Day: January 25, 2026

Former India all-rounder Madan Lal has publicly supported the International Cricket Council’s move to replace Bangladesh with Scotland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, calling the decision justified and timely. Lal also suggested that external influence played a role in Bangladesh’s withdrawal and said the switch would open doors for Scotland, while warning that Bangladesh…

Ireland took a 1-0 series lead against Italy in a historic three-match T20I series at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Friday. The clash marked Italy’s maiden appearance against an ICC Full Member in a bilateral series, serving as a dress rehearsal for its historic T20 World Cup debut. The Irish side managed to eke out a…

England captain Harry Brook said the pitch used for ‍Saturday’s second One Day International against Sri Lanka ​was probably the worst he ‌had ever played on despite his side’s series-levelling victory in Colombo. England used six spinners, who bowled a combined 40.3 overs – the most by the side in an ODI – on a…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday said it had accepted the ICC’s decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup 2026, conceding there was nothing more it could do. The global body was forced to make the late change after Bangladesh remained firm in its stance that it…

The absence of Bangladesh from next month’s Twenty20 World Cup is a sad moment ‍for the game and should serve as a call for stakeholders to ​work towards uniting the sport, not dividing it, the ‌international cricketers’ association said on Sunday. Bangladesh was ​replaced by Scotland in the 20-team showpiece on Saturday following its refusal…

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the second T20I between Ireland and Italy, being held at Sevens Stadium in Dubai on January 25. PREVIEW Ireland took a 1-0 series lead against Italy in a historic three-match T20I series at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Friday. The clash marked Italy’s maiden appearance against an ICC…

Palash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Music composer Palash Muchhal has once again found himself in the spotlight amid renewed cheating allegations, following fresh claims by actor-producer Vidnyan Mane, a close friend of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana. In the middle of the controversy, Muchhal has quietly removed several Instagram posts that…

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) call to replace Bangladesh with Scotland at the T20 World Cup 2026, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declined to take part in the tournament as per the officially released schedule.Speaking to ANI, Sharma said, “When Bangladesh was told that there were…

Sunrisers Eastern Cape will take on Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 final TimesofIndia.com in Cape Town: Tristan Stubbs was full of jokes on the eve of the fourth SA20 final against Pretoria Capitals. That is not just the fourth final of South Africa’s T20 competition, but also for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC). No team…

Parth Bhut and Shubman Gill (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: “Pressure daalte raho, chhodna mat, dominate karte raho”: Ravindra Jadeja kept reminding left-arm spinner Parth Bhut from the moment Shubman Gill walked out to bat during Punjab’s Ranji Trophy clash against Saurashtra.Punjab had no answers to Saurashtra’s spin attack and suffered a 194-run defeat…