West Indies claimed a tense four-run victory over a young India side in the first T20I on Thursday.
England suffered a second successive white-ball series defeat to West Indies on Thursday after losing the fifth Twenty20 by four wickets but coach Matthew Mott said they will take valuable lessons from the tour into next year's World Cup.
Cricket Australia postponed a three-match T20 International home series against Afghanistan's men's team in August this year.
'I'd always played cricket in the backyard with friends and parents, but wouldn't say I ever had the desire to be a professional.'
Rachin Ravindra becomes youngest recipient of Sir Richard Hadlee Medal
Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.
Premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan was on Saturday picked in a 19-member Afghanistan squad, to be led by young Ibrahim Zadran, for the three T20 Internationals against India starting on January 11 in Mohali.
Pakistan's cricket board (PCB) have given fast bowler Haris Rauf permission to make a limited appearance in Australia's Big Bash League, ending a standoff with the player.
Rishabh Pant had no doubt he would make it to top-flight cricket again, and even if that needed a miracle, he was sure he would pull off one.
Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson hit fifties as New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by 46 runs in the first T20 International.
The players all converged near the dressing room and followed the closing stages of Chandrayaan-3's landing on Moon.
Nicholas Pooran showed off the 'after effects' after getting hit twice on the body during the fifth T20 International against India in Lauderhill, Florida, on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
The national selection committee is unlikely to blood any rookie IPL performer during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas but a couple of tried-and-tested faces might have to brace up for disappointment when the squad is finalised by the end of this month.
Almost half of the Australian team currently playing in the T20 International series in India will return home after the third match in Guwahati.
Australia's legend Ricky Ponting said the Impact Player rule in the IPL has made the batters more fearless and stronger
Senior seamer Deepak Chahar is not in contention to be selected in the playing eleven for the opening T20I between India and South Africa in Durban on Sunday as he is yet to join the squad due to personal reasons.
Suryakumar Yadav leads a sprightly bunch of 'Gen-Next' stars against a strong Australian side in a five-match T20 series, starting in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Sanju Samson has never enjoyed the backing of the team management while Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma were ignored despite good showing with the bat in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 tournament.
'I am learning how to finish games from Rinku as he is doing it consistently for India. I also want to do and hopefully in coming matches I will be doing that.'
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith will miss Sunday's Twenty20 international against India because of a bruised hand, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Friday.
Suryakumar Yadav chilled in the pool ahead of India's second T20I against West Indies on Sunday.
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
Suryakumar Yadav was named as one of the four nominees for the ICC Men's T20 Cricketer of the Year 2023.
Head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday admitted that Indian players will not get too many chances to play as a group ahead of the T20I World Cup, and said they needed to remain mentally flexible ahead of the marquee event in June.
Kohli is the man for the big occasion and has been scoring runs consistently across formats, says Harish Kotian.
The final two T20 Internationals against the West Indies will be played on the weekend at the Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida.
Dawid Malan's half-century and Harry Brook's fiery knock helped England rout New Zealand by seven wickets in the first T20 International.
Yashasvi Jaiswal said being 'fearless' while playing his natural game is his mantra for success.
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was on Wednesday arrested over match-fixing allegations.
Finn also has decent numbers in the white-ball formats. While he claimed 102 wickets in 69 ODIs at 29.37 and an economy of 5.06, in T20Is, he has 27 from 21 at an economy rate of 3.55.
David Warner has expressed his ambition to take up coaching in future.
Arshdeep Singh overstepped three times in a row in the second over of the Sri Lankan innings, becoming the first Indian to bowl a hat-trick of no-balls in T20 Internationals.
Virat Kohli has asked to be rested for India's white-ball matches during their tour of South Africa later this month.
Lamichhane, who is currently out on bail -- an order released by the Patan High Court -- was arrested in November 2022, after a 18-year-old girl alleged that he raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu in August 2022.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
West Indies took a 2-0 lead over England in the five-match T20I series after winning the second game by 10 runs.
Shai Hope hit a winning six as West Indies bounced back from defeat earlier in the week to beat England by four wickets.
Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday said his ability to play a wide range of strokes against spinners is "god's gift" but overcoming issues against express pace and bounce will require plenty of hard work.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (68) and Shivam Dube (63) smashed brutal fifties as India chased down the target of 173 with ease.
asprit Bumrah is very happy that the younger crop of players in the national team are not carrying the excess baggage of expectations
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