Asian pay-broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) India has sold Rs2.2 billion of television advertising time for the upcoming Twenty20 Cricket World Cup.
The Asian Sponsorship News website reports that Advertisers who have bought time on ESPN’s Star Cricket channel include Reliance ADA Group, Pepsi, Reebok, Hewlett Packard, Maruti Suzuki, Perfetti, Nokia, Adani Group, Visa, and Max [...]
Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes in an over, Zimbabwe’s shock victory over Australia, the bowl-out between India and Pakistan, Chris Gayle’s blistering 117 off 57 balls and Misbah-ul-Haq’s dramatic last-over dismissal in the final - just a few of the highlights from the hugely successful inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held two years ago in South [...]
The West Indies enjoyed a brief spot of joy in their hitherto dismal series against England where they won nothing; either their tests or ODIs, the English giving them a sound drubbing in each match. Now however the West Indies team has managed to make a positive start to their pre T20 World Cup campaign [...]
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 [...]
Kumar Sangakkara said his team would make a “very strong impact” on the Twenty20 World Cup with less pressure on it to perform in this format. The tournament, which begins next week in England, marks Sangakkara’s maiden tour as captain since taking over from Mahela Jayawardene, and the team’s return to cricket following the Lahore [...]
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 [...]
The fifteen-man Sri Lanka national cricket squad led by the newly appointed Kumar Sangakkara left the country this morning to participate in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup to be held in England.
According to sources, the team left the country following religious ceremonies held at the Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters this morning.
Before leaving, [...]
Doubtless Australia is a top performer in international cricket in one day international as well as test cricket; however their prowess in the shortest form of the game, i.e. T20 cricket is something of an unknown quantity. Ricky Ponting is himself not known to play his best cricket in this format of the game and [...]
Andrew Flintoff has been plagued by so many injuries lately, it’s quite worrying. His stint at the IPL resulted in a knee – a tear to the meniscus in his right knee – and operation, and people began to doubt whether he’ll be fit enough in time for the Ashes. Without Flintoff, the Ashes for [...]
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