Anurag Thakur, BCCI secretary, slammed Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh for India-Pakistan World T20 venue controversy. © AFP Anurag Thakur has been left with a bitter taste in his mouth, for he has got a dose of his own medicine. Barely three months after the BJP MP and BCCI secretary went on record to say the atmosphere was not conducive for India-Pakistan series owing to soldiers’ death at the…
ICC World T20: Pakistan Government Puts Team Departure to India on Hold
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan during a meeting with the cricket team on Thursday. (Image credit: PCB) Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan’s participation in the ICC World T20 continued to be shrouded in suspense with the government refusing to clear the team’s departure unless India provides written assurance of security. (ICC World Twenty20: Team Afridi Left in The Lurch as Pakistan Shadowbox With India Over Security) “We are not in a…
Zimbabwe Eliminate Scotland From World T20
Zimbabwe’s Wellington Masakadza (third from left) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of unseen Scotland batsman George Munsey during the World T20. © AFP Nagpur: Sean Williams stroked a brisk fifty before the bowlers ensured a second straight win for Zimbabwe, beating Scotland by 11 runs in the World Twenty20 in Nagpur Thursday. (Scorecard) Electing to bat, Zimbabwe suffered from regular wicket-fall but Williams’ 36-ball 53 enabled the side to…
World T20: Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny Reported For Suspect Actions
Taskin Ahmed has been one of the most impressive bowlers for Bangladesh in recent times. He took 3 wickets in total in the Asia Cup T20 with economy rate of just 5.75. © AFP Dharamsala: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny have been reported for suspect bowling actions during their side’s opening match against the Netherlands in the ICC World T20 on Wednesday. (Bangladesh Start Campaign…
Irani Cup: Rest of India Come From Behind to Beat Mumbai in Record Chase
Rest of India with Irani Cup at Brabourne Stadium after defeating Mumbai. © PTI Mumbai: Rest of India batsmen displayed collective brilliance as they planned a classic run-chase to perfection against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai, winning the Irani Cup by 4 wickets reaching a mammoth victory target of 480 runs in Mumbai. (Read More in Cricket) Vidarbha’s left-handed opener Faiz Fazal (127, 280 balls) and Sudeep Chatterjee (54) of Bengal…
India vs West Indies, Highlights: ICC World T20 2016, Warm-up Match: India Thrash West Indies by 45 Runs
India won the toss and elected to bat. Rohit Sharma proved why he is regarded as one of the most dangerous batsmen in T20s by smashing 98 off 57 balls that helped India post 185-5. Yuvraj Singh also played a solid hand by smashing 31 off 20 balls while Shikhar Dhawan chipped in with 21 off 17 balls. Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya took two wickets…
Consistent form gives us good chance – Domingo
Under Russell Domingo, South Africa have reached the semi-finals of two ICC tournaments © AFP For all the unwanted accolades Russell Domingo earned this summer – he oversaw South Africa’s longest winless streak in Test cricket since readmission in which they were also bowled out for their two lowest scores – he remains their most successful major tournament coach and therein lies the chance for him to declare this season…
Khawaja knows he could be squeezed out
Usman Khawaja made 33 in Australia’s win in Cape Town © Getty Images Usman Khawaja might be one of Australia’s most in-form players in any format, but he does not necessarily expect to be part of the starting XI for the World Twenty20 in India. Khawaja opened the batting and scored 33 from 25 balls in Australia’s win over South Africa in the third T20 in Cape Town on Wednesday,…
Morgan feels inexperience could help England
Captain Eoin Morgan believes “a little bit of naivety” could work in England’s favour at the World Twenty20 in India. The 29-year-old has made 56 appearances in the sprint format and is familiar with Indian conditions thanks to his IPL experience, but only two other members of his 15-man squad – Alex Hales and Jos Buttler – have more than 15 T20 international caps and several have yet to play in India. Morgan’s…
Excitement builds ahead of World Twenty20
[embedded content] There was a buzz of excitement as England prepared to depart for the World Twenty20, with all-rounder David Willey admitting he was still pinching himself ahead of the trip. Eoin Morgan‘s 15-man squad departed for India on Tuesday with the goal of becoming the first country to win the World T20 for the second time. “It’s what you dream about as a kid – going to a World Cup…