Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) South Africa star batsman Jean-Paul Duminy on Friday said the advent of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has helped his team’s cricketers get accustomed to Indian conditions. “So many players in the Proteas squad are playing in IPL over the years. This has helped us get familiar with the conditions […]
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India favourites, but World T20 an ‘open’ tournament: Du Plessis
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis on Friday said India were favourites to win the World Twenty20 cricket tournament considering their familiarity with the conditions and rich current form, but added other teams also have an even chance of winning. India come into the competition on the back of an excellent […]
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India face South Africa in final World T20 warm up match
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) A high flying Indian cricket team will take on South Africa in their final warm-up match of World Twenty20 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday. India outclassed the West Indies by 45 runs in the first practice game on Thursday in Kolkata, thanks to an impressive unbeaten 98 by opener […]
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Another controversy hits IPL
Indian Premier League which have been always in the news due to wrong reasons has been struck by another controversy as Supreme Court of India has declared the owner of Vijay Mallya as a loan defaulter. He is the owner Royal challengers Bangalore team. The owner of RCB Vijay Mallya who have ways been in […]
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Gavaskar hails Iyer as special talent
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on talented Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer, terming him as a special talent after the 21-year-old emerged as a prolific run scorer in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season. Iyer finished as the highest run-getter in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy with 1,321 runs from 11 matches […]
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Zimbabwe, Afghanistan win in WT20 qualifiers
Nagpur, March 10 (IANS) Zimbabwe bowled impressively to script an 11-run victory over Scotland to post their second consecutive win in the qualifying round of the World T20 cricket tournament here on Thursday. In another match later in the day, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by six wickets. Hong Kong posted 116/6 thanks to the knocks […]
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5 spinners who could impact the World T20
5 spinners who could impact the World T20: At the time of the inception of the newest form of the game, 20-overs cricket, there was a general perception among people that this format was not meant for the spinners. But with time, everyone realized the dominant role of the spinners even in the shortest version […]
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Ravi Shastri: No individual can win you a major tournament
Team India director Ravi Shastri stressed on the importance of team effort as the World T20 hosts began their first pre-World T20 practice session in Kolkata on Wednesday. Shastri said that the Indian cricket team don’t depend on individual brilliance but the stress on the values of teamwork. “We don’t talk about individuals. No individual […]
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World T20 2016: Predicted XI
The bugle of World T20 seems to have struck a chord with the cricket pundits and fans across the globe. Currently, the qualifiers round is going on between 8 nations which are divided into two groups. The top team from each group will progress to the Super-10 stage. Meanwhile, the main round of the World […]
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Not mentally prepared to lead Sri Lanka in World T20: Mathews
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews on Wednesday said he was not mentally prepared to lead the side in the World Twenty20 cricket tournament after Lasith Malinga stepped down as captain at the last minute. Malinga resigned on Monday citing knee injuries. The 27-day tournament got underway in Nagpur on March 8 […]