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  Six Indians in ICC match officials' list for World T20

  Cricket | March 08, 2016 15:49 IST

  Dubai: Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, today found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month's World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time."The

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  Dhoni, Yuvraj, Rohit to feature in 6th successive World T20

  Cricket | March 08, 2016 15:48 IST

  Mumbai: India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, star opener Rohit Sharma and middle-order specialist Yuvraj Singh are set to make their sixth successive appearance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 tournament, which is

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  Asia Cup a whole package before World T20: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | February 23, 2016 14:42 IST

  Mirpur: Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli today said the Asia Cup starting here tomorrow is a perfect platform to assess the team's strengths, weaknesses and its current standing on the global stage ahead of the

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  Dhoni's fitness a concern as India take on Bangladesh

  Cricket | February 23, 2016 14:13 IST

  Mirpur: India enter the final phase of their preparations for next month's World Twenty20 with the Asia Cup starting tomorrow but a cloud of uncertainty over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's availability threatens to disturb the

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  DDCA gets Delhi High Court's nod to host World T20 matches

  Cricket | March 08, 2016 15:48 IST

  New Delhi: DDCA will hold matches of the upcoming T20 world cup under the supervision of Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal whose intervention has helped resolving several contentious issues between the cricket body and others, Delhi

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  India have a very balanced team for World T20: MS Dhoni

  Cricket | February 20, 2016 17:23 IST

  New Delhi: India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes he has a very balanced 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and the all-important World Twenty20.While the Asia Cup, for the first time being

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  ICC can fine PCB if Pakistan pulls out of WorldT20: Shahryar Khan

  Cricket | February 18, 2016 7:49 IST

  Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shahryar Khan has admitted that if the national team was unable to participate in next month's World Twenty20 in India, the body could be fined by the ICC.Khan told the

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  World T20 2016 to begin March 8, India-Pak to square off on March 19

  Cricket | February 15, 2016 23:03 IST

  New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of the much-awaited cricket tournament, setting stage for one of the biggest cricket frenzies to take over Indian fans three weeks from now.The 2016

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  No pressure from ICC for participation in World T20: PCB

  Cricket | February 15, 2016 19:01 IST

  Karachi: Amid mounting speculation on Pakistan's participation in next month's World Twenty20 in India, the country's Cricket Board today said it is not under any pressure from the ICC to send its team and a

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  We are always top contenders in shorter formats: Dhoni

  Cricket | February 15, 2016 10:21 IST

  Visakhapatnam: The emphatic triumph over Sri Lanka giving a perfect start to their World Twenty20 build-up, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side will be one of the top contenders at the showpiece even

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  11th February News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | February 11, 2016 19:45 IST

  National News-Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanumanthappa diesLance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was battling for life after being buried under ice for six days in the Siachen glacier, passed away at RR Hospital here. He breathed

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  West Indies likely to send a second-string team: World T20

  Cricket | February 11, 2016 18:09 IST

  Kingston (West Indies): West Indies is likely to send a second-string side to the World T20 as the top players failed to reach an agreement in their contract impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board

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  World T20: BCCI says India will provide complete security to all teams

  Cricket | February 10, 2016 21:25 IST

  New Delhi: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said "no country should feel insecure" about playing in India amid reports that Pakistan has proposed to play its matches in the upcoming World T20 at a

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  India will be toughest in WorldT20: Shane Watson

  Cricket | February 10, 2016 16:16 IST

  Dubai: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes that hosts India will be the biggest threat to his team in the World T20 which is scheduled to start on March 9.Watson, who has had extensive experience of

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  Want Raina to bat at No. 4 keeping World T20 in mind: MS Dhoni

  Cricket | February 08, 2016 23:18 IST

  Pune: Unwilling to tinker with the line-up in view of next month's World Twenty20, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said the team will prefer Suresh Raina in the No. 4 slot in the

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  Mohammad Shami back in Indian squad for ICC world T20

  Cricket | February 05, 2016 15:03 IST

  New Delhi: Pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has made a comeback to the Indian squad for Asia Cup T20 2016 and World T20 2016.The announcement came today after a meeting held by BCCI officials in the

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  Toss-up between Ajinkya Rahane and Manish Pandey for berth in World T20 squad

  Cricket | February 04, 2016 14:25 IST

  New Delhi: The clean sweep in the T20 series against Australia has lessened their dilemmas but selectors will debate whether new find Manish Pandey is better-suited than Ajinkya Rahane for the number seven spot when

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  Diarrhoea kills 1600 kids across globe everyday: Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | January 18, 2016 23:18 IST

  New Delhi: Iconic cricket Sachin Tendulkar, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF today expressed his sadness at the number of children, who die everyday due to diarrhoea."Around 1600 children die everyday due to

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  Home conditions will give India great advantage in World T20: Zaheer Khan

  Cricket | January 11, 2016 18:48 IST

  Mumbai: Former India pacer Zaheer Khan said on Monday that he is confident hosts India will use the subcontinental conditions to good effect and emerge victorious in the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament in March 2016.The

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  Can't have Ghulam Ali concert and host World T20 match: Sourav Ganguly

  Cricket | January 08, 2016 22:11 IST

  Kolkata: Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly today clarified that Eden Gardens would have never hosted Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's concert as it would have meant losing matches of the upcoming World T20 due