Day: February 17, 2026

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan (AP photo) Ahmedabad: In a massive development, 14 legendary captains from five countries -including Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and Australian great Greg Chappell, appealed to the Pakistan government on Tuesday about ensuring proper treatment for Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan, who has been in jail for more…

Zimbabwe: Ben Curran, Clive Madande, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Graeme Cremer, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava. Ireland: Lorcan Tucker, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Sam Topping, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh…

Canada’s Indian-origin batter Yuvraj Samra created history by becoming the youngest player to score a century at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, blasting a career-best 110 off 65 balls against New Zealand cricket team in a Group D match, at 19 years and 141 days. The youngster, who was named after Indian swashbuckler Yuvraj…

MATCH PREVIEW November 26, 2023. Zimbabwe had just been beaten by Uganda in the Men’s T20 World Cup Africa regional final to end its hopes of qualifying for the 2024 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. It was the only full member nation not to be on the plane to the North…

With its back against the wall, former champion Pakistan will hope its fragile batting comes good after the jolt against India and seal a Super 8 spot when it faces a struggling Namibia in its final league fixture, in Colombo on Wednesday. In Group A, title favourite India has already sealed its Super 8s berth…

Tilak Varma, right, and Suryakumar Yadav celebrate the wicket of Pakistan’s Shadab Khan. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is at the fag end of the group stage matches. Till Monday (February 16), 30 out of 40 group stage matches have been completed in the tournament co-hosted by India…

A group of former international cricket captains, including Michael Atherton, Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar and Clive Lloyd, has issued a joint statement urging the Pakistan government to ensure former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning skipper Imran Khan receives “immediate, adequate and ongoing medical attention” and is treated “with dignity and basic human consideration” amid…

Canada opener Yuvraj Samra became the first player from an Associate nation to score a men’s T20 World Cup century, bringing up his hundred off just 58 balls against New Zealand at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. He is also the second centurion of this edition, after Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka. Earlier,…

Meaningful return to domestic cricket benefitted southpaw after axe from India set-up in 2023The Times of India in Colombo: With a day to go for the clash against India, the entire discussion around the Pakistani contingent at the Premadasa Stadium was around the fitness of Abhishek Sharma. They forgot a name in the process —…