Nobody has ever won the ICC World Twenty20 twice – can England make history by becoming the first country to do so in India this month? Sri Lanka have made the final in the last two tournaments held in the sub-continent, including winning the tournament in Dhaka in 2014 under the stewardship of now England Assistant Coach Paul Farbrace. The hosts and Pakistan will also fancy their chances in favourable…
In January, the Lodha panel had proposed a series of sweeping changes to the BCCI’s administrative and governance structures © AFP India’s Supreme Court has told the BCCI that it might be inclined to send a few of the recommendations proposed by the Lodha committee back to the three-member panel for review. The two-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah, did not, specify, however, which recommendations…
Play 01:21 We can play with this team in all conditions – Dhoni India’s victory over UAE was set up by a pristine spell with the new ball by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He was able to move it both ways, force the batsmen into their shell returned two wickets and 20 dot balls out of his four overs. Bhuvneshwar is quite well known for keeping it tight and providing India with…
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Dan Christian (second from right) takes over from James Taylor in Nottinghamshire’s T20 side © Getty Images Dan Christian, the Australian allrounder, has taken over as Nottinghamshire’s captain for the NatWest T20 Blast after James Taylor decided to stand down due to his England commitments. Chris Read, the club captain who leads the side in the County Championship, will take charge for the Royal London Cup. Taylor has played in…
SA v Aus, 1st T20, Durban March 3, 2016 South Africa and Australia will be seeing plenty of each other during the remainder of 2016, but it is hoped that it won’t lead to tempers boiling over Play 02:53 ‘We’ve got a side to win T20 tournaments’ – Smith If cricket ever wanted context, it need look no further than the upcoming T20s between South Africa and Australia. Yes, you’ve…
India 82 for 1 (Rohit 39, Yuvraj 25*) beat UAE 81 for 9 (Shaiman 43, Bhuvneshwar 2-8) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Bhuvneshwar Kumar suffocated UAE with returns of 4-2-8-2 © AFP India versus UAE was a no contest. There was precious little intent from the UAE batsmen and all India had to do was go through the motions to gain a nine-wicket victory. It was India’s biggest win…
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Shaharyar Khan – “If they won’t give a public statement, then I see it’s very difficult to go to India” © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has threatened pulling out of the World Twenty20 if they did not get a clear message about the security situation from the Indian government. Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, called for India to publicly acknowledge Pakistan’s participation in the tournament and to also…