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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique’s departure to England for the County Championship has been delayed, Yorkshire County Cricket Club confirmed on Saturday. Abdullah was set to represent Yorkshire in two red-ball matches and four Vitality Blast T20 games during his stint with the club. However, according to a statement issued by Yorkshire on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, a delay in the visa process means Abdullah will not be able to arrive as originally scheduled and will miss the upcoming Championship match against Nottinghamshire. The club has not yet confirmed a revised arrival date for the Pakistani…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Naim returns after almost two years. © Getty Left-handed opener Naim Sheikh returned to the one-day set-up after almost two years as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The ODI series is scheduled to be played from July 2-8. The first two ODIs are set to take place in Colombo, with the final match to be held in Pallekele. Apart from Naim, the BCB opted to ring in the changes with the likes of Litton Das, Shamim Patwary, Tanvir Islam and Hasan Mahmud…
Contrasting, classy centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant combined to set England a stiff target of 371 to win the first Test against India at Headingley, with a thrilling fifth and final day in store.Rahul’s 137 – his ninth Test ton, and eighth overseas – was a masterclass in patience, concentration and touch, while Pant’s 118 was typically destructive as he wrestled momentum away from England in the afternoon, becoming the first ever Indian batter to score hundreds in both innings against them. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at the best…
DOMESTIC CRICKET Prithvi Shaw wants to move out of Mumbai. © BCCI Prithvi Shaw has sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). The 25-year-old former India opener has informed the association that he has received offers from three to four states and is currently considering his options. “He has just sent us a letter seeking NOC. We have informed the Apex Council members. We will issue the NOC soon,” Abhay Hadap, the secretary of the MCA, told Cricbuzz. Shaw has not played for Mumbai since December 24. “At this juncture of my career, I have…
BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Apart from the captaincy rumours, Bangladesh are also concerned about Najmul’s fitness after he took a blow to a finger. © BCB Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, skipper Najmul Hossain hogged the limelight, not because of his twin hundreds in the opening Test at Galle but regarding his future as Test captain of Bangladesh. Since Cricbuzz revealed Najmul is reconsidering Test captaincy, the skipper chose to play it safe. Najmul did not rule out the possibility of quitting captaincy following the Test but at the same time did not want to…
Kirsty Coventry became the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the most powerful person in sport, on Monday in a handover ceremony with her predecessor Thomas Bach. The Zimbabwean is the first woman and African to head the body, and at 41, the youngest since Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who is credited with founding the modern-day Olympics. Coventry accepted the Olympic key from Bach, who like her, is an Olympic champion, winning a team fencing gold in 1976, and earning two swimming golds in 2004 and 2008. Stepping down after a turbulent 12-year tenure, Bach expressed his confidence that…
INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Rahul and Pant shared an unbroken 61-run stand by Lunch on Day 4. © Getty An impressive measured half-century from KL Rahul and his partnership with Rishabh Pant has kept India steady in the Headingley Test by Lunch on the fourth day. Despite an early setback, India didn’t allow themselves to be put under pressure as the duo thwarted England’s attempts at making further incisions and guided the lead past the 150-run mark by the session break. England drew first blood once play got underway in the morning. Brydon Carse started proceedings, once Shoaib Bashir…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The first phase of the Skills Development camp, featuring 15 players, concluded here at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed. According to the cricket board, the players participated in several fitness and fielding sessions from 6 am to 8 am, while skill-based sessions (net practice) were held from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Ground and NCA from Monday to Thursday. They also engaged in match scenarios at the LCCA Ground on the final two days of the Skills Development camp. First batch…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Canada have booked their place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, following an emphatic victory over the Bahamas in the Americas Qualifier at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground on Saturday. Playing at home, Canada maintained their unbeaten run in the tournament, registering their fifth consecutive win to seal qualification. In a dominant display, bowlers Kaleem Sana and Shivam Sharma picked up three wickets each to bundle out the Bahamas for just 57 runs. Chasing the modest target, Canada wasted no time, racing to victory in…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Bangladesh cricket team’s three key fast bowlers Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam have recovered from injuries and are likely to return for the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official confirmed on Saturday that the trio will undergo final fitness assessments during two intra-squad practice matches scheduled for June 23 and 25 at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram. The three fast bowlers, all recovering from recent injuries, were seen bowling at full pace during the team’s preparation camp. While their return to…