Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finance committee chairman M Najmul Islam has come under heavy criticism after labelling former captain Tamim Iqbal an “Indian agent” in a social media post.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) places heavy expectations on players from the franchises’ side, creating a competitive grind that sharpens Bangladesh’s national team toolbox, particularly those in the pipeline. From that perspective, the BPL offers a major platform to showcase performance in franchise cricket, but this time it presents a unique opportunity for players aiming to break into the Bangladesh T20I squad ahead of the World Cup in February.

All-rounder Cooper Connolly hopes his blazing Big Bash League form can help him earn him a recall to Australia's Twenty20 squad for next year's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka have hired former Indian fielding coach R. Sridhar to do the same job for them ahead of the men's T20 World Cup starting in February, the board said Wednesday.

Joe Burns, the former Australia international who captained Italy to a historic first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualification, will not be part of the Azzurri squad for the global tournament in India and Sri Lanka next year.

The 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup will run from February 7 to March 8 and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka

South Africa finished runners-up to India in the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup, and will be among the favourites for the coming edition which India and Sri Lanka co-host in February-March.

The 29-year-old JJ Smit struck an unbeaten 61 and took 3-16 in the African qualifier

This will be the first time Pakistan play neighbours Afghanistan in a T20I match on home soil, the PCB said.

Australian white-ball skipper Mitchell Marsh says he will open the T20 batting with Travis Head for the foreseeable future as the team looks for stability at the top leading into next year's World Cup.

With the red-ball chapter closed, Mathews now shifts his sights to what he hopes will be a fitting end to his international career-- a final shot at World Cup glory.

“You are an absolute stalwart of this game but you left all of your accolades and achievements at the door and walked in as our coach and came on a level where we all felt comfortable enough to say just about anything to you,” Rohit wrote on the Instagram post.

Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl.

India's T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes' welcome on Thursday with skipper Rohit Sharma and his players hailed by euphoric fans jostling to glimpse their stars.

Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.

Speaking after the title triumph, Suryakumar Yadav revealed the words from the skipper that moved the entire team.

At the age of 37 years and 60 days, Rohit Sharma became the oldest man to captain a side to T20 World Cup glory.

The right-hander has scored the second-most runs of any player at Men's T20 World Cup - behind only Virat Kohli - who also announced his retirement from the format after their T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.

A memorable match in Colombo in the Super Eights, as Kohli scored 78 not out off 61 balls, forming a vital third-wicket partnership with Yuvraj Singh to grab India an eight-wicket win.

Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with his 281 runs at an average of 35.12 and a strike-rate of 124.33. Afghanistan had sureshot success in all the games where he got a start, and managed to guide his side towards a competitive total.