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BCB announces preliminary T20 squad

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the preliminary squad for the forthcoming international Tweny20 commitments in the year 2016 today.

The selected players will report to National Team Strength & Conditioning Coach Mario Villavarayen at the National Cricket Academy on 03 January, 2016 at 9:30 am, according to the media release issued from BCB.

Abu Haider Rony, who had a terrific BPL-2015 with the ball found a place in the preliminary squad. Hider took 21 wickets from 12 matches, one short of equalling the top-wicket taker in BPL, at an average of 15.04 and economy rate of 6.91. The other uncapped players are batsman Mosaddek Hossain, left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan.

Pacemen Shafiul Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Taskin Ahmed, batsmen Mohammad Mithun and Jahurul Islam and spinners Abul Hasan and Shuvagata Hom have also been included despite not playing T20s for Bangladesh in their last assignment, against Zimbabwe in November.

The chief selector Faruque Ahmed said they had to keep fast bowler Rubel Hossain out of the preliminary squad due to his calf injury and added they don't have opening batsman Rony Talukdar and legspinner Jubair Hossain in their immediate plans.

Preliminary Squad:

Tamim Iqbal, Shabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarker, Masrafe Bin Mortaza, Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman, Jahurul Islam, Abu Haider Rony, Liton Kumar Das, Al Amin Hossain, Anamul Hoque Bijoy, Shafiul Islam, Mosadek Hossain Saikot, Md Shahid, Md Mithun, Abul Hasan Raju, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mahmud Ullah, Arafat Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Saqlain Sajib, Qazi Nurul Hasan, Shohag Gazi and Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury.

The Asia Cup for 2016 will be held in Twenty20 format for the first time, will be accommodated in the slot available between February 24 and March 6, 2016.

On March 8, 2016, the ICC World T20 tournament will begin in India where Bangladesh will play three games against Netherlands, Ireland and Oman on 9, 11 and 13 March respectively. If Bangladesh top their group, they will qualify to play the Big Boys later in the competition.

Top 5 Most Shameful Moments on Cricket Field in Cricket History

Most teams are currently playing each other in bilateral series but all of them have one eye on the upcoming T20 World cup which will be taking place in India this time. The event will be held across 8 states in India and will start in March. Cricket world cup live streaming will be available to the viewers live on many channels in their favourite languages. T20 cricket world cup 2016 live streaming can also be watched on the internet. Cricket is known as a gentleman’s game and has very strict rules for the players to behave nicely. But despite that, there have been many shameful and ugly incidents which have taken place on the cricket field which were against the spirit of the game. So let us now take a look at some of the most shameful moments in cricket field.

List of Most Shameful Moments on Cricket Field

Crowd reaction in India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 1996 Semi Final

It was definitely one of the most shocking moments on cricket field. The Indians were going well in their chase of the target set by Sri Lanka when suddenly Sachin got out. After that there was a major collapse and soon Indians were 8 wickets down due to which fans reacted angrily and burned papersin the stands due to which the match was stopped and Sri Lanka were declared winners.

Underarm bowling by Chappel

This was one of the most shameful moments in cricket history. New Zealand needed six runs of the final delivery to win the match but Chappel bowled underarm which was against the spirit of the game and very shameful. Is you favorite spinner retiring after T20 world cup 2016 -: Get to Know.

Suraj Randiv bowled deliberate No-Ball

This was one of the most shameful moments on cricket field. Sehwag needed one run to complete his century and India needed one run to win. Suraj Randiv deliberately bowled a no-ball and the match finished there only. India won but Sehwag’s century was denied shamefully. Learn about Ranji Cricketers who never played for Indian Team.

Pakistan trio spot fixing

Salmam Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir deliberately bowled no-balls and batted badly against England as they had deals with match fixers which were later caught by police. This was definitely one of the most shocking moments on cricket field. Know the bowlers having 5 Wickets haul in T20 Cricket.

Pakistan team walks away after Ball Tampering charges

England was playing against Pakistan at their home. The umpires charged Pakistani team of tampering with the ball. The Pakistani players retaliated and didn’t return to field and the match was called-off. This was certainly one of the most shameful moments in cricket history.

