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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M Nazmul Islam was sacked on Thursday and relieved of all responsibilities of the board, including his position as head of the finance committee, amid demands from cricketers.BCB made this decision on Thursday during an emergency meeting held online, Bangladeshi news outlet Prothom Alo reported, quoting sources. Bangladesh seek T20…

TAN vs WI Live Score, ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026: West Indies captain Joshua Dorne won the toss and opted to field first against Tanzania in their ICC Under-19 World Cup opener at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek. Playing XIs: West Indies U19: Tanez Francis, Zachary Carter, Jewel Andrew (w), Joshua Dorne (c),…

KL Rahul celebrates after scoring a century in Rajkot. (AP Photo) RAJKOT: KL Rahul effortlessly deposited Kyle Jamieson’s low full-toss over the long-on boundary to bring up his first ODI century since the 2023 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!There was no exaggerated celebration after he had bailed India out…

NEW DELHI: India’s Under-19 World Cup campaign begins on Thursday in southern Africa with the spotlight firmly on a 14-year-old prodigy who is already knocking on the doors of history. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the most talked-about name in age-group cricket over the past year, is on the verge of surpassing Virat Kohli’s Youth ODI run tally…

Bangladesh cricketers (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket plunged into fresh turmoil on Wednesday as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) publicly distanced itself from controversial remarks made by its director Najmul Islam, even as players threatened to boycott domestic matches and uncertainty deepened over the national team’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup…

India’s players and match officials. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Even as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has reiterated its refusal to send its national team to India for next month’s T20 World Cup, a Bangladeshi official continues to officiate on Indian soil, underlining a striking contrast between administrative posturing and cricketing operations.Go Beyond The Boundary…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s golden run in one-day internationals has taken him back to the very top of the game. The Indian great reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings following his sublime knock against New Zealand in the first ODI in Vadodara, marking a return to the summit for the first…

Shreyas Iyer in Australia (PTI Photo) India batter Shreyas Iyer recently spoke about the serious spleen injury he suffered during the third ODI against Australia. He said he did not understand how bad the injury was at first. The realisation came only after he was taken to the hospital. He described the pain as “excruciatingly…

MUMBAI: In a landmark move, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to introduce central contracts for Mumbai’s domestic players from the 2026-27 season. The decision was taken during the MCA Apex Council meeting held at the association’s BKC facility on Wednesday.While the BCCI has long had a central contract system for India’s top cricketers,…

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan found himself at the centre of a debate after he was asked to retire out during a Big Bash League (BBL) match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder. The decision, taken by Renegades captain Will Sutherland, came after Rizwan scored 26 off 23 balls, an innings that again brought focus on…