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

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.

Bangladesh announce preliminary squad for Asia Cup and ICC World T20 2016

T20 World Cup 2016 Team: Bangladesh Cricket Board selectors have announced a 27 man preliminary sqaud for the Asia Cup 2016 T20 tournament and the ICC World T20 2016. BCB is also working on arranging a three-match or a five-match T20 series with Zimbabwe ahead of the Asia Cup.

The BCB Selectors have named four uncapped players in the Bangladesh squad. Abu Hider, a talented young left-arm seamer, has made it to the Bangladesh squad for the first time. Hider was one of the highest wicket-takers in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He bagged 21 wickets in 12 games at an average of 15.04 and an economy rate of 6.91. Some have stated that he can be as good as Mustafizur Rahman, who was recently named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

Batsman Mosaddek Hossain, left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan are the other three uncapped players the BCB selectors have picked in the squad.

Rony Talukdar and legspinner Jubair Hossain have been left out of the Bangladesh squad and the chief selector Faruque Ahmed said they do not have any plans of selecting the two players in the immediate future.

Rubel Hossain has also been left out of the preliminary squad. Hossain has been suffering from a calf injury and is yet ot recover.

Bangladesh preliminary squad: Tamim Iqbal, Shabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, 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, Mahmudullah, Arafat Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Saqlain Sajib, Qazi Nurul Hasan, Shohag Gazi, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury.

The Upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup 2016

As cricket is the most favorite game nearly all over the world people like to play, watch, and discuss this game as well. The excitement shown for the cricket is nearly special in itself which is not found anywhere else in any field, for any game. Every year cricket tournament is celebrated with great zeal and fervor, arranged, managed and supervised by the International cricket council (ICC). General news and announcements for the schedules etc. are made over about a year before the commencement of the game.

The most exciting phase of the cricket series is the World Cup, every team work hard too hard and ties their loins to play with their full proficiencies, and give a hard time and tuff target to their opponents. The enthusiasm of management, players and supports is worth parsing. t20 cricket world cup 2016 is going to start in the march of 2016.

Similar is in the case of cricket world cup 2016. During 2016 two world cup matches are scheduled to be played T20 world cup and under-19 cricket.

T20 World Cup 2016 Cricket Venues

The next ICC T20 world cup 2016 will be played in India next year while BCCI has announced the names of cities which will host this world cup. All the matches of this world cup will be played in the grounds of 8 different cities.

The schedule of the next T20 world cup is from 11th March to 3rd April while the matches of this world cup will be played in 8 different cities including the final match in Eden Gardens Kolkata and other matches in the cities of Mohali, Nagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore and Dharamshala.

T20 World Cup 2016 live broadcasting TV Channel list

T20 World Cup 2016 live broadcasting TV Channel list, Live telecast in India, PAK, USA. The 6^th ICC World T20 tournament is just a few months away. This World T20 is scheduled to be held in India as per the decision made by the International Cricket Council. This long-cherished tournament will start from 11^th March and conclude on 3^rd April next year. Every year the tournaments are scheduled to start in the month of March and end in the month of April. The fans of almost all cricketing world are eagerly waiting to see the conflagration of bat and ball between top 8 cricket teams of the world. If the opinions of the cricket pundits are to be believed, the battle of T20 is all set to provide momentous moments to the cricket fans across the globe in the months of March-April.

The members of cricket boards in India are over the moon because it is the first time India has got the opportunity to host a T20 World Cup. However, it did get the opportunity to host 50 over World Cup in the year 2011. Such has become the excitement level of the fans in India that not a single day passes where the news related to this match does not get published in a major daily newspaper or portal. The stadiums of India have started gearing of for preparations from right now.

If you are a cricket aficionado, put on hold all the important work in the time period of 11^th March- 03^rd of April. However, the full schedules of the tournament are all set to be announced in few days from now. In the tournament, the total of 16 teams will be seen flexing their muscles to lift the Coveted Cup. Not only the host nation but the entire participating teams are burning their midnight oil to make their respective team emerge triumphant in the ensuing tournament.

T20 World Cup 2016 live broadcasting TV Channel list

Country	Free-To-Air Channels	Paid
Australia	Channel 9	Fox Sports
Afghanistan	Ariana TV Network	Star Sports India
Bangladesh	BTV (Bangladesh matches)	Star Sports India
India	DD National (Only indian matches)	ESPN Star (Every Match live)
New Zealand		SkySports NZ (all matches live – paid Service)
United Kingdom	ITV 1 & 4 (only match highlights)	SkySports (All Matches Live)
USA	ESPN3 (selective matches)	Willow TV (all matches
Sri Lanka	SLRC (Sri Lanka matches)	Paid online service)
Pakistan	PTV Sports (Only Pakistan Matches)	Star Sports India
Caribbeans	To be announced	Star Sports India
South Africa	To be announced	ESPN (selective matches)
Europe		SuperSports (Every match live)
Canada	SportsNet (Selected matches)	WillowTV (Online paid service)

How To Watch ICC T20 World Cup 2016 Live Streaming Online & Broadcasting (Telecast) Channels

Now another question which comes to everyone’s mind is how to watch icc t20 world cup 2016? Here is the answer to your question. Here we will share information regarding World Cup 2016 Live Streaming Online & Broadcasting Channels in detail.

