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Sharjah: Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with a well-crafted unbeaten fifty to guide debutants Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in the first round Group A match and qualification spot in Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Friday. Erasmus (53 not out off 49 balls) guided Namibia’s chase […]
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Abu Dhabi: Australia will hope their lacklustre top order can fire from the word go when they open their T20 World Cup campaign against an under-the-radar South African side, playing without the usual burden of pressure, in a Super 12 Group 1 match here on Saturday. Australia, who are searching for their maiden T20 title, […]
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Hyderabad: Former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad Arshad Ayub felt that India have a balanced side and are favourites to win the T20 World Cup. With India set to open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24, the former off-spinner said India have an edge over the arch-rivals. Speaking on India’s combination, the 63-year-old said, […]
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Sharjah: A Super 12 spot already secured, Sri Lanka’s struggling top-order batters would look to utilise their final Group A league game to get back in form when they clash with the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup, here on Friday. The former champions easily got past Namibia and Ireland to make it to the […]
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Hyderabad: Any India-Pakistan match, particularly in the World Cup, is challenging. This would not be any different, felt former India left-arm spinner SL Venkatapathy Raju, who played in the 1992 and 1996 one-day World Cups. “There are a lot of emotions and passions involved whenever these two teams play in any match. Pressure will always […]
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Hyderabad: From being All Saints School captain in Hyderabad to T20 World Cup it has been a fascinating journey for Shreemantula Sandeep Goud. This 29-year-old all-rounder represented Hyderabad under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams before moving over to Oman in 2016. He earned a place in the Oman team, an associate member of the ICC, to […]
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Dubai: India fine-tuned their T20 World Cup preparations with a convincing nine-wicket win over Australia in their final warm-up game here on Wednesday but the sixth bowler’s slot remained a worry as even Virat Kohli rolled his arm over going into the tournament proper.Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit […]
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Abu Dhabi: In a sensational display of power-hitting, David Wiese conjured up a 66-run knock to fashion Namibia’s six-wicket win over the Netherlands in a crucial first round Group A game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. Wiese’s maiden international half-century changed the pace of the game in matter of minutes as runs […]
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Hyderabad: If wishes are to be true, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri would like to end this World Cup on a fairy tale note. As captain and coach they have dominated the world cricket but an ICC Trophy (be it in one day, Test championship and T20), continues to elude them. Is this could be […]
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Hyderabad: England are one of the strongest teams coming into the T20 World Cup. Having won the 2019 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, the Eoin Morgan-led side hopes to clinch back-to-back ICC trophies. Most of the core group players in the current T20 side are part of the ODI World Cup winning team against New […]
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Muscat: Richie Berrington’s 70-run knock and a spirited bowling performance helped Scotland defeat Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 17 runs in Group B of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup here at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) on Tuesday. Chasing 166, PNG got off to a horror start as the side […]
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Hyderabad: If any country that has best returns in the ICC conducted events in recent times then it should be the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand team. Though they had the misfortune of having a heartbreak in the 2019 one-day World Cup when they lost to England in one of the humdinger of the finals, two […]
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Hyderabad: For a team that dominated the game of cricket for so long – both in ODIs and Tests – not having an ICC Trophy in the T20 format is a big void. It was always a case of so-close-yet-so-far for the team from Down Under. In the inaugural 2007 edition, Australia were ambushed by […]
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Abu Dhabi: Johannesburg-born seamer Curtis Campher became only the third bowler to claim four wickets in four balls in T20Is as a superior Ireland beat Netherlands by seven wickets in their first round Group A T20 World Cup match here on Monday. Thanks to Campher’s exploits with the white ball, Ireland bundled out Netherlands for […]
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Hyderabad: Till Sunday, Chris Greaves was an unknown figure in the cricketing world. But after his exploits against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup there is an undeniable clamour that has set search engines on fire. The Scottish player, who works as an Amazon delivery driver, is now ‘delivering’ goods on the cricket arena. As […]
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Hyderabad: Former Hyderabad left-arm spinner Ramakrishnan Sridhar officially announced in his Instagram page that he will be ending his tenure as fielding coach of the Indian team at the end of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. “I was fortunate to coach and interact with amazingly talented cricketers and help them unleash their full […]
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Al Amerat: A splendid all-round performance from Chris Greaves helped Scotland inflict an upset six-run win over Bangladesh in the second match of the men’s T20 World Cup at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Greaves top-scored in the first innings with 45 off 28 balls before taking 2/19 runs in three overs to […]
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New Delhi: India’s batting stalwart Rahul Dravid is all set to take over as the national cricket team’s head coach following the T20 World Cup in the UAE, having agreed to the BCCI’s offer after initial reluctance. The 48-year-old Dravid, one of the greatest ever to have played for India, has been in charge of […]
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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday unveiled the new jersey of the men’s team ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup. BCCI along with MPL Sports, the official kit sponsor of the Indian cricket team unveiled the jersey on their social media handles. BCCI stated that the jersey […]
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The key to success of any sportsperson is parental support, believes author Sreekar Mothukuri - a view agreed to by players and their parents
