A 19-year-old Afghan footballer Zaki Anwari was among those killed after he clung to a US military aircraft leaving Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to Doha. According to reports, his remains were found in the wheel well of the aircraft when it landed in Doha. ....

To mark two months countdown to the Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE), the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a virtual trophy tour starting from Thursday. The virtual tour will be driven around by Nissan. ....

While Virat Kohli faces some heat over his over-the-top vocal and aggressive behaviour during India's sensational 151-run victory against England in the second Test at Lord's, the India captain has come in for praise from former England captain Kevin Pietersen for his passion, enthusiasm, intensity, and the way he "rallies his troops" in Test cricket. ....

Aaron Finch will lead a strong Australian squad at the T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE with opener David Warner and former skipper Steve Smith also returning to action. ....

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket Australia Nick Hockley released a statement on Wednesday in support of coach Justin Langer. Langer has been under immense pressure over his style of working since the 2-1 Test loss to India in January, which was followed by 4-1 T20I series losses to West Indies and Bangladesh. ....

India's opening batsman K.L. Rahul and pace bowler Mohammed Siraj have made significant gains in the ICC Test Rankings released on Wednesday. ....

India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a group stage encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai on October 24, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Tuesday. ....

The second phase of the Indian Premier League 2021, scheduled to begin from September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, could witness the return of the crowds. ....

India team skipper Virat Kohli applauded the efforts of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami who stitched together an 89-run unbroken partnership for the ninth wicket to set England a 272-run target in a minimum of 60 overs, which the hosts could not achieve and lost the second Test at Lord's by 151 runs on Monday. ....

India defeated England by 151 runs in a fifth-day thriller in the second Test here on Monday registering their third-ever victory in 89 years at Lord's, the Mecca of cricket. Have a look at some of the visuals from the historic last day of the Lord's test: ....

Former Indian cricketers lauded India's gritty show at Lords, with 'Sultan of Multan' Virender Sehwag saying "never ever ever ever underestimate the Indians". ....