Sports / Cricket

Dhoni’s India fly high amid upheaval at home 30 Mar 2014 - 02:20 am

DHAKA: For the second time in less than a year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s (pictured) Indian team is making up for the sins of...

Refreshed Pakistan eye World T20 semi-finals 30 Mar 2014 - 02:19 am

DHAKA: Pakistan will return to World Twenty20 action after a week’s break today charged up to make a move for the semi-finals by...

Slamming Sammy’s revenge is a dish best served dancing 30 Mar 2014 - 02:11 am

DHAKA: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy appeared to belie his usual frank attitude when he claimed on Thursday that his team was not...

Dominant India enter T20 semi-finals with easy win 29 Mar 2014 - 08:21 am

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (right) greets team-mate Virat Kohli after winning the match against Bangladesh during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament at...

Pietersen to play in Caribbean Premier League 29 Mar 2014 - 08:20 am

West Indies cricketers Dwayne Bravo, (left), Chris Gayle (centre) and captain Darren Samy celebrate victory over Australia in Dhaka. LONDON: Jettisoned England batsman...

Song and dance as WI hammer the Australians 29 Mar 2014 - 08:17 am

DHAKA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy smashed an unbeaten 34 off 13 balls to virtually knock Australia out of the World Twenty20 with...

South Africa, Sri Lanka captains banned for slow over rate 29 Mar 2014 - 08:17 am

MIRPUR: South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis and Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal have been banned for one game at the World Twenty20...

Batting great Gavaskar takes charge off-field 29 Mar 2014 - 08:16 am

NEW DELHI: As a record-breaking Test opener and captain of India, Sunil Gavaskar was renowned for his stout defence on even the stickiest...

Hales guides England to win 28 Mar 2014 - 09:26 am

Sri Lanka wicket keeper Kumara Sangakkara (left) watches as England batsman Alex Hales plays a shot during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament match...

Tahir stars in South Africa’s close victory 28 Mar 2014 - 09:25 am

South Africa bowler Imran Tahir (left) celebrates the wicket of Netherlands batsman Peter Borren during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament match at the...

West Indies register easy win in Dhaka 26 Mar 2014 - 04:13 am

West Indies’ captain Darren Sammy (centre) celebrates with team-mates after the wicket of unseen Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal during the ICC World Twenty20...

Fired-up Pakistan beat Australia in World T20 24 Mar 2014 - 01:04 pm

Pakistan’s Umar Akmal celebrates his half century as team-mate Kamran Akmal congratulates him during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match against Australia at...

India whip West Indies to inch closer to semis 24 Mar 2014 - 01:03 pm

India’s Rohit Sharma plays a shot as the West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin looks on during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament Group 2...

South Africa captain Du Plessis to undergo fitness test 24 Mar 2014 - 01:02 pm

CAPE TOWN: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will undergo a fitness test before today’s World Twenty20 match against New Zealand after missing...

Pride drives the Dutch in Super-10 24 Mar 2014 - 01:01 pm

CHITTAGONG: The Netherlands will take pride from being the only Associate team to make the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20 as they...

India outclass Pakistan 22 Mar 2014 - 07:06 am

India’s batsman Suresh Raina (left) and Virat Kohli greet each other during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket...

Netherlands oust Ireland in sixes feast 22 Mar 2014 - 07:02 am

SYLHET, Bangladesh:The Netherlands smashed the record for most sixes in an innings on their way to upsetting Ireland in Sylhet yesterday, romping into...

Top seeds take centre stage 20 Mar 2014 - 10:24 pm

Indian player Yuvraj Singh checks his helmet during a practice session at The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, yesterday. India plays against...