Tag: cricket
Taliban Says Women In Afghanistan Won't Be Allowed To Play Sport, Including Cricket
The Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that women in Afghanistan will not be allowed to play any sports, including cricket. The move now puts the one-off men's Test match between Australia and Afghanistan for November in Hobart under doubt. ....
Australia Set To Cancel Afghanistan Test Over Taliban Ban On Women's Cricket
The first Test match between the men's teams of Australia and Afghanistan looks set to be called off after Afghanistan's newly-installed Taliban government announced its opposition to women from the Islamic nation playing cricket. ....
T20 World Cup: No Major Surprises As Mahmudullah To Lead 15-member Bangladesh Squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday named the 15-member squad for the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE. The announcement was made a day after Bangladesh clinched their maiden T20I series victory against New Zealand with a six-wicket win in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh recently won the T20I series against Zimbabwe 2-1 and Australia 4-1. ....
Zimbabwe Great Brendan Taylor Decides To Call It A Day After 3rd ODI Vs Ireland
One of Zimbabwe's best-known cricketers Brendan Taylor has decided to call it a day, with the 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman announcing that the third One-day International against Ireland here later on Monday will be his last cricketing assignment for his country. ....
India Did Not Respect Test Cricket: Paul Newman
Former England cricketer Paul Newman has slammed Indian cricketers, BCCI and the IPL following the cancellation of Manchester Test due to Covid-19 fears in the visiting camp. ....
Tim Paine Assures England Cricketers Ahead Of Tough Ashes Series
Australian Test skipper Tim Paine said that England cricketer should not get overly concerned about the quarantine protocols here in Australia ahead of the Ashes series, scheduled to commence at The Gabba from December 8. ....
I Was Initially A Little Bit Surprised: McCullum On Kohli Stepping Down As T20I Captain
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum admitted he was initially "surprised" by Virat Kohli's announcement to step down as the T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE in October and November. He also said that thinking about how consuming being the captain in all formats is, the surprise has slowly gone down. ....
Pakistan Had Been Providing New Zealand With The Best Security: Inzamam-ul-Haq
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for abandoning the white-ball tour of Pakistan. On Friday, minutes before the first ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium could begin, the NZC released a statement saying that they were calling off the tour entirely due to security concerns. New Zealand were on their first tour to Pakistan after 18 years. ....
Naseeb Khan Appointed New Chief Executive Of Afghanistan Cricket Board
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday that it had appointed Naseeb Khan as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Khan replaces Hamid Shinwari, who was appointed in April 2021 to the post. ....
We Will Avenge This On The Ground: Ramiz Raja Tells New Zealand, England After Tour Cancellations
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja was left fuming after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that the tour of Pakistan in October by their men's and women's teams had been cancelled due to "increasing concerns about travelling to the region." ....