ICC World Twenty20: IPL Specialist Mike Hussey, Sriram to Help Australia Prepare for Tourney in India

Former international cricketers Mike Hussey and Sriram Sridharan will join the Australian team as coaching consultants as the side prepares for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in India early next year. (Get Full Schedule of 2016 World Twenty20 Here)

Sridharan, a former Indian ODI player, will link up with the Australian team for the three T20 Internationals against South Africa prior to the team's arrival in India to assist with its preparation for the World Twenty20. (Australia's Mitchell Starc Set to Miss World Twenty20 After Ankle Surgery)

Hussey, who played 38 T20 Internationals for Australia and captains the Sydney Thunder in the KFC Big Bash League, will join the team for the first two weeks of the tournament in India to assist the players in transitioning to T20 cricket as well as adapting to the conditions in the sub-continent.

Hussey has deep knowledge of Indian conditions after playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) regularly since its inception in 2008. Having played for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, Hussey's knowledge will benefit the Australia looking to win the Cup from defending champions Sri Lanka.

Cricket Australia Executive General Manager Team Performance Pat Howard said Hussey's experience will be invaluable as the team looks to win a trophy that has so far eluded Australian cricket since the tournament began in 2007.

"Mike has been one of our most successful players at transitioning between the different formats and his advice and support in this area will be of great benefit to the players who have played a large amount of Test and ODI cricket in the last 12 months.

"He also has significant experience playing in India through the Indian Premier League and will assist in adapting to the unique conditions we will experience."

Hussey excited to assist national team

Hussey said he was excited about the opportunity to work with the Australian side.

"As a proud Australian cricketer I am delighted to be involved in Australia's campaign for the World Twenty20 title. I'm really looking forward to working with the boys and assisting in any way possible with their preparation and match day plans."

Howard said Sridharan's focus would be on preparation for the World Twenty20 during the series against South Africa.

"We will play three T20 Internationals against South Africa prior to arriving in India and Sriram's focus will be on getting the players as prepared as possible for what they will face in India.

"Sriram was a consultant coach with the Australia A side when they travelled to India earlier this year and was due to go to Bangladesh as a consultant prior to the tour being postponed. He has also been working with our National Performance Squad for the past few years," said Howard.

Sriram is the assistant coach for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League and played eight ODIs for India between 2000 and 2004.

ICC Awards 2015: Steve Smith wins Cricketer of the Year trophy, no Indian among winners

Australian captain Steve Smith won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai on Monday.

The batsman won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for his achievement. Smith was also named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.

The ICC website said that Smith finished as the leading run-scorer in Tests with 1,734 runs in 25 innings of 13 matches at an average of 82.57. This included seven centuries and six half-centuries. In 26 One-Day Internationals, Smith scored 1,249 runs at an average of just under 60 with four centuries and eight half-centuries. He was a member of the Australia side which won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 earlier this year.

Earlier this month, Smith was also named in the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year. Smith said the following after being announced for the topmost award in cricket.

The ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year grant went to the matchless AB de Villiers. de Villiers scored 1,265 keeps running in 20 innings at a normal of 79 and a strike rate of 128.4. He hit two centuries and nine half-hundreds of years. Recently, de Villiers was named as the chief of the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

Australian batswoman Meg Lanning won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year grant. In the interim, the ICC Women's Twenty20 International Cricketer of the Year recompense went to Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies.

On its site and in a progression of tweets from its official handle, the ICC declared that the ICC T20I Performance of the Year recompense goes to Faf du Plessis for his 119 off 56 balls against the West Indies.

Australia won another credit to its as bowler Josh Hazlewood was named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year.

UAE's Khurram Khan was delegated the Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year for 2015.

New Zealand commander Brendon McCullum, who has reported he would resign from universal cricket before the World Twenty20 in India, was named the champ of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2015, for 'rousing his side to play the amusement in its actual soul'.

The David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for 2015 went to Richard Kettleborough.

The voting period for the honors kept running from September 18, 2014 to September 13, 2015.

India announce U-19 squad for 2016 World Cup, Ishan Kisan named captain

The India cricket team for the U-19 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh from January 22 to February 14 next year was announced by BCCI on Tuesday in Mumbai.

Ishan Kisan, an opening batsman and a wicketkeeper from Jharkhand, will lead the team in the event while Delhi wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be his deputy.

