Shakib happy with achievements
Shakib happy with achievements
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Monday said the Tigers have a
number of achievements in the ICC World T20 although they failed to win
any of the matches in the Super 10s.
Shakib signed a deal with
telecom operator Banglalink on Monday as he became its brand ambassador.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Shakib said, “We can now compete with
any team in the world. One of us was the highest run scorer in the
World T20 while the best bowling figure was also recorded by one from
our team.”
Shakib also thinks Soumya Sarkar’s catch was the best of the tournament.
“These
things prove that we have made improvements. There might be a long way
to go, but we are on the right track,” he observed.
Talking
about West Indies winning both the men's and women's trophies, Shakib
said, “The results only show their rise. No one counted them before the
tournament. The way they have flourished in the last several months is
tremendous.”
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Monday said the Tigers have a
number of achievements in the ICC World T20 although they failed to win
any of the matches in the Super 10s.Shakib signed a deal with telecom operator Banglalink on Monday as he became its brand ambassador. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Shakib said, “We can now compete with any team in the world. One of us was the highest run scorer in the World T20 while the best bowling figure was also recorded by one from our team.”
Shakib also thinks Soumya Sarkar’s catch was the best of the tournament.
“These things prove that we have made improvements. There might be a long way to go, but we are on the right track,” he observed.
Talking about West Indies winning both the men's and women's trophies, Shakib said, “The results only show their rise. No one counted them before the tournament. The way they have flourished in the last several months is tremendous.”
Sarfraz named Pakistan T20 skipper
Sarfraz named Pakistan T20 skipper
Pakistan’s
Cricket Board Tuesday announced Sarfraz Ahmed as new captain of the T20
team after Shahid Afridi stepped down following his side’s humiliating
early exit from the World Twenty20.
A statement on the PCB
website described Ahmed-who led the Quetta Gladiators to the final in
Pakistan’s first-ever franchise-based T20 league in February-as a
“natural choice” for the position.
“I spoke to Sarfraz this
morning and conveyed to him that he was our natural choice for this
position. His appointment is open-ended. I wish him good luck in his new
role,” it quoted PCB chairman Sheheryar Khan as saying.
Afridi resigned as captain on Sunday after his team’s exit from the tournament’s group stage.
A statement on the PCB website described Ahmed-who led the Quetta Gladiators to the final in Pakistan’s first-ever franchise-based T20 league in February-as a “natural choice” for the position.
“I spoke to Sarfraz this morning and conveyed to him that he was our natural choice for this position. His appointment is open-ended. I wish him good luck in his new role,” it quoted PCB chairman Sheheryar Khan as saying.
Afridi resigned as captain on Sunday after his team’s exit from the tournament’s group stage.
Waqar Younis resigned as head coach of the Pakistan team on Monday.
The 2009 T20 champions were widely criticised for a lacklustre performance at the latest tournament, with just one victory against unfancied Bangladesh and big losses to India, New Zealand and Australia.
Veterans like Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik have been singled out.
Ahmed, a 28-year right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, has played 21 T20 Internationals and the same number of Test matches as well as 58 one-day internationals.
Kiwi Radio jockeys suspended over Stokes prank
Kiwi Radio jockeys suspended over Stokes prank
A pair of New Zealand radio presenters were suspended Wednesday for
broadcasting a heated conversation with England all-rounder Ben Stokes’
mother without her knowledge.
Radio Hauraki shock jocks Jeremy
Wells and Matt Heath had been mocking Kiwi-born Stokes’ role in
England’s loss to the West Indies in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday
before the on-air incident.
Stokes, who moved from Christchurch
to England as a child, conceded four consecutive sixes in the final over
to give the Windies victory, making him a target for some New
Zealanders.
His mother Deborah called the radio station to take
issue with her son’s treatment and found herself talking to Heath,
unaware she was on air.
She subsequently realised she had been
broadcast live and complained to station owner NZME, resulting in Heath
and Wells being suspended for a day.
“Matt and Jeremy are famous
for identifying where the line is and then ignoring it,” NZME group
program director Mike McClung said in a statement.
A pair of New Zealand radio presenters were suspended Wednesday for
broadcasting a heated conversation with England all-rounder Ben Stokes’
mother without her knowledge.Radio Hauraki shock jocks Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath had been mocking Kiwi-born Stokes’ role in England’s loss to the West Indies in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday before the on-air incident.
Stokes, who moved from Christchurch to England as a child, conceded four consecutive sixes in the final over to give the Windies victory, making him a target for some New Zealanders.
His mother Deborah called the radio station to take issue with her son’s treatment and found herself talking to Heath, unaware she was on air.
She subsequently realised she had been broadcast live and complained to station owner NZME, resulting in Heath and Wells being suspended for a day.
“Matt and Jeremy are famous for identifying where the line is and then ignoring it,” NZME group program director Mike McClung said in a statement.
“However putting Ben’s mum to air without her knowledge, albeit defending her son, was obviously well over that line. They’ve been suitably reprimanded, and are off-air tomorrow.”
Stokes moved to England so his father Gerard, a former rugby league international, could take a coaching role.
Both his parents have since moved back to Christchurch.
