Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan has criticised his Australia counterpart Tim Paine for questioning the Asian team's right to participate in major events such as the Twenty20 World Cup.
India's most successful captain Sourav Ganguly will start a new innings post-retirement. It will be behind the microphone, as expert analyst for the ICC World Twenty20, commencing in England on Saturday. As per a deal with ESPN-STAR Sports, Ganguly will be part of a commentary panel that includes Ian Chappell, Ian Bishop, Wasim Akram, Sanjay Manjrekar, Harsha Bhogle and Nasser Hussain.
New Zealander Kim Cotton is set to become the first woman to umpire the final of a major global cricket tournament after being appointed for the Women's Twenty20 World Cup decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
England cricket captain Jos Buttler said his team retained an advantage playing last in the final round of group matches at the Twenty20 World Cup as they will know exactly what is needed in terms of net run-rate to reach the semi-finals.
Dhumal said the interest to stage IPL matches was indicative of its popularity abroad.
Suryakumar Yadav is not ready to trade his natural aggression for consistency even though a Twenty20 World Cup spot is at stake.
Arshdeep Singh's ability to bowl yorkers almost at will and his ice-cool approach in the death overs have made the lanky left-arm seamer an asset for his IPL franchise Punjab Kings.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes the second edition of the Indian Premier League will be the perfect build-up before the side travels to England to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title in June.
Afridi's appointment comes in the build-up to New Zealand's two-Test tour of Pakistan, beginning on Monday.
Afghanistan have appointed former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as batting and bowling consultants respectively for their training camp in the United Arab Emirates, the country's cricket board said.
De Kock last played for South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup, where he opted to sit out their second group game following a board order to take a knee in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
Morgan, who turns 36 this year, could be a concern for England with the T20 World Cup scheduled for October-November
Australia coach Justin Langer believes his team can re-establish themselves as the best in the world as they prepare for a potential semi-final showdown with Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup this week.
Kane Williamson wants to continue in all formats despite yet another World Cup debacle
Starc said the IPL would be good preparation for the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.
Pakistan mentor Matthew Hayden is backing struggling captain Babar Azam to produce something special in the knockout stages of the Twenty20 World Cup, starting in Wednesday's semi-final against New Zealand.
New Zealand's highest Test and one-day runs scorer, Taylor should achieve another milestone this season by becoming the most country's most capped player.
'I want to play in the T20 World Cup and then end my career'
The three-day tournament in Bangalore will feature many known names of international cricket.
A Test series against India, a World Cup on home soil and a much-anticipated Ashes campaign will put Australia's cricketers under heavy scrutiny over the next year, but the team need to make themselves oblivious to the hype, according to captain Michael Clarke.
"If you get beaten playing your best cricket, then you certainly have to accept that. Today was a little bit disappointing. There were some good bits but we thought we had a defendable total if we were to be on our game,"
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Devon Conway celebrated his return from injury with a sparkling 122 on Saturday to propel New Zealand to 258/5 against Bangladesh on the opening day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui.
Royal Challengers Bangalore announced that Sri Lankan duo of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera have been released from the team's bio bubble ahead of the IPL Eliminator match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday.
'We've put ourselves in this situation but hopefully the Sri Lankans can do the job for us.'
Warner described local fans as "derogatory and pretty vulgar" after the Australians were targeted for abuse during a test and ODI tour of New Zealand in 2016.
The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood once fretted that he might be too predictable to be a successful T20 bowler but said his approach had gone "the opposite way" after working with Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming and bowling consultant Eric Simons.
The former World T20 champions, the tournament's most successful team, will have to slog through the qualifiers to make the Super 12s.
Test skipper Pat Cummins will also captain Australia in one-day internationals after being named as the replacement for Aaron Finch by Cricket Australia on Tuesday.
'So excited to be a part of @MLCricket @SFOUnicorns.'
West Indies bowling great Michael Holding did not watch a single match of the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean, refuses to call it cricket and doesn't consider Indian Premier League hot property Kieron Pollard a cricketer.
Disappointed with Australia's loss in the summit clash of the Twenty20 World Cup, Test and ODI captain Ricky Ponting said the finals of such tournaments should be a best-of-three affair.
England's Twenty20 team have gone from national embarrassment to buoyant World Cup finalists in less than a year and a large part of the credit must go to three South Africans.
Wood's pace has added bite to England's attack in Australia with the 32-year-old claiming nine wickets in the group stage
Yuvraj Singh talks about the excitement of making a comeback to the Indian team after recovering from cancer, the tough few months of treatment and how he plans to make a difference to cancer patients in India with his foundation YouWeCan.
Bangladesh skipper Shanto Najmul Hossain on Friday promised that his new-look team will play aggressive brand of cricket in the upcoming T20 series against India, saying that the Test series defeat is now behind them.
A total of 58 tournament matches, including 35 men's and 23 women's , will be played in the 27-day tournament in Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi. New Delhi and Mumbai will host the semi-finals on March 30 and 31 respectively, while Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be the venue for April 3 finals.
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