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News Articles: cricket

India's Shreyas Iyer (left) plays a shot as Pakistan's wicketkeeper captain Mohammad Rizwan watches during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and India at the Dubai International Stadium on Feb. 23.

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Pakistan is out of its own cricket tournament, but its fans are still excited to host

The country is hosting a major international cricket tournament for the first time in a generation. It's a much-needed bright spot in a nation that's confronted recent economic and political crises.

March 04, 2025
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  • Betsy Joles
United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.

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The U.S. defeats Pakistan in a dramatic upset at the cricket World Cup

Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, with about 2.5 billion fans. Several of the U.S. team’s starting players are from other countries, including India, Pakistan and New Zealand.

June 07, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
The Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell plays a shot during Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata on April 29. Russell is a player on Major League Cricket's Los Angeles Knight Riders.

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America doesn't really care about cricket. Can Major League Cricket change that?

The new league makes its debut near Dallas on Thursday when the Texas Super Kings play the LA Knight Riders. The league's backers hope to cultivate a new generation of U.S. cricketers.

July 13, 2023
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  • Brashna Kasi
The 1983 Cricket World Cup final match between India and West Indies on June 25, 1983, in London.

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Opinion: Wicket bad bet

NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.

July 16, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Afghan girls play cricket on school grounds in Kabul in 2010. At the time, Afghanistan was set to select its first national women's cricket team. But a Taliban official now reportedly says women won't be allowed to play it and other sports.

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Afghan Women Will Be Banned From Playing Sports, A Taliban Official Says

"Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed," a senior Taliban official reportedly said.

September 08, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Cyclists cycle past the main entrance of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, a venue where cricket matches were taking place during the 2021 Indian Premier League — until it was suspended.

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India's Major Cricket Tournament Got Suspended. Should It Have Even Happened?

The Indian Premier League was suspended in May, but critics weigh in on whether the event should have been held at all amid the country's deadly COVID-19 crisis.

May 18, 2021
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  • Sushmita Pathak

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