If Bangladesh's games are moved out of India, Eden Gardens could still be required to host other fixtures at short notice; that would mean reshuffling teams, match timings and operational staff
Pakistan have submitted their provisional 15-member squad for the World T20 Cup to the International Cricket Council but are yet to make the list public, a reliable source said. January 1 was the deadline set by the ICC for participating teams to submit their provisional squads, and the Pakistan Cricket Board completed the process within the stipulated timeframe, the source. Not all teams have announced their provisional squads so far. Teams are permitted to make changes to their provisional squads until January 31 without seeking approval from the ICC. Any alterations after that date will require clearance from the ICC's tournament technical committee. According to the source, Pakistan's provisional squad includes injured fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, former captain Babar Azam, and all-rounder Shadab Khan, who has not played international cricket since May last year due to a shoulder injury. Shadab returned to competitive cricket in the Big Bash League late last month and has
The appointment spans a defined short-term window, running from mid-December 2025 to late January 2026
Mustafizur Rahman has never condoned hate speech and has never said anything against India or the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, describing him as "just a sportsman".
The decision comes days after KKR confirmed the exclusion of Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its IPL 2026 squad following a BCCI directive
Taskin, who missed the recent home series against Ireland, has made his return to the shortest format after playing for Sharjah Warriorz in the ILT20.
Bangladesh's sports adviser, Asif Nazrul, has voiced strong reservations about the team's safety in India, particularly following the removal of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL squad.
The 2026 T20 World Cup will feature twenty teams competing in four groups of five teams each
Rohit Sharma started his journey for India in ICC events with the 2007 T20 World Cup, while Kohli debuted at an ICC World Cup in 2011.
Mitchell Owen and Ben Dwarshuis have missed out on a place in the preliminary squad for the T20 World Cup.
Hazlewood, though absent from the Ashes, has resumed bowling workloads that indicate progress is trending in the right direction
Landmark wins, uneasy moments and defining exits shaped the sporting year
The partnership was formally unveiled at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the presence of senior leadership from both organisations
Kishan's return has been powered by an exceptional Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season, where he led from the front with the bat
Ishan's incredible 517-run outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, which helped his team Jharkhand win the title for the first time, has once again put him right back in the Indian squad
Gill, in his last 18 T20I innings, was only able to amass 377 runs at an average of 20.94, with his best score being 47 vs Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025
Shubman Gill, who was India's vice captain in the Asia Cup and the South Africa series, dropped due to poor run with the bat
India will start their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against the USA on February 7, 2026
South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad termed his team's tour of India a very successful one and hoped that the two teams meet once again in the final of the next year's T20 World Cup. India are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup when they co-host the tournament from February 7 to March 8 along with Sri Lanka, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in the last edition in 2024. We've got some work to do still, there's no doubt. But the good thing is that the boys have got a month of SA20 coming up and that will also be really good prep in honing their skills to ensure that when the West Indies arrive on our shores we're ready for that, Conrad told the media after the fifth T20I, which India won by 30 runs to clinch their five-match series 3-1. and then obviously the World Cup, that's the big thing. So whilst we didn't get the results we wanted here in the (T20I) series, I'd like to think this might be the World Cup's finalists (of 2024) in the next World Cup as wel
Asalanka's removal as captain was linked largely to his recent struggles with the bat. Wickramasingha hinted that leadership pressure had not helped his form and that easing the burden could help him