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Worcestershire’s veteran paceman Alan Richardson has once again defied his age to produce another prolific wicket-taking campaign.

New Zealand named an experienced 15-man squad on Monday including the return of bowling spearhead Tim Southee for the limited overs series against Bangladesh late next month.

Darren Sammy, the West Indies Test captain, has expressed delight at seeing West Indies reach the top-five in Test rankings for the first time since August 2000. West Indies, who have won their previous six Tests, currently sit on 99…

Bangladesh women crumbled under pressure with two run-outs and gave two more wickets to Marizanne Kapp in the last three overs to concede the third T20 from a comfortable position as South Africa whitewashed the series 3-0.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) held a meeting here on Saturday and finalised details of the Asia Cup to be held in Bangladesh next year.

Renaldo Matadeen Ottis Gibson, the West Indies head coach, believes the impromptu India series will be the most stern test for his team’s progress since their T20 World Cup title in Sri Lanka. Gibson admitted that he was eager for…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is contemplating over shifting some of the matches of the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament in 2014 due to general elections in the country.

Australia bowler Mitchell Starc is set to miss the Ashes in Australia later this year because of a back injury.

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Karachi – Pakistan has denied it blocked its players from participating in the Dhaka cricket league, saying on Friday that the Bangladesh board never contacted it to seek clearance.

Wellington:  New Zealand named two uncapped players on Friday in a 15-man Test squad for their upcoming Bangladesh tour but will be missing injured veterans Daniel Vettori and Martin Guptill.

There is uncertainty over the participation of Pakistan players in the upcoming Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Bangladesh’s domestic one-day competition, due to a strained relationship between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the PCB.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said the board’s elections, which have been much delayed, will be completed by the first week of October at the latest. It has been 39 days since the Supreme Court of Bangladesh ruled in favour…

Saqlain Mushtaq has confirmed his return to Bangladesh as the team’s spin bowling consultant later this month. The former Pakistan offspinner will continue the 100-day contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board for 2013, which saw him accompany the side to…

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, is likely to miss the beginning of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with a hairline fracture to his thumb, which could put him out of cricket for three to four weeks.

Two Bangladesh cricketers declared their innocence on Tuesday after confirming they were among those charged with match-fixing following a probe earlier this month by the sport’s world body.

Shakib Al Hasan will play for Kalabagan Krira Chakra in the 2012-13 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. This was the most talked-about pick among the 161 players who were recruited by the 12 clubs on Sunday’s “player by choice” transfer…

The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League’s lottery-based player transfer will be held on Sunday. The complex method devised by the BCB is called “players by choice”, and will end a six-month wait for Bangladesh’s professional cricketers who can now look…

Bangladesh A salvaged some pride from their disastrous tour, after they beat England Lions by four wickets in the third and final one-day game. Naeem Islam was the hero for the visitors, chaperoning the 320-run chase and getting an unbeaten…

Rain prevents play before lunch on the fourth day of the final Ashes Test between England and Australia at in London.

By K.R. Nayar

Currently playing in the inaugural season of the Caribbean Premier League for Barbados Tridents, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his disappointment with his batting performance, despite having done well with the ball.

And Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry had the final say – with the ball. The Ageas Bowl star joined team-mates James Vince and Danny Briggs in the national team at the County Ground, Bristol.

Mosharraf Hossain, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has said the ICC has charged him for being involved in alleged match-fixing in Dhaka Gladiators’ February 2 BPL match against Chittagong Kings earlier this year. He, however, continued to claim that his bowling…

Dubai: Following the UAE’s spirited showing against the formidable Sri Lanka Under-23 team in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Cup on Tuesday, their next match against the Bangladesh Under-23 team promises to be a keen contest.

Habibul Bashar, born on August 17, 1972, was Bangladesh’s mainstay in their era of building a side. Not only did he contribute with the bat, but his leadership also played a huge role in shaping the edifice of Bangladesh cricket.…

The construction work of stadiums in Sylhet and Cox’s Bazar for next year’s World Twenty20 will be completed by mid-October, said BCB president Nazmul Hassan. The expected finishing time is likely to exceed the ICC’s September 30 deadline but an…

It was revealed on Tuesday that nine individuals have been charged with corruption offences – seven with match-fixing or spot-fixing and two with failure to report illegal approaches – stemming from the second season of the Twenty20 league.

Despite measures put in place, changes still need to be made to the cricket culture, where domestic players are unwilling to come forward since they depend on cricket to put food on the table