In India, Star Sports has earned the rights to air all the matches on television. Where as DD National will telecast only India’s matches. Star Sports will also live stream World cup matches in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Fox Sports & Channel 9 will broadcast all matches in Australia. Sky Sports will bring World Cup 2016 live in New Zealand and United Kingdom. United States of America where cricket is gaining popularity will enjoy World Cup on Willow TV and ESPN 3.

Star Sports– India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Fox Sports- Australia.
Sky Sports- New Zealand, England.
ESPN- United States of America.

In India, World Cup can also be live streamed online. For Live Streaming Online visit Star Sports Official Website [http://www.starsports.com] and for Mobile users tune to Hotstar App.

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.

Top 5 Hundreds That Will Be Remembered for Long in World Cricket History (ODI)

The T20 cricket World Cup 2016 is just around the corner. This will be the 6th edition of the tournament and it will be held in the months of March and April across 8 states in India. The T20 cricket world Cup 2016 live streaming will be broadcasted on the Star network in both English and Hindi.

The cricket world cup live streaming will also be broadcasted on internet, TV and especially the Hotstar app. Everyone will be expecting the batsmen to come up with the goods and produce some extraordinary innings. Speaking about some extraordinary innings, there have been many of those in the past. So let us take a look at the top 5 hundreds that will be remembered for long in world cricket.

List of Top 5 Hundreds That Will Be Remembered For Long in World Cricket

Clive Lloyd in 1975

It was the final match of the first ever cricket world cup in 1975 between West Indies and Australia. Clive Lloyd smashed 102 runs in just 85 balls and took his team to world cup glory. This was one of the best 100’s ever in cricket history. Learn about Ranji Cricketers who never played for Indian Team.

Kapil Dev in 1983

Kapil Dev

India was playing against Zimbabwe in 1983 world cup and were in deep trouble. Then Kapil dev came to bat and smashed 175 runs in just 138 balls to turn the tide in India’s favour and win the match. The innings was not televised or recorded but it was surely one of the best centuries ever in cricket history.

Ricky Pointing in 2003

Ricky Pointing

In the world cup final of 2003 against India, Pointing just blew apart the Indian bowlers and smashed the ball around the park in his innings of 140 runs in 121 balls, which was one of the best cricket knocks in world cricket. You should also know the most shameful moments in cricket history.

AB De Villiers in 2015

AB De Villiers

In what was surely one of the best centuries ever in cricket history, AB De Villiers smashed the West Indian bowlers out of the park in his innings of 166 runs in just 66 balls at Sydney in this year’s world cup. Is you favorite spinner retiring after T20 world cup 2016 -: Get to Know.

Sachin Tendulkar in 1999

Sachin Tendulkar

At 26 years of age, Sachin lost his father. But despite his loss, he came back on the cricket pitch, and smashed 141 off just 101 balls against Kenya in an innings which will always be remembered by cricket fans.

T20 World Cup 2016 Schedule Is Out And India Will Play Pakistan In The Group Stage

The International Cricket Council on Friday announced the schedule for T20 World Cup that is scheduled to be held in India. And guess what, despite the fact that there may be no cricketing ties between India and Pakistan any time soon, the two nations will be playing each other in Dharamsala.

India is all set to play Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19, 2016 in the group stage of the tournament.

India also has Australia and New Zealand in the same group.

The 27-day tournament will be played in the following venues: Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi.

Mumbai and New Delhi will stage semi-finals while Kolkata will host the finals.
Here's how the matches will be held:
Here's the grouping for the Men's Tournament

First round (group winners to progress to second round)

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

Second round groups

Super 10 Group 1 – Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, England and winner group B (Q1B)
Super 10 Group 2 – India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and winner group A (Q1A)

For the Women’s Tournament

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

A total number of 58 matches will be played in the tournament. There will be 35 matches for men and 23 matches for women in the tournaments which will be played at eight venues from 8 March to 3 April.

The men’s event will carry a total prize money of $5.6 million, which is an 86 per cent increase from the 2014 tournament, while the total prize money for the women’s event is $400,000, which is a 122 per cent increase from the previous tournament.

India won the inaugural tournament in the men's category held in South Africa in the year 2007. Sri Lanka is currently the defending champion, who won the 2014 World Cup.

In the women's category, England was the first team to win the tournament in 2009. And the defending champion is Australia. Till now four Women World Cup events have taken place.