[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The best batsman on show in the T20 World CupSuryakumar Yadav, may call the growing comparisons with AB de Villiers premature, but the original ‘Mr 360 degree’ South African finds it quite fair. Surya set the World Cup on fire with 225 runs from five matches, including three fifties at a staggering … Read more
MUMBAI: Former South African batsman AB de Villiers has given his prediction for the ICC T20 World Cup Finaland says that India will play New Zealand in the summit and lift the trophy for the second time. The first semi-final of the tournament between New Zealand and Pakistan will take place in Sydney on Wednesday. … Read more
[ad_1] ADELAIDE (Australia): Pacer Mark Wood has emerged as the latest injury concern for England two days before their ICC T20 World Cup semi-final against India, with the bowler not training in Adelaide. As per Sky Sports, Wood appeared to pull up during a soft session at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. He did not take … Read more
[ad_1] KOLKATA: Former Dutch captain Ryan Ten Doeschate will be back with Kolkata Knight Riders as team’s fielding coach, the IPL team announced on Tuesday. The 42-year-old was part of KKR’s title-winning campaign in 2012 and 2014. He will succeed James Foster who has now been promoted as the team’s assistant coach. Both will work … Read more
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian batting great Matthew Hayden believes T20 cricket is not always about power and subcontinental players like Suryakumar Yadav have shown they can pose a threat with “entry shots” and “innovation”. The power hitters from teams like Australia, England and West Indies have dominated the shortest format, but Hayden gave the example of … Read more
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia selectors have always been ruthless when it comes to shaking up squads for major tournaments and the Twenty20 side is ready for an overhaul following their exit from the World Cup on home soil, former opener Matthew Hayden said on Tuesday. Australia’s title defense wilted at the Super 12 stage with Aaron … Read more
[ad_1] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket constituted a three-member panel that includes a retired High Court judge to investigate an alleged sexual assault case Danushka Gunathilaka, SLC said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old batsman was charged with sexual assault while inside Australia to play in the T20 World Cup and was denied bail by a court in … Read more
[ad_1] SYDNEY: New ZealandCricket’s quiet achievers, and Pakistan, the game’s most unpredictable side, clash in the first semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday after making their way to the knockout rounds through starkly contrasting paths. The Black Caps hammered hosts and champions Australia in their tournament opener, dropping a game and losing a … Read more
[ad_1] ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes warned on Tuesday that England must destroy the threat of Suryakumar Yadav in their T20 World Cup semi-final against India, saying the batsman had “set the world on fire”. India and England clash at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday for a place in the final at the MCG against either Pakistan … Read more
[ad_1] England need to win more silverware to be considered a truly excellent limited-overs team, all-rounder Moeen Ali said, as the 2010-2010 World Cup champions prepare to take on India in the semi-finals of the latest edition on Thursday. England, who also won the 50-over version three years ago, failed to hit the best gear … Read more