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Quiet spin, loud impact: Oman’s Ahmed makes his mark

PALLEKELE, SRI LANKA: In a World Cup shaped by heavyweights and hard lessons, Oman found a quiet force of resistance in 38-year-old left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed.Though Duleep Mendis-coached team exited at the group...

Oman's Shakeel Ahmed (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Ireland's Harry Tector during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Ireland and Oman at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo

England strike back against India in 1st Test

India's Yashasvi in action. — Reuters

Bangladesh tighten grip on first Sri Lanka Test

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the first day of the first Test cricket match. — AFP

Bangladesh win toss, bat in first Sri Lanka Test

Bangladesh's captain Najmul Hossain Shanto celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs). — Reuters

West Indies beat Ireland to win T20 series

West Indies' Shai Hope in action. — Reuters

S Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win WTC

South Africa's Aiden Markram lifts the ICC Test Championship Mace with teammates. — Reuters

Australia set South Africa target of 282 runs to win WTC final

Australia's Starc and Alex in action. — Reuters

South Africa pacemen destroy Australia top order in WTC final

Australia's Pat Cummins gets bowled out by South Africa's Kagiso Rabada. — Reuters

Dhuri: cricket journey across continents

Sandesh Dhuri

Pooran retires from internationals

Nicholas Pooran in action. — Reuters

England seal T20 series win over the West Indies

England's Jos Buttler in action Action. — Reuters

England beat West Indies in T20 opener

Cricket - First Twenty20 International - England v West Indies - Seat Unique Riverside, Durham, Britain - June 6, 2025 England's Jos Buttler celebrates with Liam Dawson after he takes the wicket of West Indies' Johnson Charles, stumped off the bowling of England's Liam Dawson Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

England crush West Indies to complete 3-0 series sweep

England's Jamie Smith in action. — Reuters

Punjab past Mumbai to book IPL final with Bengaluru

Punjab Kings' Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis celebrate after winning the match. — Reuters

Farhan, Abrar lead Pakistan to win Bangladesh in T20 series

Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib bowls during the second Twenty20 international cricket match. — AFP

Rohit stars as Mumbai knock Gujarat out of IPL

Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma in action. — Reuters
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