Squad: Ishan Kishan (Capt), Rishabh Pant (VC), Washington Sundar, Sarfaraz Khan, Amandeep Khare, Anmolpreet Singh, Arman Jaffer, Ricky Bhui, Mayank Dagar, Zeeshan Ansari, Mahipal Lomror, Avesh Khan, Shubham Mavi, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Batham

India vs Australia 2016: BCCI announces India squads for Australia tour; Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra in T20 team

Indian teams for the tour of Australia were announced on Saturday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with Yuvraj Singh making a comeback. The selectors surprised everyone by picking the old guards like Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra, and also by giving chances to youngsters who have performed well in domestic circuit like Brainder Sran and Hardik Pandya.

Two separate teams of 15 members each were picked for the tour, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni retaining his position as the skipper for both the outfits.

Here are the teams:

ODI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(C), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Maan, Rishi Dhawan, Brainder Sran

T20: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(C), Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra

The tour comprises five ODIs and three T20 Internationals to be played between January 12 and 31 at Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney (ODIs), Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney (T20Is).

T20 World Cup: 5 Greatest T20 Matches Till Date

As the T20 cricket world cup kicks off today, here's a look back at the best showdowns in Twenty20's short history!

India VS. South Africa

This clash between India and the Proteas during the 2010 World T20 remains memorable, not only for India's epic win against the Africans, but also the colossal 101 that Suresh Raina scored in his 60-ball win to catapult India ahead in the tournament.

India won by 14 runs, and Raina the Man of the Match, won accolades for his 5-sixes and 9-fours marathon!

West Indies VS. South Africa

Chris Gayle is a true beast of a player when it comes to this form of cricket, having proved his capabilities time and again in IPL as well as international T20. This one held during the inaugural ICC World T20 in 2007 saw him scoring a 117 by hitting 10 sixes and seven boundaries, and taking the grand total to 205

Yet the Africans' strong batting line-up thwarted down the Indies' 205, making this one spectacular match to watch!

West Indies VS. Bangladesh

West Indies tour of Bangladesh saw the Indies thwarting the Bangladeshi team time and again, but this time around, the Bongs brought a cannon to a gun-fight.

The Indies set a target of 132 for the Bangladeshis to chase, which they thought the latter would be thoroughly incapable of doing, but they did and they did it with flair! It came to a point where they needed four runs off two balls to which Mushfiqur Rahim smashed a massive six to bag the match, and pride!

South Africa VS. New Zealand

South Africans surely know how to put up a show when it comes to Twenty20. Making their third sighting on this list, the Proteans were pitted against the Kiwis who made an excellent target of 174 for the Africans to follow.

This is when the Proteans rolled out Richard Levi to play and he played the game of his life! Scoring a brilliant 117 by hitting 13 sixes and 5 fours, Levi levelled out the Kiwis' 174 with 24 balls to spare!

India VS. Pakistan

The India VS. Pakistan group match of 2007's ICC T20 World Cup was one breath-taking match to remember! India having scored 141, set the target for Pakistan to achieve. And Pakistan proved a point by chasing it till the end, only to falter at the last ball to tie the match down.Â

This moment boiled down to aÂ nail-biting finish depending solely on the bowl out, which the Indians gracefully bagged. All thanks to Sehwag, Bajji, and Robin Uthappa's accurate bowling of course!

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The 2016 ICC World Twenty 20 will be the 6th ICC World Twenty 20 tournament and is scheduled to be held in India from 11 March to 3 April. The International Cricket Council Board, after its first meeting in Dubai on Jan 28, 2015, has awarded India to host the World Twenty 20 championship in 2016. As we know Sri Lanka is the defending champions. You can book the tickets of all the matches of team India against the opponent teams on BookMyShow. This is the famous website in India providing the best service of online booking of various shows, leagues, concerts and tournaments. So, book the ticket of your favorite match and get your seat reserved fast.

Eight teams will participate in T20 world cup tournament. India is the first country who lifted the trophy for first T20 WC tournament in 2008. Pakistan was the second world cup T20 winner. England defeated Australia in the final match of T20 world cup 2010 tournament and owned their first international cricket trophy ever. West Indies beat Sri Lanka in the fourth T20 world cup tournament in 2011 to take the title. And Sri Lanka was the team which finally won the first world cup T20 trophy by defeating India. Let’s see which team picks up this year’s trophy on 3rd April 2016.

