Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, said he does not feel all the responsibilities lie on his shoulder to take the team over the line, insisting that his players are capable of fulfilling their roles adequately. Bangladesh will take on India in their last Super 4s match of the Asia Cup in Colombo, having being knocked out of the race to make the final following successive defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the game,...

Ben Stokes has said that he's loving the clarity around his role as a specialist batter in the England ODI side. Stokes, who has been making do with a troublesome knee, has been picked in England's 15-man World Cup squad as a pure batter, and how that could pan out in India was on display in the third ODI against New Zealand at the Oval, when he smashed 182 to register the highest individual score for England in the format. "This...

A controversy has erupted in Ireland due to inappropriate gambling-related advertisements with sexual content during a recent cricket series against India, putting Cricket Ireland (CI) in a difficult position. CI has issued an apology for the in-stadium hoardings at Malahide, the venue for last month's all three games, and stated that they would also write to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). "We do accept that the associated imagery used by the brands on their websites are not...

Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh's in-form batter, said they want to end their Asia Cup campaign on a high note after getting knocked out of the race for a spot in the final. India's successive wins against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh's losses against the same sides, meant their campaign will finish at the end of the Super 4s stage. The match between India and Bangladesh, scheduled on September 15, will be a mere formality but Hridoy wants his team to return...

Naveen-ul-Haq returns to the Afghanistan squad for the 2023 World Cup to be held in India, having not been part of the team in the Asia Cup. The 15-member squad, which will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, also includes 23-year old allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who also wasn't part of the Asia Cup squad. Gulbadin Naib, Riaz Hassan, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Mohammad Saleem Safi, who were part of the Afghanistan Asia Cup squad, were the ones to miss out on...

Chloe Tryon, the hard-hitting all-rounder, has returned to South Africa's squad for the upcoming three-match ODI home series followed by five T20Is against New Zealand, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday. Tryon played her last T20I in February 2023 while her last ODI came in July 2022. Laura Wolvaardt, who was recently named as the national women's team's interim captain will continue to lead in the New Zealand series, set to begin on September 24. CSA have named a 16-player squad...