Darwin, Aug 10 (IANS) Expressing childlike delight at finally getting the chance to play Test cricket in Australia, senior fast bowler Taskin Ahmed said on Monday that Bangladesh are feeling ‘really honoured’ to feature in a Test series in the country after 23 years.
Darwin, Aug 10 (IANS) Returning to his hometown as Australia’s opening batter, Jake Weatherald said he has made a few tweaks to his batting set-up and is hopeful that they are received well during the upcoming series opener against Bangladesh at Marrara Stadium.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) have termed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) sudden structural changes to the Men's ODI World Cup qualification pathway as a major ‘setback’ to the associate nations, warning that the move risks undermining years of global progress.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews and Sri Lankan batter Harshitha Samarawickrama have been named as the nominees for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2026.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook, West Indies seam-bowling all-rounder Justin Greaves and Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July 2026 following their stellar performances.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has expressed her excitement for the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played in early 2027, adding that from a mindset perspective, the thought of always making the team win will remain the same.
Colombo, Aug 10 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak praised left-handed top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal for hitting an exquisite unbeaten 142 in the team’s six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Cricket XI in their three-day warm-up match, and called his knock ‘really good.’
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has opened bidding for the rights to run a new team in the esteemed T20 Mumbai League, which will expand the men’s league to nine teams from what was eight earlier this season.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) has welcomed the formation of the Sri Lankan Professional Cricketers’ Association, calling it a landmark development that will strengthen player representation and support the continued professionalisation and growth of cricket in Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Sarfaraz Khan marked his return to the Indian Test squad by sharing a picture of himself in the team’s training kit alongside his father and former club cricketer and coach Naushad Khan on Instagram, after being recalled as a replacement for injured Sai Sudharsan for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
