In a unique and remarkable CSR initiative under the aegis of ICC Cricket For Good and Team Swachh, players from the 16 participating ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 men’s and women teams will engage with children and adolescents on sanitation and toilet use, as one essential step towards ending open defecation in India. As the […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10 Group 2 match between India and Pakistan has been relocated from Dharamsala to Kolkata. The evening match will take place as scheduled on Saturday 19 March and will start at 19h30local time. Announcing the decision, ICC Chief Executive David […]
· Only 18 points separate Dhoni’s side from eighth-ranked defending champion Sri Lanka · Host side aims to become the first team to lift the silverware in front of home crowd; South Africa hopes to end 18-year title drought; Australia targets missing trophy in its collection · Equally talented, matched and resourced sides […]
India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s Asia Cup T20 match against Pakistan in Mirpur on Saturday. The player was found to have breached Article 2.1.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), India rode on a strong bowling performance to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in their Twenty20 International clash of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday evening. Both teams struggled to bat on a greenish wicket with uneven bounce. The Indian bowlers justified their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s […]
Los Angeles, The 58th Grammy Awards ceremony saw rapper Kendrick Lamar win big with five trophies for his album “To Pimp a Butterfly” here on Monday. The gala, attended by the who’s who of the global music industry, also saw Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia win the golden gramophone for his film “Amy”. Kapadia’s “Amy”, a […]
Ranchi, India beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs in the second T20 International at the Jharkhand International Stadium here on Friday to level the three-match series 1-1. Opener Shikhar Dhawan (51) scored a quickfire half century as India scored 196/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the visitors scored 127/9 in 20 overs. India earlier lost […]
Ranchi, Having suffered a stinging defeat in the series opener, India will aim to make a strong comeback when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Friday. Having whitewashed Australia 3-0 in their own backyard, the Indians were expected to do well at home against the Lankans as they […]
Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will be appointed to the existing vacancy on the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. “Barry’s passion and enthusiasm for sport along with his long term service to the public of NSW, makes him an appropriate candidate for this position,” Mr Ayres said. […]
Melbourne, History was created on Friday with both the men’s and women’s cricket teams clinching series wins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. The Indian men dominated with both bat and ball to beat Australia by 27 runs in the second Twenty20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match […]