Pakistan arrive in Kolkata for World T20
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Pakistan cricket team set foot on Indian soil on Saturday evening amid tight security. The team travelled from Lahore to Abu Dhabi and rested there for some time before boarding…
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Moeen Ali and I encourage each other: Leg-spinner Rashid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) England leg-spinner Adil Rashid on Saturday said he and team-mate off-spinner Moeen Ali encourage each other and can turn out to be a good spin bowling pair in days to come….
Afghanistan qualify for World T20
Nagpur, March 12 (IANS) The Afghanistan cricket team came out with a commendable performance to defeat Test playing nation Zimbabwe by 59 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha here on Saturday to…
England beat New Zealand in World T20 warm up match
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) England produced an impressive all-round performance to outclass New Zealand by six wickets in their warm-up match ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday….
I am working on variations: Australian pacer Hazlewood
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says he is working on variations and trying to bowl from close to the stumps to come good in Indian conditions in the upcoming World twenty20. “I…
India great side, but will be under pressure: Mitchell Marsh
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Cricket pundits have generally been rating India as the favourites to win the upcoming World Twenty20. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh acknowledges that the hosts are a great side, but feels they…
‘Ganguly gave aggressive dimension to India-Australia rivalry’
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Australian pace bowler John Hastings on Saturday credited former India skipper Sourav Ganguly for giving an aggressive dimension to the India-Australia rivalry on the cricket field. Between 2000 and 2005, Ganguly…
Next challenge for India is to win overseas: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricketing great Rahul Dravid feels that though India have been doing well lately in the shorter formats of the game, the next challenge is to start getting results overseas. “Even in…
India-Pakistan ticket lottery system starts
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the online process to register for the lottery system for the India-Pakistan match on March 19, started at 12 p.m….
Expect India to reach World T20 semis: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricket legend Rahul Dravid believes India are likely to make the semi-finals of the upcoming World Twenty20, to be played at home, but added that the knockouts will be all about…
Australian captain Smith aims to bag elusive WT20 title
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Australia cricket captain Steve Smith on Saturday said they will try and grab hold of the World Twenty 20 trophy this time around in India, a prize that has eluded them…
Kolkata police assure elaborate security for Pakistan
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The city police has assured the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) of putting in place elaborate security arrangements for the visiting Pakistan team and the World Twenty20 matches to be played…
Mamata assures all cooperation for India-Pakistan match
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her government has assured the Indian cricket board of extending all cooperation in hosting the March 19 India-Pakistan Worldtwenty20 game at the…
Pakistan team get nod for World T20 in India
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) The Pakistan government on Friday officially decided to send the national men’s and women’s cricket teams to India to take part in the ongoing World Twenty20 tournament. The national cricket teams…
Expect records to be smashed during World T20: Miller
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) South Africa’s swashbuckling batsman David Miller on Friday said the World Twenty20 will definitely see a lot of records being broken. The 27-day tournament will get underway in Nagpur on March…
Indian conditions no more foreign to us because of IPL: Duminy
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 teams cricketers get accustomed to Indian conditions. So many players…
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…
Pakistan-Bengal warm-up game cancelled
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The World Twenty 20 warm-up fixture between Pakistan and Bengal which was scheduled for March 12 at Eden Gardens here has been cancelled, Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya…
World T20: Rajnath assures security to Pakistan team
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Pakistan cricket team will be provided adequate security during their World Twenty20 campaign…
Indian batsmen stood tall in all 5 World T20’s, but luck eluded
By Aritra Chowdhury Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) With the sixth edition of the World Twenty20 tournament under way, the Indian batsmen have been the dominant factor right from the inaugural tournament in 2007, compared to…