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New Delhi, March 16. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has strongly criticized the decision of SunRisers Leeds to sign Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed in the 2026 auction of The Hundred, saying that Indian franchise owners should avoid recruiting players from Pakistan due to the sensitive...

New Delhi, March 15 Star batsmen Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were named the Best International Cricketers (Men's and Women's) at the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 here on Sunday, recognizing their outstanding performances in the 2024–2025 season.Gill won the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award...

New Delhi, March 15 Sanju Samson, whose performances fueled India's recent T20 World Cup triumph, asserted on Sunday that the country is poised to dominate global cricket for years to come.Speaking on the sidelines of the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 in the capital, Samson also likened his...

New Delhi, March 15 – Sarfaraz Ahmed, the wicketkeeper-batsman who led Pakistan to victory in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and remains the only captain to have won ICC titles at both junior and senior levels, announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday, bringing an end to a...

Karachi, March 15 Sarfaraz Ahmed, the only Pakistani captain to win two major ICC tournament finals against traditional rivals India, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Sunday.Sarfaraz, who last played for the national team in a Test match against Australia at Perth in...

Mount Maunganui, March 15 – Veteran left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj achieved a significant milestone in his international career on Sunday as he completed 50 appearances in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket for the South Africa team. This landmark was achieved during the opening match of the...

Mirpur, March 14 – Pakistan's top batsman Salman Agha has been reprimanded for abusing cricket equipment during the second ODI against Bangladesh played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.According to a report by The Daily Star, Agha has also been given a demerit point for...

Mount Maunganui, March 14 – South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt said that every game of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand is intended to maximize playing opportunities in preparation for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, to be held in England from June 12 to July 5.The Proteas...

New Delhi, March 14 – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to take legal action against Zimbabwe bowler Blessing Muzarabani after the pacer withdrew from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the very last minute to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.Muzarabani has joined...

New Delhi, March 14 – India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, took a moment to reflect on a remarkable milestone, celebrating five years in international cricket. His journey with the national team began on March 14, 2022, when he made his debut against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in...

Kolkata, March 13 Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders announced on Friday the signing of tall Zimbabwean pacer Blessing Muzarabani ahead of the Indian Premier League season, with the fast bowler withdrawing from the Pakistan Super League, which will run concurrently.The right-arm pacer...

London, March 12: Sunrisers Leeds bought Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000 (₹2.3 crore) on Thursday at the inaugural men's Hundred auction, making him the first Pakistani international signed by an Indian-owned franchise in the tournament.The purchase of Abrar, who had a base...

New Delhi, March 12: World champions India could play additional T20Is in Sri Lanka and Ireland as the team prepares for a busy international schedule over the next 12 months, according to a report. The proposed matches would take place alongside a series of already scheduled bilateral tours and...

Dubai, March 12 The last group of South African and West Indian players stranded in India after the T20 World Cup has departed, the ICC announced on Thursday, ending a crisis caused by the closure of Gulf airspace in the wake of the ongoing West Asia conflict.The ongoing conflict threw travel...

Dubai, March 10 – Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was fined 15% of his match fee for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Arshdeep was found to have violated Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of...

Ahmedabad, March 10 Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the batting coach of Gujarat Titans for the upcoming IPL season, the franchise announced on Tuesday.A two-time ODI World Cup winner and one of the most dominant opening batters of his era, Hayden joins the Titans...

Washington, March 10 – A $150 million cricket complex is planned in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a development that local media reports could become the largest cricket stadium project in the United States and attract global attention to the fast-growing sport in America.Construction crews...

Kolkata, March 9 The stranded West Indies and South Africa squads are scheduled to leave Kolkata in the early hours of Tuesday on a shared charter flight to Johannesburg following their exits from the T20 World Cup.From Johannesburg, the West Indies squad will continue to Antigua.This shared...

Mumbai, March 9 – The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated the Indian team on winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, defeating New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.India secured a resounding 96-run victory in the final clash to lift the...

Kolkata, March 9 The West Indies and South Africa cricket teams are scheduled to leave India for their home on Tuesday after being stranded in the country following their unsuccessful T20 World Cup campaigns due to travel restrictions related to the Middle East conflict.It has been learned...