The ICC World Twenty20 Group A match between Netherlands and Oman was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain in Dharamsala. The chances of play looked slim when the heavens opened this morning, but after a slight change in weather both captains walked out for the toss which Oman won, opting to bowl. With the start of play delayed, further showers then ruled out the prospect of any play….
World T20 2016 news March 11, 2016 Umar Farooq and Nagraj Gollapudi The Pakistan players were apprised of the security situation in India by PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan on Thursday © PCB The Pakistan government has received two letters, from the West Bengal state government and Kolkata’s police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, assuring special security measures for Pakistan’s men’s team while in Kolkata. These letters are likely to be evaluated by…
Kieran Powell last played for Leeward Islands in April 2014 © WICB Opening batsman Kieran Powell looks set for a return to West Indies’ first-class cricket competition after a gap of almost two years, after he was picked in Leeward Islands’ 13-man squad for the Regional 4-day tournament match against Guyana, which starts from March 11. Powell last played a first-class match for Leeward Islands in April 2014. He went…
Play 04:14 ‘We have to learn from our mistakes’ – Du Plessis AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock may yet appear in the same South African T20 XI if misfiring players in the middle order cannot find form. That was the strong indication Faf du Plessis gave on the eve of the team’s departure to the World T20 after persistent questions over why there has only been…
The lack of communication between the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association and local police resulted in chaos in the days leading up to the World T20 games in Dharamsala © AFP The India-Pakistan match in Dharamsala – according to the original schedule – was acquired through politics, and was taken away politically. While the fans, the media, the teams, who would have enjoyed low-profile matches in this scenic setting, and the…
Jeff Crowe greets mourners at the funeral for his brother Martin Crowe in Auckland © Getty Images Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, was farewelled by around 1000 mourners at a funeral service in Auckland that celebrated one of cricket’s greatest talents and fiercest intellects. The funeral held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell was broadcast live around New Zealand, and also streamed online. It featured tributes from…
When Liam Dawson was asked about whether he could fight his way on to the England Performance Programme at Hampshire’s pre-season media day 12 months ago, the spin-bowling all-rounder was bullish about his credentials. “Yeah, I’d love to,” he told ecb.co.uk. “Over the last few years I’ve played fairly well, so as long as I keep improving. “In one-day cricket I’d back myself against anyone, so if I keep putting…
Mohammed Shami took 2 for 30 in his first match since January 8 © Getty/ICC The setting wasn’t as low-key as Mohammed Shami might have probably imagined. This was a warm-up game and yet there were at least 25,000 people at the Eden Gardens. There were several thousand more claps, whistles and screams until palms and throats gave in. This is also his home ground, a city where he made…
England paceman Liam Plunkett is keen to take advantage of Steven Finn’s misfortune and make an impact at the ICC World Twenty20. Plunkett did not feature on England’s recent tour of South Africa in any format but was a late replacement in Eoin Morgan’s 15-man World T20 squad following the injury to Finn. And now he has got his chance in India, Yorkshire fast bowler Plunkett is ready to make…
[embedded content] Lydia Greenway says England cannot afford to underestimate any team at the Women’s ICC World Twenty20 in India. Australia have claimed the last three World T20 titles, after England won the inaugural event on home soil in 2009, but recent results have shown how much sides have improved. Charlotte Edwards’ side geared up for the tournament by recently claiming two series victories over a South Africa outfit on…