Members of a Pakistan security delegation inspected the preparations in Dharamsala on Monday © AFP Pakistan have asked the ICC for a change of venue of their World T20 match against India, scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19, after receiving a report from its three-man delegation that ‘security is not assured’ at the venue. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the report was handed over to the board and…
Pakistan rules out playing in Dharamsala
Pakistan have said they will not play their World T20 match against India in Dharamsala after receiving a report from its three-man delegation that ‘security is not assured’ at the venue. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the report was handed over to the board and Pakistan’s federal interior minister, Chaudary Nisar, after which it was decided that the Pakistan team would not travel to India on Wednesday as scheduled. More to…
Shahzad, spinners hand Afghanistan 14-run win
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v ScotlandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dawlat Zadran would lead Afghanistan’s pace attack © Chris Whiteoak Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai chose to bat against Scotland in the second match of the opening day of the World T20 in Nagpur. Stanikzai attributed the reason behind his decision to the flat track and his hopes of getting more turn in the second half of the match. Stanikzai…
New-look England ready for Deaf ICC Championship
England Deaf will have a new skipper in tomorrow’s Deaf ICC Championship opener against South Africa in Dubai, with Paul Allen replacing 20-year incumbent Umesh Valjee. Valjee (MBE) first captained England Deaf in 1996 after making his Test debut against Australia in 1992 and among many achievements was named England Disability Cricketer of the Year in 2011. Commenting on his decision, Valjee said: “After speaking with the management team I have…
New-look England Deaf ready for ICC Championship
England Deaf will have a new skipper in tomorrow’s Deaf ICC Championship opener against South Africa in Dubai, with Paul Allen replacing 20-year incumbent Umesh Valjee. Valjee (MBE) first captained England Deaf in 1996 after making his Test debut against Australia in 1992 and among many achievements was named England Disability Cricketer of the Year in 2011. Commenting on his decision, Valjee said: “After speaking with the management team I have…
Ind-Pak in Dharamsala will definitely happen, says tournament director
Tournament director MV Sridhar on the Dharamsala as a venue: ‘The security is excellent, I have seen it myself’ © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The India-Pakistan match of the World T20, scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19, will definitely happen, the tournament director MV Sridhar has said. “The country has been waiting” for the match, he told reporters after meeting India’s federal home minister, Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi…
Mankad debate reopens ahead of World T20
File photo – R Ashwin gives Steven Smith a warning after attempting to mankad him in the IPL © AFP The ICC match referee Andy Pycroft has reportedly told the Oman team management that the other teams playing the first round of the World T20 in Dharamsala had agreed not to mankad batsmen. Oman, however, stuck to their stance of wanting to mankad, only budging to agree to give the…
Corruption warning to minnows as World T20 begins
Nagpur (India) – Cricket’s governing body has warned that match-fixers are now targeting the game’s minnows as they prepared to get the World Twenty20 under way in India Tuesday. Oman’s team officials and players celebrate after they won the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament against Ireland at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Oman won by two wickets. . (AP Photo…
Sri Lanka change skipper ahead of T20 title defence
Colombo – Defending champions Sri Lanka said Lasith Malinga was stepping down as captain of their World Twenty20 side Tuesday after the team’s disastrous Asia Cup showing, with Angelo Mathews to skipper the team in India. Defending champions Sri Lanka announced Lasith Malinga was stepping down as captain of their World T20 side © AFP/File Lakruwan Wanniarachchi The announcement comes only hours after Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera sacked…
Afghans hope for T20 glory in adopted homeland
New Delhi – Afghanistan, whose cricketing fairytale has captured the hearts of fans around the world, hope to do their own supporters proud in their adopted Indian homeland with the start of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday. Many Afghans grew up idolising Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq (R) who agreed last October to become Afghanistan’s new coach © AFP/File Sajjad Hussain Since overcoming the odds to compete in the 2010 World T20…