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Rinku Singh’s father makes shocking remarks on his T20 WC snub

Attacking batter Rinku Singh’s father revealed the first reaction of his son following the 26-year-old cricketer’s axing from India’s T20 World Cup squad this week.

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Ireland beat Vanuatu to reach T20 World Cup qualifying semi-final

Ireland's women make it through to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying in Abu Dhabi by beating Vanuatu by nine wickets on Wednesday.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 9 hours ago

Scrivens' century lifts Sunrisers to top spot

Sunrisers top the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table after defeating Central Sparks by five wickets at Kidderminster.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 13 hours ago

Harris extends Foxes stay for two more games

Leicestershire extend the contract of Australian opener Marcus Harris for an extra two County Championship matches.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 15 hours ago

Kent sign Australian bowler Stobo until September

Kent sign Australian pace bowler Charlie Stobo for the "majority" of the season.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 16 hours ago

Wells retires aged 23 due to heart condition

Gloucestershire wicketkeeper-batter Ben Wells retires aged 23 after being diagnosed with a heart condition.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 18 hours ago

Sole back in Scotland squad minus key county players

Chris Sole returns from injury as Scotland name a squad minus most of their county players for this month's T20 Tri-Series against Netherlands and Ireland.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / 20 hours ago

Smith left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad

Former captain Steve Smith is left out of Australia's squad for June's T20 World Cup.

Hardik Pandya News / ClutchPoints / 21 hours ago

Hardik Pandya’s vice-captaincy sparks mockery of ex-India star

Former India pacer Irfan Pathan was mocked online after the national selectors named Hardik Pandya as the vice-captain of the Rohit Sharma-led side that would compete in the T20 World Cup later this year.

Virat Kohli News / ClutchPoints / 3 hours ago

Virat Kohli behind India’s Rinku Singh act? Fan’s tweet ignites buzz

Ferocious batter Rinku Singh’s non-inclusion in Team India’s T20 World Cup squad has ignited an intense debate, with both fans and experts feeling “sad” about the whole episode.

Cricket News / ClutchPoints / 4 hours ago

Virat Kohli fans blast Rohit Sharma’s controversial choice

Virat Kohli’s vast legion of fans on social media blasted Rohit Sharma after the young Rinku Singh was dropped from Team India’s squad for the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Rohit Sharma News / ClutchPoints / April 30

Rinku Singh memes storm X after Rohit Sharma’s grave ‘injustice’

The omission of Rinku Singh’s name from India’s T20 World Cup squad brought a wave of memes on social media, with cricket fans from across the country

Cricket News / ClutchPoints / 4 hours ago

Netizens mercilessly troll BCCI after T20 World Cup blooper

Social media brutally trolled the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not including ferocious batter Rinku Singh in Team India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the US in June.

Cricket News / ClutchPoints / 4 hours ago

‘Justice for Rinku Singh’ trends on Twitter after Team India shocker

“Justice for Rinku Singh” became one of the top trends on Twitter, now X, after Team India’s national selectors dropped a T20 World Cup shocker on Tuesday as Ajit Agarkar and Co.

Cricket News / ClutchPoints / 5 hours ago

Memes explode after Team India names T20 World Cup squad

Memes exploded on X after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named India’s squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the US.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / April 30

Bairstow makes 46 as Kings beat CSK by seven wickets - IPL scorecard

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Chennai.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / April 30

Listen: IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary as Chennai Super Kings face Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Hardik Pandya News / FirstSportz / April 30

After BCCI selects Hardik Pandya as India’s vice-captain for T20 World Cup, he departs for a golden duck

Hardik Pandya’s selection in the Indian team was under question for a long time thanks to his injury records. Things got worse for him when he was appointed as Mumbai Indians’ captain, where he received loads of hate.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / April 30

Somerset appoint England captain Knight as cricket adviser

England captain Heather Knight joins Somerset's board as an adviser.

Cricket News / BBC Sport / April 30

Test Match Special

Nikesh Rughani, Steven Finn and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala react to England's World T20 squad.

Jonny Bairstow News / BBC Sport / April 30

Salt & Bairstow can push Test case at World Cup - Key

Jonny Bairstow and Phil Salt can “absolutely” push their case to be England’s Test wicketkeeper at the T20 World Cup, says managing director Rob Key.

Virat Kohli News / FirstSportz / April 30

Watch: 'He’s so…'- Popular TV actor says this after seeing Akaay Kohli, backs Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma’s decision to keep him away from media

Virat Kohli was blessed with a son on 15 February, naming him Akaay. Kohli had taken a huge break from cricket to be for his family and returned to cricket in the 2024 IPL.

Cricket News / Guerilla Cricket / April 29

Watch Shivam Dubey flaunt his six-hitting prowess against SRH

Two boundaries off Pat Cummins in the 16th over took Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad to 89 off 46 but the CSK captain faced only three balls in the next two overs and managed only four runs.

Cricket News / Guerilla Cricket / April 25

Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof announces retirement

Bismah Maroof, the former Pakistan captain, has announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Thursday. The 32-year-old represented Pakistan in 136 ODIs and 140 T20Is in an illustrious career spanning over 17 years.