Babar scored just 64 runs in four innings when Bangladesh blanked Pakistan 2-0 in Rawalpindi in 2024. Nahid Rana, who took 5 for 40 in the first Test in Dhaka last week, dismissed Babar twice in that series. Mushfiqur said that Bangladesh, this time too, have plans against Babar. “I think the Pakistan team is…
Ravindra’s exit from the IPL was confirmed by KKR on Friday. He was bought by KKR for a base price of INR 2 crore (approx. US$208,450) at the auction for IPL 2026, but did not get a game all season. He was one of eight overseas players in the KKR roster, missing out on a…
Melbourne Renegades announced last month that Helmot was stepping back from his role as their WBBL head coach despite having two years left on his contract in order to “explore a new opportunity”. That has now been confirmed as the ILT20, which has moved to a November-December window and therefore overlaps with the WBBL. Gulf…
“I think the whole tournament is pressure. And this stage where we’re at, this is what IPL cricket’s about. You’ve got to be able to handle the big moments. You’ve got to be able to handle pressure,” PBKS assistant coach Haddin said at the press conference after the game, which left PBKS at No. 4…
The top seven on the Orange Cap table remained exactly where they were: Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH, 508 runs), B Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans (GT, 501), Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB, 484), SRH’s Abhishek Sharma (481), KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals (DC, 477), GT’s Shubman Gill (467) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi…
Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl vs Punjab Kings With Hardik Pandya still recovering from back spasms and Suryakumar Yadav out due to personal reasons, Jasprit Bumrah led Mumbai Indians (MI) and opted to bowl first after winning the toss. This is the first time Bumrah is leading MI. He expected the pitch to settle…
Hampshire have signed the South African all-rounder Delano Potgieter on a short-term deal that will cover their next three County Championship matches and the Vitality Blast Potgieter, 29, will arrive at the Ageas Bowl with Hampshire in a state of flux, following Wednesday’s red-ball retirement of stalwart Liam Dawson, and with Hampshire sitting rock-bottom of…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned his maiden India A call-up for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, which will also feature Afghanistan. This continues the 15-year-old’s rapid rise in top-flight cricket, after the Rajasthan Royals batter became an IPL sensation last year, and was India Under-19s’ highest run-getter in the World Cup earlier this year….
Saudi Arabia is set to host its first franchise league later this year, with the ‘Dunes League T20’ due to launch in October. The league has been sanctioned by the Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation (SACF) and is expected to feature players who have recently retired from international cricket but remain active on the franchise circuit….
Faheem, who has previously played county cricket for Northants and Sussex, will arrive ahead of Yorkshire’s opening Blast encounter, against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, on May 22 and be involved throughout the competition. He could also feature in Championship games against Warwickshire at Scarborough and the trip to Leicestershire in June. “I’m delighted to be…