BBL’s latest rule change explained: Can adaption from baseball be adapted by IPL or other T20 leagues?

The Big Bash League has lined up another rule twist for next season, with a “designated batter and designated fielder” option set to debut from BBL 16 in the men’s…

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Jos Buttler keeps his belief in Ben Stokes despite Ashes humiliation: ‘He has the passion to take them to number one’

Jos Buttler doesn’t need to be in the dressing room to feel the sting of an away Ashes. England’s 4-1 defeat in Australia landed with a familiar thud.Jos Buttler and…

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Gautam Gambhir’s ‘high risk high reward’ blueprint for India: Messy in bilaterals, lethal in tournaments

Gautam Gambhir’s India might drop a bilateral here, lean ODI series there, even take a punch on a marquee Test tour - and still look like a side being built…

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Debunking the ‘ODI batting is easy’ theory: It needs the patience of Tests and innovation of T20s

Sanjay Manjrekar’s line that ODI batting is “easy” sounds spicy, but it leans on an outdated picture of 50-over cricket. Modern ODIs are not a diluted Test; they’re a format…

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BCB sacks director Nazmul Islam after Bangladesh players refuse to take the field over Tamim Iqbal row

Bangladesh’s BPL schedule was jolted on January 15 when players from Chattogram Royals and Nokhali Express refused to take the field, leaving match officials waiting and the toss delayed at…

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‘We play ICC tournaments and that’s why we are earning money. BCB doesn’t pay from its own pockets’: Bangladesh exposed

Bangladesh cricketer, Mehidy Hasan Miraz has spoken out strongly against remarks from within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), saying the comments have left the dressing room “deeply disappointed,” and have…

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Bangladesh board rules out ‘compensation’ if T20 World Cup pull-out occurs, players have no say

Bangladesh Cricket Board finance committee chairman Najmul Islam clarified on Wednesday that if the team were to withdraw from the T20 World Cup 2026, it would be the players, not…

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‘Nitish Reddy is only 22, and you call him a bits-and-pieces cricketer?’ Hanuma Vihari lashes out as all-rounder slammed

Nitish Kumar Reddy has played only 17 matches for India, but his career can be divided into two halves. One being his debut series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the…

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Former Pakistan cricketer pleads with folded hands after Sahibzada Farhan picks Ahmed Shehzad over Sachin, Sehwag

Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan became the butt of all jokes after making a weird pick in a this-or-that questionnaire. In a bizarre selection, the batter opted for former Pakistan batter…

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