Shahid Afridi: Hope Pakistan will beat India in ICC World T20 2016

Shahid Afridi said he hoped a tough ICC World T20 2016 draw would motivate his team to win the title for the first time in seven years and beat arch-rivals India.

Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi on Thursday said he hoped a tough ICC World T20 2016 draw would motivate his team to win the title for the first time in seven years and beat arch-rivals India along the way. The 2009 champions are placed in Group 2 of the Super Ten round in the sixth edition of the World Twenty20 to be held from March 8 — April 3 2016, along with hosts India, Australia, New Zealand, and a yet to be decided qualifier. Their second match will be against India, a team they have never beaten in either a traditional one-day World Cup or the newer World Twenty20. Afridi told AFP: “We have a tough draw but I am hopeful that this challenge will pump-up my team to win the title and on the way beat India.” Pakistan lost to India in both the group round and final of the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007 and then in two subsequent tournaments.

They have also lost to India every time they have faced them in six World Cups. But Afridi said it was time for a change. “I don’t want to live in history,” he said. “Whatever mistakes we usually make in the matches against India we have to overcome them.” Pakistan’s recent form does not augur well. Last month they lost to England 3-0 in a Twenty20 series in the United Arab Emirates, slipping to six in the rankings. “We made school boy errors and despite putting up good fights in all three matches we lost by narrow margins so we have to be on our toes and should not repeat those mistakes,” said Afridi, who is set to draw the curtain on his two-decade long career after the event. READ: India-Pakistan ICC World T20 2016 clash confirmed for March 19 at Dharamsala

Pakistan have three Twenty20 matches on their tour of New Zealand next month before featuring in the six-nation Asia Cup Twenty20 in Bangladesh in February. “We have enough matches before the World Twenty20 so we have to find a settled combination and I hope we do well in these matches and carry that form into the World Twenty20.”

ICC T0 String With CBI Before T20 World Cup To Watch The Bookies, Match-Fixer

Arrive 2016 T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) will have the one and only one most recognized research organization, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on board to keep the eagle’s eyes on the bookies, match-fixers and other foul-players.

The ICC transfer was necessitated using allegations regarding spot-fixing as well as match-fixing haunting the world cricket, specially when there is a T20 match in India.

Even though a lot has become carried out previously to fix the risk, he lack of rules with the performing organization has allow many black sheep go scot-free in past times, beginning from year 2000-accused Mohammad Azharuddin to 2013-jailed S Sreesanth.

dna has reliably discovered that the ICC plus the CBI get offered in order to access a arrangement to be sure some sort of seamless exchange of thinking ability in order to “dismantle the organised global crime syndicates that have linkages to cricket”.

The MoU, a copy of which is with the dna, can be supposed to possibly be closed prior to the T20 World Cup, and will help at “disrupting the corrupt practices and culture in the sport of cricket”.

The MoU talks about targeting the financial base of crime by using recognition regarding property perhaps be subject to confiscation, determine system vulnerabilities, determine areas and opportunities for policy and legislative reforms, cooperation and data exchange, as well as help him to get in touch with associates with the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), both by using the information and law enforcement exchange.

The CBI already carries a devoted unit, Sports Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO), to research the conditions regarding problem and match-fixing in sports. This SFIO works within the agency’s Special Offense Side branch using a DIG-level police officer heading it’s team of investigators. The necessity with the SFIO ocurred as soon as the 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal in the IPL, which ended in busts regarding cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan.

The MoU “will target international and national crime syndicates, exploiting vulnerabilities in international sport… to identify, prevent and disrupt organised criminal activity”. As outlined by an official, considered one of it is critical uses would be to assist in cohesiveness relating to the ICC and also the CBI to aid law enforcement activities.

“It makes it possible for the CBI to go regarding criminal prosecution, coronial enquiry, municipal actions, disciplinary actions, option question quality along with mediation, ”

The MoU is with the sports ministry for consideration.This ministry can be supplying it’s viewpoint and also informing the two parties on the draft bill it has initiated for prevention of sports fraud after the report of match fixing in 2013 IPL. However the ministry will probably advise the CBI it has not provided recognition towards BCCI, it could assistance the MoU being authorized in between CBI and also ICC. Interpol is also looking at a possible tie-up with the ICC and the BCCI to help fight match-fixing and illegal betting.

At the moment, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Federal Police and certain European countries have dedicated units to check sports fraud.

