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BANGLADESH CRICKET Bangladesh’s sports advisor, has declared that Shakib Al Hasan will never play for the national team again © Getty Asif Mahmud, Bangladesh’s sports advisor, has declared that the country’s premier all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, will never play for the national team again. Shakib, who served as an Awami League member of parliament from January to August last year before being ousted in a student-led revolution, has not been picked for the national side in the past 12 months. However, he has continued to feature in franchise leagues abroad while residing in the USA. The advisor’s declaration came after…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced an 18-member squad for the two-Test match series, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 against South Africa, commencing on 12 October. The squad will be further trimmed before the start of the first Test. Shan Masood will continue to lead the side, while three uncapped players – Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram and Rohail Nazir have also been included. South Africa, champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will take on Pakistan in the first Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 12 to 16 October, while the…
Rehan Ahmed has been named in England Lions’ 18-player squad for this winter’s tour of Australia after being left out of the senior squad for the Ashes.The 21-year-old Leicestershire all-rounder was in great form in the 2025 County Championship, scoring 760 runs including five centuries and taking 23 wickets – leading him to be tipped by many to receive a call-up for this year’s Test series against Australia. Ahmed is one of four Test-capped players in the Lions group alongside Matthew Fisher, Tom Hartley and Josh Hull, while Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox have both also been capped in limited-overs…
Rehan Ahmed has been named in England Lions’ 18-player squad for this winter’s tour of Australia after being left out of the senior squad for the Ashes.The 21-year-old Leicestershire all-rounder was in great form in the 2025 County Championship, scoring 760 runs including five centuries and taking 23 wickets – leading him to be tipped by many to receive a call-up for this year’s Test series against Australia. Ahmed is one of four Test-capped players in the Lions group alongside Matthew Fisher, Tom Hartley and Josh Hull, while Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox have both also been capped in limited-overs…
PAKISTAN SQUAD Shan Masood and Babar Azam will hope to hold the batting together. © Getty Uncapped players Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram and Rohail Nazir have been named in Pakistan’s 18-man squad for the two match Test series against South Africa, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced in a media release on Tuesday (September 30). Shan Masood will continue to lead the Test side despite a poor captaincy record of just three wins from his 12 games in charge. Pakistan squad: Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said the team’s all-round depth gives them a “high chance” of winning the Women’s Cricket World Cup title, especially as they play on home soil. The 13th edition of the women’s showpiece 50-over tournament begins Tuesday, with co-hosts India to face Sri Lanka in the opener in Guwahati. The Indian women made it to two ODI World Cup finals but lost on both occasions — going down to England by nine runs the last time around in 2017 at Lord’s. But Kaur’s team have improved in leaps and bounds from…
Amanjot Kaur scored her maiden Women’s Cricket World Cup half-century as India began their campaign with a 59-run victory (DLS Method) over Sri Lanka in a rain-affected opening encounter in Guwahati.Amanjot (57) shared a 103-run partnership with Deepti Sharma (53), the only other player in the India contingent to score a half-century, as they helped India to recover from a mini collapse to post 269-8 after being inserted. Sri Lanka bowled a great line and length to start, with Inoka Ranaweera (4-46) striking three times in the 26th over, but after a lengthy rain delay, which saw the game reduced…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL All-rounder Glenn Maxwell was on Tuesday ruled out of this week’s T20 series in New Zealand after breaking his arm in a freak accident during net training. Maxwell had his arm fractured by a shot from big-hitting batsman Mitchell Owen while bowling in the nets at Mount Maunganui, said Cricket Australia. Matthew Short was in the adjoining net when Maxwell was struck. “I saw it out of the corner of my eye,” Short told cricket.com.au. “I saw (Owen) smoked it and then the aftermath. It hit Maxi on the wrist. It didn’t sound good. “(Owen) is…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended all no-objection certificates (NOC) for players who want to participate in T20 leagues outside Pakistan, ESPNcricinfo reported on Tuesday. According to the report, PCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmad Syed issued a notice to the players and their agents, making the announcement. The notification, seen by ESPNcricinfo, read: “With the approval of chairman PCB, all NOCs for players with respect to participation in leagues and other out of country tournaments are hereby put on hold until further orders.” According to the publication, the reason behind the move is currently unknown. “Reports have suggested…
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s national selection committee has named an 18-member squad for the two-Test match series against South Africa, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27, commencing on October 12, an official statement confirmed on Tuesday. Shan Masood will continue to lead the side, while three uncapped players — Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram and Rohail Nazir — have also been included. The squad will be further trimmed before the start of the first Test match. South Africa, who were the champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, will take on Pakistan in the first Test at the…