Amsterdam, July 8 (IANS) Former South Africa ODI captain Johan Botha has been appointed as a consultant to the Netherlands men’s cricket team for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (CWCL2) matches against Namibia and Nepal later this month.The matches are scheduled to be played at Kampong in Utrecht, starting on July 21. Botha, 44, represented South Africa in 78 ODIs and 40 T20Is, including captaining them in ten 50-over games.He joins the Dutch setup immediately after resigning from hi…
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Muscat, July 6 (IANS) Oman Cricket, the governing body for the sport in the country, has appointed Indian-origin wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Shukla as captain of the men’s national team, heralding it as the start of a new chapter in the country’s sporting history.Shukla, the vice-captain of the team, succeeds Jatinder Singh, who led Oman at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India earlier this year.Oman Cricket picked Vinayak Shukla as captain for being a key contributor to the team’s growth an…
Windhoek, June 23 (IANS) Namibia has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the grey list, after completing reforms to strengthen its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation framework, Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Windhoek, Shafudah said Namibia’s removal from the list on June 19 was a major national milestone, reflecting p…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) India captain Shubman Gill said a lot of the boxes were ticked after his side completed a 3‑0 sweep of Afghanistan in the ODI series here on Saturday through a nine-wicket victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. India’s dominant victory was set by Prasidh Krishna’s 5-23 and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s hitting an unbeaten 110.“A lot of the boxes are ticked. We spoke about keeping the intensity in the middle overs and some of the things that we also spoke about was how can we…
Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) India pacer Prasidh Krishna said the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan will help the team get into the right rhythm ahead of the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. India are due to play the first ODI against Afghanistan at the HPCA Stadium, where toss has been delayed due to heavy rain. “These matches help us find the right combinations and build the right rhythm going into the World Cup. We also get to learn wha…
Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) The toss for the opening ODI between India and Afghanistan has been delayed due to persistent rain at the HPCA Stadium, the BCCI confirmed in an update on X.The buildup to the match has been dominated by rain, with the picturesque town witnessing rain over the past two days and again on the eve of the match. As per weather forecast website Accuweather, there is more rain in store till 4:30pm, with conditions expected to improve later in the evening.However, the eventu…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ‘almost declared fit’ by the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) to participate in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting on Sunday in Dharamsala. Pandya was battling back spasms, which forced him to miss a few games for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. As a result, he was sent to the CoE in Bangalore for his fitness regime. He was named in the 15-member squad for the Afghanistan ODIs; however, his availab…
Windhoek, May 31 (IANS) Namibia plans to introduce a state-coordinated petroleum import system by the end of September as part of efforts to lower fuel costs and improve efficiency in the country’s fuel supply chain, according to the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy. In a statement, Namibia’s Industries, Mines and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse said the government is at an advanced stage of finalising Bulk Petroleum Import Coordination Regulations that will allow the state to coordinate…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday said the inclusion of Gurnoor Brar and Prince Yadav in India’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan was a conscious move to test promising youngsters, keeping in mind the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.Prince bagged 18 wickets in eight matches for Delhi in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy at an average of 19.27. He ended up as the side’s leading wicket-taker and …
Sheopur, May 15 (IANS) Two female cheetahs from Botswana were released into the wild at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of free-ranging cheetahs in the park to 16, officials said. Field Director of the Cheetah Project in Madhya Pradesh said in a statement, “Today, two more Botswanan female cheetahs have been successfully released into the wild at Kuno National Park.”The statement added that post-release monitoring of the cheetahs will continue through …