LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for next week’s second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Wednesday. The pair are currently facing an ECB probe for breaking the team’s midnight curfew following England’s win in the first […]
LAHORE — Pakistan on Wednesday named a largely inexperienced 15-member squad for the men’s T20 cricket competition at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with opener Sahibzada Farhan appointed captain. The squad does not include any of Pakistan’s established senior stars, with Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan all […]
LAHORE — Pakistan overcame Australian spin on a tricky wicket to win the third and final one-day international by four wickets and clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday. Pakistan had to fight hard on a turning wicket to reach 161-6 in 41.5 overs after Australia had crashed to its lowest ODI total in Pakistan and […]
SRINAGAR — Former Australian cricketer Shaun Tait has resigned from his role as Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach with immediate effect, bringing an end to his stint with the side after 12 months. Tait joined Bangladesh in May last year on a contract running until November 2027. The former Australia speedster had replaced ex-New Zealand all-rounder […]
NEW DELHI — Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli was on Thursday ruled our of the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury. The three-match series begins on June 13 in Dharamsala. “He is out of the ODI series due to a hamstring injury,” a BCCI source told PTI. Kohli, known for his […]
WELLINGTON — India will play 12 international cricket matches in New Zealand later this year in a tour billed as the biggest in New Zealand in a generation. The all-format tour will feature India playing the Black Caps in five Twenty20 internationals, five one-day internationals and two test matches. India will play more international matches […]
MULLANPUR — Suryakumar Yadav is set to be removed as captain of the India T20 team and the all-powerful Apex Council might be informed of his status even before the squad for the UK tour is selected. Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma have emerged as the top contenders to succeed Surya as the leader of […]
MULLANPUR — Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi Dar, whose non-selection in the Indian Test squad invited widespread criticism, has been summoned by the team management along with five others to bowl in the nets ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting June 6. Besides Auqib, wiry UP leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari, who plays for […]
AHMEDABAD — Royal Challengers Bengaluru became only the third team in history to successfully defend the Indian Premier League title as they beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Only two teams – MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (2010 and 2011) and […]
DUBAI — Australia have been dealt a setback for their upcoming ODI series against Pakistan, with Mitchell Marsh ruled out due to an ankle injury. In Marsh’s absence, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will captain Australia during the three-match series in Pakistan, which begins on May 30. The all-rounder, who was in excellent form during the recent […]