Cricket
‘Cricket is turning into baseball’
“Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it? It was absolutely incredible,” Curran said at the post-match presentation.
England's Bairstow makes case for T20 WC inclusion with IPL ton
Jonny Bairstow sent England selectors a timely reminder of his big-hitting abilities before they pick a squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in June by scoring an explosive unbeaten century in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
‘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
Bairstow stars as Punjab pull off record T20 chase
Jonny Bairstow smashed an unbeaten century as Punjab Kings recorded the highest successful run chase in T20 cricket with an eight-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
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.
Both DPL sides were unhappy with female umpire’s appointment
Before the Dhaka Premier League match between Mohammedan Sporting and Prime Bank on Thursday, both teams had raised concerns regarding a female umpire officiating in the game, BCB sources have confirmed.
'Catastrophe' for Nagelsmann if Germany flop at Euro 2024, says Bayern chief
Honorary Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness said it would be "a catastrophe" for Julian Nagelsmann if Germany are not successful at Euro 2024 after turning down the chance to return to his club.
Heatwave defers DPL schedule
The third round of the ongoing Super League phase of the Dhaka Premier League was rescheduled and pushed back by two days due to the severe heatwave that has been sweeping across the country in recent weeks.
‘The problem in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh...’: Wasim Akram on relentless Pandya criticism
Akram believes that fans in the Indian sub-continent have a tendency to hold onto past grievances.
Du Plessis to sleep better after RCB end losing streak
Du Plessis said getting their second win would give them a boost.
Indonesia's Rohmalia breaks record for best T20I spell
17-year-old Indonesian bowler took 7/0 to break the world record for the best individual bowling figures in all T20Is.
Minimalist Mustafizur only watches death overs
Mustafizur also opined that playing at the IPL is the best possible preparation for any cricketer.
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
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.
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
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.
Fielder's foot on the rope, still Mushfiqur out caught
The incident happened at the 33.4 over mark of the Prime Bank innings when Mushfiqur’s lofted shot against off spinner Nayeem Hasan was caught at deep mid-wicket by Abu Haider Rony, who mounted a terrific effort rolling to the ground while taking the catch.
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.
