Thursday (November 30) marks the final day for players to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Players are required to submit their names along with No Objection Certificates (NOCs) through their respective boards. The auction is scheduled for December 19. With expectations of over 700 players registering for the auction, this time, some prominent names are anticipated to be on the list. Notable World Cup performers such as Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ibrahim...

Rahul Dravid's contract as the head coach of the Indian team has been extended until the conclusion of the Twenty20 World Cup, effective immediately. He will accompany the Twenty20 team to South Africa, departing as early as December 5. Sources familiar with the negotiations between Dravid and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the past few days have confirmed the duration of the extension. Dravid has been informed that his contract will undergo a review after the...

New Zealand's stand-in coach Luke Ronchi predicts an exciting Test match at Sylhet against Bangladesh after an eventful start to the game. Bangladesh were bowled out for 310 in their first innings and the visitors are now 44 short of that total with two wickets still left by stumps on the second day. "I think the surface, in time, the cracks are opening up that little bit more," Ronchi said after the second day's play. "There's a bit more turn. Obviously,...

Bangaldesh spin coach Rangana Herath talked up the value of Taijul Islam as Bangladesh's leading spinner, irrespective of whether Shakib Al Hasan features in the side or not. Taijul led the way on Day 2 in Sylhet after Bangladesh were bundled out for 310 in the opening Test. He led from the front on a deteriorating surface with figures of 4 for 89 that left New Zealand at 266 for 8 at stumps, still trailing by 44 runs. "Taijul is always helping the attack....

New South Wales vs Tasmania, Sydney Mitchell Owen's 70* in an unbroken 96-run stand with wicket-keeper Jake Doran (42*) resurrected Tasmania's batting innings on Day 2 against hosts New South Wales. Having restricted the home team to 224, Tasmania were staring down the barrel themselves at 70/6 as Jackson Bird (3-46) and Jack Nisbet (2-49) ripped through the batting order. The seventh-wicket pair, however, took them to safety, ending the day on 166/6 and reducing their deficit to 58. Earlier in...

India's six-match white-ball tour headlines Sri Lanka's bumper 2024 season, including 10 Tests and 21 T20Is and ODIs each besides the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and USA. Sri Lanka will commence their 2024 international calendar with a white-ball home series against Zimbabwe in January, which will consist of three ODIs and as many T20Is. This will be closely followed by the arrival of Afghanistan for a multi-format tour in the January-February period, comprising a one-off Test, three...

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced they have formed a three-member special committee to assess Bangladesh team's performance in the just concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. BCB director Enayet Hossain Siraj will act as the convener of the committee while Mahbubul Anam and Akram Khan will be the other members of the committee that will look into the performance of the Bangladesh team - the first team to get knocked out of the World Cup. "The committee's objective is to scrutinize...

Rahul Dravid will continue in his role as the head coach of the India men's team after accepting the BCCI's offer to extend his tenure, the board confirmed on Wednesday (November 29). "The BCCI engaged in productive discussions with Rahul Dravid after the term of his contract ended following the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and unanimously agreed to further the tenure," the board said in a statement released on Wednesday (November 29). Dravid had been appointed India head...