India’s Virat Kohli reacts after scoring fifty runs during the Asia Cup Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. © AP Mirpur: India rode on fine knocks by Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh to defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in their Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday and enter the finals. (Scorecard | Highlights) Coming in after the early fall of opener Shikhar…
Former ICC chief Ehsan Mani is against Pakistan playing India in Dharamsala. BCCI, however, has assured full security for the World Twenty20 tie. © AFP Karachi: Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) woes are mounting after former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Ehsan Mani advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to play the World Twenty20 match against India in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh on March 19. (BCCI in…
India-Pakistan World Twenty20 match should not fall victim to politics, according to Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur (right). © AFP Dharamsala: Uncertainty over the marquee World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan at Dharamsala continues, even after a meeting between Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur and Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh. (World Twenty20: Board of Control for Cricket in…
Mustafizur Rahman has made a big impact since being picked by Bangladesh © AFP Sussex have signed Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh left-arm pace bowler, as their second overseas player for 2016. Mustafizur, who has made a scintillating start to his international career, is set to play T20 and 50-over cricket for Sussex. Mustafizur, 20, will be the first Bangladesh international to play for Sussex and follows team-mates Shakib Al Hasan…
Mahmudullah and Mashrafe Mortaza remained not out to see Bangladesh home. © AP Mirpur: Bangladesh produced a superb all-round performance to outclass Pakistan by five wickets in their Twenty20 clash to enter the final of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Wednesday. (Scorecard | Match Highlights) Hosts Bangladesh will meet India in the final on Sunday. Pakistan’s hope of making it to the Asia Cup final…
Michael Hussey: “VVS accepted that I was not interested because of family reasons. But he would not accept my feeling that I was not up to standard for a job like that.” © BCCI Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has revealed in his latest book that he was asked by former India batsman VVS Laxman if he was interested in coaching India. That approach was made during the last IPL,…
Javed Miandad has said that Shahid Afridi’s place in Pakistan squad was over a few years back. © AFP Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has blasted the country’s cricketing setup and questioned current Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi’s inclusion in the national squad. (Waqar Younis, Azhar Mahmood Seek to Take Pakistan Back to Glory Days) “How can you have a player who no one knows how he will perform. Afridi’s…
Play 04:50 Pacers need an off-season – McGrath Glenn McGrath has said that the recent spate of injuries to Australia’s fast bowlers has largely been a result of a cramped calendar with no allowance for an off-season. James Pattinson became the most recent casualty after he was ruled out for the remainder of Australia’s domestic season following a recurrence of shin-stress problems. It was only one of Australia’s injury-related woes…
Mustafizur Rahman has made a big impact since being picked by Bangladesh © AFP Sussex have signed Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh left-arm pace bowler, as their second overseas signing for 2016. Mustafizur, who has made a scintillating start to his international career, is set to play T20 and 50-over cricket for Sussex. Mustafizur, 20, will be the first Bangladesh international to play for Sussex and follows team-mates Shakib Al Hasan…
In his knock of 35 off 18 balls vs Sri Lanka, Yuvraj Singh smashed three fours and three sixes. © AFP Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that Yuvraj Singh’s innings against Pakistan was the turning point for the swashbuckling left-hander and his form augurs well for India’s chances in the ICC World Twenty20. (Kohli, Yuvraj Guide India to Asia Cup Final) Yuvraj smashed an 18-ball 35 and put…