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TROUBLE AT THE TOP BCB elections are still set for October © BCB Bangladesh Youth and Sports Advisor, Asif Mahmud, said on Friday that they are working on the process of changing the BCB constitution but insisted that, at the moment, there is no plan to delay the BCB elections scheduled in October. The BCB had suspended all the activities of the previous constitution reform committee, headed by director Nazmul Abedin, on January 25 earlier this year upon criticism. The National Sports Council had formed a committee on June 24 to prepare recommendations for updating the constitutions and affiliation policies…
Fourteen-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi smoked 48 from just 19 balls as India U19s thumped an England equivalent containing Rocky Flintoff in the opening youth ODI.Suryavanshi – who became the youngest man to score a T20 century when he clubbed 101 off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL in April – struck five sixes and three fours in Hove as India U19s took just 24 overs to overhaul England’s 174 all out in a six-wicket win. The teenager flogged 21 runs in one over, bowled by Jack Home, as he and skipper Ayush Mhatre (21) put on 71…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 The right-hander last played for Sri Lanka in November 2024 © Getty Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh, with Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dilshan Madushanka returning to the setup. Both players last featured in the ODI series against New Zealand in November 2024. Samarawickrama’s last List-A action was for Sri Lanka A in the 50-over tri-series in Abu Dhabi, which also featured Ireland A and Afghanistan A. He was the second highest run-getter in the series, scoring 197 runs in 4 innings, with one hundred and one…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has raised serious concerns about the standard of TV umpiring during the first Test against Australia in Barbados, pointing to a series of controversial decisions made by third umpire Adrian Holdstock. Speaking after day two, Sammy expressed frustration and hinted at a possible pattern of bias, referring not only to recent events in the ongoing match but also to calls made during the ODI series in England. “I’ve noticed a trend, especially with this particular umpire. It started in England, and it’s frustrating. All we’re asking for is consistency in…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Keshav Maharaj, who has captained South Africa in seven ODIs and five T20Is, will lead them for the first time in a Test © Getty From A to Z. Or from Arundel to Zimbabwe. The last step of South Africa’s preparation for the WTC final against Australia at Lord’s earlier this month was a four-day match against Zimbabwe at Arundel. Now the champions are in Bulawayo to play what might be called the Thank You Series, starting on Saturday. Quite how much the South Africans gained at Arundel, where the match was reduced to…
Lauren Bell says England are delighted to have a “happy” Sophie Ecclestone back in their squad for the series against India – as well as the “winning mentality” coach Charlotte Edwards has instilled.Left-arm spinner Ecclestone – the top-ranked bowler in the women’s ODI rankings and fourth in the T20 charts – missed the 50-over and T20 sweeps of West Indies earlier this summer as she recovered from a knee injury. The 26-year-old has since taken a break from the game in order to manage a quad issue and “prioritise her wellbeing” but is now set to play international cricket for…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced new playing conditions for men’s T20 Internationals, with the key change focusing on how powerplay overs are calculated in reduced-overs matches. These updates will come into effect on July 10, 2025. Until now, in shortened games, the number of powerplay overs was rounded off to the nearest full over, often causing an imbalance in fielding restrictions. The ICC has now decided to round powerplays to the nearest ball, to ensure that they reflect approximately 30% of the innings, as intended in a standard 20-over match. For example, in a…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Sri Lanka are on course to clinch the match and the series © AFP Sri Lanka continued to dominate the second Test match at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Following Pathum Nissanka’s 158 and a swashbuckling 84 from Kusal Mendis, the hosts claimed a 211-run lead before a collective bowling effort reduced Bangladesh to 115/6. The visitors are still trailing Sri Lanka by 96 runs with only four wickets in hand. Continuing from his overnight score of 146, Nissanka quickly moved to 150 as the hosts went past 300. The second new ball…
Jofra Archer is likely to play in one of England’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against India, ECB managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key confirmed to Sky Sports News.Fast bowler Archer has not featured in a Test match since February 2021 due to shoulder and back injuries but is in the squad for the second game of the series against India at Edgbaston from July 2, with the third match to follow at Lord’s from July 10. Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain says picking the 30-year-old in Birmingham from Wednesday would be a “gamble” after he played his first red-gall game in…
Jofra Archer is likely to play in at least one of England’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against India, ECB managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key confirmed to Sky Sports News.Fast bowler Archer has not featured in a Test match since February 2021 due to shoulder and back injuries but is in the squad for the second game of the series against India at Edgbaston from July 2, with the third match to follow at Lord’s from July 10. Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain says picking the 30-year-old in Birmingham from Wednesday would be a “gamble” after he played his first red-gall…