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Bus Driver Locks Players' Kits Over Non-Payment, Epic Drama Unfolds In Bangladesh T20 League
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Durbar Rajshahi has become the latest talking point in the world of cricket. A report has revealed that the franchise is yet to pay the fees of its foreign players and staff members. Rajshahi owner Shafiq Rahman, earlier, announced that the tickets have been booked for the foreign cricketers to return to their respective countries. However, due to the failure in the clearance of dues, many big names are left stranded in the team hotel in Dhaka.
Pakistan Cricketer Stranded In Dhaka Hotel, Without Return Ticket As BPL Franchise Fails To Clear Payment
A major controversy has marred the Bangladesh Premier League 2025. Franchise Durbar Rajshahi is yet to clear the due payment of its players. As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, a number of foreign stars, including one from Pakistan, are stranded in their team hotel in Dhaka as the franchise is not responding to their calls. The stranded players are seeking an update regarding their flights tickets to reach their respective homes, but the team owner and management are not responding to it, the report added.
Afghanistan Women Cricketers Reunite In First Game After Fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would spark "a movement for change". Hundreds of women athletes fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took over in August 2021, escaping a hardline stance that essentially banned women's sport and education. Most of the national women's cricket side settled as refugees in Australia, where they reunited for the first time on Thursday to play a charity match in Melbourne.
Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights" when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.
Varun Chakravarthy Picks Five-Wicket Haul vs England, Becomes First Ever Player To...
Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches. Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I side since his return to the set-up last year, having last played for India in 2021 before that. During the third T20I, Chakravarthy shined with figures of 5/24 in four overs, getting wickets of skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer, which completely derailed England from 83/1 to 127/8.
Afghans in Albania face uncertainty as Trump suspends refugee programme
In Albania, thousands of Afghans who fled their country to escape the Taliban takeover are facing uncertainty as they wait for US visa approval.
Afghanistan Women's XI To Play Historic Exhibition Match In Melbourne
Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Nick Hockley has described the upcoming exhibition match featuring the Afghanistan Women's XI in Melbourne as a beacon of hope and a significant milestone in the team's journey back to international cricket. The Afghanistan Women's XI, composed of refugees who now reside in Australia, will play a T20 match against a Cricket Without Borders XI at the Junction Oval on Thursday morning. The game precedes the opening day of the day-night Women's Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).