TOSS: Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to bat Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali(w), Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan,…

Javed Miandad (R) and Rashid Latif. (Photo by Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) initiated talks with senior government officials to discuss future course of action after ICC conveyed to PCB about India’s unwillingness to tour the country for next year’s Champions Trophy, Pakistan’s cricket community reacted with…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X) India’s head coach and former batsman Gautam Gambhir has challenged Australia to prepare any kind of wickets, as he asserts that the Indian Test squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) has “all bases covered” to counter “any kind of wicket”.India will take on Australia in the…

Leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy bowled a brilliant five-wicket spell to put India within sight of victory in the second T20I against South Africa on Sunday, but an error of judgement by captain Suryakumar Yadav cost the visitors dear — according to former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali.India could muster only 124 for 7 after a top-order failure,…

Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former opener Aakash Chopra is certain that there will be no Champions Trophy if the Indian team does not participate in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) marquee tournament scheduled for February-March next year in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday confirmed that it received…

Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video grab) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is the first India batter to reach Australia as the former India captain landed in Perth on Sunday evening. Kohli travelled before the first batch of players, who left from Mumbai on November 10.“Virat Kohli left before the two batches and has already reached Perth….

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo: BCCI video grab) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir set the tone for India’s tour of Australia by taking questions on the concerns surrounding the Indian team after the 0-3 whitewash in the Test series at home against New Zealand, one of which is his own ‘mixed’ run in four…

Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) India came close to defending a small total in the second T20I against South Africa in Gqeberha on Sunday, before Tristan Stubbs played a cameo to take his team home for a series-levelling three-wicket win at St. George’s Park. But former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali slammed Hardik Pandya for playing a…

NEW DELHI: Skipper Jos Buttler struck an explosive 45-ball 83 powering England to a commanding seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second T20I in Barbados on Sunday. The stunning Buttler blitz helped England take a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series. The West Indies, sent in to bat first, posted a total of…

Lockie Ferguson finished with incredible figures of 2-0-7-3. (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Paceman Lockie Ferguson was at his brutal best on Sunday as his fiery spell that included a hat-trick helped New Zealand defend their lowest target in men’s T20I against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Sunday. After the Kiwis were shot out for 108,…