Ready to quit as HPCA chief if I’m roadblock for India-Pak match in...
Commenting on fresh controversy over the scheduled World T20 match between India and Pakistan in Dharamsala, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur today said sports should be kept out of politics. The post...
View ArticleAsia Cup: Pakistan are a good team but we need more self-belief, says captain...
Pakistan failed to impress in the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament but captain Shahid Afridi on Friday asserted that his side can deliver in the World Twenty20 later this month if they have self-belief...
View ArticleAsia Cup T20 2016: Unbeaten India take on home favourites Bangladesh in...
Top-ranked India crushed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup, but the hosts have since executed a turnaround, winning three matches on the trot to qualify for the final The post...
View ArticlePakistan to send security team to India ahead of ICC World T20
A three-member team constituted by the Pakistan government will depart for India on Monday to assess the security arrangements for the national team for the World T20 cricket tournament beginning next...
View ArticleAsia Cup 2016 Final: Can Bangladesh’s tigerish aggression halt India’s...
Unstoppable so far with clinical performances, a formidable India will square off against a passionate and sprightly Bangladesh in their quest for continental supremacy in the final of the Asia Cup...
View ArticleHope Asia Cup final defeat doesn’t affect us in World T20, says Bangladesh...
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza is dejected that his team was not able to gift the cricket crazy home fans a victory which would have been "huge" for them but at the same time wants to quickly...
View ArticleDifficult to bring in Shami in place of Nehra or Bumrah, says Dhoni ahead of...
Even if Mohammed Shami is declared fit for the ICC World T20, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that it will be difficult for the Bengal speedster to either replace Jasprit Bumrah or Ashish Nehra in...
View ArticleCricket looks a bit easier on television than when we play it at the ground:...
Exactly eight months after his cricketing epitaph was written by all and sundry following a series loss to Bangladesh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni took a jibe at his detractors saying that "freedom of...
View ArticleWorld T20: Not being favourites will give us a chance to play with freedom,...
Sri Lanka are the ICC World T20 defending champions but after a long time will go into a big tournament without being considered favourites. Newly elected captain Angelo Mathews, though, feels that the...
View ArticleICC World T20: Balanced and well-prepared, India must cut through...
India made most of the opportunities presented before the mega event which has doubled up as confidence booster going into the tournament. The post ICC World T20: Balanced and well-prepared, India must...
View ArticleWorld T20: Virat Kohli is world’s best, beyond phenomenal, says Sunil Gavaskar
Blown away by Virat Kohli's power-packed knock that took India into the World Twenty20 semi-finals, former captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that the marauding right-hander is currently the world's best...
View ArticleOne man wins it: Australian media hails Virat Kohli masterclass in World T20
Melbourne: He might have dashed the hopes of their team but Australian media lavished praise on Virat Kohli for his mind-blowing unbeaten knock that single-handedly powered India into the semi-finals...
View ArticleWorld T20: New Zealand spin-test awaits England in high-stakes semi-final
New Delhi: A supremely confident New Zealand will rely on spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, who have wreaked havoc in the tournament so far, when they clash against England in what promises to...
View ArticleFirstpost Playlist: For sports lovers and gaming fans, there’s a tune for...
For gaming buffs and sports fans (be it cricket or wrestling), lovers of melody and the actor Fawad Khan — the Firstpost Playlist has a tune for everyone The post Firstpost Playlist: For sports lovers...
View ArticleWorld T20: Sachin Tendulkar lauds ‘True Champions’ West Indies, slams WICB...
Sachin Tendulkar tweeted his support to the West Indies cricketers, slamming the WICB for not engaging them in dialogue regarding their payment conflict The post World T20: Sachin Tendulkar lauds ‘True...
View ArticleWorld T20 Final: England were deservedly second best, but Morgan’s men have...
Throughout the 2016 ICC World T20, the two teams that were the most thrilling to watch were the two teams that competed in the final The post World T20 Final: England were deservedly second best, but...
View ArticleSammy’s salvo: West Indies players offered olive branch, as cricket board...
Livid it might be after Darren Sammy's stinging criticism but the West Indies Cricket Board is willing to welcome the newly-crowned world T20 champions The post Sammy’s salvo: West Indies players...
View ArticleNobody from the Bangladesh team had dinner after losing to India in World...
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has revealed that he and his teammates skipped dinner after their gut-wrenching one-run defeat against India in the recently concluded World T20. The post Nobody...
View ArticleIPL 9: Gujarat Lions purr more than roar against KXIP but showed they are...
Gujarat Lions didn't so much as roar out of the starting blocks, as purr - with satisfaction as they made fairly easy meat of the Kings XI Punjab. The post IPL 9: Gujarat Lions purr more than roar...
View ArticleIPL 2016: Constantly-evolving Dwayne Bravo is the fittest to survive era of...
In an era where bats are getting heavier, pitches flatter, grounds smaller and batsmen audacious, only the fittest (bowlers) survive and Bravo has made sure that he is one of them. The post IPL 2016:...
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