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New Delhi: Former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal was officially elected as the Bangladesh Cricket Board President on Sunday, June 7. Tamim was serving as the interim head of the BCB after the government had dissolved the BCB board of directors earlier in April.  The government took the decision to dissolve the board after a five-member investigation committee recommended action following its probe into allegations surrounding the BCB elections held in October last year. Meanwhile, Tamim has become the youngest-ever BCB president at the age of 37. Tamim spoke on the turbulent times for Bangladesh cricket. "What has happened over the…

New Delhi: Max Verstappen and Red Bull endured a nightmare at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix as the four-time champion was forced to retire early in the 78-lapped race at the Crown Jewel on Sunday, June 7. Verstappen was on the front row for the race after taking the second position in Saturday's qualifying. However, the Red Bull driver was forced to retire his car at the end of the opening lap after finding power issues at the start of the race. He parked his Red Bull tilted to the right to stop the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton…

New Delhi: Manav Suthar led the charge with the ball as he scalped three wickets on his India debut during the second day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday, June 7. Suthar displayed his brilliance as he made the ball talk with his drift and spin, accounting for three Afghanistan batters after India made 564/8d batting first. Suthar's impressive debut It was a pretty strong debut for left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Suthar, who made his way into the Indian side after a long domestic grind. He took three of the first five wickets to fall. Suthar claimed his maiden…

New Delhi: England handed New Zealand a drubbing in the first Test of the three-match series at the iconic Lord's as Gus Atkinson and Ollie Robinson starred with the ball in a 115-run victory. Making a return after a long time, Robinson took Test cricket like fish to water as he scalped five wickets in the first innings before taking another two in the second on what was a bowler-friendly surface at the Home of Cricket. He traded the fifer with Atkinson, who took 5/30 in the second innings as the visitors were bowled out for 138 in their pursuit…

New Delhi: Afghanistan star batter Rahmat Shah etched his name into the history books as he completed his 1000 runs in the format during the one-off Test against India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. Shah achieved the milestone on Day 2 of the clash on June 7 as Afghanistan were tasked with replying to a massive score of 564/8d by India. While Afghanistan lost a few early wickets, Shah put up a fight as he became the first player from his nation to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket. Afghanistan started playing Tests only in…

New Delhi: The Indian spinners have registered a major milestone in the dearth of experienced spin options during their one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. Following a hectic white-ball schedule, the Indian team is back in action for the red-ball format as they look to bounce back from their 2-0 series loss to South Africa.  India are now into the post Ravichandran Ashwin era after the Tamil Nadu all-rounder's retirement during the Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25. However, they are also missing the experienced Ravindra Jadeja, who was not picked for either the Tests or the three ODIs against Afghanistan. While…