The Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Saturday that it has accepted the ICC’s decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup, conceding that it had exhausted all available options.Earlier in the day, the ICC officially announced Scotland as Bangladesh’s replacement for the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by…
Shahid Afridi (Image credit: X) Shahid Afridi has strongly criticised the International Cricket Council following Bangladesh’s removal from the 2026 T20 World Cup, accusing the governing body of applying different standards to different teams. The former Pakistan captain pointed to what he described as the ICC’s “inconsistency”, referencing how India’s concerns during the 2025 Champions…
Sunrisers Eastern Cape will take on Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 final TimesofIndia.com in Cape Town: Tristan Stubbs was full of jokes on the eve of the fourth SA20 final against Pretoria Capitals. That is not just the fourth final of South Africa’s T20 competition, but also for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC). No team…
India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra has openly questioned whether Sanju Samson will retain his spot in India’s playing XI for the remainder of the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, even with the final match scheduled in Thiruvananthapuram, the wicketkeeper-batter’s home ground. India hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match…
PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi and Bangladesh cricket team Former India cricketer Atul Wassan has strongly reacted to comments made by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi about Pakistan possibly staying away from the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Wassan believes that dragging politics into cricket only harms the game. ‘Indian cricket no less than…
Jannik Sinner of Italy (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) The courtside temperature climbed to 40 degrees. The heat was tangible, almost opaque, rising like a wall at Melbourne Park. Sinner, whose struggles in heat and humidity are well documented, wobbled. The Australian Open’s two-time champion was cramping, first in his legs, then in his hands. World No….
Yuki Bhambri and Swede Andre Goransson (X) MELBOURNE: Yuki Bhambri and Swede Andre Goransson rallied to score over Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and Dutchman David Pel 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the Australian Open men’s doubles competition. Play was stopped for almost four hours as the heat rule came into play at…
India vs Pakistan (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India are unlikely to play a bilateral series with Pakistan anytime soon. BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has made it clear that the board will follow the Indian government’s guidance on cricket ties with their arch-rivals. “In these circumstances, our stated policy is that we will do whatever the…
Pakistan cricket stands with Bangladesh (Photos by Getty Images and PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has issued a strong warning to the ICC after Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Naqvi said Pakistan’s participation in the tournament will depend…
Bangladesh cricket team (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled an updated schedule for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, set to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7. The revisions follow the unprecedented removal of Bangladesh from the tournament after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to travel…