Play 02:31 ‘Unfair to speculate on fixing’ – Richardson Hong Kong have received assurance from the ICC that they are not under any greater scrutiny than other teams at the World T20 following comments earlier in the week. Shortly before the start of the World T20, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the head of the ACU, spoke about how an international team was under investigation. In a subsequent press conference David Richardson,…
Struggling Sri Lanka to play with ‘freedom’ at World T20
Mumbai – Newly appointed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday the struggling islanders would benefit at the World Twenty20 from being free of the burden of expectation that usually surrounds the side. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews addresses a press conference in Mumbai on March 9, 2016 © AFP Punit Paranjpe The defending champions have slumped to eighth in the T20 rankings and come into the World T20 in…
Netherlands exit World T20 after rained off game
Dharamsala (India) – The Netherlands were knocked out of the World Twenty20 Friday after their match against Oman was abandoned due to rain in Dharamsala. Groundstaff cover the wicket as rain falls ahead of the World T20 qualifier between Oman and The Netherlands at The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, northern India on March 11, 2016 © AFP The Dutch, who shared a point with Oman in the…
Tributes flow at emotional funeral for N. Zealand cricketer Crowe
Auckland – Cricketing greats honoured Martin Crowe at an emotional funeral for New Zealand’s greatest batsman Friday, with his cousin, Hollywood star Russell Crowe, acting as a pallbearer. Pallbearers including actor Russell Crowe (centre R) carry the casket of former New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe during his funeral at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland on March 11, 2016 © www.photosport.nz/AFP William Booth About 1,000 mourners packed Auckland’s Holy Trinity…
Devastated Borren pleads for more cricket
Play 03:06 Netherlands ’emotional, devastated’ – Borren An emotional and distraught Peter Borren has made another impassioned plea to the ICC to give the Associates and Affiliates more opportunities to play, which eventually boils down to spending more money on them. His side Netherlands, perhaps had one bad over with the ball and another with the bat in their first match of this World T20, and they are already out…
Hales insists England won't be left in a spin
Alex Hales says England are ready to face a trial by spin when their ICC World Twenty20 campaign begins in India next week. Both the 2012 and 2014 tournaments were held on the subcontinent, in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and on both occasions England’s problems against the turning ball contributed to their early exit. But Nottinghamshire opener Hales, who hit a century in Chittagong against a Sri Lanka attack comprising…
Well-drilled Afghanistan hold edge in knockout clash
Match facts Saturday, March 12, 2016 Start time 1500 local (0930GMT) Mohammad Shahzad has been flying at the top of the order © Chris Whiteoak Big Picture A week hasn’t even passed yet in the World Twenty20, but a final is already in the offing. Well, a final of sorts. Zimbabwe and Afghanistan face each other in a shootout for a place in the main draw, after two wins each….
Pride at stake for Scotland, Hong Kong in dead rubber
Match facts Saturday, March 12, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Scotland are yet to win a game in 20 matches at an ICC tournaments since their debut at the 1999 World Cup © AFP Big picture Scotland are out of the tournament, and so are Hong Kong. What is left to play for? The question simply would not arise if this were an old-fashioned world event with associates mingling…
Essex add Dixon to bowling attack
Essex have boosted their bowling options ahead of the new season after signing Australian paceman Matt Dixon on a two-year deal subject to ECB registration approval. The 23-year-old, who holds a British passport, will be available across all formats and joins the likes of New Zealand international Adam Milne and Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz at the Essex County Ground. In his short cricketing career, Dixon has featured in Australia’s…
World Twenty20: Jerome Taylor Says West Indies Given a Reality Check by India
Chris Gayle gets bowled by Jasprit Bumrah as West Indies, the 2012 champions, lost by 45 runs to India in their warm-up game in Kolkata. © AFP West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor feels that the loss to India in their World Twenty20 warm-up fixture here has given his team a reality check ahead of the tournament-proper which gets underway from March 15. (Rohit Sharma 98 Helps India Thrash West Indies)…