T20
Three Bangladeshis in Big Bash draft
Three Bangladeshi cricketers enlisted their names on the 13th edition of the Big Bash T20 League players draft, with the league scheduled to begin on December 7.
Chapman denies NZ underestimated UAE after shock T20 loss
New Zealand batter Mark Chapman denied they took the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lightly after their shock loss to the minnows in the second T20 International in Dubai on Saturday.
Red card in cricket!
With just a few days left for an exhilarating 2023 CPL edition, organisers of men's Caribbean Premier League and Women's CPL on Saturday announced strict penalties for teams bowling their overs slowly.
Pandya seeks more responsibility from India batters
Indian captain Hardik Pandya called on his batsmen to take more responsibility and support their bowlers in future after openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill showed the way in Saturday's series-levelling Twenty20 win over the West Indies in Florida.
Afghan cricketer smashes 48 runs off one T20 over
Afghan international cricketer Sediqullah Atal smashed an astonishing 48 runs off one over Saturday in a Kabul Premier League Twenty20 match.
IPL must wait as South Africa name full-strength squad
South Africa on Monday named a full-strength squad for two must-win one-day internationals against the Netherlands on Friday and Sunday.
Markram named as South African T20 captain
Cricket South Africa director Enoch Nkwe said this did not mean the door was closed on Du Plessis, 38, who has not played for South Africa since February 2021, or other non-contracted cricketers
Kohli and Rohit get T20I break
India's omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 series against New Zealand is only intended to give them a rest, coach Rahul Dravid said Monday.
'Baby AB' sets T20 records tumbling in South Africa
South African franchises the Titans and Knights have set a new world record for the highest match aggregate of runs scored in Twenty20 cricket as they collectively bludgeoned 501 in a domestic provincial match on Monday.
Warner returns to Big Bash after nine years
David Warner will play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time in 10 seasons around the new year in a major coup for the Australian competition in an increasingly crowded Twenty20 marketplace.
We need to start from scratch in T20s: Shakib
Bangladesh T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that the Tigers would need a fresh start in the shortest format and for that, a process would be required that will allow the T20 outfit to improve gradually.
Pandya open to full-time captaincy
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said he is open to assuming the captaincy on a full-time basis after leading the side to a comprehensive victory in the final match of their Twenty20 series against West Indies.
'Obstacles motivate me'
Since debuting on the international stage in 2013 through an ODI against Bangladesh in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza has demonstrated his fighting prowess, on and off the field, time and again. The 36-year-old, who is enjoying a phenomenal run of form of late, keeps scaling greater heights with each passing game at an age when most good quality cricketers go into decline. Raza shared his views about his and side's game, also how he views the current Bangladesh team and more, in an interview with The Daily Star's Ekush Tapader, the excerpts of which are as follows:
‘No one even tried to hit a six’
Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon slammed the cricketers, saying that no one from the Tigers’ side even made an effort to win the final T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday.
Yadav blitz restores series lead for India
Suryakumar Yadav epitomised his team's new all-out attacking approach with a blazing 76 at the top of the order as India romped to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third T20 international in St Kitts on Tuesday.
Credit where it is due?
Like every other decision from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the appointment of Nurul Hasan Sohan as the T20 captain of Bangladesh team for the tour of Zimbabwe caused surprise among the cricket fraternity in the country. However, this particular decision from the management might end up being one of the few rational ones in recent memory.
Sohan espouses fearless cricket
New captain of Bangladesh T20 team, Nurul Hasan Sohan, has said that he has learnt a lot from Mahmudullah Riyad, the man he replaced as skipper for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour.
Wasim Akram urges to scrap ODI permanently
Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram feels ODI cricket has become "run-of-the-mill" stuff now and wants the administrators of the game to scrap the format for good.
Dates for next three BPL fixed
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon yesterday informed that the dates of the next three editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) were fixed.