Aussies to play first Lankan Test tour in 5-year
Aussies to play first Lankan Test tour in 5-year
Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka
in five years, with the world’s number one team embarking on a two-month
series from July.
Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka
in five years, with the world’s number one team embarking on a two-month
series from July.
Steve Smith’s side will play three Tests-in Kandy, Galle and
Colombo-along with five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s,
Cricket Australia said on its website, with the team departing on July
11.
Only three members of Australia’s most recent Test side-Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja-have experienced the five-day game in Sri Lanka, when Michael Clarke’s team won their last series 1-0 in 2011.
Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka:
July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy
August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle
August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo
August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo
August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo
August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla
August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla
September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy,
September 6 - 1st T20, Kandy
September 9 - 2nd T20, Colombo
July 26-30 - 1st Test, Kandy
August 4-8 - 2nd Test, Galle
August 13-17 - 3rd Test, Colombo
August 21 - 1st ODI, Colombo
August 24 - 2nd ODI, Colombo
August 28 - 3rd ODI, Dambulla
August 31 - 4th ODI, Dambulla
September 4 - 5th ODI, Kandy,
September 6 - 1st T20, Kandy
September 9 - 2nd T20, Colombo
Windies name cricket stadium after Sammy
Windies name cricket stadium after Sammy
Darren Sammy’s success in captaining the West Indies to the World
Twenty20 title has been recognised by his native St Lucia after it was
announced that the island’s main cricket ground would be renamed in his
honour.
Darren Sammy’s success in captaining the West Indies to the World
Twenty20 title has been recognised by his native St Lucia after it was
announced that the island’s main cricket ground would be renamed in his
honour.
The Beausejour Cricket Ground will now be known as the Darren Sammy
National Cricket Ground, with one of the stands to be named in honour of
fellow St Lucian and Twenty20 winner Johnson Charles.
According to the West Indies Cricket Board, the announcement was made by the Prime Minister of St Lucia, Kenny D. Anthony, at a “welcome reception” on the island on Tuesday.
“The West Indies Cricket Board would like to congratulate West Indies captain, Darren Sammy and opener, Johnson Charles for the honour their home country St Lucia has bestowed on them,” the WICB added in a statement, issued from their St John’s, Antigua, headquarters.
Sunday’s victory over England, in a thrilling Kolkata final where Carlos Brathwaite hit four successive sixes in the last over, meant the West Indies became the first team to win the World Twenty20 title twice.
Sammy, 32, was also the West Indies’ captain when they beat then hosts Sri Lanka in the 2012 final in Colombo.
But immediately after the team’s latest triumph at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens ground, the all-rounder slammed the WICB for a “disappointing” lack of support, saying the team felt “disrespected” by their own officials.
Sammy’s comments came on the back of a bitter pay dispute that has dogged West Indies cricket for several years.
Dave Cameron, the WICB president, responded by calling Sammy’s remarks “inappropriate”.
However, Cameron added the board would meet players after the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month to persuade them to play for the West Indies, rather than opt for lucrative franchise Twenty20 leagues.
“We want to see how we can find common ground in ensuring that the best players in the region are available for selection for West Indies teams,” Cameron said.
A pay dispute two years ago led to the team flying home in the middle of a tour of India and the players only reluctantly agreed to sign contracts for the World Twenty20 a few weeks before the tournament began.
Hope Brathwaite's exploits bring Delhi Daredevils fans to the stadium: CEO Hemant Dua
Hope Brathwaite's exploits bring Delhi Daredevils fans to the stadium: CEO Hemant Dua
CEO Hemant Dua feels that Carlos Brathwaite's magnificent match-winning effort in ICC World T20 finals will bolster the confidence of the beleaguered franchise as the dashing right-hander has the ability to bring the fans back in the stadium.
West Indies all-rounder Brathwaite hit four back-to-back sixes off England's Ben Stokes to win the final in a thrilling finish.Any kind of performance by a cricketer, who plays for your franchise
helps to bring in the confidence back. What he did was not easy to do
under pressure on a platform like a World Cup final. Such a performance
will definitely help the fans regain the lost faith in DD. It's good to
bring those people back in the stadium," Dua told PTI on franchise's
prized recruit, who was bought for Rs 4.2 crore during the auctions this year.
Dua
said he is happy but it's not a sense of vindication considering that
the franchise were asked a lot of question behind their aggressive
bidding for big all-rounder.
"I don't call it vindication. Any
athlete can be a performer on his day. It was his day. We went in as a
franchise. We saw talent and spark and that's why we bought him," the DD
CEO said.
Dua also had a word of caution for all those who are
expecting herculean effort from Brathwaite everytime he goes out to bat.
Dua shared his philosophy on how one can insulate a player like
Brathwaite or Pawan Negi, who will have constant spotlight on them.
"If
we look at the West Indies side, there was not a single match-winner.
There was a Chris Gayle, a Lendl Simmons, a Marlon Samuels, everyone
performed. That's how we expect it in DD. It was Brathwaite's day and he
performed. Similarly there will be Negi, Chris Morris, Mayank Agarwal
or a Shreyas Iyer performing for the team," he said.
The CEO also seemed confident that skipper Zaheer Khan's body will hold during the tournament, where the schedule
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