Which teams are favorites in the upcoming world cup T20 2016?

I will try to provide the strengths and weaknesses of each team to see who can be the favorites to win the cup. During 2015 Cricket World Cup my predictions for all the 4 semifinalists came true (even before the world cup started . Hopefully I can come close this time too.

1. Srilanka:

Srilanka is currently the number 1 team in T20s according to the rankings. They are one of the most consistent performers when it comes to ICC events.
They have Dilshan at the top of the order who is attacking, consistent and experienced. Partnered with Kushal Perera they have one deadly opening combination.
They have nothing to worry about the death overs as long as they have Malinga. If ever there comes a situation where they are defending more than 9 runs in the final over I would place my bet on Malinga.
With Sangrakarra and Jayawardene retired there will be lot of pressure on Mathews to be consistent in the middle order. Thisara Perera can be an attacking all-rounder and Chandimal is talented, but still the middle order looks weak.
Leaving Malinga out, they might have some problems with their bowling. Kulasekara is experienced but expensive sometimes, Mathews is not bowling much off late but their spin department is in good hands with Senanayake and Dilshan.

2. West Indies:

West Indies have all kinds of troubles when it comes to ODIs and Test Matches. But they are very dangerous while playing the shortest format in cricket.
They have Chris Gayle who needs no introduction on how destructive he can be. The fact that the tournament is being played in India will give lot of confidence for the West Indies players as they are so used to these conditions playing in IPL.
Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Pollard, all being stars in IPL have to take up the responsibility.
Their bowling looks a worry with no Sunil Narine. But Samuel Badree can take up the additional responsibility being the 2nd ranked bowler in T20s just behind Sunil Narine. He also has one of the lowest economy of 5.39 in International T20.
Their biggest problem though is playing together and consistent. They have got the talent to beat any team on a given day but can they do it on regular basis? If they can, it would be very difficult to stop them.

3. Australia:

The current world champions in ODI cricket. The only team in top 3 in all the three formats.
They have got the batting in David Warner, Steve Smith, Maxwell and Finch. These guys have experience in IPL, are destructive and consistent. A deadly combination. They have a finisher and a good all-rounder in Faulkner.
Mithcell Starc is at top of his game. His injury is very unfortunate for Australia but he should be fit before the world cup starts. Their bowling is in good hands. Watson can chip in with some overs and his experience helps a lot for the team. Faulkner is decent. Cummins is fast.
They only worry they have is the lack of a quality spinner. Maxwell is a decent spinner. Lyon hasn’t bowled much in colors for Australia. Not sure how are they going to go about it.

4. England:

England off late have changed the way of approach to the game. They have become more aggressive, and are adapting better to the shorter format. They were always good in whites but from the past year they are doing really good in shorter formats too.
The ODI and T20 series win in Abu Dabi against Pakistan might have given them a huge morale boost. Their batting looks strong with Alex Hales on top, Joe Root, Eon Morgan and the dangerous Jos Butler in the middle order.
Their bowling is decent but again lack of a quality spinner will hurt them.
Their chances will depend on the ability to play spin bowling in Indian conditions, it’s difficult but they have a chance

5. South Africa:

Undoubtedly they have one of the best batting lineups in the tournament. I don’t want to mention about ABD here, he is just unbelievable.
Amla, Faf, Miller, De Cock and Duminy. Even without ABD’s name over there it still looks very very strong.
Steyn and Morkel have not played much T20 cricket in the recent times but I think they will play the world cup. Kyle Abbott is consistent, Duminy can chip in. Imran Tahir is very effective in ODIs and T20s. Steyn and Tahir will be key for their chances.
But, you know they are South Africa. Always starts as favorites and then fail to cross the line. Hopefully if they can do it this time it would be wonderful.

6. Pakistan:

Pakistan. I love watching them play cricket. There is some kind of raw element in them that makes their cricket exciting.
Very unpredictable yet very strong. Their bowling has never been a worry, they have a bottomless pool of good fast bowlers.
Shahid Afridi has been really good with the ball for Pakistan in T20s. His variations bring him a lot of wickets.
There batting is strong in terms of talent. Ahmed Shehzad can be really good at times, same with Umar Akmal. But it depends a lot on how they perform together.
Shoab Malik’s form is a positive sign for them and generally Hafeez is consistent in Asian conditions. Lot depends on these two.

