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Ireland coach Malan steps down hours after shock T20 series win over India

Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan will step down from his role, ⁠the country's cricket board said on Monday 29th June, shortly after the Irish whitewashed India 2-0 in a ‌Twenty20 series.

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Brilliant New Zealand outclass England to clinch series as Stokes era ends with whimper

New Zealand overwhelmed England by 160 runs in the third Test at Trent Bridge on Monday as Ben Stokes' last match in international cricket ended with a thumping defeat.

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ICC approve qualification path for LA Games, Australia & New Zealand ‌vying for one spot

Reigning world champions India, Britain, South Africa ⁠and hosts the United States are set to feature in the men's Twenty20 competition when cricket ‌returns to the Olympics at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, ‌according to a qualification pathway approved by ‌the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Retiring Stokes leaves imbalanced England facing serious leadership questions

What happens next? That is the awkward question facing English cricket after Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international duty in the middle of a Test match.

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England captain Stokes stuns cricket world with extraordinary international retirement

England have confirmed that captain Ben Stokes will retire from international cricket following the conclusion of their ongoing third Test against New Zealand.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy to miss India's T20I series against England and Ireland due to injury

Nitish Kumar Reddy has ⁠been ruled out of India's Twenty20 international series ‌against Ireland and England due ‌to injury, the ‌country's cricket board (BCCI) said on ‌Tuesday.

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India recall Virat Kohli for England ODI tour, subject to fitness clearance

Virat Kohli will return to the Indian ⁠team for the one-day international series in England starting from July, subject ‌to a fitness clearance, the country's cricket board (BCCI) ‌said on Sunday.

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Former England captain Vaughan urges decision on Stokes' captaincy to be made

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged the England and Wales ⁠Cricket Board (ECB) to conclude the investigation on Ben Stokes ahead of the third test against New Zealand.

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How Sweden had cricket to thank in their World Cup win against Tunisia

'Sweden' and 'cricket' are two words rarely used in the same sentence, but this week, Swedish football had technological innovations from the sport more popular in India, Australia and the Caribbean to thank on their way to winning 5-1 against Tunisia in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup.

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New Zealand legend Kane Williamson retires from international cricket mid-series

New Zealand's most prolific run-scorer and arguably greatest-ever batsman, Kane Williamson, announced his immediate retirement from international cricket on Friday.

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England captain Ben Stokes to miss second New Zealand Test after nightclub incident

England captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for next week's second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Wednesday.

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England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson under investigation for nightclub 'incident'

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson are being investigated for breaking team rules in a nightclub incident after the first Test against New Zealand.

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Ben Stokes says Lord's pitch 'not ideal' after England's triumph over New Zealand

England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch was "not ideal" for Test cricket after his side thrashed New Zealand by 115 runs on Sunday.

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15-year-old Sooryavanshi called up to India's T20 squad, Shreyas named captain

India have called up teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for their upcoming Twenty20 international series against Ireland and ⁠England, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Saturday, while Shreyas Iyer has been named captain.

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Stokes defends Archer's IPL-enforced absence from England Test side

England captain Ben Stokes said the "landscape of cricket" has changed as he defended Jofra Archer's absence from the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's because of the fast bowler's IPL commitments.

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Andrew Flintoff named as new Sydney Thunder head coach

England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff was named Tuesday as head coach of the Sydney Thunder, the Big Bash League team said, hailing it as their "most significant off-field acquisition in club history".

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Melbourne Stars and Renegades to merge as Victoria opts to sell BBL team: report

According to SEN and Seven Network reporter Tom Morris, Cricket Victoria (CV) staff were informed on Monday that the organisation will be selling one of their two Big Bash League (BBL) licences.

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ICC approves trial of pink ball use in day Tests - if teams agree before a series

Cricket's test-playing nations will be able ⁠to use pink balls instead of red ones in traditional daytime ‌matches as part of a trial to prevent ‌play being lost due to ‌bad light.

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Travis Head and family flooded with online abuse following Kohli incident

Travis Head and his wife Jessica have been subjected to a barrage of online abuse after the Australian cricketer was embroiled in a spat with India great Virat Kohli during an IPL match.

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Schutt to bow out from ICC events following T20 World Cup

Australia seamer Megan Schutt said on Monday the 2026 ⁠Twenty20 World Cup would be her final major International Cricket Council campaign as ‌she prepares to pass the reins to the ‌next generation.

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Aussie cricket at a standoff with no agreement on BBL privatisation

As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia's Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled.

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Cricket Australia downplays fears that Indian investment will transform BBL

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg said fears that private investment ⁠in the Big Bash League (BBL) could lead to the tournament ceding control to Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise ‌owners are overblown.

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Co-hosts Canada hoping that summer World Cup ends up being coming out party

Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming out party.

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Fully fit Molineux to captain Australia at T20 World Cup

All-rounder Sophie Molineux has been declared fit to lead ⁠Australia in the women’s Twenty20 World Cup in England after struggling with a back ‌injury, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.