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Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum has announced his retirement from international cricket with Kane Williamson to lead the side at the ICC World T20 in March.

The 34-year-old, who will play a world-record 100th successive test from his debut for New Zealand against Australia at the Basin Reserve on February 12, confirmed at a press conference in Christchurch on Tuesday that he will pull stumps on his Black Caps career following the second test against Australia at Hagley Oval from February 20.

McCullum had wanted to wait until after his final game to make the announcement, but the impending naming of the New Zealand squad for the World T20 in India, in which he will not be included, has forced his hand.

"Given the questions likely to be raised when the ICC World T20 squad is announced, it was thought better to be upfront and explain the situation now," White said. "We'll celebrate Brendon's wonderful contribution to New Zealand and world cricket at the end of the season. For now, we want to help him prepare for the upcoming seven weeks with the minimum of distractions." McCullum, who made his test debut against South Africa in Hamilton in 2004, initially forged a career as an explosive lower-order wicketkeeper batsman.

From his 99 tests to-date, McCullum has amassed 6273 runs from 172 innings to be No 2 on the New Zealand test run-scorers of all time, behind former captain Stephen Fleming (7172 runs).  He has scored 11 test centuries to be fifth equal with Nathan Astle for the number of centuries scored by a New Zealander. 

McCullum's career-defining knock came in the summer of 2013-14 when he was the first New Zealander to score a triple century. The skipper scored 302 against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington to make international headlines. McCullum came into the role of captain under controversial circumstances, with Ross Taylor being dropped as captain on the tour of South Africa by coach Mike Hesson. 

He has proven a successful skipper and led the Black Caps to their first ever Cricket World Cup final this year where they lost to Australia by seven wickets. Following that campaign, McCullum and coach Hesson were made Members of the Order of New Zealand for services to cricket.

Australia's otherwise burgeoning cricketing trophy cupboard has one trophy that's missing and they will hope they can finally notch up their maiden World T20 victory in 2016.

For a team which has won five World Cup titles and has often been ranked the number one Test team in the world, Australia have gotten to just one final in World T20 cricket and lost that to traditional rivals England.

Other than that there have been a couple of semi-finals appearances but the side has rarely looked the world champions in T20 cricket like they have in ODI and Test cricket. And they would want to change that when they take that flight to India for the World T20 from March 2016.

Australia will encounter different conditions in India. There won't be their traditional pace and bounce on the surfaces, although the pitches will be made by independent ICC curators and won't see the same amount of turn that surfaces in India usually do. Still, they will need to ensure they prepare themselves for the slower wickets and those which assist batsmen more than bowlers.

In order to be able to do that, Cricket Australia have roped in S Sriram and Michael Hussey for their T20 side. Sriram, who has played in a few ODIs for India, was a left-arm spinner and scored truckload of runs at domestic cricket level. More vitally, he has worked with the Australia A team as well.

Hussey is an Aussie legend in his own right and one of the chief reasons why he went on to score so many runs after he turned 30 was his ability to play spin. He had a good record against spinners and has even taken to coaching, having worked with the South African side during the World Cup and on their tour of India.

Whether this will help Australia, one doesn't know, but it should give them some more confidence going into the World T20 next year where the side is 11/2 to clinch the title. They are also 15/8 to win their group and make the semi-finals.

Tournament starts on March 8.

According to ESPNCricinfo, Dharamsala will host the World Twenty20 2016 match between India and Pakistan on March 19 while the tournament semi-finals will be played in Delhi and Mumbai, according to the fixtures released by the ICC on Friday.

India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia are placed in the same group in the Super 10s stage while South Africa, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka are in the second group.

Two qualifying teams will join the Super 10s after the first stage of the tournament, to be held in Dharamsala and Nagpur.

The fast bowler Starc is in doubt for the event after surgery confirmed.

 

Mitchell Starc is in doubt for Australia’s World Twenty20 campaign with the fast bowler to undergo ankle surgery. Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed the left-armer, whose foot injury has ruled him out from the current Test series against the West Indies, has met with specialists and will go under the knife for the separate problem.

“We believe the best course of action would be for Mitchell to have the surgery for his ankle impingement now while he is currently laid off with the stress fracture in his foot,” team physiotherapist David Beakley said.

His return-to-play timeframes will be clearer once the surgery is completed but it is unlikely he will be available for the ICC World T20.

That tournament starts in India on March 11 and if Starc is not fit in time, his likely return to international cricket will be Australia’s tour of the West Indies in June.

Bone spurs in Starc’s right ankle have been managed throughout the year but caused the 25-year-old obvious discomfort in the closing days of Australia’s November three-Test series against New Zealand.

Head selector Rod Marsh has already ruled out Starc for Australia’s February two-Test tour of NZ.

“In an ideal world we’d like to have him playing in the (T20) World Cup. It may happen,” Marsh said at the start of December.

A date for Starc’s surgery will be confirmed in coming days.

