The BCCI has refused to send its team to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy and there speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of the country.
The ICC T20 World Cup will belong to the spinners, Afghanistan's star leg-break bowler Rashid Khan asserted, and said they can beat any team if they bat well in the showpiece.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was disappointed with the shot selection of his batters in their defeat by India in Thursday's T20 World Cup Super Eight match.
Rashid Khan picked up his second 10-wicket haul in Test cricket to help his side beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
A large number of voters cast their votes in Baramulla, north Kashmir, on Monday, May 20, 2024. The National Conference's Omar Abdullah, Peoples Conference's Sajad Lone and Independent candidate Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid are in the contest.
'Our mindset is exactly the same whoever we play against. Like I said, the win yesterday, our mindset is fresh. We have a positive mindset.'
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'The whole Kashmiri population is seemed to be a suspect community. This status is not good.'
The 22-year-old leg-spinner said on social media that he was not consulted by the ACB, who earlier named an 18-member squad and two reserve players for the tournament in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
The Afghanistan spinner knows SRH is a strong side and wants his players to express themselves on the field.
Every trick in the trade is being tried unabashedly.
In simple arithmetical terms every possible 'arrangement' is being made to deny a majority to its rivals. A split verdict would hand a vital advantage to the BJP which is adept at extracting the best out of such a situation, notes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs.
Afghanistan rode on a late cameo from skipper Rashid Khan to post 115 for 5 against Bangladesh in their concluding T20 World Cup Super Eight match in St Vincent on Tuesday. His 10-ball 19, which included 3 sixes, enabled the team put up a respectable total after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran got Afghanistan off to a slow, but steady start.
Quickfire cameos did the job in the low-scoring match between Delhi Capitals and the Gujarat Titans.
None of its candidates won. Most of them lost badly.
South Africa's bid to lift a first major cricket trophy could come down to whether they can finally shed the unwanted tag of "chokers".
Sunrisers Hyderabad star spinner Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi have joined the franchise in UAE and are currently undergoing quarantine. The team management is confident that they will be kept in the best frame of mind as they ply their trade in the second half of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
David Miller's outstanding fielding effort earned Gujarat Titans an early wicket.
Afghanistan's opener, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, rose a career-high 12th spot -- Gurbaz is the leading run-getter in the ongoing T20 World Cup, with 156 runs from two innings under his belt.
'If the country felt very strongly about the BJP, then why did the country not put money where the mouth is?'
'You have to be focussed 100 percent, that is the quality of the IPL.' 'If your preparation is not up to the mark, you will face a lot of problems.'
Did you enjoy Noor Ahmad's superb showing with the ball?
Another regret that rankles is that he is yet to play international cricket at home with his countrymen cheering.
England captain Liam Livingstone struck a magnificent century to guide the tourists to a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
The 35-year-old became the first player to take a hat-trick for England in Men's T20Is.
The Gujarat Titans' off-days are always special. After their stunning edge-of-the-seat win over hosts Rajasthan Royals, the Titans were in for more thrill.
The players, looking towards Bravo, crooned along Bravo's hit number Champion while the song played on the team bus.
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources.
England's seasoned leg-spinner Adil Rashid on Saturday said he was not disappointed to miss out on an IPL contract as he was not expecting to be picked at the first place owing to the large number of spinners in the T20 league.
Rashid Khan says his focus is not on taking wickets but bowling economically
SunRisers Hyderabad's Afghan spinner Rashid Khan says he focuses on bowling economically, whether I get wickets or not.
Australia opener Travis head on Wednesday toppled India's Suryakumar Yadav as the number one batter in the latest ICC T20 rankings.
Rashid, 20, who already captains the team in Twenty20 Internationals, will take over from Gulbadin Naib in one-dayers and Rahmat Shah in Tests.
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen revealed that spinner Rashid Khan is worried about the situation in Afghanistan and he is not able to get his family out of the country.
Mehbooba Mufti said she will not contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that she would not be able to fulfil her party's agenda in the union territory set up even if she were to become the chief minister.
Did Rashid's cameo outshine all the other knocks?
Omar Abdullah will have to negotiate at every step with the lieutenant governor's office and the Modi government at the Centre.
KKR spinner Kuldeep remembers how the Afghan all-round put paid to their hopes of reaching the final in 2018.
Phil Salt (45) and Buttler (39) broke the back of the chase, smashing 78 from the first six overs, both caught off the bowling of the impressive Haris Rauf (3-38).
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