Khan captained Pakistan to the men's Cricket World Cup title in 1992 before serving as the nation's Prime Minister between 2018 and 2022.

A tragic incident occurred at the Sapru Stadium in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, where veteran cricket umpire Manik Gupta lost his life due to a bee attack during a drinks break. Manik was a veteran umpire with over 30 years of experience,

T20 World Cup surprise package Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Colombo on Thursday to finish the group stage unbeaten and carry some winning momentum into the Super Eights. Chasing 179, they finished 4-182 with three balls to spare against the co-hosts at the R. Premadasa stadium.

MELBOURNE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia head coach Andrew McDonald put the blame for the team's humiliating T20 World Cup exit squarely on the players, rejecting criticism of their preparations and a "false narrative" that the nation is not taking the format seriously.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka Cricket has urged Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game against India in Colombo next week, saying a forfeited match could hit the tourism sector of a country still recovering from an economic collapse.

A 65-year-old umpire died and 15–20 players were injured after a swarm of bees attacked during a local cricket match in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his player of the match award to coach Jonathan Trott as the Afghanistan opener's unbeaten 95 helped secure an 82-run win over Canada on Thursday, ending their Twenty20 World Cup with a consolation victory in Group D.

Street cricket is being introduced to children living in a less affluent city suburb in an attempt to keep them off the streets and away from "negative distractions". More than 20 young people aged eight to 24, from Byker in Newcastle, have started playing the informal version of the professional game with the help of coaches.

The T20 World Cup contest between India and Pakistan this past Sunday fetched the maximum viewership numbers for an ICC T20 World Cup match.

Harmanpreet Kaur became the highest-capped player in women's international cricket when she made her 356th appearance for India in Thursday's Twenty20 match against Australia, surpassing New Zealand great Suzie Bates.

Umpire Manik Gupta's fellow Umpire, Jagdish Sharma, said, "We were attacked by a swarm of bees during the drinks break. We ran, but since Manik bhai was older, he couldn't outrun the bees".

Bangladesh's new Youth and Sports Minister, Aminul Haque, hinted that Dhaka was moving to repair strained cricket ties with India after a fallout over the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. Haque said he held talks with India's Deputy High Commissioner and emphasised a desire to resolve differences through "friendly talks".