7. India:

India in India can be the toughest opponent for any team. They know the conditions better than anyone and they have one of the noisiest crowd behind them.
As always India’s batting is their strength. When it comes to Indian conditions they are even better. Kohli is probably one of the best T20 batsman in the world with highest average (44) among the players who have played 20 or more matches.
Everyone knows how dangerous Rohit Sharma can be in the shorter formats. If he starts to fire, then consider the game is definitely India’s to lose. Suresh Raina is a very destructive batsman in T20 who can chip in with those crucial overs in bowling.
In Dhoni they have a finisher and Jadeja’s all-round abilities will be a lot of help.
Their spin department looks strong with Ashwin, Jadeja and Mishra but fast bowling is a big worry. Especially in the death overs. Shami’s fitness is still a problem, Bhuvi has stopped swinging the ball and Ishant – I don’t know. Their chances depend on how they bowl in death overs.

8. Newzealand:

Newzealand have the bowling, batting and fielding. They do play very good in ICC tournaments
Their batting is strong with McCullum, Williamson, Taylor, and Anderson.
Their fast bowling is in good hands with Southee and Boult but spin is a worry.
They didn’t find a good spinner after Vettori reduced playing international cricket. Their chances again depends on the ability to play spin in Indian Conditions.

My pick for the 4 semifinalists will be:

Australia
India
South Africa
Pakistan

World T20 2016 tips - Can Australia win their first title?

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.

Predicted Australian XI for the 2016 T20 World Cup

In 2016, the T20 World Cup game will change. But, will the winner change? The answer is going to be a tough one. This year, the mighty Australian once again proved to the world that they were legends for a reason. With the 50 over World Cup in their kitty, the Australians will go all guns blazing to secure their first ever T20 World Cup, in India in 2016.

With heavy competition from other teams and traditionally batsmen friendly pitches, it is extremely important that Australia gets the combination right. Here is the predicted XI that Australia might field in a bid to reverse their T20 fortunes.

2016 ICC World Twenty20 trophy to embark on global journey from Sunday

The World T20 trophy will visit 12 countries taking part in the tournament which will be staged in India from March 11 to April 3.

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 trophy will embark on a global journey from in Mumbai on Sunday before returning to New Delhi on February 1 next year.

As part of the Nissan Trophy Tour, the trophy will visit 12 countries taking part in the tournament which will be staged in the country from March 11 to April 3 next.

During its journey, the trophy will be on display at domestic and international matches, as well as at various public places which will enable the fans to capture a special moment with the most prestigious silverware in the shortest format of the world game, the ICC said in a statement.

Details of the trophy’s public appearances will be announced by the host Boards closer to the time.

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “The Nissan Trophy Tour has been designed to not only promote the tournament but also to engage with our fans and provide them the first opportunity to get close to the trophy, which will be lifted by the winning captain on 3 April in Mumbai.

“We would like to thank Nissan for their sponsorship of the Trophy Tour and we are sure it will be a big success as it travels across the world ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in India next year,” he said.

Scotland will be the trophy’s first port of call, before it travels to Ireland, England and the Netherlands at part of its European leg.

The trophy’s African safari will be from January 2-7, during which it will make appearances in Harare (January 2 & 3
and Cape Town January 5-7).

Pakistan will be the trophy’s first stop-over in the subcontinent (January 11 & 12), before it moves to Bangladesh (January 14 &15) and then Sri Lanka (January 17 & 18).

On the Trans-Tasman tour, the trophy will arrive in Wellington on January 21 and will then head to Australia on January 26 where it will be displayed in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney until January 31.

From Sydney, the trophy will return to New Delhi on February 1 and will then start its domestic tour by making appearances at each of the venues that will host the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 matches.

Apart from the 10 Test playing countries, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland and Oman will participate in the men’s event of the tournament. The women’s competition, which will run alongside the men’s event, will be competed between Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies.

Dharamsala to host India-Pakistan face-off in T20 World Cup

As the uncertainty looms over the much-anticipated bilateral series between India and Pakistan, the two subcontinent sides have been confirmed to renew their rivalry when they will take on each other in the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup on March 19 in Dharamshala. According to the schedule announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, the World Cup Twenty20 matches will be staged across eight venues in India, starting from March 8 to April 3.

