Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) The Pakistan govenment on Wednesday decided not to play the World Twenty20 Super 10 Group Two match against India in Dharamsala. The decision was taken after a detailed meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan here on Monday. A report on Geo News cited officials […]
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India favourites to win World T20: England captain Morgan
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) England skipper Eoin Morgan on Wednesday said hosts India are favourites to win the World Twenty20 cricket tournament considering their familiarity with the conditions and rich form lately. India come into the competition on the back of an excellent run of form in the shortest version of the game. They had […]
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Himachal CM refuses to use force on India-Pakistan match protestors
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday said his government would not use force against the protestors of the India-Pakistan match slated in the state on March 19. “We have not refused providing security to the match but we won’t lathi-charge or use batons on the protestors as they have […]
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Column: Dhoni knows a thing or two about winning
How can there be a favourite to win a lottery! That’s Twenty20 and you can put your money on anyone. On the day India beat Bangladesh to win the Asia Cup in Mirpur, the Australians chased down South Africa’s 205-run target in Johannesburg. Both the matches were tantalisingly close except that Mahendra Singh Dhoni made […]
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ICC, Twitter join hands for new initiative
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and social networking site Twitter are all set to introduce a range of new interactive experiences for the ICC World T20 in India. Twitter Trump Cards (#WorldT20Heroes), #AskCaptain and some new Twitter emojis are part of the new initiatives, ICC has innovated with Twitter for cricket fans to get a […]
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WT20 2016: Ireland v Oman – Preview
In the Group A encounter of World T20 2016, Ireland and Oman will begin their WT20 2016 journey at Dharamsala on Wednesday. It will be their first international meeting in cricket history. Ireland is clearly a favourite in this match as the team has good experience in the international circuit as it is their 5th […]
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Curious Case of Axar Patel
The most unluckiest player to have missed the bus for T20 World Cup 2016 is Axar Patel. He performed well in the limited overs cricket before. He was dropped from the T20 squad which toured Australia. He was named in the ODI squad but was not included in the T20 squad. It was a big […]
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Rohit dismisses Pakistan pacer Amir, hails Bumrah
Expressing dismay over the hype surrounding Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir, star India opener Rohit Sharma on Tuesday heaped lavish praise on his teammate pacer Jasprit Bumrah and hailed him as a special cricketing talent. Interacting with the media during an ‘open session’, Sharma appeared displeased when his views were sought on Amir who returned to […]
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Hope Guptill carries his good form to World T20: Grant Elliott
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Ahead of the World Twenty20 tournament, New Zealand’s veteran batsman Grant Elliott has expressed the hope that hard-hitting opener Martin Guptill will carry his sublime form to the competition. The 27-day tournament got underway in Nagpur on March 8 and will be played at eight venues across India with Eden Gardens […]
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Ambrose has had great influence on us: Windies all-rounder Braithwaite
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) West Indies all-rounder Carlos Braithwaite on Tuesday said bowling coach and legendary pacer Curtly Ambrose has had a huge influence on the Caribbean cricket side. “Ambrose has been influential, you see he is a legend. Now it is up to us to find out his thought process, so far it has […]