cricket

Russell retires from IPL, named KKR 'power coach'

"It's best to retire when fans ask: 'Why? You still have some more in you'," Russell said.
30 November 2025

High Court clears BPL 12 auction to proceed without excluded players

The High Court has cleared the way for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 12 players’ auction to go ahead as scheduled today, rejecting three writ petitions that challenged the exclusion of nine cricketers from the auction list.
30 November 2025

The auction returns. Will chaos follow?

Auctions in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and the number 12, seem to have some sort of numeric connection.
30 November 2025

BPL 12 auction breakdown: How the teams stack up heading into bidding war

The players’ auction for the 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to take place today at a city hotel in Dhaka, where over 400 Bangladeshi and overseas cricketers will go under the hammer, and six franchises will bid for their desired recruits.
30 November 2025

England's Root questions need for Ashes pink-ball Tests

England's Joe Root on Sunday questioned whether the Ashes needed a pink-ball Test as he expressed confidence in his ability to get a big score in the day-night clash against Australia in Brisbane.
30 November 2025

Shamim returns to Bangladesh squad for 3rd Ireland T20I

The selectors have added all-rounder Shamim Hossain to the Bangladesh squad for their third and final T20I against Ireland at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday.
30 November 2025

Has a towel sparked life back into the Ireland series?

During the 11th over of Bangladesh's chase of 171 in the second T20I against Ireland in Chattogram on Saturday, Litton Das attempted to hit a six, only to be brilliantly caught at deep mid-wicket by Gareth Delany.
30 November 2025

Du Plessis opts out of IPL auctions to play in PSL

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has opted to play in the Pakistan Super League next year, ruling himself out of the 2026 Indian Premier League auctions scheduled to take place next month on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
30 November 2025

BCB drops red-flagged players from BPL auction

A day before the players' auction for the 12th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), scheduled for today, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) excluded several local cricketers from the auction list who are under suspicion of being involved in fixing-related irregularities in the previous edition.
30 November 2025

India turn to Kohli, Rohit for ODI turnaround against South Africa

South Africa inflicted a record 408-run defeat on India in the second Test in Guwahati on Wednesday to clinch the series 2-0.
29 November 2025

BCB excludes several cricketers from BPL auction list to ‘safeguard the league’

They issued a clarification following media reports stating that Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain and several other players have been left out of the final list of local players for the upcoming auction.
29 November 2025

Toss could decide Pink-ball Ashes Test, says Broad

Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad said the second Ashes test starting Thursday next week will be a lottery and the toss is a key factor in Brisbane with the pink ball.
29 November 2025

Match fixing allegations: Bijoy, Mosaddek left out of BPL auction list

Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain and several other players have been left out of the final list of local players for the upcoming auction of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
29 November 2025

Saudi Arabia set to host professional women’s cricket league from 2026

The ICC-sanctioned event will feature six teams and players from more than 35 countries.
29 November 2025

'We’ve moved on': Stokes says England have reset for Pink-ball Test

England captain Ben Stokes said Saturday that lessons had been learned from their crushing first Test loss to Australia but that the team had moved on, as he defended a decision for players to skip a pink-ball tour game.
29 November 2025

Bangladesh in ‘no risk’ mode

A defeat in the first T20I against Ireland has disrupted the pre-series calculations of the Bangladesh selectors as thoughts of T20 World Cup preparation have now been set aside and the focus has shifted towards winning the series.
29 November 2025

Drama continues over players list for BPL auction

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council is still waiting for reports from BCB's Anti-Corruption Committee's consultant Alex Marshall before finalising the list of both local and foreign players ahead of the players' auction scheduled for November 30.
28 November 2025

India to host Sri Lanka for women’s T20Is after Bangladesh tour postponed

The postponement was confirmed on November 18, when Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Abdur Razzak told The Daily Star that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had informed them of the decision via email.
28 November 2025

A puzzling auction list and unclear selection criteria

Last year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) introduced the T20 iteration of the National Cricket League (NCL) to expose domestic players to competitive T20 cricket and help Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchises identify local talent.
28 November 2025

Many of you think I’m not good enough to be in the team: Hridoy

Bangladesh’s 39-run defeat to Ireland in the first T20I in Chattogram raised fresh questions about the team’s form, but Tawhid Hridoy’s post-match remarks drew just as much attention as his unbeaten 82 off 50 balls.
27 November 2025