In a dramatic turnaround, Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his retirement after intervention from Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He met her on Friday afternoon after being invited for a meeting. Tamim was in the Prime Minister’s residence with his wife, his former captain Mashrafe Mortaza and BCB president Nazmul Hassan. Tamim briefed the media outside
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“Is this press conference being held about tomorrow’s match? If not, then Litton Das doesn’t need to be here. Call the board president or the coach. They can tell you. I came here to speak about tomorrow’s game.” This was Litton himself speaking in third person. It was around the halfway mark of a long
Pujara added crucial partnerships with the middle and lower orders after West were 150 for 4 at one stage, when Saurabh Kumar dismissed Sarfaraz Khan for 6. He shared important stands of 47, 32, 21 and 26 for the fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth wickets, respectively, as the defending champions took one step towards the
We’ve had the re-run of Stuart Broad vs David Warner, but Pat Cummins vs Joe Root is catching up with the Australia captain now reaching double-figures of dismissals against England’s best batter. Here’s a look back at how he’s done it, with some outstanding deliveries among them… Massive moment! Huge appeal for lbw, given not
Ollie Robinson is fit to bat in England’s first innings after suffering a back spasm on day one of the third Ashes Test at Headingley. The seamer had to leave the field in 43rd over of Australia’s innings after feeling what has been described as a shooting pain up his back after bowling the second
Mitchell Marsh just wanted the chance to play one more Test for Australia. Four years had elapsed since his last outing and another allrounder had emerged, tipped to be a great player, but he kept hoping. At Headingley, where English allrounders have done a thing or two in the past in Ashes Tests, Marsh produced
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members face restrictions on their movements and more space between them and players in the Lord’s Long Room as investigations continue into the second Ashes Test. Australia faced a mixed reception at Headingley on Thursday, with the country’s national anthem booed by some sections of the crowd before play on day
Despite Tamim Iqbal saying “this is the end for me” in international cricket, Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, is hoping that he changes his mind because Bangladesh are planning for their captain to play the ODI World Cup and go even further beyond. Hassan was addressing a midnight press conference in Dhaka following an emergency
West Indies 114 for 2 (Matthews 50, Henry 22*, Delany 1-12) beat Ireland 113 for 7 (Hunter 33, Fraser 1-16) by eight wickets Hayley Matthews was at it again, leading West Indies with the bat after chipping in with the ball, to take them to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland in the second of
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum are about simple, clear messaging. Cricket is a complicated enough sport, and English cricket a pressurised enough environment without introducing anything that may elicit doubt. Especially at a time when England need as few distractions as possible to overturn a 2-0 deficit. Ahead of this third Test at Headingley Chris
Hindsight is a terrible tease, but where might this series be now had Mark Wood been fit to play the first Test at Edgbaston? To judge by his ferocious pad-thumper to a motionless Pat Cummins in the afternoon session, Australia’s captain probably wouldn’t have been quite so composed in that fraught run-chase, especially against a
Multan Sultans owner Alamgir Tareen has died in Lahore by suicide at the age of 63. Alamgir, who bought the Sultans franchise in 2018, was found dead at his home in Lahore on Thursday morning. Police said a hand-written note had been found on the site, and news of his passing was confirmed by the
England 68 for 3 (Root 19*, Bairstow 1*) trail Australia 263 (Marsh 118, Wood 5-34) by 195 runs Mark Wood and Mitchell Marsh were the standout performers on a rollercoaster day one at Headingley, as England and Australia jousted for the ascendency on a juicy Headingley pitch. Wood, back in the side after concerns about
In May 2022, Rohit Sharma had forecasted that Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma would be an India player very soon. “Having such a calm head is never easy, and in my opinion, I feel he’s going to be an all-format player for India pretty soon,” Rohit had said. “He’s got the technique, and he’s got the
Talking about the October 15 ODI World Cup fixture against India, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said that the tournament doesn’t revolve around only one game, and all nine fixtures will be important. Babar addressed the media in Karachi, where the team is undergoing a preparatory camp before the Sri Lanka Test series. “We are
