ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule, Time Table, Fixtures, Teams, ICC T20 WC Live Streaming Score

India's number six conundrum continues ahead of T20 World Cup 2016

With five months to go before next year's World Twenty20 at home, former champions India's search for an enforcer in the lower middle order shows no sign of ending anytime soon. India mostly play one-off matches in the shortest format of the game and are ranked sixth in the world, just behind South Africa who won the first two games of a three-match series with the final Twenty20 abandoned due to a wet outfield in Kolkata.

Winners of the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007, India will play more 20-over matches in Australia and at home against Sri Lanka early next year as they look to seal their best combination for the March 11-April 3 biennial tournament. "As a unit we have played very little T20 cricket in bilateral series," team director Ravi Shastri told reporters after Thursday's abandoned match.

"It's a young team, we're still figuring out on what will be our best combination and the best way forward." Shastri was right in pointing at the relative inexperience of the side in Twenty20 Internationals even though the players are well-versed with the format and feature regularly in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Though teeming with exciting strokemakers, most of the India top and middle order batsmen need time to get their eyes in before they can accelerate. The brevity of the format does not always allow such luxury and while India do not have a power-hitter of the calibre of Australian Glenn Maxwell or West Indian Kieron Pollard, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina have often provided the late flourish.

Unfortunately for them, Dhoni looked out of touch and Raina unsure of his role in the two matches against South Africa. India tried Ambati Rayudu too but the 30-year-old is clearly not the answer to their quest for a player who can tear apart the opposition in the final five overs. "We are very keen to see the month of December when all the one-day competitions are scheduled," former India captain Shastri added.

"The No. 6 position has a different role in 50-over cricket, but an extremely important role in T20 cricket. "The team that goes on to win the World T20, you will see that their No. 6 batsman could be a very crucial player."

(Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

Shahid Afridi to lead team in T20 World Cup 2016

LAHORE – Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan clarified that Shahid Afridi will lead the team in T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 .

PCB chairman ruled out the rumors of replacing Shahid Afridi as a captain for mega event of International Cricket Council (ICC).

“Shahid Afridi is not in good form but he is hero of Pakistan cricket and a match winner,” he added.

While talking about Pakistan India series, he said that series will not possible in current situation. Earlier, Adviser on the foreign policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Sartaj Aziz clarified that Pakistan, India series is not in pipe line.

While talking to media, Sartaj Aziz openly said that Pakistan, India series is not possible in current situation.

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Starting Date, Venues, Teams List, Schedule Release Date

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Starting Date, Schedule Release Date – In this post we are sharing information of ICC World Cup 2016. Information is included its starting date, venues, team list and scheduled release date. Hope this post will help you.

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Starting Date

ICC T20 World Cup, many people referred ICC T20 World Cup as World T20. ICC T20 World Cup is international championship which is organized by International Cricket Council (ICC). This event is held every two years but many fans thought that this event has four years of gap. All matches of ICC T20 World Cup played by Twenty20 International status. Total five tournaments have been played till now and next tournament is scheduled in 2016. Every year T20 World Cup event is take place in between March and April month. This time tournaments is also scheduled in March month and scheduled to end in April month.

T20 World Cup Venues

T20 World Cup Venues are announced on 21^st July 2015 by Indian cricket board. Below we are sharing T20 World Cup Venues.

No.	Venue	City	Country	Capacity
1	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	India	66,349
2	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bangalore	India	40,000
3	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	India	32,000
4	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	India	38,000
5	HPCA Stadium	Dharamshala	India	23,000
6	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground	New Delhi	India	40,715
7	PCA-I.S Bindra Stadium	Mohali	India	26,950
8	VCA Stadium (Jamtha)	Nagpur	India	45,000

ICC T20 World Cup Teams List

Here we are sharing the ICC T20 World Cup Teams List. In this tournament total 16 teams are featured. We have shared 16 teams separately as they were selected separately. First Round selected eight teams and Second or Super 10 Round teams both we have shared below. Hope you will like this post.

First Round teams

Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Scotland
Ireland
Hong Kong
Netherlands
Afghanistan
Oman

Second OR Super 8 Round teams:

India
Australia
England
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies

And ninth and tenth teams are not announced yet. We will update on our website as soon as we catch names. So if you don’t want to miss then we recommend you to bookmark our website.

ICC T20 World Cup Schedule Release Date

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 is scheduled to release on 11^th March and this event is scheduled to end on 3^rd April. You can share this post with your friends on social networking sites like Facebook, Google-plus, twitter…etc. To share please use share button below.

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Broadcasting Channels and Live Telecast List

The conflagration of bat and ball between top 8 cricket teams of the world is going to start in the April month of 2016 year. The battle of 20 overs is to mobilize the cheerful and exciting screaming of the cricket fans in coming few months. The timetable of all the matches this tournament is yet to be declared with its detailed schedule.

