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After losing against Afghanistan in the T20I tri-nation series match, Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad said on Friday that the team 'needs to focus' on the remaining matches of the series. (Photo:AFP)

Mahmudullah Riyad says Bangladesh need to move after loss vs Afghanistan

In the tri-nation series, Bangladesh won both games against Zimbabwe but faced a defeat at the hands of Afghanistan.

20 Sep 2019 4:07 PM

Sri Lanka cricket team's tour of Pakistan will go ahead as planned, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan as discussed

Earlier, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had sought the aid of the country's government for a reassessment of the security situation in Pakistan.

20 Sep 2019 11:29 AM

Akila Dananjaya is entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his action after the expiry of the one-year period. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya banned from bowling for 12 months

The 25-year-old was assessed after his bowling action came under scrutiny by the match officials in the first Test against New Zealand.

19 Sep 2019 7:28 PM

India captain Virat Kohli has managed to hold on to his second position behind Australia's Steve Smith in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen released on Monday. (Photo:AFP)

ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith at top, Virat Kohli in 2nd

Virat Kohli, who is at 2nd with 903 points, is 34 points behind Steve Smith (937).

16 Sep 2019 4:22 PM

The 2019 Men's ODI World Cup that saw England lift their maiden trophy was the most watched ICC event ever with a global cumulative average live audience of 1.6 billion. (Photo:AP)

ICC's most watched tournament ever is the 2019 World Cup

2019 CWC was also the most widely available ICC event in history as more than 20,000 hours of live action, repeats and highlights coverage.

16 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

Australia and England are now both on 56 points on the points table led by India, the only team so far to garner 120 points. (Photo: AFP)

World Test Championship: England catch up with Australia on points table

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are ahead of The Ashes rivals with 60 points each after their two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw last month.

16 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

Drone attacks targeted two major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. (Photo: File)

Drones hit 2 Saudi Arabia Aramco oil facilities, oilfields; huge fire in 1

Al-Qaida-claimed suicide bombers tried but failed to attack the oil complex in February 2006.

14 Sep 2019 11:17 AM

Two months after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the 50-over Cricket World Cup against England, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has said that the entire team is still thinking about the match and trying to make sense of it. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson speaks up on 2019 World Cup final loss, says 'defeat still hurts'

The 50-over and super over had ended as a tie in the World Cup final, and England was declared as the winners due to more boundaries.

11 Sep 2019 12:27 PM

Aussie pacer Pat Cummins also remains at the top spot in the bowler rankings. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli in trouble? Steve Smith extends lead as No. 1 Test batsman

Smith now has a lead of 34 points over Kohli as the rankings were revealed on Tuesday.

10 Sep 2019 2:55 PM

Shastri said that with points at stake, World Test Championship is a serious business. (Photo: File)

Ravi Shastri to invest in young players during his second stint with Team India

The former India all-rounder is pretty clear about the kind of composition he would like in the coming days.

09 Sep 2019 6:44 PM

Steve Smith has been in a phenomenal form in the ongoing series and after missing the third Ashes Test match due to concussion, Smith made a scintillating return. (Photo: File)

Nathan Lyon aims to win fifth Ashes Test match

Australia registered a 185-run victory over England in the match and retained the Ashes.

09 Sep 2019 5:43 PM

The tanker Adrian Darya-1, formerly known as the Grace-1, turned off its Automatic Identification System late Monday, leading to speculation it would be heading to Syria. Other Iranian oil tankers have similarly turned off their tracking beacons in the area, with analysts saying they believe crude oil ends up in Syria in support of embattled President Bashar Assad’s government. (Photo: Twitter | AFP)

Satellite images show Iran oil tanker sought by US off Syria

Iranian and Syrian officials have not acknowledged the vessel’s presence there.

07 Sep 2019 3:10 PM

The fourth Ashes Test match between Australia and England will commence from September 4. (Photo: AFP)

Tim Paine lost a 'bit of sleep' because of Ben Stokes

Skipper Paine further stated that they have some plans and now they only need to execute them.

04 Sep 2019 12:53 PM

In the recently concluded two-match series between India and West Indies, Bumrah managed to scalp 13 wickets. (Photo:AP)

ICC rankings: Jasprit Bumrah moves to number three

The latest rankings were released on Tuesday.

03 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

America fought its last major naval battle in these waters in 1988 against Iran. (Photo: Representational image)

US raises stakes with Iran, increases patrolling in Persina Gulf

The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran.

03 Sep 2019 3:45 PM

The latest ICC rankings were released on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Smith overtakes Virat Kohli, reaches number 1 spot in ICC rankings

Kohli is yet to score a century in Tests this year and he managed to score just 136 runs in the two-match series against WI.

03 Sep 2019 3:26 PM

Dharmasena was originally appointed as the TV umpire for the 4th Test match but will now stand on-field with Erasmus in both the 4th and 5th Tests. (Photo: PTI)

ICC appoints umpires for fouth and fifth Ashes Test; check out

In the Ashes series, both Australia and England have won one game each and series is levelled at 1-1.

31 Aug 2019 3:09 PM

Pacer Taskin Ahmed has been included in the squad whereas Mustafizur Rahman has not named in the team, International Cricket Council (ICC) reported. (Photo:AFP)

Bangladesh announces 15-member squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan

Taskin last played a Test for Bangladesh in October 2017.

30 Aug 2019 10:02 PM

India A side's next set of matches are against the visiting South Africa A, with one-day and four-day games scheduled. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Dravid to be replaced as India A, U19 coach

Dravid was holding the post of India A and U19 head coach before he was appointed the head of the NCA on July 8.

29 Aug 2019 9:26 AM

In the all-rounder rankings, he has moved to the second spot. (Photo: AFP)

ICC Test rankings: Ben Stokes moves to career-best batting ranking

The rankings which were released on Tuesday, saw Stokes moving to the 13th position in the batsmen rankings.

27 Aug 2019 4:00 PM

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