (76) struck his first fifty
India won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in their quest for a world title after more than a decade. India filed an unchanged playing XI, while South Africa did the same. While India are aiming for their second title of the event, South Africa have
