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Mushfiqur Rahim scored 125 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dhaka.© AFP Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each as Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka by 103 runs in a rain-hit second one-day international to clinch the series on Tuesday. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim hit 125 to steer Bangladesh, who recorded their

Mohammad Amir has claimed 220 T20 wickets so far.© AFP Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, and Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will be playing in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which takes place in St Kitts and Nevis in August and September. The Barbados Tridents have secured the services of left-arm seamer Amir.

Chris Gayle could be seen in action for the West Indies in June during their home season.© AFP Chris Gayle dazzled in his “Punjabi Daddy” look, as seen in a picture he posted on his Instagram stories. “Can’t wait to shoot tomorrow,” wrote Gayle on the picture where he is being helped to wear a

The BCCI’s bid to shift the five-Test series between India and England, starting August 4, by a week in order to accommodate the remaining 31 IPL games has not met with any favourable response from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). While BCCI didn’t make any formal request as it was confirmed by the

The rivalry between India and Pakistan is second to none in the cricketing world and it is clearly visible as players from both sides leave no stone unturned to get the better of their opposition. It is hard to imagine a situation where a player from India urges a Pakistan bowler to take it easy

Krunal Pandya spent his Sunday in some “special company”.© Krunal Pandya/Instagram Krunal Pandya had some “special company” on a “Special Sunday” as he posted a picture on social media where he is seen with nephew Agastya and two dogs. “Special Sunday with special company,” wrote Krunal in a post on Instagram. Agastya is Krunal’s younger

In an adorable post, wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha took to social media to wish his daughter Mia on her birthday. Saha recently recovered from COVID-19, after contracting it during IPL 2021, which has been postponed indefinitely midway through the season after several players, including Saha, tested positive for the deadly virus within the IPL bio-bubble. Posting

Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels the suspension of the IPL “played into India’s hands”, giving Virat Kohli’s team more time to get acclimatised to English conditions before next month’s World Test Championship final. The Indian Premier League, which was suspended earlier this month due to multiple cases of COVID-19 inside its bubble, was

WV Raman was replaced by Ramesh Powar as head coach of India Women.© BCCI Women/Twitter Former India cricketer and former coach of the Indian Women’s team WV Raman turned 56 on Sunday and wishes poured in for the veteran from the cricket community and fans. International Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted to wish Raman: “Happy birthday

Andre Russell scored 222 runs for Jamaica Tallawahs in last year’s CPL.© Instagram West Indies all-rounders Andre Russell and Carlos Brathwaite are among the seven players who were on Saturday retained by Jamaica Tallawahs for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. The Jamaica Tallawahs announced their retentions for the 2021 CPL. The side has

David Warner swapped his face using an application, and received a funny reply from his wife.© Instagram Australian cricketer David Warner is quite popular on Instagram, especially since the coronavirus pandemic began. The SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) cricketer is well-known for his Reface application videos. Reface is an artificial intelligence application for iOS and Android users,

Yuzvendra Chahal said he “finally” managed to click a proper picture with his dogs.© Instagram Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Friday “finally” managed to click a proper picture with his dogs — Groot and Scotty — after 99 failed attempts. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler flaunted his perfect snap with his two adorable buddies on

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the occasion of International Tea Day took to Twitter to share a picture of their captain MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and West Indies’ star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Friday. In the picture, former India captain Dhoni can be seen with a cup in his hand while Suresh Raina is having

Sri Lanka national players are refusing to sign new contracts that see their payments slashed by up to 40 percent, a lawyer representing them said Friday. The squad, who say they are being held “at gunpoint”, are particularly angry at the role played by former Australia star Tom Moody who is part of a national

The ECB is yet to respond to the BCCI’s request.© AFP The Board of Cricket Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to their English counterparts asking for the Test series between India and England to be rescheduled to start a week earlier than planned with an eye on creating a window for the

Jofra Archer also had to pull out of IPL 2021 due to his injury.© AFP England pacer Jofra Archer has been reviewed by a medical consultant in respect of his right elbow soreness and the fast bowler will now undergo surgery on Friday. Archer was scheduled to meet with the medical consultant to determine the

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has acknowledged that “clearly there were some breaches” in the IPL’s bio-bubble and suspending the league was the “right decision” given India’s “heartbreaking” COVID-19 crisis. The IPL was indefinitely postponed on May 4 after multiple COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble, including one in SunRisers Hyderabad, the franchise Williamson was leading.

India women’s team will travel to Australia for their maiden day-night Test later this year.© Twitter A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual contracts for the senior women’s cricket team, BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce that the women’s team will play their first-ever