Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam on Monday said that “we do not feel secure” in sending the national team to India for the T20 World Cup, considering the current circumstances. Aminul spoke to reporters a day after BCB formally requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift their T20 World Cup games…
Cape Town: Skipper Sikandar Raza believes that the upcoming T20 World Cup is a perfect chance for struggling Zimbabwe to regain its presence on the cricketing map with a clutch of strong performances. The African side has been clubbed in Group B alongside former champions Australia and Sri Lanka, and hopefuls Ireland and Oman in…
When Belief Became Titles From Contenders to Champions — India Women’s Cricket Has Truly Arrived In the grand tapestry of Indian cricket history, some moments don’t merely shimmer — they redefine an era. The rise of the Indian women’s cricket team under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy is precisely one such chapter. What we are witnessing is…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that India is preparing with full strength to host the 2036 Olympic Games, and declared his government was committed to providing “more and more players greater opportunities to compete” by hosting mega sporting events in the country. Addressing the inaugural function of the 72nd Senior National Volleyball…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a 15-member squad with Litton Das as captain for the T20 World Cup next month, hours after it was instructed by the country’s sports ministry to seek shifting of the team’s league games from India to Sri Lanka. The BCB has been told by its sports ministry…
New Delhi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been instructed by its sports ministry to seek the shifting of the country’s T20 World Cup league games from India to Sri Lanka as there are “concerns about players’ safety” following Mustafizur Rahman’s ouster from the IPL on BCCI instructions. The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL franchise…
Warangal: The East Zone League final of the TCA Telangana Gold Cup 2025–26 produced a thrilling contest featuring two magnificent centuries, as TCA Hanumakonda defeated TCA Khammam by 21 runs at the Kakatiya University Grounds, Warangal, on Friday night. Batting first, TCA Hanumakonda posted an imposing 230 for 3 in 20 overs, riding on a…
Special Correspondent The recent attempt by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) to initiate amendments to its Constitution has raised serious procedural, legal, and governance-related concerns, warranting careful examination and documentation. This report places on record the sequence of events, objections raised by stakeholders, and the broader implications of the ongoing exercise. A former Secretary of…
Hope readers remember this headline—the very one with which your e-paper launched an exposure series against what had become one of the most compromised and corroded state cricket bodies in the country. The tragedy was not merely administrative rot, but the painful irony that many of the destroyers were once national representatives themselves. Exposing this…
Guwahati: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its squad ahead of the IPL’s 2026 edition amid the growing strain in bilateral ties between the two countries. KKR had acquired the services of the 30-year-old left-armer for Rs 9.20 crore from a base price of…
