Peter Borren: ‘I feel for those of us who have already gone through a qualifying round, which was pretty difficult’ © ICC/Sportsfile Visitors to India are amazed at how many reruns of old cricket matches Indian TV can show. Yet this one couldn’t have been planned. When Netherlands captain Peter Borren walked in for his pre-tournament press conference, the TV in the press room was playing the highlights of their…
Nagpur (India) – Zimbabwe and Afghanistan got off to winning starts on the opening day of the World Twenty20 after respectively overcoming a scandal-hit Hong Kong and a spirited Scotland in Nagpur Tuesday. Zimbabwe’s Vusi Sibanda acknowledges the crowd afer scoring a half-century during the opening match of the T20 World Cup against Hong Kong in the central Indian city of Nagpur on March 8, 2016 (AFP Photo/) Vusi Sibanda…
Members of a Pakistan security delegation inspected the preparations in Dharamsala on Monday © AFP Pakistan have asked the ICC for a change of venue of their World T20 match against India, scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19, after receiving a report from its three-man delegation that ‘security is not assured’ at the venue. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the report was handed over to the board and…
Pakistan have said they will not play their World T20 match against India in Dharamsala after receiving a report from its three-man delegation that ‘security is not assured’ at the venue. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the report was handed over to the board and Pakistan’s federal interior minister, Chaudary Nisar, after which it was decided that the Pakistan team would not travel to India on Wednesday as scheduled. More to…
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v ScotlandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dawlat Zadran would lead Afghanistan’s pace attack © Chris Whiteoak Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai chose to bat against Scotland in the second match of the opening day of the World T20 in Nagpur. Stanikzai attributed the reason behind his decision to the flat track and his hopes of getting more turn in the second half of the match. Stanikzai…
England Deaf will have a new skipper in tomorrow’s Deaf ICC Championship opener against South Africa in Dubai, with Paul Allen replacing 20-year incumbent Umesh Valjee. Valjee (MBE) first captained England Deaf in 1996 after making his Test debut against Australia in 1992 and among many achievements was named England Disability Cricketer of the Year in 2011. Commenting on his decision, Valjee said: “After speaking with the management team I have…
England Deaf will have a new skipper in tomorrow’s Deaf ICC Championship opener against South Africa in Dubai, with Paul Allen replacing 20-year incumbent Umesh Valjee. Valjee (MBE) first captained England Deaf in 1996 after making his Test debut against Australia in 1992 and among many achievements was named England Disability Cricketer of the Year in 2011. Commenting on his decision, Valjee said: “After speaking with the management team I have…
Tournament director MV Sridhar on the Dharamsala as a venue: ‘The security is excellent, I have seen it myself’ © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The India-Pakistan match of the World T20, scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19, will definitely happen, the tournament director MV Sridhar has said. “The country has been waiting” for the match, he told reporters after meeting India’s federal home minister, Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi…
File photo – R Ashwin gives Steven Smith a warning after attempting to mankad him in the IPL © AFP The ICC match referee Andy Pycroft has reportedly told the Oman team management that the other teams playing the first round of the World T20 in Dharamsala had agreed not to mankad batsmen. Oman, however, stuck to their stance of wanting to mankad, only budging to agree to give the…
Nagpur (India) – Cricket’s governing body has warned that match-fixers are now targeting the game’s minnows as they prepared to get the World Twenty20 under way in India Tuesday. Oman’s team officials and players celebrate after they won the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament against Ireland at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Oman won by two wickets. . (AP Photo…