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Sharfuddoula up for ‘challenge’ at T20 WC

Bangladesh umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat feels that, as a fresher in the ICC elite panel of umpires, it will be challenging for him to officiate the opening game of the...

Bangladesh to field first, Liton, Mahedi benched

Bangladesh national team will bowl first in the second Twenty20 International of their three-match series against USA in Houston, Texas after winning the toss.

Buttler keen for England to show their mettle at T20 WC

Jos Buttler wants his England team to show they are still a force to be reckoned with at the T20 World Cup after last year’s shambolic 50-over title defence left them with ‘dented’ pride...

Sharfuddoula to officiate in T20 World Cup opener

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat will become the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate at an ICC Men's T20 World Cup when he stands in the tournament opener between USA and Canada, said an ICC press release on Wednesday.

Dreadful Bangladesh concede defeat to USA

Bangladesh national team produced a shocking performance in the first Twenty20 International of their three-match series against USA as they conceded a five-wicket defeat in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.

Fraser-McGurk, Short added as reserves to Australia T20 WC squad

Rising talent Jake Fraser-McGurk and fellow batsman Matt Short were added to Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad as travelling reserves...

Bangladesh to bat first in 1st T20I v USA

Bangladesh will bat first in the first Twenty20 International of their three-match series against USA in Houston, Texas after losing the toss.

Bangladesh eye final WC preparations in USA series

Bangladesh national cricket team are all set to fine-tune their preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup as they will take on hosts USA in the first of their...

Hathurusingha backs Jaker Ali to be a surprise package

Bangladesh national team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes that wicket-keeper batter Jaker Ali Anik could be a surprise package in the forthcoming...

T20 WC debutants set for key roles

Bangladesh have reached USA with six players in their squad set to play in their first-ever T20 World Cup, and in this event, each of them are likely to play...

Buttler buoyed by return of 'superstar' Archer

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is glad to see ‘proper superstar’ Jofra Archer back in action following the fast bowler's wicket-taking return to action for Sussex's 2nd XI.

Brazil to host 2027 Women's World Cup

The Women's World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at a FIFA congress Friday marked by debate about the war in Gaza.

Middle-order possible problem: experts

Eminent local coach and BKSP cricket advisor Nazmul Abedeen Fahim put forth the question of not picking an additional middle-order batter in Bangladesh’s ICC T20 World Cup squad which...

Shanto trusts Tigers to deliver

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto believes that his troops will deliver their best when they take the field in the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup which is scheduled to begin in the West Indies and the USA on June 1...

Hathurusingha banking on ‘good preparation’

The Bangladesh national cricket team are heading to the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA with a 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe, which head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes was good enough preparation to do well in the coming event...

Bangladesh announce T20 World Cup squad

Bangladesh on Tuesday included pace bowler Taskin Ahmed in their 15-member squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and...

Taskin in, Saifuddin out

Taskin Ahmed, despite his rib injury, was included in the Bangladesh national team’s squad for the forthcoming 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and...

FIFA deny ‘imposing’ 2025 Club World Cup schedule

FIFA on Friday strenuously denied ‘imposing’ its scheduling for the 2025 Club World Cup amid the threat of legal action from leagues and...

Bangladesh to ‘give all’ in last two T20s

Bangladesh suffering from top-order headache

With the T20 World Cup knocking at the door, the Bangladesh national team is dealing with a top-order crisis, as Liton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto are experiencing a slump in form, and they only have five matches before the global showdown begins...

Menotti, architect of Argentina's 1978 World Cup triumph dies

Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the country's football federation announced Sunday.

Same prize money for men’s and women’s T20 WC winners

ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice reassured on Sunday that the prize money for the winning team in the forthcoming ICC T20 Women’s World Cup will be the same as the...

Bangladesh miss chance to test out batting

Bangladesh national team missed out on an opportunity to test out their batting ahead of the T20 World Cup in their five-match Twenty20 International series against...

Bangladesh drawn with South Africa, West Indies, England in Women’s WC

Hosts Bangladesh were drawn in Group B alongside former champions South Africa as well as West Indies and England and a qualifier as the groupings and fixtures of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup were revealed in Dhaka on Sunday.

Joseph named in West Indies T20 WC squad

Shamar Joseph, who made a stunning start to his Test career against Australia earlier this year, was named on Friday in the West Indies 15-man squad for the...

Sharfuddoula in umpires' list for T20 World Cup

Bangladesh's Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat was listed among the 20 umpires who will be officiating in the forthcoming edition of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA starting on June 1.

Tigers to ‘not experiment much’ despite looming WC

Bangladesh were expected to use their five-match Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe as an opportunity to try and test their squad to ensure optimal preparation for the looming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA and although they will be looking to get ready for the showcase event with the five matches, the Tigers are not looking to experiment much in them.

Bangladesh face Zimbabwe with an eye on WC

Bangladesh national team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said that they will keep in mind the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup when they take on...

'Cricket reasons' for white-dominated SA T20 World Cup squad

‘My number one imperative is to create a winning Proteas team,’ said South Africa coach Rob Walter when asked to explain the white-dominated racial make-up of the 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Is Brazil still the land of football?

With its famed ‘jogo bonito’, iconic stars and record five World Cup titles, Brazil has long been known as the ‘land of football’.