T20 World Cup
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).
'Rahul can play himself into World Cup spot with IPL heroics'
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batter role in India's Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batter Robin Uthappa said.
Will Mushtaq make his presence felt?
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former Pakistani leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as the national team's spin bowling coach on Tuesday. The decision seemed like a curious one given the dearth of leg-spinners in the national team and the country itself.
Powell trying to coax Narine out of retirement for home World Cup
West Indies skipper Rovman Powell said he is trying to persuade all-rounder Sunil Narine to come out of international retirement for the home T20 World Cup in June.
Jofra Archer targeting T20 World Cup
England pace bowler Jofra Archer could play in this year's T20 World Cup but will not play test cricket until 2025, according to England managing director Rob Key.
Stokes sacrifices T20 World Cup for Test cricket
The 32-year-old said he was skipping the tournament in the United States and the West Indies to make sure he could be a fully-fledged all-rounder in Test cricket.
Imad Wasim comes out of retirement
Imad Wasim announced his retirement from international cricket in November 2023 but has made a U-turn after a brilliant Pakistan Super League (PSL) season.
Rashid Khan leads biggest movers of the week
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan issued an ominous warning on the eve of this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup by re-entering the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings.
India, Pakistan drive US ticket demand for T20 WC
Organisers of June's T20 Cricket World Cup games in the United States say that early ticket sales have shown there is a huge demand for the sport among cricket lovers in the country.
We believe we can beat Pakistan: Sriram
Bangladesh’s T20 technical consultant Sridharan Sriram said that the Tigers are capable of beating Pakistan in their final Super 12 fixture of the T20 World Cup in Adelaide tomorrow.
'India need to be as clinical as possible'
Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Saturday India must pile the pressure on early and be clinical in their execution if they want to get past Zimbabwe and into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.
Shakib admits 'panicking' Bangladesh blew run chase against India
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday said his team's "lack of experience" in handling close matches made them come up short in a rain-hit thriller against India at the Twenty20 World Cup.
England face NZ with one eye on the skies
England must get past in-form New Zealand on Tuesday if they are to get their Twenty20 World Cup campaign back on track but their hopes of reaching the semifinals would also suffer a heavy blow if the Brisbane weather refuses to play ball.
Will Tigers focus on strength or relative disadvantage?
Bangladesh’s batting has been a major concern in the T20 World Cup so far and the question that has been asked most is whether their batting depth has paid dividends. On the other hand, the bowling has turned out to be game-changing for the Tigers, with their speedsters making the most of the pace, bounce and movement offered by Australian surfaces.
Disruptors Ireland dare to dream
Ireland's long journey to credibility in global cricket took a quantum leap forward with their stunning upset over England at the T20 World Cup and left Andy Balbirnie's men dreaming of bigger things on the world stage.
'Heartbroken' Pakistan still hurting from India loss, says Iftikhar
Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed admitted on Wednesday his side were "heartbroken" and still hurting from their agonising opening defeat to arch-rivals India at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Proteas to target Bangladesh top order in Sydney
Lungi Ngidi says South Africa will be looking to blast Bangladesh off the park with pace at the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday, targeting the top order in particular to "cut the head off the snake".
Taskin is one of the leaders now: Shakib
Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan heaped praise on pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed, saying that the pacer has now assumed the role of a leader in the pace department since the departure of the country's most iconic cricketing figure -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.
‘Aus hard to stop despite NZ defeat’
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh said Monday that defending champions Australia were confident of bouncing back from their opening defeat at the T20 World Cup declaring: "Our best is the best in the world".
