Australia chose to bat v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:41 Match Day – Australia favourites, but bowling weak Australia’s captain Steven Smith won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in their vital World Twenty20 match at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Pakistan had to win to stand any chance of staying in the tournament, while an Australian victory would ensure that they do not need…
Misfiring Aussies face must-win Pakistan T20 showdown
Mohali (India) – A stumbling Australia will need to raise their game when they take on Pakistan in a must-win group match of the World Twenty20 in Mohali on Friday. Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi looks on as he participates in a training session at the Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium in Mohali on March 24, 2016, ahead of their World T20 Cricket tournament match against Australia on March 25. AFP/Money…
Malik vows Pakistan to give their all for Afridi at World T20
Mohali (India) – Veteran batsman Shoaib Malik vowed Thursday that Pakistan would go all out for a surprise victory against Australia at cricket’s World Twenty20 to give their “big brother” Shahid Afridi a winning send-off. Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (L), captain Shahid Afridi (C) and Wahab Riaz (2L) celebrate after dismissing India’s Yuvraj Singh during the World T20 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 19, 2016 © AFP/File Prakash…
Afghans philosophical after going down fighting at World T20
Kabul – Afghans rallied behind their defeated national cricket team Thursday after Asghar Stanikzai’s side went down fighting at the World Twenty20 in Delhi, crashing out of the tournament despite giving England a scare. Afghanistan batsman Noor Ali (L) runs between the wickets with captain Asghar Stanikzai during the World T20 match against England at The Feroz Shah Kolta Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on March 23, 2016 © AFP…
Twenty20’s unstoppable rise fuels fears for Test cricket
Mumbai – As he joined the sell-out crowd for a Twenty20 match at the home of Indian cricket, Kaushal Loday said he wouldn’t have come if the game was a Test. Players such as the West Indies’ Chris Gayle have stopped playing Tests and instead earn big bucks in tournaments such as Australia’s Big Bash or the Bangladesh Premier League © AFP Indranil Mukherjee “I’m not interested in five-day cricket,…
Pakistani greats call for overhaul after World T20 defeats
Islamabad – Pakistani cricketing greats called for an overhaul of the national team and the country’s domestic infrastructure following back-to-back defeats in the World Twenty20 that have ensured a likely early exit for the former champions. Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi couldn’t save his side from a 22-run defeat to New Zealand in the World T20 match in Mohali, on March 22, 2016 © AFP/File Money Sharma After triumphing against Bangladesh,…
Tim May returns to ICC's Cricket Committee
Tim May is back in the ICC’s Cricket Committee © Getty Images Tim May has been reappointed to the ICC’s Cricket Committee as a past players’ representative, almost three years after he lost his place on it. May, one of two current players’ representatives at that time, was replaced by L Sivaramakrishnan in the 2013 elections that became controversial over perceptions that they had been influenced by the BCCI. May…
Tim May back on ICC Cricket Committee, three years after exit
Tim May is back in the ICC’s Cricket Committee © Getty Images Tim May has been reappointed to the ICC’s Cricket Committee as a past players’ representative almost three years after he lost his place on it. May, one of two current players’ representatives at that time, was replaced by L Sivaramakrishnan in the 2013 elections that became controversial over perceptions that they had been influenced by the BCCI. His…
Rampaul signing cheers Surrey after Dernbach blow
Ravi Rampaul blows a kiss during the Caribbean Premier League © CPL T20 Ltd.2015 Surrey have strengthened their bowling attack ahead of the new season by signing the West Indian pace bowler Ravi Rampaul on a two-year deal. Rampaul, 31, who has played 18 Tests, 92 ODIs, will ease Surrey’s worries about the strength of their pace resources on their return to the First Division after an injury to Jade…
Ailing Northants propose change of ownership
Northants faces a worrying time with the prospect of new owners © Getty Images Ailing Northamptonshire are aiming to raise a minimum of £1m by offering the chance of group equity investment to buy the county cricket club. Northants announced losses of £449,127 after tax earlier this month – a deterioration of some £144,000 from the previous year – with gross turnover also down and membership falling. Only a few…