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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M Nazmul Islam was sacked on Thursday and relieved of all responsibilities of the board, including his position as head of the finance committee, amid demands from cricketers.BCB made this decision on Thursday in an emergency meeting held online, Bangladeshi news outlet Prothom Alo reported, quoting sources. Bangladesh seek T20…

TAN vs WI Live Score, ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026: West Indies captain Joshua Dorne won the toss and opted to field first against Tanzania in their ICC Under-19 World Cup opener at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek. Playing XIs: West Indies U19: Tanez Francis, Zachary Carter, Jewel Andrew (w), Joshua Dorne (c),…

James Coles of Sunrisers Eastern Cape during match 24 of the Betway SA20 season 4 between Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) and the Joburg Super Kings (JSK) held at St George’s Park in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa on the 14th January 2026. (Photo Credit: Richard Huggard / Sportzpicsl for SA20) Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the…

Bangladesh cricketers (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket plunged into fresh turmoil on Wednesday as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) publicly distanced itself from controversial remarks made by its director Najmul Islam, even as players threatened to boycott domestic matches and uncertainty deepened over the national team’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup…

Delhi Capitals’ Lizelle Lee plays a shot during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals, at the DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI Photo) NAVI MUMBAI: Lizelle Lee was at her destructive best for the second game in a row as Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz…

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan found himself at the centre of a debate after he was asked to retire out during a Big Bash League (BBL) match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder. The decision, taken by Renegades captain Will Sutherland, came after Rizwan scored 26 off 23 balls, an innings that again brought focus on…

MUMBAI: In a landmark move, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to introduce central contracts for Mumbai’s domestic players from the 2026-27 season. The decision was taken during the MCA Apex Council meeting held at the association’s BKC facility on Wednesday.While the BCCI has long had a central contract system for India’s top cricketers,…

DC vs UPW, WPL Live Score: Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz meet on Wednesday with both teams still looking for their first win of the WPL season. Delhi, finalists in each of the first three editions, have had a slow start under new captain Jemimah Rodrigues. UP Warriorz, now led by Meg Lanning, find themselves…

NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul reached a major milestone with an unbeaten century against New Zealand in the second ODI of the series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Rahul became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score an ODI hundred against New Zealand and the first Indian batter to score an…

India’s players and match officials. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Even as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has reiterated its refusal to send its national team to India for next month’s T20 World Cup, a Bangladeshi official continues to officiate on Indian soil, underlining a striking contrast between administrative posturing and cricketing operations.Go Beyond The Boundary…