The Dhaka Women鈥檚 Premier Division Cricket League begins Wednesday with three games scheduled on the opening day in three different venues as the trophy unveiling ceremony was held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan said on Tuesday the Champions Trophy would be a 鈥榟istoric occasion鈥� for the country, a day before the hosts kick the tournament off against New Zealand.
Pakistan will host a first major cricket tournament in almost three decades from Wednesday in a move hailed as a landmark just a few years after the country was off-limits because of security fears.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed said on Monday that they have found a new window for the Bangladesh Premier League to avoid clashes with other franchise-based leagues with a goal to get more quality foreign players.
The Champions Trophy starts on Wednesday in Pakistan and Dubai. AFP Sport highlights five less heralded players looking to make a name for themselves at the 50-over tournament:
The money-spinning Indian Premier League will begin on March 22 with holders Kolkata Knight Riders to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru, India's cricket board said Sunday.
Liton Das, who was dropped from the Bangladesh national side for the Champions Trophy, was among others who joined the camp for the Bangla Tigers, which started at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
Pace bowler Will O'Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.
English cricket chiefs say a windfall of nearly 拢1 billion ($1.25 billion) from an auction of Hundred franchises is 鈥榓 seminal moment鈥� that will safeguard the game for future generations.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday named Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the vice-captain of the national team for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy that starts in the UAE on February 19.
The cascade of cash into English cricket created by the auction of stakes in Hundred franchises climaxed on Wednesday with a deal for Southern Brave.
Jasprit Bumrah's absence from India's Champions Trophy team will be an opportunity for 鈥榳orld-class鈥� Mohammed Shami and other fast bowlers, coach Gautam Gambhir said Wednesday.
Shubman Gill was the toast of Indian cricket Thursday after a match-winning century against England that fuelled optimism that he can carry his blazing form into the Champions Trophy.
Top-order batsman Shubman Gill kept up his good form to hit 112 and help India reach 356 all out in the third and final one-day international against England on Wednesday.
Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter has been banned for five years starting from February 10 from all forms of cricket on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council after she admitted breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Captain Steve Smith admitted Tuesday the Champions Trophy would be on Australia minds when they play Sri Lanka in two one-day internationals this week, the final warm-ups for the eight-team tournament
Pacer Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed have been roped in by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to aid the preparation of the national team ahead of the forthcoming Champions Trophy...
Opener Ben Duckett and Joe Root hit half-centuries to help England reach 304 all out in the second one-day international against India on Sunday as they look to keep the series alive.
Corbin Bosch will replace fellow fast bowler Anrich Nortje in South Africa鈥檚 squad for the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, Cricket South Africa announced on Sunday.
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne said Sunday it had been 鈥榓 very emotional day鈥� after his 100th and final Test ended with a defeat to Australia.
Australia wrapped up a dominant 2-0 sweep of the Test series against Sri Lanka at Galle on Sunday, romping to a nine-wicket victory before lunch on day four.
Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century and Mitchell Santner grabbed three wickets to help New Zealand overpower Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening match of a tri-nations series in Lahore on Saturday.
After much controversy in the just concluded edition of the BPL T20, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has said that they are going to oversee the international players鈥� payment and logistics as well as planning for stringent financial protocols.
Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century to lift New Zealand to 330-6 against Pakistan in the tri-series opener in Lahore on Saturday.
Australia are two wickets away from ending Sri Lanka's second innings in the second Test Saturday, with the hosts reeling at 211-8 at stumps on day three in Galle.
Tamim Iqbal at the start and Rishad Hossain at the end, trumped Parvez Hossain & Co. as Fortune Barishal beat Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a thrilling final to clinch their second successive title of BPL at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday.
Australia were firmly in the driving seat despite a spirited Sri Lankan fightback to reach 229-9 at stumps on day one of the second Test in Galle on Thursday.
Debutant fast bowler Harshit Rana and spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets each Thursday as India dismissed England for 248 in their first one-day international in Nagpur.
Marcus Stoinis on Thursday announced his immediate retirement from one-day international cricket, leaving Australia needing to replace the all-rounder in their Champions Trophy squad.
Australia captain Pat Cummins is 鈥榟ugely unlikely鈥� for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald said Wednesday.