Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to miss the opening two weeks of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Chennai Super Kings said on Saturday.

The 19th edition of the IPL runs from March 28 to May 31.

The broadcast ban in Bangladesh over the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), set to begin today, has been lifted, confirmed information and broadcast minister Zahir Uddin Swapan.

Bangladesh cricketers geared into action following the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation with 37 players joining the national team’s camp in Mirpur on Friday.

Defending champions Lahore Qalandars made a commanding start to Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026, crushing debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen by 69 runs at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

For years, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman were Bangladesh’s only regulars in franchise-based T20 leagues around the world before leg-spinner Rishad Hossain joined their ranks with recent appearances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Big Bash League (BBL).

Bangladesh T20I team all-rounder Shamim Hossain was batting to throwdowns yesterday evening at Mirpur’s Academy Ground, seemingly going through his motions.

"Means everything and pinch-me moment to play for your country. Special feeling and humbling," said player of the series Esterhuizen.

The former England opener questioned ECB Chief Executive Richard Gould’s credentials and said the "incompetent" Key and McCullum had "sabotaged" England’s Ashes campaign.

The 31-year-old, who scored 202 runs at an average of 20.20 during the Ashes, was bought by Delhi Capitals for 20 million rupees ($213,167) at the auction.

Eleven supporters aged between 14 and 29 died in a stampede outside the stadium in June after RCB won the IPL for the first time.

Stokes, in an emotional Instagram post, said he was determined to learn from his mistakes following the lowest period of his near four-year spell as England captain, with Key and McCullum still the right men to be alongside him.

Cricket Australia has confirmed its international schedule for the 2026–27 season, with Bangladesh’s men’s and women’s teams both set to tour the country.

Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana shared a Facebook post captioned “Eid Finish,” featuring teammates Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, and Parvez Hossain Emon onboard their flight ahead of departure.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made fitness clearance compulsory for players before competing in franchise leagues, a rule that comes into effect right before the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) where several Sri Lankans are set to compete.

In October last year, he resigned as Pakistan head coach citing differences with the PCB over team selection, captaincy and external interferences

Veteran South African umpire Marais Erasmus has brought the curtain down on a remarkable 26-year career as an officiator in a domestic List-A game on his home soil.

“With 60-metre boundaries and no real bounce, skidding on -- you almost have to have some sort of mystery,” he said.

The record for the youngest T20I hundred had earlier belonged to Uganda’s Prosscovia Alako, who was 16 years and 233 days old when she scored 116 against Mali in Kigali in 2019.

Replacing an injured Sanju Samson in the second half of the tournament, Sooryavanshi hit the first IPL ball he faced for a six against Lucknow Super Giants, and smashed a 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans in another match.