ICC World T20 Bangladesh 2014
BJP suspends Kirti for taking on Arun Jaitley
Cricketer-turned lawmaker of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Kirti Azad was yesterday suspended by the party for publicly targeting
Australia V Sri Lanka / The game of calculations
Australia and Sri Lanka will be angling to avoid a potential World Cup quarterfinal collision with South Africa as they face off in a crucial Pool A showdown on Sunday.
Mr. Efficient
Talk about a lone soldier. Had the West Indies top order played with a bit of patience, things could have been a lot closer. Their bowlers had the Indian top order in their control and had they posted 30 to 40 more runs, who knows what the end result would have been. Jason Holder's 57 at number nine proved that the WACA wicket, despite the bounce and swing, had runs written all over it. It was a true wicket where something was available for everyone. Holder stuck it out and smacked three sixes and four fours to save West Indies' blushes. One only wonders as to what was going through the West Indies dressing room while their young captain dutifully milked those runs.
‘Open with Irfan?’
Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq hit back at criticism from ex-players who advised him to think out of the box, asking should hapless tailender Mohammad Irfan be sent in as a World Cup opener?
Misbah's money on bowlers
Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq insists his bowlers can slam the brakes on South Africa's batting superstars in Saturday's World Cup clash in Auckland with AB de Villiers their prime target.
Pakistan V South Africa / Pakistan face SA challenge
Pakistan hope their resurgence in the World Cup continues against South Africa at Eden Park on Saturday with the Proteas' coach warning of the Asians' "predictable unpredictability".
Man Of Steel / Mohammad Shami
If there was any weak link in this Indian line-up, going into the World Cup, then it would have had to be their pace-bowling attack.
Kohli, a true role model
The 'old' poster boy
Long levers, a blacksmith's shoulders, the chest of Adonis and a disregard for batting's conventions: if a Twenty20 superhuman were assembled, Mahela Jayawardene may not be required for its parts. As the format hurtles giddily towards transitory millennial glamour, lighting up its stumps and jazzing up its dancers, by some small miracle Sir Mix-A-Lot has not been lured to reprise "I like big bats and I cannot lie" for a tournament song. Yet, through the neon noise, there Jayawardene was, dismantling attacks along with the brutes, crashing good balls over the ring, crafting T20 gems, but all on his own terms -- always on analogue.
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'An amazing journey'
Slog It
MR. EFFICIENT
VIRAT KOHLI
Virat Kohli once again proved why he is considered to be the next big thing in international cricket. Where the rest of the Indian batsmen failed, he stood tall with a fantastic 77 off 58 and threatened to take the game away from Sri Lanka.
'Yuvraj was trying'
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave all the credit to the way the Sri Lankan bowlers stifled their scoring at the death overs, while defending the team's decision to send star batsman Yuvraj Singh at number four, in the final last night.
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Partners in Crime
At 74 for 4, Sri Lanka were still unsure of achieving their target. They needed a partnership and that came in the form of a 56-run stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Thisara Perera, who was promoted up the order to boost the run-rate.
