Month: March 2016

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, had a live shoot for an Indian news channel interrupted on Sunday night in Mumbai. The incident occurred when one man in the locality where the show was being filmed objected to it being shot there, an employee of the Hindi news channel, Aaj Tak, who was present at the scene, told ESPNcricinfo. Only that one man was involved in the incident, and there…

Charlotte Edwards was delighted after England Women produced their “best performance of the World Cup so far” to secure top spot in Group B with a 68-run win over Pakistan. Edwards led the way for her side with an unbeaten 77 off 61 balls in a total of 148 for five before the bowlers worked as a unit to dismiss Pakistan for just 80. Laura Marsh impressed with career-best figures of 3-12…

Play 03:10 ‘Tremendous effort by Kohli’ – Dhoni Videos of MS Dhoni losing his composure at a press conference after India’s win over Bangladesh caught many by surprise. However on Sunday, the lighter side of the captain resurfaced as he doffed his hat to Virat Kohli for converting a daunting chase at the halfway mark into a canter. Kohli, not for the first time, expertly steered India home, the hallmark…

Play 01:46 ‘It just wasn’t our day’ – Steven Smith As the Australia team disbands and the players go their separate ways – some to join the IPL, others to rest and prepare for the next campaign – Steven Smith was left to reflect on the repeated failings of his side in a disappointing World T20 campaign, the only major prize in the game that has proved to be elusive….

Play 01:16 ‘Loss won’t affect how we play in the semis’ – Sammy It was Afghanistan’s first win in the Super 10s, it was their first win in any format against a Full Member side other than Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and they had done rather well to beat West Indies, but the West Indies captain was in no mood to praise his opponents. An uncharacteristically tetchy Darren Sammy instead said…

Play 02:48 WATCH – The innings Kohli rates as his beset in T20Is An emotional Virat Kohli has called his unbeaten, match-winning, World T20 semi-final spot sealing 82 off 51 balls as his best innings in the format. India had been set a target of 161, and they were fading away at 94 for 4 in the 14th over. The required run-rate had hit double-digits as early as the 10th…