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Kolkata Knight Riders are the champions again in the recently concluded 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kolkata won the title twice under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir in 2012 and 2014.  Kolkata Knight Riders won the third IPL title under Gambhir after 10 years. Gautam Gambhir led KKR in the previous two…

Shakib Al Hasan has created a unique feat on the way to defeat the United States by 10 wickets . Shakib dismissed US opener Andres Gause yesterday. That was his 700th wicket in international cricket. Shakib, who has taken 700 wickets with the ball, has more than 14 thousand runs with the bat in three…

Yet another disappointing batting display saw the Bangladesh women’s cricket team suffer a 56-run defeat (DLS) in the rain-interrupted fourth T20I against India at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.  Chasing a revised target of 125 runs in a game that was reduced to 14 overs a side, Bangladesh could only manage 68 for seven….

India will be counting on Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round brilliance in the T20 World Cup in June and the Chennai Super Kings player looks in fine fettle as he produced a match-winning performance in Sunday’s Indian Premier League match against Punjab Kings. The 35-year-old is India’s premier spin-bowling all-rounder, apart from being a gun fielder, and…

Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 102 to lead Mumbai Indians to a crushing seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday as teams jostle for a play-off berth in the IPL. Chasing 174 for victory, Mumbai slipped to 31-3 before Suryakumar put on an unbeaten stand of 143 with Tilak Varma to achieve the target with…

Shakib Al Hasan’s remarks that playing Zimbabwe in a T20 series was not adequate preparation for upcoming the T20 World Cup had caused quite a bit of stir. On Monday, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that he felt Shakib was just joking since if he was focusing on those finer points, he would be…

Ravi Shastri, the former India head coach, has picked out two players set to debut at senior ICC events for India – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube – as key to the team’s hopes in the Caribbean and USA for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Jaiswal and Dube were named in…

The discussions over Liton Das’s struggles with the bat has almost overshadowed the waning form of skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, whose lack of big scores and poor strike rate in Twenty20 Internationals should be a matter of concern for Bangladesh heading into next month’s T20 World Cup. Batting at No.3, Shanto presumably plays the anchor…

Rejuvenated fast bowler Mohammad Amir said he has “unfinished work” at next month’s T20 World Cup, 15 years after dazzling as a teenager when Pakistan last lifted the trophy. The 32-year-old, who was jailed for spot-fixing in 2011, came out of retirement last month and is grateful to have another crack at the World Cup….

Zimbabwe on the brink of defeat with eight down Zimbabwe are on the brink of defeat as they had lost eight wickets for 107 on the board after 15 overs in pursuit of a 166-run target against Bangladesh in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Chattogram today. Tailenders Wellington Masakadza and Faraz Akram were in the…