Expectations of New Zealand at next month’s Twenty20 world championship? Semifinalists.
Think of International Cricket Council-run tournaments and New Zealand “do” last four finishes.
Five times they have made the semifinals at the World Cup; in the Champions Trophy they have their solitary ICC-run tournament victory, in Kenya nine years ago, and a semifinal finish three years [...]
Pakistan captain Younus Khan is confident his team can go one better in the World Twenty20 after finishing runners-up last time to bitter rivals India.
Two years ago, Pakistan lost a nailbiting final against India by five runs in Johannesburg, a loss that Younus insists his team is eager to put behind them.
“We want to win [...]
Former Proteas coach Eric Simons believes that South Africa will walk away with this year’’s ICC World Twenty20 trophy.
South Africa’’s first match of the tournament is against Scotland to be played at the Oval in London on June 7, and Simons feels the balance of the squad makes them a dangerous opponent.
“I think we have [...]
The loss of fast bowler Zaheer Khan could diminish India’s chances of retaining the Twenty20 World Cup.
Such was the view of his team mate and fellow pace bowler Ishant Sharma and he said this while interacting with media persons at a school which he visited here on Wednesday.
This visit to Modern School [...]
Minnows Ireland fancy their chances to make it to the Super Eight stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. In the 2007 T20 World Cup Ireland beat international cricket teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh and their coach Phil Simmons has said in the cricket news that his team would be disappointed if they do not [...]
Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is keen to play off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who has been reported for a suspect action, in next month’s Twenty20
World Cup and said he is confident that the tweaker would come out clean in the ICC’s review.
“I am confident his action would be cleared in these latest tests. And even if [...]
Coach Phil Simmons said he will be disappointed if Ireland fails to make it into the last eight of another World Cup as they prepare for next month’s Twenty20 tournament in England.
The former West Indian Test player heaped praise on his players after their underdog win over Worcestershire in the Friends Provident Trophy last week [...]
Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal said Monday his focus would be his team’s bid for victory in next month’s World Twenty20 after he was cleared of a suspect bowling action.
The International Cricket Council’s Australian biomechanic expert on Sunday cleared a contentious delivery by the 31-year-old during a one-day international against Australia in Dubai last month.
The wily [...]
An 18-member Pakistan national women’s cricket team quietly left for Ireland early Saturday without newly-appointed Coach Mansoor Rana and opening batswoman Bismah Maroof to take part in a triangular series there before the World Twenty20 Championship.
The coach and player couldn’t accompany the team due to some passport hassles but are expected to join the [...]
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