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REUTERS: The International Cricket Council (ICC) executive board has decided to expand the number of teams in the 2014 Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh from 12 to 16 to give more opportunities to the non-test playing nations. “What excites me is the decision to extend the World Twenty20 event
NEW DELHI (AFP): Jealousy could be the reason for negative attitudes in England towards the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), England batting star Kevin Pietersen has said. The Twenty20 IPL was an instant hit when it began in 2008 as a mix of glamour, entertainment and international stars
Former Sri Lanka player and spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who retired from international cricket after his team lost the 2011 World Cup final to India, is confident he’ll be able to perform well as he has kept himself match-fit. In the last year, Muralitharan has played in different leagues around the world, and feels the ...
Ticket sales for the ICC World T20 2012 which began this week saw many cricket fans flocking today (March 28) to the Thurstan College Cricket Grounds. The official campaign leading to the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 Championship 2012 kicked off with the ticket sale
India will play One Day Internationals at Hambantota, Dambulla, Pallekele and Premadasa Stadium when they arrive here in July to play five ODIS and a Twenty20. Hambantota will host the first two ODIS while Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the only T20 International. According
KARACHI (Reuters): New Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has is looking forward to the challenge of taking charge of a third Asian team and is confident the side can improve their standing in world cricket. The Australian agreed on a two-year deal last week and departed for Dhaka on Thursday to lead Pakistan on his first ...
DUBAI (Reuters): The International Cricket Council (ICC) may waive its requirement for neutral match officials in a proposed one-day international series between Pakistan and Bangladesh next month. The three matches, which are subject to agreement by Bangladesh, would take place in Karachi and Lahore from 16 to 26 April. The matches would be the first ...
BBC: The International Cricket Council’s chief executives’ committee (CEC) has suggested that an associate or affiliate member such as Ireland could host a ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The CEC said non-Test-playing countries “should consider submitting a detailed proposition
Current ICC World Twenty20 champion England has continued its domination of the Reliance ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) Rankings after winning its series against Pakistan by 2-1 in Abu Dhabi on Monday. While England successfully retained its number-one position, which it could have lost
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday held its annual ICC Commercial Partner Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The forum was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel and followed three days of inspections of men’s tournament venues – Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele. This Forum was the first opportunity for the ICC to share its detailed ...
Reuters: List of highest international Twenty20 scores after South Africa’s Richard Levi scored 117 not out in his side’s eight-wicket victory over New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday (* indicates not out): Score Player Team
Former Test captain Steve Waugh can’t understand why selectors chose to hand Ricky Ponting the skipper’s role for Australia’s one-day international against Sri Lanka. Ponting was picked by selectors on Tuesday to lead Australia in Friday’s match at the SCG with Michael Clarke set to miss the match due to a hamstring strain. But Waugh, ...
Sydney Morning Herald: This summer’s tri-series will be played amid a backdrop of a pay dispute which sees Sri Lanka’s players owed as much as $US 5million ($4.71 million) due to a cash crisis within the country’s governing body. As Mahela Jayawardene’s team battle the world’s top two ODI sides on the field during this ...
, has most recently turned out for Wellington in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition, the HRV...
Calcutta (The Telegraph): The iconic Imran Khan has blamed India’s over-emphasis on Twenty20 cricket for the disaster Down Under and says the focus should shift to Tests. Speaking at the inaugural Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture — a joint initiative of The Telegraph and Bengal Club
turned out for Wellington in New Zealand’s domestic Twenty20 ...
In terms of an agreement which has already been reached with the International cricket Council, the Twenty20 World Cricket Championship will be held in Sri Lanka. The tournament will be held in the months of September and October. 12 member countries are expected to take part. There will be 20
Melbourne (AFP): Uncapped George Bailey was on Monday named skipper of a revamped Australian squad for next month’s Twenty20 internationals against India as selectors looked towards September’s T20 world cup. Bailey replaces Cameron White, who has been dropped from the 14-man squad
MUMBAI (Reuters): The India test side’s continued freefall in Australia has infuriated the media and angered fans back home but advertisers and broadcasters are refusing to give up on cricket, given a lack of alternatives and the fickleness of local supporters. Since the euphoria of a 2011 World Cup victory on home soil in April, ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) : Sachin Tendulkar, who has not played a one-day international since last year’s World Cup, was named in India’s 50-over squad on Sunday for a Tri-series with Australia and Sri Lanka next month. Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who has not played limited overs cricket since India won the World Cup final, is ...
DUBAI (Reuters): Pakistan cricket team manager Naveed Akram Cheema said he was “absolutely clear and confident” there would be no repeat of the spot-fixing controversy when his team play England in the United Arab Emirates over the next two months. The 2010 series between the two sides in England became completely overshadowed by allegations against ...
sports.ndtv.com: Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has approached the BCCI about the possibility of hosting IPL matches, the new SLC president, Upali Dharmadasa, has said. The idea has been proposed as a way for SLC to raise additional revenue because the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) failed to get off the ground last year, after ...
Phoenix Ogilvy Sri Lanka scored a major victory by beating leading global advertising agencies and international sports marketing companies to win the pitch for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Phoenix Ogilvy will be the official marketing
By Manoj Ridimahaliyadda espncricinfo.com: Sidath Wettimuny, the former Sri Lanka batsman, has suggested a radical restructuring of the country’s domestic cricket structure, which involves promoting provinces over clubs. The financial uncertainty surrounding Sri Lankan cricket and the upcoming board elections could, however, overshadow Wettimuny’s proposal. As a member of Sri Lanka Cri...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) this week announced the schedule for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 13 to 24 March, 2012. Sixteen sides from across the globe will feature in the 12-day tournament which will be played
The Sri Lankan Cricketers’ Association (SLCA) has contacted the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) seeking assistance over the delay in the cricketers’ salaries for series following the World Cup this year. Sri Lanka have played three series since the end of the World Cup in April and the players are still awaiting payment, including ...
Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister has told the nation’s cricket team to start talking to each other to help end their losing streak, saying a lack of communication was the main problem in the squad. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage met the players, selectors and administrators on Tuesday to find a solution ahead of next month’s Test ...
Dhaka, November 29 (AFP): Resurgent Pakistan continued their winning form to defeat Bangladesh by 50 runs in the one-off Twenty20 international at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday in a low-scoring affair. Misbah-ul-Haq’s men, buoyant after a successful series against Sri Lanka