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Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan on Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket and will play his last match against Namibia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday. ....
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has been cleared to play in the do-or-die clash against India in the ICC T20 World Cup 'Super 12' later on Sunday, after he showed no discomfort from the toe injury he suffered in the game against Pakistan. ....
Healthy global cues along with better valuations lifted India's key equity indices - S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - during Monday's early-morning trade session. ....
After the crushing eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand, former India opener Gautam Gambhir has slammed the Virat-Kohli-led side, saying that they have the skills but lack the much-needed mental toughness to win big knockout games in ICC tournaments. ....
After the crushing eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday came in support of the under-fire Indian cricket team, saying the players are not robots and need fans' support all the time. ....
Jos Buttler's hammering would have rattled one of the title favourites Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup but former pace bowler Brett Lee feels it's not a 'doom-and-gloom' scenario for his side just yet, and that Aaron Finch's team should "relax" and "go about things patiently". ....
England pacer Tymal Mills has been ruled out of the remainder of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup due to a right thigh strain. As his replacement, Reece Topley, another left-arm pacer, has been promoted from reserves to the main squad. Mills had been England's joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament till now alongside Adil Rashid, taking seven wickets at an average of 15.42 and economy rate of 8. ....
Top West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ICC T20 World Cup, currently underway in the UAE. ....
West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to start another tournament, other than the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), in order to unearth "new talents" in the wake of another humiliating defeat suffered at the hands of Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup 'Super 12' round. ....
England captain Eoin Morgan has asked for racism allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq to be dealt 'head on'. He firmly insisted that there is no place for any sort of discrimination. Sports pages in England's newspapers have been filled with happenings around the racism allegations by Rafiq, which have taken the cricketing world by storm. ....