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…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday ordered a preliminary enquiry after a cricketer from south Kashmir wore a helmet with the Palestinian flag during a private cricket tournament match in Jammu, a police spokesperson said. A video and photos of the cricketer, Furqan Ul Haq, were circulated online after he was seen displaying…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) today announced the preparation and rollout of its 12th consecutive Annual Domestic Cricket Calendar, aimed at systematic preparation of Telangana State teams for participation in the BCCI Domestic Tournaments for the 2026–27 season. According to the General Secretary of TCA, this initiative is in line with the BCCI directive…
A Parent I don’t know when I fell asleep. Perhaps it was after another day at the nets, watching my son bowl till his shoulders ached, chasing a dream that seemed purer than the system meant to nurture it. Or maybe it was exhaustion—of waiting, hoping, explaining to a child why merit alone is never…
Ahmedabad: Defending champions Karnataka continued their unbeaten run in the tournament defeating Puducherry by 67 runs in a fourth round Group A match at the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Wednesday. Skipper Mayank Agarwal (132 off 124; 15x4s, 2x6s) and Devdutt Padikkal (113 off 116; 10x4s, 4x6s) struck fluent centuries and added 228 runs in…
