South Africa posted 140 for 6 on Monday in an action-packed first day of the opening Test, after Bangladesh collapsed to 106 all out with Kagiso Rabada celebrating being the fastest to take 300 Test wickets. The visitors took the lead, reaching 140 for 6 in 41 overs in reply at stumps at … Read more
File photo of Shakib Al Hasan.© AFP A group of people attacked Shakib Al Hasan’s fans during a protest in Dhaka on Sunday amid tight security, an eye witness said. Shakib Al Hasan wanted to retire from Test cricket by playing the series against South Africa in Bangladesh. The BCB responded positively to … Read more
Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to travel to Bangladesh for his final Test in Dhaka.© BCCI Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to travel to his native country for his final Test match, against South Africa in Mirpur, Dhaka from October 21-25, due to protests against him in the city. Shakib … Read more
Shakib Al Hasan is set for his last appearance in Test cricket in front of the home crowd as the venerable all-rounder was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the first match against South Africa, starting on Monday. Before the second and final Test against India at Kanpur, Shakib had expressed his wish to … Read more
Sanju Samson made the world stand up and take notice as he registered the second fastest T20I ton for an Indian, in the third and final match of the series against Bangladesh on Saturday. Samson, who is yet to be considered a regular in the Indian team, produced mind-boggling hitting at Hyderabad’s Uppal … Read more
India’s wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson produced the knock of a lifetime as the team took on Bangladesh in the third and final T20I of the series on Saturday. Samson brought up his maiden T20I ton, reaching the triple-digit score in the second-fastest time for an Indian. No matter which milestone was at stake, … Read more
India captain Suryakumar Yadav reaffirmed the stance that no one is “bigger than the team” and having a “selfless” approach after the hosts handed Bangladesh a shellacking in the final T20I. On the final night of the tour, India dished out a thumping 133-run defeat to the visitors, but this one will be … Read more
Babar Azam set to be dropped from Pakistan squad© AFP After Pakistan’s humiliating defeat to England in the first Test at Multan, former skipper Babar Azam has been dropped from the squad, a report has confirmed. Babar has been in woeful form over the last few months, across formats. He only scored 30 … Read more
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the third T20I in Hyderabad. India made one change to their playing XI with Ravi Bishnoi replacing seamer Arshdeep Singh, while Bangladesh made two changes. However, there was no debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana, who … Read more
India vs Bangladesh Live: Squads – India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma Bangladesh Squad: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Jaker … Read more
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has come under a lot of fire on social media following his social media post advertising a fantasy cricket app. Gambhir took to social media to post an advertisement for Real11 and within minutes, his followers calling him out for promoting a ‘betting app’. “Hopefully, India will … Read more
For assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, keeping players in a mentally safe zone is a non-negotiable in the team management’s effort to “build a strong core” ahead of two important years in Indian cricket. In this period, India will play several marquee events including the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia in November, … Read more