After hosting the 2011 ICC one-day international world cup, India is hosting this upcoming event. Last time, India’s neighbors, Sri Lanka lifted the trophy for first time, defeated India in the final match. India is the winner of first tournament of 2008 when it defended the average score of 130 against die-hard competitor Pakistan.

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Broadcasting Channels

The agglomerated list of the best channels where the live telecast of all the matches of any tournament of any game, especially cricket can be watched without any disruptions. The one and half month entertaining battle of cricket champions is to start soon. These two years 2015-2016 were full of various tournaments of different games. ICC world cup 2015 tournament was held in February – March months and was won by the strongest team of the world, Australia. This was the fifth time that the nation lifted trophy, hosted by it and neighborhood New Zealand.

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Broadcasting Channels

ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Live Telecast List

We are providing you the list of channels where you can enjoy the live telecast of all the matches T20 cricket world cup 2016. Have a look on the following list and the descriptive paragraphs having the complete information about the channels.

1) Star Cricket HD: Star Cricket HD will also telecast all the matches from qualifiers round not only in India but this channel also provide its services in faraway region of India. Star Cricket is international sports channel as this channel will also telecast all the matches in Nepal and other Indian neighbor countries.

2) Super Sports: Super Sports will also telecast all the matches of T20 world cup qualifiers round in South Africa. Super Sports is basically a famous sports channel which holds a huge fans club not only in South Africa but worldwide and now this channel once again for its fans will telecast all the clashes of T20 world cup 2016.

3) Star Cricket: Star Cricket will broadcast all the matches of T20 qualifiers round in Hong Kong, Singapore and Papue New Guinea. This channel will telecast all the matches in these countries live from Scotland and Ireland with their best services.

4) PTV: Pakistan Television is official sports channel of Pakistan and this channel also telecast mega event of sports including football, tennis and other games. PTV will telecast all the matches of qualifiers round not only in Pakistan but also in UAE and Saudi Arabia.

5) MTV: MTV is official sports channel which provide its services in Sri Lanka. This time MTV going to telecast all the matches of qualifiers round for T20 World Cup 2015. MTV will telecast all the matches Live from Ireland and Scotland.

6) Gazi Tv: Gazi Tv will telecast all the clashes of qualifiers round in Bangladesh Live. This channel will provide their best broadcasting services in faraway regions of Bangladesh in order to entertain cricket fans with live cricket action among best teams of cricket Stay tuned to us to be updated with the latest information about the ICC T20 world cup 2016 tournament, its schedule, timetable, matches dates, venues, online ticket booking and the live telecast of all the matches.

2007 T20 World Cup: Eight years ago, on this day, MS Dhoni won his first ICC title!

New Delhi: On this day, eight years ago, MS Dhoni-led India won the first ever Twenty20 World Cup defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling final by five runs at Johannesburg's Wanderers Stadium.

The tournament was a watershed moment for the sport, which was facing an uncertain future with dwindling fortunes against the back-drop of restless and impatient followers, who mostly hailed from the Indian subcontinent – cricket's proverbial base.

But the slam-bang version of cricket, an Olympic spot worthy event, arrived just in time to start a boom in the so called gentlemen's game, shedding many a stereotypes, allowing many followers of modern world to once again watch it without time-constraints.

In the run up to the finale, the tournament had already witnessed epic clashes and many individual exploits, like that of Yuvraj Singh's six sixes off English bowler Stuart Broad, thus establishing this new event as the ultimate format to carry the game forward. And with India and Pakistan playing the final, the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup was the zenith of cricket's success.

Having played out a newly invented super over to decide the winner just ten days ago, cricket's best rivalry once again was ready for yet another epic clash. Dhoni, who himself was looking to encapsulate a burgeoning career with a world title, won the toss and opted to bat first.

Opener Gautam Gambhir, once again, played a rock-solid innings to guide the Indian innings, which at times, was looking to crumble with Pakistan paceman Umar Gul producing the goods. Gambhir's 75 runs from 54 runs laid the foundation for a challenging total of 157 for 5. His knock was supported by a 30-run blitz off 16 balls by Rohit Sharma. Gul, for his efforts, returned with three wickets, those of Gambhir, and the dangerous pair of Yuvraj and skipper MS Dhoni.

That Indian team, under Dhoni, was a different beast to contain with. A young team, perfectly moulded for a slug-feast like a T20 final. But in the Pakistani ranks, there was a certain Misbah-ul-Haq. The ice-cool campaigner, with an array of shots to destroy any bowling attack.

Despite Misbah's super-human efforts, Pakistan found themselves five runs short off the target and once again, they tasted World Cup defeat against the Indians.

