Khan, a former cricketer who led Pakistan in the World Cup win in 1992, termed Babar as an outstanding batter, while highlighting his impressive batting prowess.

The gates were unveiled to mark Indian great Tendulkar's 50th birthday and 30 years since West Indies legend Lara's 277 at the stadium -- the first of his 34 Test centuries.

Despite a blistering 61 off 26 by Jason Roy and a valiant half-century by Rinku Singh, Kolkata fell 49 runs short in front of 60,000 fans at a noisy Eden Gardens stadium to suffer their fourth straight defeat

Maxwell led the way with 77 off 44 while du Plessis hit 62 off 39 balls before being run out for 62. Maxwell switch-hit Ravichandran Ashwin straight to Jason Holder at backward point for 77

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has rated Sachin Tendulkar as technically the best batter he has ever played against, adding that the legendary Indian cricketer always found a way to combat anything the bowlers threw at him.

Arshdeep's ability to defy pressure and bowl yorkers at will even in the nerve-wracking final overs of a T20 have made the left-arm seamer an asset for the national team.

Tendulkar cut a cake near the Mumbai Indians’ dugout during the second strategic break in the first innings

It was however death overs specialist Arshdeep, who struck a decisive blow in the 18th over to dismiss an on-song Suryakumar with Mumbai needing another 33 from 15 balls, and bowled an impressive final over while accounting for Tilak Varma ((3) and Nehal Wadhera (0) to return with figures of 4-0-29-4.

Shakib was fairly proficient and was often "hired" to play for different villages during his childhood

Rahul (68) and his opposite number Hardik Pandya (66) both made quick half-centuries to prop up their respective innings in the low-scoring captains' duel.

Bangladesh national cricket team players conveyed Eid greetings to their fans and followers on Saturday as the country celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims.

Ireland will host Bangladesh in May in a three-match ODI series that will be the last of the Cricket World Cup Super League games. The series will be crucial for Ireland who are still in with a chance for direct qualification if they manage to whitewash the Tigers 3-0

"It is a good track to bowl on for me," Jadeja said. "The ball stops a bit here and I am able to trap the batsmen bowling straight."

Top athletes from across the world lost their legacy blue ticks on social media service Twitter. The decision that had long been announced finally came into effect on 20 April. The blue check marks, which helped validate their identities and differentiate them from imposters on the microblogging site, have now been taken away.

A dramatic hailstorm at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium forced the abandonment of the fourth Twenty20 (T20) between Pakistan and New Zealand on Thursday, ending the tourists' hopes of winning the five-match series.

Skipper David Warner hit a fluent 57 as Delhi Capitals edged Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Thursday for their first victory this season.

England’s Moeen Ali made his debut in 2014, a year before Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman. One similarity is that neither have been playing Test cricket, but the differences in their thought process is an important aspect in Bangladesh’s pace-bowling department.

Kolkata Knight Riders batter Liton Das’s Indian Premier League debut was short-lived as the right-handed batter fell in only the 12th delivery of the innings against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. 

Bangladesh batter Liton Das was named in the eleven for Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.

Du Plessis and Virat Kohli, who made 59, put together an opening stand of 137 to lay the foundations of Bangalore's 174-4 after being sent in to bat in the opening match of the day at Mohali