- 'We have great players, but great players don't win the World Cup, great teams do' - 'You need to have everybody contributing'
The Black Caps were also scheduled to travel to Australia for an ODI series but the fixture was on Friday postponed to next summer (2021-22) due to the pandemic.
Siraj also disclosed that it was India's strategy to bat aggressively in the second innings and set a big target quickly for the home side.
The International Cricket Council has begun work on a revised schedule for the T20 World Cup after Bangladesh formally requested that their matches be moved out of India.
'We need to get a better share of the pie because we were the cash cows for a long time.'
Pakistan cricketers may be overlooked by IPL-linked franchises in The Hundred auction, a report claims, raising fresh questions over fairness and politics in global T20 leagues.
'This measure aims to manage workload and ensure peak performance for national duties.'
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), through its official PSL handle on 'X', announced that Mustafizur will be playing the next edition of the Pakistan Super League even though the players' auction for it is yet to be done.
Emotionally drained after Pakistan's World Cup semi-final loss to India, ODI skipper Shahid Afridi has decided to pull out of the tour to the West Indies, starting April 21, according to a source in the PCB.
The International Cricket Council has officially informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board that it has been replaced by Scotland in T20 World Cup 2026.
West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels, who top-scored in both of the team's T20 World Cup final wins during a career that also had its share of controversies including a two-year ban for corruption, has retired from all forms of cricket.
India's Sanju Samson has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March following his outstanding performance in the T20 World Cup.
India will visit the West Indies for a four-match Test series later this summer, which will revive bilateral ties between the two teams after almost a two-year hiatus.
Chris Gayle was not at his brutal best in the IPL but Andre Russell's butchering of the bowlers has forced the teams to take note of what could await them at the World Cup.
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori will miss the second Test against West Indies starting on Thursday in Kingston with a groin strain, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.
Contractual disputes between the players and Cricket West Indies have weakened the team for several years now with the frosty relations famously culminating in the 2014 tour of India being called off midway through the series.
Images from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday.
The ICC stood firm on not changing the original schedule, in which Bangladesh is in Group C with Italy, New Zealand, the West Indies and Nepal.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday wished former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on his 67th birthday.
Captain Kieron Pollard doesn't mind West Indies' underdog tag against India and said his team will look to focus on the basics to get a favourable result in the limited-over series beginning on Friday.
Afghanistan posted a competitive 156 for 8, courtesy Gurbaz's superb innings.
India's recent T20 World Cup victory signals a new era of dominance in the format, driven by strategic gameplay, exceptional talent, and the financial power of the BCCI, while other teams struggle to compete.
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Aminul Islam said he has asked the governing body for time to talk to his government 'for one last time'.
West Indies have decided to cut short their current tour of Sri Lanka tour due to adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country.
'If India can't provide security to one of our players, how will they ensure security of our entire team.'
Desai, who has been handed a two-year contract, has joined the team before the the first T20 International on Friday.
Rahul has completed his isolation period, but has been advised one more week's rest and recuperation by the BCCI's medical professionals.
West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor feels that the loss to India in their World Twenty20 warm-up fixture, in Kolkata, has given his team a reality check.
West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell is counting down the days until the team's two-week isolation comes to an end
Fans are so confident of India retaining the ICC World T20 title that that they would like March 8 (the day of the final) to be added to the list of special days in March as 'Indian cricket's double-triumph day'.
Bangladesh ask ICC to swap group with Ireland, relocate T20 WC matches to Sri Lanka
Robin Smith established himself as a belligerent middle-order batter known for his ability against fast bowlers.
The source said that the PCB has now started the search for a new head coach of the Test side, and there could be an overhaul of the support staff as well.
The third one-day international between West Indies and England was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled in Grenada on Monday.
In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team today pulled out of the remaining part of its India tour in the wake of an acrimonious ongoing pay dispute with their Board, prompting a livid BCCI to rope in Sri Lanka for a five-match ODI series.
Legendary batter Brian Lara feels that West Indies cricketers cannot be faulted for preferring lucrative T20 franchise leagues around the world, like IPL, to national duty, saying playing the game these days is also about "making a living".
England will play three-Test series against West Indies and South Africa next year separated by a five-match One-day series against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
The hosts, who had a put up a massive first innings score of 598-4 before declaring, opted not to enforce the follow-on and reached 29-1 at stumps.
England faces Nepal in their T20 World Cup opener, hoping to shift focus from off-field issues surrounding captain Harry Brook. Nepal aims to make an impact after a strong showing in the previous edition.
Chris Gayle has finally broken his silence on his long feud with the West Indian Cricket Board, dismissing suggestions he did not want to play international cricket and laying the blame with the board.
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