Seekkuge Prasanna has plenty of international limited-overs experience © AFP Seekkuge Prasanna, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has signed to play for Northamptonshire in 2016. He will primarily be involved in Northamptonshire’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign but could feature in other competitions, depending on the availability of the club’s main overseas player, Rory Kleinveldt. Prasanna, 30, has taken 25 wickets and scored 242 runs in 32 appearances for Sri Lanka, across…
World T20 Finalists to Wear Black Armbands To Pay Respect to Kolkata Flyover Victims
Aerial view of the site where an under-construction flyover collapsed on Vivekananda Road in Kolkata on Friday. © PTI Highlights Kolkata: All the four teams in the men’s and women’s ICC World Twenty20 finals on Sunday are expected to wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the families of the victims of the horrifying flyover tragedy that took away lives of 24 people. “We have requested the teams…
World T20 semis: Tricolour Set on Fire in Jammu
Various student organisations held a protest and demanded action against the accused for the incident. (Image for representational purpose only) © AFP Jammu: Police registered a case against a student of Government Dental College for allegedly setting the national flag on fire on Thursday night after India lost the semifinals of the World T20. (Read More in Cricket) “We received reports that a student at the Dental College, Jammu, allegedly…
Virat Kohli Dragged India Throughout World T20, No Other Player Stepped Up: Kumar Sangakkara
Virat Kohli was the top run-getter for India, scoring 273 runs in 5 matches. The next best was MS Dhoni with 89 runs. © AFP Highlights Virat Kohli’s gallant 89 not out went in vain as India’s World T20 campaign came to an end with a seven-wicket loss to the West Indies. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said that besides Kohli no other player pulled his weight for Team…
Pakistan Cricket Board's Fact-Finding Committee Recommends to Sack Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi
Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi have been under fire post Pakistan’s disappointing run in World T20. © AFP Highlights Lahore: The fact-finding committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board has recommended that head coach Waqar Younis be sacked and the board also appoint a new captain of the national T20 team. (Shahid Afridi Was Not Serious During World T20, Alleges Waqar Younis) Pakistan’s former Test opener, Mohsin Khan, who has served…
Joe Root Says Self-Belief a Big Factor in England's Success in World T20
England’s Joe Root has been one of the pivot around which England team has revolved in this World T20. © AFP Highlights Kolkata: England’s top-order batsman Joe Root on Friday said sticking to their beliefs have made them a force to reckon with in the ongoing World Twenty20 cricket tournament. (World T20: Jason Roy Steers England Into Final) England were not the favourites when they came into the competition. But…
Shahid Afridi Was 'Absolutely Clueless' During World T20, Alleges Pakistan Team Manager Intikhab Alam
Shahid Afridi has been under-fire after Pakistan’s dismissal performance in the World T20. © AFP Highlights Karachi: For the second time in a week, another confidential report given to the Pakistan Cricket Board, has been leaked in the media creating a crisis of sorts in the PCB on Friday. (Shahid Afridi Was Not Serious During World T20, Alleges Waqar Younis) A miffed PCB chairman Shahryar Khan apparently contemplated resignation but…
Cricket Australia Includes Usman Khawaja Among New Players With Contract
Usman Khawaja was one of the key performers for Australia in World T20, scoring 143 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 137.5. © AFP Highlights Melbourne: Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges and Joe Burns are among those on the list of Cricket Australia’s (CA) contracted players for 2016-17 after a number of key retirements. (Warne Slams Australian Selectors For Team’s Debacle) CA released the list of 20 players…
Watch India vs West Indies Cricket Match Highlights, ICC World T20 2016
India’s Virat Kohli (left) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni look on after losing their World T20 semifinal match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. © AFP Highlights Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 89 was overshadowed by Lendl Simmons (82 not out) sterling innings as the West Indies shocked hosts India by seven wickets to march into the World T20 final, where they will take on England on Sunday. (Simmons…
Afridi an 'absolutely clueless' captain – team manager
Shahid Afridi has not come out of the post-World T20 report with a glowing report © IDI/Getty Images Shahid Afridi has been branded an “absolute clueless” captain in a report submitted by Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam in the wake of the team’s poor World T20 and Asia Cup campaigns. The document by Intikhab, which follows an equally scathing report by coach Waqar Younis, covers the back-to-back T20 tournaments where…