Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Ruling out any conspiracy in the floodlight failure at the Eden Gardens, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) stadium committee chairman Chitrak Mitra on Monday insisted it was the carelessness of a single person which led to the debacle. On Saturday, one of the giant light towers at the Eden malfunctioned which […]
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Rampaul signs two-year deal with Surrey
Out-of-favour West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul will turn out for Surrey in the English County Championship starting next month, after signing a two-year deal with the London-based cricket club. The 31-year-old Trinidadian will reinforce Surrey’s fast bowling stocks, especially after frontline seamer Jade Dernbach recently suffered an injury setback in his quest to overcome […]
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Floodlight fails at Eden once again
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Days ahead of hosting the World Twenty 20 final on April 3, the Eden Gardens encountered a floodlight failure that caused a 15-minute stoppage during a Group 1 encounter between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Saturday. Chasing New Zealand’s total of 148/5, Bangladesh were struggling at 45/6 at the end of […]
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PCB summon Shahid Afridi and Waqar Younis for WT20 assessment
Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi has been summoned by the Pakistan Cricket board following their loss to Australia that eventually ended their World T20 campaign. Pakistan lost their final match by 21 runs. Now, Afridi has been summoned to explain what went wrong while addressing his further participation in Pakistan cricket. Pakistan before the start […]
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India face Windies in must-win Women’s World T20 tie
India will face the West Indies in a must-win contest to keep alive their slight chances of qualifying for the Women’s World Twenty20 semi-finals at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. India started their campaign with a comprehensive win against Bangladesh but thereafter lost two consecutive games against arch-rivals Pakistan and England to […]
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Study reveals “wrong batting stance” is the right way to bat
With the invention of T20, cricket batsmen had to come up with outrageous shots which will help them to score runs quickly against the turn of the ball. Cricketers who faced up the “wrong way round” are seven times more likely to become professional batsmen, according to a new study published in the journal Sports […]
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Afghanistan shock everyone as they bamboozle England for 142
Afghanistan spinners bamboozled England and gave them a shock in this 2016 World T20 group stage match at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on March 23. There is no upset till now in this World T20. But, it seems now that Afghanistan will give a lesson to England, who chased the highest total […]
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Afridi makes insane remark, drags Kashmir into the World T20
Having failed to beat Indian in any of their previous attempts in ICC tournaments, Pakistan seem to have resorted to familiar ways even on the cricket field as the skipper of the team made snide remarks about an international conflict between the two nations. Afridi, who lost the toss against India at the Eden Gardens […]
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Over-thinking is blocking Mushfiqur’s form: Bangladesh coach
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha thinks Mushfiqur Rahim’s mindset is getting in his way of returning to form. It has not been long since Mushfiqur was Bangladesh’s best batsman, but his form has dipped recently. Still considered a batting pillar for Bangladesh in Tests and One-Day Internationals, Mushfiqur is yet to emulate those achievements in Twenty20s. […]
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We will lose someday to Pakistan: MS Dhoni
Indian limited-over captain MS Dhoni said that India will not remain unbeaten forever against Pakistan at World Cup or World T20 cricket. India claimed another victory over Pakistan in WT20 after beating them by 6 wickets at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the WT20 2016 Super 10 encounter on Saturday night. It was the 5th consecutive […]