Semi Finals of T20 World Cup 2016: Cricket is a sport that has gathered a major viewer population globally. This game has the passion and excitement that makes it so interesting. The World Cup 2015 was the latest tournament that saw the major cricketing nations clash against each other. If you are a die hard cricket fan then there is good news for you. The T20 World Cup is going to take place next year in India. This shorter version of limited cricket has been quite popular and has helped many players to come under the limelight.

The T20 cricket world cup 2016 live streaming would be made available in different countries. The internet can also be used to watch cricket world cup live streaming. This tournament is going to be a fierce one as most of the cricketing nations are preparing their squads well before time. Some of the top teams already look strong and can be tagged as the expected semi finalists of T20 world Cup 2016. Let us check the top teams which can enter the Semi Finals of T20 World Cup 2016.

Cricketers to Retire After T20 World Cup 2016: Everyone is waiting for is the World T20 which will start in March 2016. The tournament is drawing very close and all the teams have one eye on it. The event will take place in India and T20 World Cup 2016 live streaming will be provided by many channels on TV. Cricket World Cup live streaming will also be available on internet.

But as it happens after every World Cup, some big names in the world of cricket will retire. And this time, there are many big names in the list of cricketers to retire after T20 World Cup 2016. These cricketers will be missed surely but no one can stand in front of time and age. Now let us take a look at some cricketers taking retirement from cricket after this T20 World Cup.

Brendon McCullum is the captain of the New Zealand Black Caps. He is one of the fiercest players in the T20 format and has many records to his name in this format. He has served his country for many years. But he is 35 years of age and hence he may well retire from at least the T20 format after the World Cup. But his legacy in the game will always remain.

The Sri Lankan left arm spin legend has served his country great for many years and has bamboozled the batsmen in all formats of the game with his variations. But he will be one of the Cricketers to Retire after T20 World Cup 2016. He has officially announced about his retirement after the World Cup and we wish him all the best for his last tournament.

Shahid Afridi is the great Pakistani all-rounder who has served Pakistan for the last two decades. Fondly known as Boom Boom Afridi, he is a great performer in the T20 format. He retired from the One-Day cricket last year and has announced his retirement from the T20 format as well.

Ross Taylor has been hitting those sixes on the leg side and destroying bowling attacks since many years now. But he now wants to focus on the other formats of the game and will hence be one of the greatest players to retire from International cricket in 2016.

Dhoni is the best Captain in the history of Indian cricket and the best finisher whose skills are of unmatched value in a T20 game. But he has always mentioned that he may not play cricket for a long time and he proved it with his retirement from Test Cricket. And if he takes India to glory and wins the T20 World Cup, then we can expect him to be one of the players to Retire after 2016 T20 World Cup.

This great Indian spinner will be turning 36 on July 3 and is one of the spinners leaving cricket after ICC T20 world Cup 2016. He has 860+ wickets in Test and ODI career.

Tahir is one of the spinners to retire from International cricket in 2016 after T20 World Cup. He will turn 37 on March 27 and has 120+ wickets in his short Test and ODI career.

This West Indian spinner will celebrate his 35 birthday on 22 July. He is one of the off spinners to retire in 2016. He has around 120 wickets in his short Test and ODI career.

It might be a shock for cricket fans but Lasith Malinga might join the list of players to Retire after 2016 T20 World Cup. Age is not an issue but Malinga has been prone to injuries. That is the only reason that the Sri Lankan speed-machine might quit his international career after the T20 World Cup that will take place in India.

The powerhouse of Pakistan’s batting squad is Misbah-ul-Haq. He has improved as a cricketer over the years to lead the Pakistan team to victory. The 40-year-old would surely retire after the T20 World Cup 2016. He has been amazing as a captain and batmen throughout his cricketing career.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2016 is slowly but surely creeping upon us and the event is scheduled to take place in India in March-April 2016. The event will have 14 nations competing for the coveted trophy. 2007 T20 winner India will be hosting the event this time and they were also the finalists in the last event.

One of the major parts of the World Cup legacy is the official song. Also in the last decade, theme songs have become one of the most important part, since they are used to attract the fans towards supporting the game and also serves as one of the best things to advertise the event.

We will be sharing with all the T20 2016 news including the official Theme Song T20 2016. Along with the song, we will also be sharing the lyrics as well.

T20 World Cup 2016 official theme song lyrics

As you know from the following soccer, it is one of the most important part of marketing the event to the fans all over the world. You can gauge the popularity of World Cup songs from the Football World cup songs like Waka Waka sung by Shakira, Wavin the Flag by Kanan and Cup of life by Ricky Martin which was adjudged as the best song of any sporting event.

The theme songs are something that binds the fans together as they are inspired to sing it together wherever and whenever they watch the match.

The previous T20 tournament was held in Bangladesh in 2014 and name of the song was “Char Chokka Hoi Hoi’ which became extremely popular everywhere in the cricketing world. You could hear it echoing throughout the stadium every time a six or a four was hit by any batsman.