Josh Tongue and Dillon Pennington have both signed for Nottinghamshire on three-year deals, and will leave Worcestershire at the end of the 2023 season. Tongue, who featured in the second Test against Australia at Lord’s last week, after claiming a five-for on the same ground during his England debut against Ireland, now has 172 first-class
Some of England’s big names headline the list of the new players roped in for the 2024 edition of the SA20 league. Moeen Ali has gone to Joburg Super Kings, Liam Livingstone and Tom Banton are with MI Cape Town, and Dawid Malan and Liam Dawson have been picked up by defending champions Sunrisers Eastern
Australia are hopeful that Cameron Green will be available for the fourth Test at Old Trafford after picking up a “low grade” hamstring strain, which forced him to miss Headingley. Green, who had a lengthy bat at training on Tuesday, but did not bowl like the other quicks did, did not appear at the final
In a shock development, Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s ODI captain, has retired from international cricket three months before the World Cup begins in India, bringing a sudden end to a 16-year international career. Surrounded by a throng of reporters, Tamim was extremely emotional and in tears as he made the announcement at a press conference he
To resolve the ongoing legal disputes in various courts that have caused a hold-up in the PCB election process, the prime minister of Pakistan has approved a new ten-member management committee headed by Zaka Ashraf for a period of four months. Former Pakistan batter Zaheer Abbas is also among the members. The PCB elections for
Hobart Hurricanes have been able to shore up their BBL list by re-signing in-demand power hitters Tim David and Ben McDermott beyond next season. David, 27, has signed a one-year extension to take his contract through until the end of the 2024-25 season. McDermott, 28, has committed to the Hurricanes until the end of 2025-26.
The BBL is set for one of the earliest starts and earliest finishes in competition history with the 13th edition of the tournament set to run from December 7 to January 24 and could allow overseas players to stay for the majority of the season, after issues with retaining talent last year. Australia’s men’s home
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England 186 for 9 (Wyatt 76, Sutherland 3-28) beat Australia 183 for 8 (Perry 51*, Glenn 2-27, Ecclestone 2-35) by three runs Danni Wyatt‘s magnificent half-century set a Kia Oval crowd of 20,328 – and this Ashes series – alight before England’s bowlers combined to protect a lofty total and topple the mighty Australians by
Afghanistan 83 for 2 (Ibrahim 41*, Shakib 1-9) beat Bangladesh 169 for 9 (Hridoy 51, Farooqi 3-24) by 17 runs (DLS method) In between three rain breaks, Afghanistan sneaked a fine bowling performance to beat Bangladesh by 17 runs, to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series. Play was suspended in Chattogram for a
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma‘s stellar performances in the IPL have paved a way to the Indian T20I squad with the two quick-scoring left-handers chosen as part of a 15-member squad to play against West Indies from August 3. It is their first call-up to the senior side in short-form cricket. Hardik Pandya captains the
Big picture: Shootout at the last-chance saloon “Sir, do you know they’ve cut us off? We’re entirely surrounded.” “Those poor bastards,” Puller said. “They’ve got us right where we want ’em. We can shoot in every direction now.” When he took over as England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes named Brad Pitt’s character Don “Wardaddy” Collier,
West Indies 222 for 3 (King 100, Hope 63*, Kaleemullah 1-49) beat Oman 221 for 9 (Suraj 53, Shoaib 50, Shepherd 3-44) by seven wickets A disciplined performance from the bowlers backed up by a century from Brandon King saw West Indies complete a clinical seven-wicket win over Oman in Harare. Kyle Mayers and Romario
South Zone 63 for 4 (Agarwal 37*, Tilak 12*, Rana 2-19) trail North Zone 198 (Prabhsimran 49, Ankit 33, Sindhu 27, Kaverappa 5-28) by 135 runs As many as 14 wickets fell at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on an intense day where South Zone appeared to have taken the honours until they collapsed late in the
England have made three changes for Thursday’s third Ashes Test at Headingley, with Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, and Moeen Ali returning to the starting XI in place of James Anderson, Josh Tongue and the injured Ollie Pope. The XI was confirmed shortly before England’s captain, Ben Stokes, addressed the media at Headingley, where his team