Toss India chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball detail File photo – Shikhar Dhawan was back in the side after recovering from injury © BCCI Sri Lanka were without Lasith Malinga for the second successive game, as India won the toss and chose to bowl on a Dhaka surface topped with a layer of short grass. Angelo Mathews, who stepped in as captain again, said he would…
Derbyshire add Neesham to Kiwi contingent
Derbyshire have announced the signing of New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham for their NatWest T20 Blast campaign. The 25-year-old, who has represented his country in all three formats, will be available throughout the campaign. He joins fellow Black Caps Hamish Rutherford and Neil Broom at the 3aaa County Ground. Neesham said: “The opportunity to play the entire NatWest T20 Blast this summer with Derbyshire is fantastic and it’ll be great…
Yorkshire in profit but face Boycott rumble
Yorkshire’s financial performance in 2015 mirrored their continued on-field success © Getty Images Yorkshire have returned to profit for the first time since 2009, as the club’s on-field success was matched by an improved financial position. The positive news threatens to be overshadowed, however, by a disagreement with Geoff Boycott over his desire to rejoin the Yorkshire board. According to the Yorkshire Post, Boycott has gathered the necessary support to…
Asia Cup 2016: Pakistan Set to Face Stiff Challenge From Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Pakistan have clashed eight times in Twenty20 internationals with the latter winning seven games. © AFP Mirpur: Having registered resounding back-to-back victories, hosts Bangladesh are expected to put up a tough fight against Pakistan despite the absence of their main strike bowler Mustafizur Rahaman in an Asia Cup Twenty20 round robin league encounter on Wednesday. (Malik, Umar Guide Pakistan to Seven-Wicket Win Over UAE) It will be a…
Pillans lands Surrey deal
South African paceman Mathew Pillans has opted to leave Sunfoil Dolphins in his homeland in favour of joining Surrey on a three-year deal. Pillans becomes the second South African fast bowler to arrive at the Kia Oval in the space of as many days after the signing of Conor McKerr. Surrey have moved to bolster their bowling department, which already includes the likes of the Curran brothers, Jade Dernbach, Matt…
Political tussle clouds India-Pakistan World T20 match
Play 01:47 ‘We must not politicise sport’ – Thakur Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, has expressed strong concerns over a reported letter written by the Himachal Pradesh chief minister to the Indian government, expressing his state government’s difficulty in providing security for the marquee World T20 match between India and Pakistan, scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19. It is understood that Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh,…
World Twenty20: Shashank Manohar Assures Pakistan Team Full Security
According to Pakistan Cricket Board official, BCCI president Shashank Manohar discussed everything in detail and assured Sharyar Khan that the team will be given security during the World Twenty20. © AP Mumbai: With a cloud of uncertainty hovering over the much-awaited Indo-Pak World Twenty20 match in Dharamsala, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan received a call from the Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar, who assured…
Virat Kohli Bowls Over Fans With Rendition of Lata Mangeshkar's Song
Virat Kohli sharing the stage with Bangladeshi singer Fahmida Nabi at an Indian High Commission event in Dhaka on Sunday. (Image Credit: Indian Cricket Team Facebook) © Facebook Few can argue about Virat Kohli’s cricketing skills on the field. But who knew that India’s star batsman also had musical talents to match his on-field feats. (‘Kohli-Amir Duel As Exciting as Mine With Tendulkar’) A day after India’s emphatic win over…
Home Ministry May Play Mediator Between Board of Control for Cricket in India and Himachal Pradesh Government
India will lock horns with Pakistan at the World Twenty20 on march 19 at Dharamsala. © AFP New Delhi: The Home Ministry may play the role of mediator between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Himachal Pradesh government, which expressed its inability to provide security to the India-Pakistan World Twenty20 match scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19. Home Ministry officials said there is…
Kohli leads India to Asia Cup final
Virat Kohli’s timely half-century steered India into the Asia Cup final with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dhaka. The 27-year-old’s superb knock, his 13th Twenty20 international fifty, anchored the innings to help his side, chasing 139, record their third win from as many matches. India’s decision to bowl looked to be justified as Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya took two wickets apiece to reduce Sri Lanka…