Author: Staff Reporter

Bangladesh have made two major changes to their squad for the first two T20Is against Ireland. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahidul Islam Ankon will replace Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Hossain in the 15-man squad. Saifuddin is returning after playing in a T20I series against Afghanistan in Sharjah, where Bangladesh won 3–0. Mahidul, on the other hand, will make his T20I debut. So far, he has played only one Test and three ODIs, and this will be a golden opportunity for him to showcase his talent in the T20 format. Taskin is currently playing in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi. Chief…

Indian blind women’s cricket team scripted history by winning the inaugural T20 Blind Women’s World Cup. The Women in Blue defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final in Colombo on Sunday. In the showdown encounter at the iconic P Sara Oval in Colombo, India opted to bowl first and quickly took control of the game. Nepal struggled to score due to India’s tight fielding and shrewd bowling. Nepal managed to post a modest total of 114 runs for five wickets in their 20 overs but could manage only one boundary in their innings, highlighting India’s disciplined effort on the…

India’s top all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be seen playing for his old franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 after he was traded by Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In a video shared by RR on YouTube, Jadeja said that if they win the title this year, the trophy will be dedicated to Shane Warne. “Definitely. I got a chance to play for Rajasthan Royals again and we are performing well. If we win the trophy, we will obviously dedicate it to Shane Warne. His role at the beginning of my journey was very important. He…

India’s wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been named the captain of the Kerala senior men’s cricket team for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. The Kerala Cricket Association confirmed this in an official release and announced that the squad will leave for Lucknow on November 22 from Indore. This domestic T20 tournament is part of Elite Group A and will be held in Lucknow from November 26 to December 8, 2025. The 31-year-old was recently involved in a major Indian Premier League trade. He got traded from Rajasthan Royals (RR) to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This move also saw Ravindra…

Taijul Islam reached a major milestone in his career as he became the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test cricket. He went past Bangladesh legend Shakib Al Hasan, who has taken 246 wickets in his glorious career. Taijul now stands at 249 wickets after taking his third wicket in the second innings of the ongoing final Test of the two-match series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Starting the day, Bangladesh strengthened their position and declared at 297/4, giving Ireland a huge target of 509 runs. In reply, Ireland had a poor start as Taijul dismissed both openers…

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka comfortably by seven wickets with 27 balls to spare in the third match of the ongoing T20I tri-series. Mohammad Nawaz and Sahibzada Farhan were the standout performers for the Men in Green. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan’s bowlers were disciplined and kept tight pressure on the Lankan batters throughout the innings. All Pakistani bowlers finished with an economy rate under eight. Nawaz was brilliant as he struck twice in consecutive balls in the 12th over and ended his spell with figures of 3/16 at an…

Mitchell Starc blew England away with an outstanding performance in the first Test of the Ashes 2025 at the Perth Stadium as Australia defeated England by eight wickets. The senior pacer took seven wickets in the first innings to dismantle England’s batting while bagging three in the second, completing a 10-wicket-haul in the Ashes opener. By doing so, he became the first player in 12 years to take 10 wickets in an Ashes match. Starc also became the first Australian player to achieve the feat in 35 years. Craig McDermott was the last Aussie player who took 11 wickets in…

Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith praised Travis Head and Mitchell Starc after their brilliant performances helped Australia win the first Ashes Test in Perth. Head scored a fearless century, while Starc delivered a match-winning spell that sealed an eight-wicket victory and gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. During the post-match presentation, Smith highlighted how special Head’s knock was. “That innings was out of this world, one of those days when he’s on and he got us home. At tea time, had discussions [about the order], didn’t like how it had gone in the first innings. He said…

England captain Ben Stokes admitted that his team was ‘shell-shocked’ by Travis Head’s blazing innings in Perth as the visitors succumbed to an 8-wicket loss in a Test that had its share of ebbs and flows. Stokes also praised Head for his game-breaking knock, which changed the course of the Test. “Little bit shell-shocked. Pretty phenomenal from Head. Pretty raw, pretty emotional, but that was some knock. If you find yourself in the position of getting in, you have to try and go on. Travis has knocked the wind out of us there.” Stokes also explained how difficult it was…

Former Australia opener David Warner criticised Joe Root after the latter’s second-innings failure on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test in Perth. Warner felt that a player with more than 10,000 Test runs to his name should not play a poor shot at such a crucial moment in the match. While commentating on Fox Cricket, Warner said: “It’s Bazball with no sense, all those three to start. Now we want some smarts in the game, and that just isn’t smart, especially from a guy with over 10,000 runs. Trying to create something out of nothing. They’re well ahead of…