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Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladeshi fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League (NCL) game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny Jr on the field. The 33-year-old Dhaka Division player was withdrawn from the game against Khulna Division after allegedly hitting Sunny, apparently following an argument ...

Lasith Malinga has his sights set on captaining his country at the T20 World Cup in Australia next year, and possibly beyond, firm in the belief that his body has two more years of cricket left in the tank. It is somewhat of a change in tune from the 36-year-old, who previously stated that he would retire after next year’s ...

After two one-sided T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the opening Test of Australia’s home season promises much. Fingers crossed it delivers. Australia are looking to build on after retaining the Ashes in a drawn series while for Pakistan, it is their first assignment of the World Test Championship – in a country where they have never won a ...

England cricketer Phil Salt has said that he would like to be a part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and added that he aims to lift the T-10 league trophy which is being held in Abu Dhabi. Phil, who was part of the Islamabad United squad during PSL 4, has said that the he would “definitely” play for the ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Test off-spinner Bilal Asif says he did not modify his bowling action after it was reported by match officials in 2015 and the same action was cleared by the ICC lab in Chennai. Bilal Asif was reported for a suspect illegal bowling action after Pakistan’s 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2015 after the off-spinner took 5-25. ...

Test captain Azhar Ali says Pakistan has the ability to perform well and win in Australia during their upcoming two-match Test series. Addressing a press conference in Brisbane ahead of the first Test, Ali said the team has the potential to perform well and in fact even win against the kangaroos. “The playing XI will be announced tomorrow,” Ali said. ...

Steve Smith insists he does not feel “hard done by” after the West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran received a four-match ban for ball-tampering compared to the master Australian batsman’s year-long suspension. The talented Pooran was last week suspended by the International Cricket Council for four Twenty20 internationals for “changing the condition of the ball” in a one-day match against Afghanistan in ...

Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman on Monday admitted that he himself is not satisfied with his form, but remains confident of overcoming his shortcomings and mistakes by World T20, set to be played in Australia next year. Zaman, who was the star batsman of the 2017 Champions Trophy final, has experienced a dramatic loss of form over the past year, scoring ...

SYDNEY: Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Emily Smith on Monday was handed a one-year ban under cricket´s anti-corruption code for posting her team line-up on Instagram an hour before its official release. Nine months of the strict penalty was suspended, meaning the Hobart Hurricanes player effectively cannot pad-up for three months, ruling her out of the rest of the season. The 24-year-old was ...

Following his inconsistent performances, Kamran Akmal has become a “persona non grata” for Pakistan Cricket authorities. The wicket-keeper batsman however is now hopeful of getting his perception changed in the eyes of the new-look Pakistan team management. Kamran on Monday smashed another half-century in Quaid e Azam trophy, which helped him complete the 13,000 runs milestone in first class cricket. ...