cricket

Bavuma returns for South Africa Tests against India

Temba Bavuma was on Monday named as captain of South Africa's squad for two World Test Championship matches in India next month having recovered from injury.
27 October 2025

Kiely resigns as Tigers’ strength and conditioning coach

Nathan Kiely, Bangladesh team’s strength and conditioning coach, has resigned from his role citing personal reasons.
27 October 2025

India’s Iyer hospitalised in Sydney after ‘freak injury’

India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been hospitalised in Sydney and moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) after suffering a rib-cage injury that caused internal bleeding, according to reports.
27 October 2025

Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test, Smith to captain Australia

Coach Andrew McDonald said Cummins had now resumed running and would be back bowling this week, offering hope the 32-year-old might be fit to take part in the day-night second Test in Brisbane from December 4.
27 October 2025

BCB mulling over late captaincy decision before Ireland Tests

Bangladesh Cricket Board appear to be in a sticky wicket in filling the Test captaincy role, left vacant by former skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto.
27 October 2025

T20I series trophy unveiled at historic CRB

Bangladesh eye their fifth straight T20I series win as they face West Indies on October 27, 29, and 31 in Chattogram.
26 October 2025

‘I want our players to be challenged’

Bangladesh captain Litton Das hoped that his players would get challenged by the West Indies in the upcoming three-match T20I series in Chattogram as it would help them prepare for next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, starting in February in Sri Lanka and India.
26 October 2025

Rain returns after Tigresses sent to bat by India

Bangladesh lost the toss and were sent to bat first against hosts India in their final match in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, India on Monday.
26 October 2025

Brook ton in vain as NZ beat England by four wickets

Captain Harry Brook's brilliant century wasn't enough to rescue England as hosts New Zealand eased to a four-wicket win in the first one-day international on Sunday.
26 October 2025

Rohit and Kohli turn back clock as India crush Australia in 3rd ODI

Chasing a modest 237 to win, the visitors reached their target easily with 69 balls to spare at a sold-out Sydney Cricket Ground.
25 October 2025

Two Australian women’s players harassed in Indore; suspect arrested

Two players of the Australian women’s cricket team were harassed by a motorcyclist in Indore, where they are due to play South Africa in their final league game of the Women's World Cup on Saturday, said Cricket Australia (CA).
25 October 2025

Cummins rules out four-pronged pace attack for Ashes opener

Skipper Pat Cummins has poured cold water on Australia fielding four frontline fast bowlers during the Ashes series against England, saying it was "very unlikely" spinner Nathan Lyon will be overlooked.
25 October 2025

Williamson cuts back on NZ workload amid family priorities

Batting great Kane Williamson says a changed "life situation" will reduce his availability for New Zealand as he prepares for his first international match since March.
25 October 2025

Rana takes four as India bowl out Australia for 236

Paceman Harshit Rana grabbed four wickets to bowl out Australia for 236 in the final one-day international as India strive to prevent a whitewash of the three-match series.
25 October 2025

Barishal Division's Fazle suffers heatstroke on NCL opening day

Barishal Division cricketer Fazle Mahmud suffered heatstroke during the opening day of the 27th National Cricket League 2025-26 at the Khulna Divisional Stadium on Saturday.
25 October 2025

Miraz’s captaincy taking a toll on long-term vision?

Under the captaincy of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh's success rate stands at just 23 percent -- three wins in 13 matches. Even Miraz's own performance graph has dipped, both as a batter and a bowler, since being entrusted with the ODI armband.
25 October 2025

Overcooked turners, undercooked faith

While walking off the ground after the post-match presentation for the third ODI between Bangladesh and the West Indies on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul jokingly told the media personnel present there, "You can't call it a paddy field today."
25 October 2025

Time to let Soumya be Soumya

You’ve probably seen that image: an elephant, a fish, and a monkey all told to climb a tree. It’s often used to show how the education system unfairly judges everyone by the same test, leaving some to shine and others to feel inadequate. The image makes its point perfectly. But its lesson shouldn’t stop at the classroom door.
24 October 2025

Soumya, Saif show how it's done

A sense of disbelief was palpable at the press box at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur after Bangladesh openers Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan unleashed a batting carnage against the West Indies in the series-deciding third ODI yesterday.
24 October 2025

Mandhana, Rawal tons make India clinch last semi-final spot

Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
23 October 2025