Muscat: Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday became the leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals with his second scalp against Scotland on day one of the World Cup. Shakib sent back Scotland’s Michael Leask for nought with his left-arm spin in Muscat to surpass former Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga’s feat of 107 wickets (84…
Dubai: His country may not have won a T2O international series since February 2020 but former Australia batter Michael Hussey remains optimistic about the team’s prospects in the shortest format’s World Cup. The tournament started in Oman on Sunday with the first round matches. Prior to the showpiece, Australia suffered five series defeats to England,…
Hardik Pandya’s form and the distribution of spots in the batting order will be playing on skipper Virat Kohli’s mind as India begin their preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup with a practice match against England on Monday. Seeing as most, if not all, Indian players are coming off of the Indian Premier League,…
Muscat: Skipper Zeeshan Maqsood returned bowling figures of 4-20 to set up a 10-wicket win for hosts Oman in the Twenty20 World Cup opener against debutants Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Maqsood’s four wickets, including three in one over, kept PNG to 129 for nine in the first round match at the Al Amerat ground…
Dubai: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir is of the opinion that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya can be a part of the Virat Kohli-led team’s playing XI in the T20 World Cup only if he is able to bowl at his best in the warm-up matches. Hardik has not bowled regularly for India and his Indian…
Dubai: Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who will be assisting head coach Gary Stead during the Black Caps’ T20 World Cup campaign, feels their players’ skill levels are very high and the team only needs to get the balance right. Fleming has joined the New Zealand team after guiding Chennai Super Kings to their…
Abu Dhabi: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc on Sunday asserted that they can defy their recent slide in the shortest format and win the T20 World Cup since they are going into the tournament full-strength. Australia have just six wins from their last 21 games in T20 cricket and have lost five consecutive series —…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday invited applications for the positions of head coach, batting coach, bowling coach and fielding coach with the Indian team. The cricket board has also invited applications for the position of Head Sports Science and Medicine with the National Cricket Academy. The applications for the…
The T20 World Cup is almost upon us, with the tournament set to return after five years when co-hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea lock horns in the first game of the preliminary round on Sunday, followed shortly after by Bangladesh’s fixture against Scotland in the evening fixture. The eight lower-ranked teams, including 2009 runners-up…
On the auspicious occasion of Dusshera, the Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha starring Hrithik Roshan went on floors. On Friday, the actor along with the makers made the announcement of commencing the film’s shooting. The movie also stars Saif Ali Khan. Taking to his Instagram stories, Hrithik shared the news by posting photos of sunrise, presumably from…