Afghanistan replaced long-serving one-day international captain Asghar Afghan with Gulbadin Naib on Friday, less than two months before this year’s 50-over World Cup in England and Wales. Afghan, 31, took over the team’s captaincy in 2015 after Mohammad Nabi had stepped down following the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership, the […]
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Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Lokuhettige faces fresh charges of corruption
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka international Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged with three counts of breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday. The charges against the bowling all-rounder include being party to an effort to fix the result or progress of an international match, and directly soliciting, inducing, enticing […]
Kusal Mendis helps Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh in first T20
Opener Kusal Mendis scored his maiden half century in Twenty20 internationals to lead Sri Lanka’s six-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the first of the two matches in Dhaka on Thursday. Mendis smashed 53 off 27 balls while Dasun Shanaka hit an unbeaten 42 as the visitors eased past Bangladesh’s record total of 193-5 with 20 […]
ICC rankings: Hassan Ali maintains position as top ODI bowler
LAHORE: Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali has maintained his position as top One Day International (ODI) bowler in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. Hassan was followed by South Africa’s Imran Tahir and India’s J. J. Bumrah. Muhammad Hafiz (23), Muhammad Amir (25) and Imad Wasim (30) were other Pakistani bowlers ranked among top 50. […]