Cricket

Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Rohit Sharma’s bat went quiet during India’s humiliating home ODI series loss to New Zealand last week, but former India batter Manoj Tiwary believes the 38-year-old should be handed back the captaincy without delay. India suffered their first home ODI series defeat to New Zealand in more than 30 years,…

Bangladesh cricketers (AP Photo) The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is just two weeks away, and the controversy over the participation of the Bangladesh cricket team in the tournament remains unresolved. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday categorically announced, after a meeting with the country’s sports advisor and national team cricketers in Dhaka, that…

Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith has questioned India’s decision to leave Rishabh Pant out of their T20 World Cup squad, saying a player of his ability should “walk into any T20 side”. Pant, who is currently recovering from a side strain, has not featured in India’s T20…

Paarl Royals will take on Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the second qualifier The SA20 Season 4 Qualifier 2 will be a repeat of last season as Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Paarl Royals face off at the Wanderers on Friday evening for a place in Sunday’s coveted final.Sunrisers were comfortable victors at Centurion last season, winning…

Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad (l) plays a forward defensive, watched by England wicketkeeper John Murray (r) (Photo/Getty Images) Every cricket team is known for a certain style. Australia is often linked with an aggressive approach and playing hard until the final ball. India is associated with its long line of top-class batters, from Sunil Gavaskar and…

India vs New Zealand Live Score, 2nd T20I: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International on Friday. India made two changes to the playing XI of their previous match, bringing in Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested…

Bangladesh cricket team (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) The Bangladesh Cricket Board has made a last-ditch attempt to challenge the ICC’s decision to stage the national men’s team’s T20 World Cup matches in India, writing to the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee, even though the appeal is unlikely to be heard as it falls outside the…

KARACHI: Pakistani selectors on Friday included fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in the national T20 squad for the home series against Australia. The squad announced has no changes from the one that played earlier this month against Sri Lanka with the exception of Afridi’s return from a knee injury and Babar Azam coming back after…

Bangladesh cricketers (AP Photo) The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is just two weeks away, and the controversy over the participation of the Bangladesh cricket team in the tournament remains unresolved. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday categorically announced, after a meeting with the country’s sports advisor and national team cricketers in Dhaka, that…

Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian opener Abhishek Sharma said he has been trying to follow in former India captain Rohit Sharma’s footsteps with his attacking approach, while admitting that he does not consider himself “fully mature” as a batter yet.Abhishek began the home series against New Zealand — India’s final bilateral assignment ahead…