New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud has rejoined the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), taking up a new role focused on developing the country’s next generation of cricketers after being appointed consultant for age-group cricket on a two-year contract. Mahmud’s return marks another chapter in his long association with Bangladesh cricket administration and coaching. Having previously overseen the BCB’s Game Development programme, the 54-year-old will now concentrate on…
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Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Papua New Guinea and Brunei on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila, with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation and expanding engagement in key sectors. During his meeting with Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister Justin W. Tkatchenko, EAM Jaishankar underscored India’s readiness to support the development priorit…
Manila, July 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila on Thursday, engaging with counterparts from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as well as the European Union’s top diplomat. During the engagements, EAM Jaishankar met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman to discuss matters on the sidelines of the regional forum.Foll…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka have been dealt an injury concern ahead of next month’s home Test series against India after white-ball captain Kusal Mendis was ruled out of the remainder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 with a hamstring injury.Mendis sustained the injury while representing Colombo Kaps during their six-wicket victory over Kandy Royals at the SSC in Colombo on Sunday. The wicketkeeper-batter, who was leading the franchise this season, will now begin rehabilitation unde…
Kabul, July 22 (IANS) Top-order batter Hashmatullah Shahidi has stepped down as the captain of Afghanistan’s ODI team with immediate effect. Shahidi, who took over the reins in January 2022, led the side in 55 ODIs until their 3-0 series defeat to India last month. “After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as captain of our team. It has been a great honour to lead this team. I sincerely thank the management, coaches, my teammates, and our supporters for their trust and suppor…
Colombo, July 21 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, on Tuesday met Chulamanee Chartsuwan, the new Secretary General of The Colombo Plan and assured her of India’s continued support to the Plan’s Capacity Building Programme.”Pleased to meet the new Secretary General of the Colombo Plan H.E Ms. Chulamanee Chartsuwan. Assured her of India’s continued support to the Plan’s Capacity Building Programme, discussed initiatives proposed in the Plan’s 75th anniversary year, and …
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Fast bowler Ashok Sharma opened up about the emotions of earning his maiden India call-up and stated that wearing the national jersey has been a long-cherished dream as he is targetting an international debut after earning his maiden senior team call-up for the T20I series against Zimbabwe, starting Thursday. The three-match series will be played in Harare from July 23 to 26, with the fast bowler in line to make his first appearance for India. Speaking about his immedia…
Bridgetown, July 20 (IANS) Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Monday that it will formally honour veteran fast bowler Kemar Roach for his historic achievement of claiming 300 Test wickets during the innings break of the fifth ODI against New Zealand, to be played at the Kensington Oval on Tuesday.The special on-field presentation will take place during the innings break, where CWI will be joined by representatives from the Government of Barbados and the Barbados Cricket Association to celebrate R…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Indian men’s cricket team will play a four-day warm-up game in Colombo starting on August 7 ahead of facing Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series starting on August 15. The Shubman Gill-led visitors are scheduled to land in Colombo on August 4 and will go through some practice sessions before playing the warm-up game at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC).“Yes, the Indian team will have its practice game from August 7 to 10 at NCC, Colombo. It will help all playe…