IPL 2016

Leics announce profit but debt remains cause for concern

January 31, 2016
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The planned construction of floodlights at Grace Road is expected to increase T20 attendances © Getty Images Leicestershire have reported an increased turnover for 2015 and a small profit – compared with a loss of £225,000 last year – but the auditors of the club’s accounts have warned of a level of debt that could threaten their future viability. Last season saw Leicestershire win their first Championship game since 2012…

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Yuvraj Singh Will Get Better With Time, Feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Yuvraj Singh is the best option for No.5 slot, according to Mahendra Singh Dhoni © AFP Sydney: Yuvraj Singh’s cameo in the Sydney Twenty seems to have impressed India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He expects that the veteran left-hander would only get better as he plays more and more matches in the lead up to the ICC World Twenty20. (Sydney T20I: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina Guide India to…

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Black Caps win series after rain

January 31, 2016
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New Zealand left it late to clinch their one-day international series against Pakistan following a rain-affected three-wicket win in Auckland. Mitchell Santner crashed the winning boundary with two balls to go after a rain break had left the Black Caps needing a revised 53 from 45 balls. Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson had put New Zealand in control of the chase before the clouds closed in, hitting 82 and 84…

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Louwrens steers Namibia into quarter-finals

Namibia Under-19s reached the quarter-finals with a sensational upset, pulling off a two-wicket win over South Africa Under-19s in Cox’s Bazar. Defending champions South Africa, who also lost their opening game against Bangladesh, are now out of contention for the quarter-finals. The match-winner in a low-scoring game was Lohan Louwrens, who came in at 10 for 2 and scored an unbeaten 58 to steer Namibia to a target of 137….

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Coetzer fifty gives Scotland T20 split in HK

January 31, 2016
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Scotland 161 for 9 (Coetzer 70, Amjad 3-21, Nadeem 3-23) beat Hong Kong 124 (Afzal 56, Wheal 3-20, Berrington 3-22) by 37 runsScorecard File photo – Man-of-the-Match Kyle Coetzer struck 70 for Scotland in the win, a career-best in T20Is © Peter Della Penna Scotland rode Kyle Coetzer‘s powerful batting at the top of the order to a 37-run win over Hong Kong at Mission Road, earning a split of…

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Amir 'not at his best, but getting there' – Waqar

January 31, 2016
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Mohammad Amir picked up five wickets across his first two ODIs in five years, while conceding only 3.9 runs an over © Getty Images Mohammad Amir claimed 5 for 67 across his first two ODIs in five years, and was described as the “pick of Pakistan’s bowlers” by Martin Guptill, but Waqar Younis believes he is still some distance from his best. Amir’s efforts in the T20 series had been…

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Raina seals series sweep from final ball

January 31, 2016
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India completed a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 series against Australia following a thrilling last-ball victory in Sydney. Suresh Raina cut the final ball from Andrew Tye to the point rope to complete victory after India had started the last over needing 17 runs. Stand-in captain Shane Watson had earlier become the first Australian to record a century in all three formats when he clubbed 124 from 71 balls…

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Yuvraj Singh Must Be Part of Playing XI For ICC World Twenty20: Sunil Gavaskar

Yuvraj Singh smashed two big hits to ensure India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over Australia in the Twenty20 series. © AP Sydney: India were gunning for a clean sweep in the third and final Twenty20 match against Australia in Sydney. Chasing a mammoth 198, India looked to be in course thanks to fifties from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, the quick dismissals of Rohit and Kohli turned the…

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Talent Like Kevin Pietersen Needed to be Handled With Care: David Gower

Kevin Pietersen was sacked from the England team. © AP Chennai: Former England Captain David Gower feels that an “extraordinary talent” like Kevin Pietersen needed to a good captain, who could have guided him in right direction.(Pietersen’s Omission Helping England: Strauss) “Captains like Mike Brearley, Ray Illingworth or Ian Chappell may be have taken him by neck little earlier. There was a chance to keep him under control. He is…

January 31, 2016
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Reduce Test Matches to Four Days to Make Them Interesting: David Gower

David Gower is calling for the evolution of Test cricket. © AFP Chennai: Former England captain David Gower suggested reducing the Test matches to four days, limiting the first innings to certain time and keep the pace of the game up to make Test cricket more interesting.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) “Probably we need to do something to reinvent Test cricket to make it more appealing,” said Gower, who delivered…

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