Cricket

‘DPL clubs are advised to pay 50 per cent of players’ payment’

The Cricketer's Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), in presence of a few national and first-class cricketers, held a virtual meeting yesterday with the Chairman of CCDM Kazi Inam Ahmed and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury, discussing different issues ranging from players’ payment for the halted DPL to the resumption of the domestic league following the coronavirus pandemic.
BCB extends Under-19 coach Naveed’s contract

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury today informed that the board has decided to extend the contracts of Bangladesh Under-19 head coach Naveed Nawaz and strength and conditioning coach Richard Stonier.
West Indies must try to win inside four days: Lara

Batting great Brian Lara has said West Indies' best chance of victory against England is to race out to an early lead and secure the win inside five days.
Batting holds key as cricket returns

Batting could well determine which side emerges on top when international cricket resumes after months of coronavirus-enforced lockdown with the first Test between England and the West Indies at Southampton starting on Wednesday.
IPL will only be staged abroad as a last resort: BCCI

India's cricket board will only consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) abroad as a last resort if there is no other way to salvage the lucrative limited-overs tournament this year, a top BCCI official has told Reuters.
Kusal Mendis released on bail

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was on Monday released on bail after he was arrested on Sunday for his role in a fatal road accident.
India's Tambe set to play CPL at 48

Indian leg-spinner Pravin Tambe is set to play in the Caribbean Premier League at 48 years of age as the six franchises announced their teams on Monday.
Fake 'Sri Lankan' cricket tournament in India!

Indian police are investigating an alleged betting scandal in which a sham cricket tournament was held in an Indian village and passed off as a Twenty20 contest played in Sri Lanka.
Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough, says Atherton

The lack of Black players in county cricket is "clearly not good enough" according to former England captain Michael Atherton.
England to face Ireland and Pakistan in packed summer schedule

England will host Ireland in a three-match one-day international series starting on July 30 before taking on Pakistan in a packed summer calendar, the England & Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday.
Ganguly credits fitness for India's fast bowling rise

India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly says improved fitness standards and a change in culture have led to the country developing one of the world's best pace attacks.
India worried T20 World Cup delays could impact IPL start date

India's cricket leaders are becoming impatient with the world body's delays in deciding whether the Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Players welcome Cricket Australia financial 'reset'

Cricket Australia (CA) has withdrawn a gloomy revenue forecast which led to the departure of chief executive Kevin Roberts last month and threatened an ugly standoff with the players' union.
CAB headquarter closes after Eden staff tests positive

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) headquarter closed down for a week following positive Covid-19 test to non-permanent staff of the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium, Indian media reports said today.
Kusal Mendis arrested over fatal crash

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was arrested Sunday after being allegedly involved in a fatal crash with a cyclist, who died instantly, just outside the country's capital Colombo, police said.
'Sci-fi' England-Windies opener a new frontier for Test cricket

It will be Test cricket but not as we've known it when England face the West Indies in the opening match of a "bio-secure" series at Southampton starting on Wednesday.
De Kock named South African cricketer of year

Limited-overs captain Quinton de Kock was on Saturday named South Africa's men's cricketer of the year for the second time.
Mashrafe tests positive for coronavirus again

Former Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has tested positive for coronavirus once again after undergoing the test four days ago for the second time, sources close to the right-arm pacer confirmed.
Saifudin challenges Shakib to score 22 off his two overs

Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin challenged premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to take the pacer on and score at least 22 runs off his two overs once Shakib returns to cricket following his ban.
England's Curran tests negative for COVID-19

England all-rounder Sam Curran can resume training ahead of next week's first test against West Indies after testing negative for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday.
Sri Lanka drops WC cricket fixing probe for lack of evidence

Sri Lankan police on Friday dropped a match-fixing investigation into the 2011 World Cup final, saying they found no evidence of Sri Lankan players letting their Indian opponents win.
England to join Windies in wearing "Black Lives Matter" logo

England will join the West Indies in wearing "Black Lives Matter" logos on their shirts during their three-match Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Sangakkara grilled in World Cup fixing probe

Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara was questioned for nearly 10 hours on Thursday by detectives probing explosive allegations the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed under his captaincy.
Afridi, his wife and daughters test Covid-19 negative

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi confirmed via a Twitter post that his wife and two of his daughters who were earlier found to be coronavirus positive have now tested negative for Covid-19.
Australia revert to using Kookaburra balls only in domestic cricket

Australia on Thursday announced plans to ditch the English Dukes ball in domestic cricket and revert to using only the traditional Kookaburra for the next Sheffield Shield season.
Stokes and Anderson make ball 'talk' in England warm-up

New captain Ben Stokes and James Anderson both made the ball "talk" according to one of the batsmen who faced them on the first day of England's intra-squad clash at the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday.
Windies coach Simmons won't be sacked over funeral attendance

West Indies coach Phil Simmons was told Wednesday he was in no danger of losing his job after the Barbados Cricket Association president said the former Test batsman should be sacked for attending his father-in-law's funeral.
West Indies cricket's 'founding father' Everton Weekes dies, aged 95

Legendary batsman Everton Weekes, the last of the famed West Indies 'Three Ws', died Wednesday at the age of 95 and was hailed as "a founding father" of the sport in the Caribbean.
Sri Lanka questions World Cup opener Tharanga in fixing probe

Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectives in a probe investigating claims that the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed.
India's Manohar steps down as ICC chairman

India's Shashank Manohar stepped down as chairman of the International Cricket Council on Wednesday after four years in office.