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Pakistan are gearing up significantly ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia, where they begin their quest for a second title with a Super 12 clash against arch-rivals India on Sunday. He and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan added runs to Assam skipper Babar’s list of middle-order misdeeds in the tri-series in …

Captain Rohit Sharma said that despite India’s start in the T20 World Cup in Australia, there is still a lot to do for the title. India, the inaugural champions of the tournament in the UAE last year, failed to reach the knockout stage and have not won a World Cup since …

World Cup winner Roger Binny on Tuesday appointed Sourav Ganguly as president of the politically embattled Cricket Board of India, the sport’s richest body. Vice President Rajeev Shukla told reporters that 67-year-old secretary Jay Shah has once again won the chairmanship of the Board of Control for Cricket in India …

Netherlands took a big step towards the Super 12 of the World T20 on Tuesday with an unbeaten 30 for the loss of two wickets as they defeated Namibia by five wickets. Restricting the African nation to 121-6 in 20 overs, the Netherlands used seven different bowlers at Geelong’s sunny …

Karthik Mapan won the T20 World Cup with a hat-trick on Tuesday, but it was to no avail as Sri Lanka beat the UAE by 73 runs. The UAE defeated Asian champions Namibia by 55 runs in the opening match of the tournament on Sunday. He won by 79 runs, …