New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria strongly supports the ICC’s stance of not changing the schedule, amid the BCB decision to not travel to India for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, stating if Bangladesh are opting out of the tournament, it won’t make much difference, adding that “it’s not like they were going to finish in the top four.” Bangladesh earlier informed the ICC that they would not travel to India due to security concerns amid deteriorating relation…
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New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah met with leaders of the Africa Cricket Association in Windhoek and emphasised the ICC’s commitment to expanding cricket across Africa.He also expressed his delight at watching future stars in action during an Under-19 World Cup match at Cricket Namibia’s newly developed NCG venue.”A productive day in Windhoek meeting with cricket leaders from the Africa Cricket Association as @ICC looks to grow and support the sport ac…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India and Namibia held the fifth round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi on January 19-20, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral ties in key areas like health, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), agriculture, defence and critical minerals. Janesh Kain, Joint Secretary (East and Southern Africa) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ambassador Charles Josob, Acting Head of Department for Bilateral Relations and Cooperation in Namibia’s Ministr…
Windhoek, Jan 19 (IANS) South Africa smashed their way to posting a mammoth 397/5 against Tanzania, which is now the highest score by a team in the 2026 ICC Men’s U-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval on Monday. It’s also South Africa’s best total in their history of participating in the tournament. South Africa were powered to the gigantic score by centuries from captain Muhammad Bulbulia and Jason Rowles. The score of 397/5 also surpassed South Africa’s previous U-19 World Cu…
Windhoek, Jan 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamuditha has set a new record for the highest individual score in ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup history by hitting 192 against Japan at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Saturday. Chamuditha, the17-year-old opener from St. Servatius’ College, Matara, eclipsed his Sri Lanka’s compatriot Hasitha Boyagoda’s score of 191 set against Kenya in 2018, by striking 26 fours and a six before falling to Timothy Moore.Chamuditha shared a record-breakin…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik believes defending champions India remain a formidable force heading into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, citing the team’s depth, attacking approach and strong record in home conditions.With less than a month to go before the marquee tournament begins, Karthik, along with Nasser Hussain and Ian Bishop, shared insights on Team India’s prospects in the upcoming multi-national tournament, which is set to start on February 7.“In…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has started training after an injury break, sending a sigh of relief for the team’s Twenty20 World Cup chances, with the medical officer confident he will be at his best by next week, according to a news report on Thursday.Shaheen Afridi returned to the nets on Thursday with a 15-minute bowling spell and as much batting, and he remained on course for anearly return after reports claimed that he might miss the T20 World Cup after suff…
Windhoek (Namibia), Jan 15 (IANS) The 2016 winner, the West Indies, made a winning start, beating Tanzania by five wickets in their opening match of the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Namibia, to go top of Group D.Meanwhile, the match between Zimbabwe and Scotland in Harare was abandoned without a ball being bowled.At the High Performance Oval in Windhoek, Tanez Francis was the star with the bat for the Windies, having scored a fine half-century af…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) As India’s Under-19 team gears up for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, senior Indian cricketers and former champions have rallied behind the youngsters, urging them to embrace the experience and play fearless cricket in pursuit of a record-extending sixth title. India begin their U19 World Cup campaign against the USA on Thursday. India’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill said he is looking forward to watching the next generation represent the country…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah extended his best wishes to the U19 stars for kickstarting their World Cup campaign in Zimbabwe and Namibia.The 16th edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup begin on Thursday with the match between India and the United States on at Bulawayo.”Wishing all the teams and players best of luck in the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup starting on January 15 across host countries Zimbabwe and Namibia.”Our youth even…