Then we come to perhaps the most popular song in Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘De Ghuma Ke’ which was the official theme song for the ICC WC 2011 that was hosted jointly by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. You can still hear the song in the background while watching the winning six hit by MS Dhoni in the Wankhede Stadium.

And now since the T20 2016 is again hosted by India, be sure to expect a kick ass Official Theme song for the T20 World Cup 2016. We as cricket fans and music fans are hoping for a song that will transcend the previous one and become a rage all over again. And be sure that we will the first ones to share the T20 Official theme song with you all.

T20 Theme song 2016 will be released before 1 month before the start of the event. We will provide you download link whenever it is available till then you watch the video of 2014 t20 theme song.

Just like every time, this year also T20 World Cup will be played amongst different cricket playing nations of the world. This year, 16 T20 World Cup 2016 Teams are expected to participate. Some of the teams are considered are quite new in the world cup, while on the other hand some of them are the experienced ones, hence we can expect to see quite a new playing this time on the ground.

The teams playing in T20 World Cup 2016 have already been declared which includes the name of India, England, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies. Other new T20 World Cup playing teams include Hong Kong, Oman, Afghanistan, Netherlands, and Ireland, who shall be participating in the world cup for the first time. All the 2016 T20 World Cup teams are preparing hard to win the T20 World Cup 2016 and it would be quite interesting to see who would come out as winners of the world cup.

The venues where the 2016 T20 World Cup playing teams will be fighting against each other have been declared. Some of the venues include Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The grounds are being made so that the teams playing in T20 World Cup 2016 feel comfortable and can play properly.

The teams playing in T20 CWC 2016 will be covered live by several television channels from different parts of the planet. Even if you are not able to watch Twenty20 world cup 2016 teams live from the stadiums, you can definitely watch the matches on your television sets. Several websites will also be streaming the matches live. You can also get live match updates on several websites or on apps. Do not worry if you are unable to lay your hands on tickets, television channels will bring the matches to your bedrooms and you can easily watch playing teams in T20 World Cup 2016.

Cricket in its shortest form is popularly known as T20 in all the cricket playing nations, and it has immensely gained popularity amongst the cricket fans. Just like one-days and test match series, even T20 is played amongst different nations and World Cup for the series is organized to declare the best. The qualifiers for 2016 T20 World Cup have been finalized and it is also true that T20 World Cup 2016 TV Channel Broadcasters Asia have been announced as the official broadcasters of the world cup.

The final list of T20 World Cup 2016 TV Broadcasters Asia has been finalized and these channels will be responsible to bring all the matches of the entire tournament live to your living rooms. In the list of T20 World Cup 2016 TV Channels Asia, there are different channels covering matches for different nations. Viewers can easily watch all the matches live from their homes or offices on T20 World Cup 2016 official broadcasters Asia and thus enjoy the matches their own way. They need not have to take time out from their busy schedules nor will have to miss their favorite matches due to busy schedule.

The probable list of T20 World Cup 2016 official TV broadcasters Asia is not yet out. However, some of the names in the list may include Ten Sports for Pakistan, Star Cricket for India and Nepal, MTV for Sri Lanka, and BTV for Bangladesh. It is still possible that there may still be some inclusions or cancellations from the final list of TV broadcasters of T20 World Cup 2016 Asia.

With the help of the 2016 T20 world cup TV broadcasters Asia, spectators can easily watch every match from their homes. T20 World Cup 2016 broadcasters Asia will also bring the live commentaries and match reviews on television. However, if in case you are unable to view any of the channels in the list of T20 CWC TV broadcasters Asia, then you may also watch the matches on internet. Apart from the T20 world cup TV broadcasters Asia, live streaming of the matches are also available for audience to make the most from the matches.

From 11^th March ICC world cup in T20 format will host by India, where the grand final held in 3^rd April at next year as well. The tournament divided in 2 stage, in the group stage 8 team will play among themselves and in knockout stage 10 team will participate. And allover 16 team will play at next world T20 world cup.

Fowling in the first stage of the tournament 8 team will compete. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe play directly in the Group Stage and another 6 team will choose from qualification. The following team are given bellow.

And in the second part of tournament 10 team will compete. In their top 8 ranked team will play directly. Host India is the automatic choose and other 7 test Playing team is also in the list. The 2 winner from 2 group of group stage also get chance to play at Supper 10.

The final match of next ICC mega event T20’s will host by Eden Gardens at Kolkata, besides of this BCCI also announced more 7 venues. After holding’s opening match in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamshala, Mohali, Nagpur and New Delhi will be a part of 2016 T20 world cup as well.

This is the 6^th edition of the tournament, where in 2007 T20 hold for first time and Pakistan was the first time title winner. After this in next 4 world cup seen 4 different title winner and Sri Lanka is the current title winner as well.