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…
Justice RM Lodha’s (C) panel, which includes Justice Ashok Bhan (R) and Justice RV Raveendran, recommended several age and tenure guidelines for Board of Control for Cricket in India © PTI In front of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday, an uncomfortable Board of Control for Cricket in India legal team is expected to put forward the difficulties in complete implementation of the Lodha panel proposals that…
The India-Pakistan World Twenty20 match in Dharamsala on March 19, is under cloud. © AFP Dharamsala: World Twenty20 tournament director MV Sridhar on Wednesday gave a thumbs up to the security and other arrangements in place for the matches to be held here including the marquee India-Pakistan clash on March 19. (World Twenty20: Board of Control for Cricket in India in a Fix As Himachal Pradesh Doesn’t Want to Host…
Virat Kohli took his tally of half-centuries in Twenty20 internationals to 13. Only Brendon McCullum (15) and Chris Gayle (14) are ahead of him. © AP Mirpur: Virat Kohli said on Tuesday that he was enjoying the responsibility of batting in pressure situations as he guided India to the final of the Asia Cup 2016 Twenty20 tournament with a comfortable five-wicket win over Sri Lanka. (Kohli, Yuvraj Guide India to…
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes that his country’s T20 International (T20I) side can still reach the final of the ongoing Asia Cup T20 2016 but insisted that India will be a tough team to beat when they host next month’s ICC World Twenty20 2016. “I still feel that Pakistan can make the final of the Asia Cup, and will do well in the World Twenty20 as well,” he said. Defending…