IPL 2016

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked Sourav Ganguly to inform BCCI and ICC that the state will provide security for the India-Pakistan match at World T20. © PTI Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has assured foolproof security to the Pakistan cricket team during the ICC World twenty20 tournament. Concerned with security arrangements in India, Pakistan have demanded security assurance before letting their teams fly out to India. (Sourav…

Anurag Thakur, BCCI secretary, slammed Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh for India-Pakistan World T20 venue controversy. © AFP Anurag Thakur has been left with a bitter taste in his mouth, for he has got a dose of his own medicine. Barely three months after the BJP MP and BCCI secretary went on record to say the atmosphere was not conducive for India-Pakistan series owing to soldiers’ death at the…

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan during a meeting with the cricket team on Thursday. (Image credit: PCB) Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan’s participation in the ICC World T20 continued to be shrouded in suspense with the government refusing to clear the team’s departure unless India provides written assurance of security. (ICC World Twenty20: Team Afridi Left in The Lurch as Pakistan Shadowbox With India Over Security) “We are not in a…

Zimbabwe’s Wellington Masakadza (third from left) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of unseen Scotland batsman George Munsey during the World T20. © AFP Nagpur: Sean Williams stroked a brisk fifty before the bowlers ensured a second straight win for Zimbabwe, beating Scotland by 11 runs in the World Twenty20 in Nagpur Thursday. (Scorecard) Electing to bat, Zimbabwe suffered from regular wicket-fall but Williams’ 36-ball 53 enabled the side to…

Taskin Ahmed has been one of the most impressive bowlers for Bangladesh in recent times. He took 3 wickets in total in the Asia Cup T20 with economy rate of just 5.75. © AFP Dharamsala: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny have been reported for suspect bowling actions during their side’s opening match against the Netherlands in the ICC World T20 on Wednesday. (Bangladesh Start Campaign…

Rest of India with Irani Cup at Brabourne Stadium after defeating Mumbai. © PTI Mumbai: Rest of India batsmen displayed collective brilliance as they planned a classic run-chase to perfection against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai, winning the Irani Cup by 4 wickets reaching a mammoth victory target of 480 runs in Mumbai. (Read More in Cricket) Vidarbha’s left-handed opener Faiz Fazal (127, 280 balls) and Sudeep Chatterjee (54) of Bengal…

India won the toss and elected to bat. Rohit Sharma proved why he is regarded as one of the most dangerous batsmen in T20s by smashing 98 off 57 balls that helped India post 185-5. Yuvraj Singh also played a solid hand by smashing 31 off 20 balls while Shikhar Dhawan chipped in with 21 off 17 balls. Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya took two wickets…