Tanzid’s 83, 129-run opening stand for Bangladesh
Bangladesh crossed a hundred in the opening partnership itself in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, but Tanzid Hasan did not get his century. He returned to the dressing room after scoring 83 off 71 balls. Afghan wicketkeeper Ikram brilliantly held…
USA become World Cup League 2 champions for first time by beating Namibia
The United States have secured a four-wicket win after a neck-and-neck fight against Namibia in Dallas. And with that, the team’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 title has been confirmed. On Wednesday (7 October) at Grand Prairie…
Four of six on ICC player of the month shortlist are Indians
Indian cricketers had a great month of September. Now recognition of that has come in the nominations for the ICC Player of the Month. Across the women’s and men’s categories, four of the six nominated for the best player of September are…
Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as India captain
Harmanpreet Kaur has announced that she is stepping down from the captaincy of the India women’s cricket team in all three formats. The 37-year-old star batter took the decision to give up the leadership right after leading the team to the titles…
Bangladesh bowled out for just 234 despite Soumya’s fifty
Although they raised hopes of a big total after coming out to bat at the start of the day against the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh in the end had to stop at just 234 runs. They lost all their wickets after batting 78.1 overs. In reply, the…
Reports of becoming chief selector ‘fake’, Shoaib Akhtar dismisses rumours
Shoaib Akhtar had come under fresh discussion in Pakistan cricket. Rumours had spread that the country’s former star pacer was going to take up a role at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as chief selector of the national team. However, he has…
Jangoo called up to West Indies T20 squad after Jewel’s injury
Amir Jangoo has been called up to the West Indies T20 squad. The Caribbean side have arrived in Lucknow to play a five-match T20 series against India, and Jangoo is with the team. The main reason for including Jangoo, who performed superbly in the ODI…
Abhishek enters record books with storm of sixes against Pakistan
Abhishek Sharma has played an explosive innings of 61 runs against Pakistan in the final of the Asian Games. The Indian star hit 7 sixes in that innings, and with that set a new record. The second six he hit against Pakistan in the Asian Games cricket…
Rohit makes Sachin’s record his own after 22 years
Rohit Sharma has finally broken a record of Sachin Tendulkar that had stood intact for 22 long years. Coming towards the end of his career, the Indian star made new history by reaching the fastest 10,000 runs as an opener in ODIs, leaving behind the…
‘We played bad cricket’ – Litton candid after defeat
The Bangladesh cricket team have ended up without a medal at the Asian Games this time. Litton Das and his men had to bow out from the semi-final itself after losing to Sri Lanka by 63 runs. Although they won two bronzes at the Hangzhou Asian Games,…