According to the men’s event format, eight sides in two groups of four, will feature in the first round matches with the group winners joining eight sides in the Super 10 stage (two groups of five teams). The top two sides from both the Super 10 Groups will then qualify for the semi-finals. In the women’s event, the 10 sides will be divided into two groups and the top two sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals.

The first round matches in the men’s event will take place in Dharamsala and Nagpur from 8-13 March and will feature Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland, debutant Oman (all in Group A), Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan (all in Group B). In a double-header on the opening day on 8 March, Zimbabwe will face Hong Kong in the afternoon match, to be followed by the evening match between Scotland and Afghanistan. Both the matches will be played in Nagpur.

The group winners will join Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and host India in the Super 10 stage, which will be played alongside the women’s event from 15-28 March.Host India , who will launch its campaign in Nagpur against New Zealand on March 15, is in Super 10 Group 2 along with 2009 winner Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and the Group A winner.

Pakistan will first play against the Group A winner in Kolkata on March 16, before locking horns with traditional rival India.India’s other matches will be against the Group A winner in Bengaluru on 23 March and Australia in Mohali on 27 March while Pakistan will play their remaining two matches in Mohali against New Zealand and Australia on 22 and 25 March, respectively.

Speaking on the announcement, ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar, said: “India is a country where cricket is a religion and not many places can match the passion for the game like India. I am fully confident that the Board of Control for Cricket in India will deliver an outstanding world cricket event, just like the ICC Cricket World Cups in 1987, 1996 and 2011.Meanwhile, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson also expressed his views and said: “The ICC World Twenty20 is an event which puts the world’s best cricketers in the shortest format of the game against each other in a nation versus nation contest.

“The Twenty20 format provides the perfect vehicle by which the ICC can further globalise the game, providing international exposure and opportunity to our top Associate and Affiliate members. The ICC World Twenty20 event structure is designed to provide highly competitive matches throughout, with eight evenly-matched sides fighting it out in the first round and the best two then getting in the mix with the top eight ranked teams in the Super 10 stage where the intensity and competition will be of the very highest level,”he added.

England, which won the 2010 tournament in the West Indies, takes on 2012 winner the West Indies in Mumbai on 16 March, followed by matches against South Africa (18 March in Mumbai), the Group B winner (23 March in New Delhi) and Sri Lanka (26 March in New Delhi).After taking on England in its tournament opener, the West Indies will square off against Sri Lanka (20 March in Bengaluru), South Africa (25 March in Nagpur) and the Group B winner (27 March in Nagpur).

Men’s defending champion Sri Lanka has been placed in Super 10 Group 1 along with South Africa, West Indies, England and the Group B winner. It will open its title defence against the Group B winner in Kolkata on 17 March, and play West Indies in Bengaluru on 20 March, England in New Delhi on 26 March and South Africa in New Delhi on 28 March.

ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Schedule Announced: India vs Pakistan on 19 March, 2016 @ Dharamshala

ICC has announced T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Schedule for the matches to be played in the month of March. ICC T20 World Cup 2016 will be hosted in India in the month of March 8 to April 3. T20 World Cup 2016 schedule has been announced for both men and women teams. This tournament will have a total of 58 matches in which 35 matches will be for men’s cricket team. and 23 matches for the women’s cricket team.

T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Host Venues

T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 venues has been decide evenly so that the cricket lovers around the country can watch great cricket in different parts of the nation. Bengaluru, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Mohali, New Delhi, and Nagpur are the places that will be hosting T20 world cup 2016 matches. T20 world cup 2016 finals venue is Eden Gardens of Kolkata, while T20 cricket world cup 2016 semi finals will be hosted in New Delhi and Mumbai. The T20 World Cup 2016 Semi Finals date is 30 March and 31 March. T20 World Cup 2016 Final Date is 3 April, 2016.

T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Prize Money

T20 World Cup 2016 prize money for Men’s T20 World Cup 2016 is $5.6 million and that for Women’s T20 world cup 2016 is $400,000 million. There had been 5 different winners of T20 World Cup Mens and England won first Women’s T20 World Cup and then Australia won the next three. It will be exciting to see who receives this price money. The 2 sides that will enter the Super10 stage apart from 8 sides those are already in. T20 World Cup 2016 warm up match schedule will be announced soon for each team as they need practice before the world cup. T20 World Cup 2016 Live streaming will be awaited by the viewers.