Pakistan needed 13 from the last over, bowled by an untested Joginder Sharma. Joginder started off with a wide delivery and followed it with a dot ball. Misbah, batting with the last man Mohammad Asif, hit the second legal delivery for a six, but the very next delivery, the Indian bowler got his prized wicket, thanks to a calm Sreesanth catch at short fine-leg.

And India won their first World title after 1983.

But the hero of the final was Irfan Pathan, whose four-over spell – three wickets for just 16 runs – made sure that India successfully defended that tricky total of 157 runs.

It paved the way for the start of a franchise-based T20 cricket tournament in India, which came to be known as the Indian Premier League.

Predicting the India Team That Will Start the ICC T20 World Cup 2016

The 2016 International Cricket Council World Twenty20 is less than six months away, and hosts India are currently the heavy favourites to lift the trophy. However, considering they've only played two T20Is since October 2014, predicting who will take the field in their opening match is a good topic for debate.

Sure, certain names such as MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are almost certain to be present, but can you name the rest of the side? Although we'll probably have a better idea in a few weeks' time after India have faced South Africa in their upcoming series, here is our predicted India T20 World Cup XI based on what we know right now.

Feel free to let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments section.

1. Shikhar Dhawan

2. Ajinkya Rahane

3. Virat Kohli

4. Suresh Raina

5. Rohit Sharma

6. MS Dhoni (capt and WK)

7. Stuart Binny

8. Ravichandran Ashwin

9. Axar Patel

10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

11. Ishant Sharma

10 cricketers of Indian origin who will be playing the 2016 T20 World Cup

As the current year reaches the end of its middle third, preparations have already begun for the major event that will take place next year - the ICC T20 World Cup. Set to be hosted for the first time in India, it is one of the most expected sports events of 2016. After being hosted by South Africa, England and West Indies, the T20 World Cup finally set foot inside the subcontinent as Sri Lanka hosted it in 2014. Now, it all set to come back to India - the inaugural winners of the trophy.

The Qualifiers for the World Cup was held on July, where Netherlands and Scotland shared the Cup, thus qualifying for the main event in 2016. Along with them were old hands Ireland and Afghanistan, comeback team Hong Kong and the new entrant Oman. These six teams will join Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the first round of the main tournament, where two teams will advance to the Super Six and meet the other teams.

The World Cup promises to be an exciting affair, and all the fans are geared up to support their favourite Indian cricketers. But this time the tournament has a big Indian flavour, not owing to the Indian team, but rather the number of Indian-born players playing for other nations.

Here are some of them:

Predicted Indian XI for the 2016 T20 World Cup

The street to the 2016 T20 World Cup has started. The last time India played a World Cup at home, they gave a country loaded with cricket darlings motivation to feel pleased, motivation to commend, motivation to grin.

The last time India played a T20 World Cup, they did of all that before vacillating at the last obstacle. This time they would need to go the distance and be the first nation to win the T20 World Cup twice.

Here, we take a gander at the eleven players who might no doubt be given the obligation to verify that India again gets motivation to feel pleased, to celebrate, to grin.

Ravi Shastri to continue as team director till T20 World Cup in 2016

The Indian cricket board today said that previous India spinner Ravi Shastri will proceed as group executive of the Indian cricket group till the ICC World T20 in 2016. It has additionally augmented the terms of right hand mentors Sanjay Bangar (batting), B Arun (knocking down some pins) and R Sridhar (handling) for the same period.

"In light of the Cricket's proposals Advisory Committee (CAC), the BCCI has expanded the arrangement of Mr Ravi Shastri as the Team executive of the Indian Cricket Team till t20 world container.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has affirmed that Ravi Shastri will proceed as Team India chief. Alongside Shastri, the three's administrations associate mentors, including Sanjay Bangar have been held until at any rate the 2016 T20 World Cup.The BCCI has decided to remunerate the quartet of Shastri, Bangar (batting mentor), B Arun (knocking down some pins mentor) & R Sridhar (handling mentor) for their late accomplishment after they managed India's first abroad arrangement triumph surprisingly since 2011. The board went to the choice after proposals from the cricket admonitory advisory group which comprises of previous cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & VVS Laxman and additionally board president Jagmohan Dalmiya and secretary Anurag Thakur.

"In view of the Cricket's proposals Advisory Committee, The BCCI has broadened the arrangement of Mr Ravi Shastri as the Team executive of the Indian Cricket Team till the ICC World T20 2016. Recognizing the execution of the Indian Cricket group and the honing's endeavors staff lately, the CAC supported the augmentation of their residency," BCCI's press discharge expressed. "BCCI President Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya and Honorary Secretary Mr Anurag Thakur welcomed the work done by the guiding staff and acknowledged the choice consistently."