The stop clock system, which is currently on trial, will be made a permanent feature of all full-member ODIs and T20Is from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, the ICC said on March 15. The ICC had introduced the stop clock rule in December 2023, and now it has been incorporated into the standard playing…
NEW DELHI: Currently recuperating from an ankle surgery, premier India paceman Mohammed Shami is likely to make a comeback in the home series against Bangladesh in September later this year, said BCCI secretary Jay Shah. This means that the Shami’s chances of participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup are all but over. The ICC‘s…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Afghanistan batter Noor Ali Zadran has announced his retirement from international cricket.Noor Ali’s journey in international cricket began in 2009, when he donned the Afghanistan jersey for the first time, embarking on a remarkable odyssey that would see him represent Afghanistan across all formats of the game. With the bat, he amassed…
Ireland coach Heinrich Malan said Tuesday that this summer’s T20 World Cup would be special but it was a “Catch-22 situation” that his team would be playing India in their opening match. Ireland, who won their first ever Test against Afghanistan last week, will play all their group matches in the United States, taking on…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday provided an update on the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, the venue for the highly anticipated T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan.Over the past month, significant progress has been made in the construction of the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in…
NEW DELHI: Ireland on Friday created history, claiming their first-ever Test win against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. The maiden Test win for Ireland came in their 8th game in the traditional format.Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland won the one-off Test by 6 wickets in the final session…
Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga | Photo Credit: AFP The ICC has suspended Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga for two matches and docked a fine of 15 per cent on the match fee of Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for breaching its Code of Conduct during the third T20I in Dambulla. The global governing body said in…
NEW DELHI: Executing innovative shots has been something batsmen aim and work upon pretty hard in the shortest format and is one of the most crucial ways to get runs for their sides and take opposition by surprise.In recent times batsmen have found unique ways of getting runs in cricket‘s most exciting format. And one…
Bangladesh on Monday reappointed Najmul Hossain Shanto as national cricket captain for all three formats for the coming year due to uncertainty over the availability of regular choice Shakib Al Hasan.Najmul, 25, a top order batter, led Bangladesh in their last two series against New Zealand at home and away, but he had been expected…
NEW DELHI: Former South African all-rounder and national coach Mike Procter is seriously ill and in critical condition in intensive care, a news report citing his family stated on Monday. A source close to the family, speaking anonymously, verified to AFP that Procter’s condition was ‘very serious’ following the report published on the prominent news…