India vs Pakistan Live Streaming on March 19 at Dharamshala

The first group of men’s event will start from March 8 and end on March 13 and will be played on pitches of Nagpur and Dharamshala. T20 World Cup 2016 host India will play its first match against New Zealand on March 15 in Nagpur. India first match in T20 world cup 2016 is against New Zealand, but the greatest news is that the second match of India is against its greatest rivals Pakistan in Dharamshala. India vs Pakistan T20 world cup live streaming could be watched on Hotstar as well as other websites like starsports.com get ready to watch Ind vs Pak t20 world cup 2016 live streaming.

ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Schedule – India vs Pakistan Match on 19 March, 2016

Group A – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Oman and Ireland
Group B – Zimbabwe, Scotland, Afghanistan and Hong Kong

Second round groups

Group A	Group B
Sri Lanka	India
South Africa	Pakistan
West Indies	Australia
England	New Zealand
winner group B (Q1B)	winner group A (Q1A)

Women’s

Group A	Group B
Australia (A1)	England (B1)
South Africa (A2)	West Indies (B2)
New Zealand (A3)	India (B3)
Sri Lanka (A4)	Pakistan (B4)
Ireland (A5)	Bangladesh (B5)

No.	Date	Match	Venue	Time
1	8^th March 2016, Tuesday	Zimbabwe v Hong Kong	Nagpur	PM
2	8^th March 2016,Tuesday	Scotland v Afghanistan	Nagpur	EVE
3	9^th March 2016, Wednesday	Bangladesh v Netherlands	Dharamsala	PM
4	9^th March 2016, Wednesday	Ireland v Oman	Dharamsala	EVE
5	10^th March 2016, Thursday	Scotland v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	PM
6	10^th March 2016, Thursday	Hong Kong v Afghanistan	Nagpur	EVE
7	11^th March 2016, Friday	Netherlands v Oman	Dharamsala	PM
8	11^th March 2016, Friday	Bangladesh v Ireland	Dharamsala	EVE
9	12^th March 2016, Saturday	Zimbabwe v Afghanistan	Nagpur	PM
10	12^th March 2016, Saturday	Scotland v Hong Kong	Nagpur	EVE
11	13^th March 2016, Sunday	Netherlands v Ireland	Dharamsala	PM
12	13^th March 2016, Sunday	Bangladesh v Oman	Dharamsala	EVE
13	15^th March 2016, Tuesday	New Zealand v India	Nagpur	EVE
14	16^th March 2016, Wednesday	West Indies v England	Mumbai	PM
15	16^th March 2016, Wednesday	Pakistan v Q1A	Kolkata	EVE
16	17^th March 2016, Thursday	Sri Lanka v Q1B	Kolkata	EVE
17	18^th March 2016, Friday	Australia v New Zealand	Dharamsala	PM
18	18^th March 2016, Friday	South Africa v England	Mumbai	EVE
19	19^th March 2016, Saturday	India v Pakistan	Dharamsala	EVE
20	20^th March 2016, Sunday	South Africa v Q1B	Mumbai	PM
21	20^th March 2016, Sunday	Sri Lanka v West Indies	Bengaluru	EVE
22	21^st March 2016, Monday	Australia v Q1A	Bengaluru	EVE
23	22^nd March 2016, Tuesday	New Zealand v Pakistan	Mohali	EVE

Australia bowler Mitchell Starc to have operation, doubtful for T20 World Cup

Mitchell Starc is in doubt for Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign with the fast bowler to undergo ankle surgery. Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed the left-armer, whose injury has ruled him out from the current Test series against the West Indies, has met with specialists and will go under the knife.

“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’ll be available for the ICC World T20.

The tournament starts in India on 11 March 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 New Zealand. “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.

T20 World Cup 2016 News: Starc may miss World T20 after ankle surgery

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.

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.

Top 5 Teams Predicted to Make into Semi Finals of T20 World Cup 2016

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.

Top 10 Cricketers to Retire After 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.

Names of Cricketers to retire after T20 World Cup 2016

Brendon McCullum

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.

Rangana Herath

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

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

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.

MS Dhoni

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.

Harbhajan Singh

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.

Imran Tahir

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.

Suleiman Benn

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.

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

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.

Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)

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.

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