ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

BCB to focus on issues held up by polls

Major issues like assessment of the ODI World Cup disaster, decision on captaincy and forming the new national selection panel had been put on hold by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) during the national elections.

Trott to continue as Afghanistan head coach for 2024

Former England batter Jonathan Trott has signed a contract extension as Afghanistan head coach following their remarkable World Cup campaign in India.

No soul-searching as BCB’s old ways persist

Just as strong winds do not necessarily blow away all heavy sand sediments in a desert, the recent World Cup debacle has not really had any effect in terms of changing Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) mindset.

Special committee meets Hathurusingha

Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) three-member special committee to investigate the World Cup debacle met with the Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha as the process of taking statements from players and people around the team continued.

World Cup final pitch ‘average’: ICC

The pitch used in two of Bangladesh’s matches received an ‘average’ rating.

Maxwell clings to Test team recall hopes

Australia's Glenn Maxwell has not given up hope of playing Test cricket again and says his record in the subcontinent could earn him a recall for the first time in more than seven years when the team tour Sri Lanka in early 2025.

Buttler excited about fresh talent as England take on Windies

Less than a month since a disappointing campaign in India at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, England skipper Jos Buttler will lead a fresh-looking ODI side in the West Indies.

Southee refuses to blame World Cup fatigue for Sylhet defeat

New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee refused to blame fatigue from a gruelling ODI World Cup campaign in India for his side's defeat in the first Test of a two-match series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Saturday.

Rahul Dravid to stay on as India coach

Rahul Dravid will stay on as India head coach following an extension of his contract, which had expired with the 50-overs home World Cup earlier this month, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

New Zealand bowl out Sri Lanka for 171

Sri Lanka slipped to 128-9 before Maheesh Theekshana hit an unbeaten 38 and frustrated the Kiwi bowlers in a 10th-wicket stand of 43 with Dilshan Madushanka, who made 19, before the innings folded in 46.4 overs.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Maxwell will inspire a new generation, says McDonald

"Players take the game forward every day, and the game is better today than it was yesterday," the coach said.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Inspired by Afghans, Dutch want 'ideal game' vs India

The Dutch side, who came through the qualifiers, upset South Africa and beat Bangladesh to register two wins from their eight matches so far.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Best of enemies: England-Pakistan rivalry over the years

In 1956, Pakistani umpire Idris Baig was 'kidnapped' by England players, taken to the team hotel in Peshawar and doused with buckets of water

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

England eye 'proper performance' against Pakistan

England captain Jos Buttler said the team have shown a desire to "put things right" in India after a dismal World Cup campaign and are determined to secure a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Permutations for semifinals qualification

With India, South Africa and Australia already through, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan remain in the race for the fourth and final place in the knockout stages

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Hazlewood expects Maxwell to face Bangladesh

Maxwell suffered the excruciating pain of all body cramps at Wankhede Stadium as he scored an unbeaten double century that has been hailed as the greatest one-day international innings of all time by cricketing luminaries.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Kiwis wary of World Cup dreams being washed away

New Zealand will need to get back to winning ways against Sri Lanka in order to keep their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup campaign on track but the task seems trickier as rain looms over the fixture.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

The third man behind Maxwell's success

He did not face a ball, nor score a run, but Australia's physiotherapist Nick Jones could lay claim to being the third most important person in Australia's batting effort that sealed one of the greatest comeback wins in cricket history at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

November 8, 2023
November 8, 2023

Maxwell’s ‘one-man show’ debunked old saying, says Wasim Akram

Glenn Maxwell debunked the old saying -- that ‘one person cannot win a game’ -- according to Pakistan great Wasim Akram, after the Australian batter's gallant double-ton against Afghanistan was savoured by the cricketing world.