Pakistan ready to host top cricketing nations in 2021
AP, Islamabad :After nearly a decade of hosting no home test matches due to a terrorist attack on a rival team’s bus in 2009, Pakistan Cricket Board says it’s ready to welcome major cricketing...
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Aussie spinner Lyon targeting 500 Test wickets
AFP, Sydney :Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has lofty plans to join a select few greats to snare 500 Test wickets, with India the next team in his sights.Lyon, who turned 33 on Friday, currently...
England cricket tour to Pakistan called off
England’s first cricket tour of Pakistan in over 15 years, due to take place early in 2021, will not go ahead, according to British media reports.The BBC and the Press Association (PA) reported that...
BCB gives gunman for Shakib
Sports Reporter :The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has given a gunman crickter Shakib Al Hasan. He arrived at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at the city’s Mirpur on Wednesday for the practice sessions....
ICC announces qualification process for 2022 Commonwealth Games
With women’s cricket set to be part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation announced the qualification process for cricket on Wednesday (November 18). Hosts...
BCB mulling to reduce one Test from West Indies series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling to deduct one Test from the West Indies series after the visitors made a request to shorten the tour, considering to stay inside bio-bubble for a long...
Black Caps skipper rested for West Indies T20s
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and pace spearhead Trent Boult will miss the upcoming Twenty20 series against the West Indies to concentrate on Test matches, selectors said Tuesday.However, the Black Caps have...
Shakib won’t be included in Big Bash this time
The Cricket Australia (CA) denied to include Shakib Al Hasan in the Big Bash League (BBL) after a club moved to rope him in.The Bangladeshi ace allrounder has recently completed a one-year ban imposed...
Mahmudullah named as Gemcon Khulna captain
Gemcon Khulna, the team of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup appointed Mahmudullah Riyad as their captain.Mahmudullah was named as the captain despite Gemcon Khulna also having Shakib Al Hasan in their team. They in fact...
BCB won’t allow spectators in Bangabandhu T20 Cup
Sports Reporter :The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not allow spectators at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) during the ensuing Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket as BCB thinks the spectators can be cause for...
Bangabandhu T20 Cup to kick-off on Nov 24
BSS, Dhaka :The much-anticipated Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will start on November 24.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) released the...
IPL-winning Indian cricketer held over gold watches
AFP, Mumbai :Two days after winning the Indian Premier League with the Mumbai Indians, cricketer Krunal Pandya was stopped by airport customs for carrying gold and luxury watches, media reports said Friday.The 29-year-old all-rounder...