Cricket
Shakib Al Hasan steps down from MCC’s World Cricket Committee after ICC ban
October 30 (PTI) - Suspended for failing to report multiple corrupt approaches, Bangladesh captain and top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has stepped down from the World Cricket Committee of the MCC -- the custodians of the game's laws. The 32-year-old Shakib was on Tuesday banned for two years, one year of it suspended, for failing to report approaches by suspected...
ICC likely to ban Shakib Al Hasan for not reporting match-fixing offer: Report
October 29 (PTI) - Bangladesh's top player Shakib Al Hasan is being kept away from practice ahead of the team's high-profile India tour on ICC's instructions, local media reported while claiming that the all-rounder is set to be banned for not reporting a corrupt approach. The star all-rounder, who is also the country's Test and T20 skipper, reportedly could be...
1st T20I: David Warner hundred helps Australia crush Sri Lanka by 134 runs in Adelaide
October 28 (Reuters) - Opener David Warner thumped a maiden Twenty20 international century as Australia kicked off their home summer with a 134-run thrashing of Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Warner's unbeaten 100 off 56 balls fired Australia to a total of 233 for two on a sunny afternoon, before Australia's bowlers tore through Sri Lanka to leave...
England to play two Tests in Sri Lanka in March 2020
October 25 (IANS) - England will be playing a two-Test series against Sri Lanka in March next year, which will be part of the ICC World Championship. A total of 120 points would be at stake for both sides. According to an ICC report, the first Test will begin from March 19 in Galle. The tour will then conclude with...
Bangladesh cricket crisis: We’ll definitely talk to the BCB, says Shakib Al Hasan
October 24 (India Today) - Placing a 13-point demand afresh, striking Bangladeshi cricketers on Wednesday said they were ready to sit with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to discuss their demands. On behalf of the cricketers, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan came up with the information while briefing reporters after a meeting of the cricketers at a Gulshan...
Never felt better in my life: Virat Kohli on turning vegetarian
October 23 (India Today) - India captain Virat Kohli, who has redefined the meaning of fitness for Indian athletes, on Wednesday took to social media to highlight the importance of a vegetarian diet. The swashbuckling batsman said he has never felt better in life after turning vegetarian last year. Virat Kohli, meanwhile also appreciated the Netflix Documentary ' The Game...
Virat Kohli hits 7th Test double hundred, goes past Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag
October 11 (India Today) - Virat Kohli went past Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar for the most double hundreds in Test cricket by an Indian. Kohli now has 7 double centuries in 81 Tests. Virender Sehwag made 6 double centuries from 104 Tests while Sachin Tendulkar had 6 double hundreds in 200 Test matches. Kohli brought up his 7th double...
Dasun Shanaka joins MS Dhoni in elite list as Sri Lanka clean sweep Pakistan 3-0 in T20I series
October 10 (India Today) -An inexperienced Sri Lanka side thrashed top-ranked Pakistan by 13 runs in the final T20I at Gaddafi Stadium to pull off a momentous 3-0 series sweep in Lahore. The victory holds more significance because Sri Lanka outplayed Pakistan in their own backyard in absence of some of their most senior players. With the 13-run win over...
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 77 helps Sri Lanka secure first-ever series win vs Pakistan
October 8 (India Today) - Homecoming of cricket in Pakistan. Security arrangements and senior Sri Lankan players pulling out. Result - a 2nd string Sri Lanka side visiting Pakistan for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. On Monday, however, the same 2nd string side did what no other team from the island nation had managed to do before: beating Pakistan in...
‘Really Special’ to Lead Zimbabwe to Win in My Last Game: Masakadza
September 21 (India Today) - Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza couldn't have asked for a better farewell from international cricket as he single-handedly led his team to a convincing win over Afghanistan in the T20 tri-nation series at Chattogram on Friday. Zimbabwe rode on their skipper's 71 off 42 balls to chase down the target of 156 with 3 balls to...
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