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Indian Premier League set to ease T20 heartache 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Former Australian cricketer and Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting (L) laughs alongwith captain Rohit Sharma at a press conference ahead of the Indian...

Australia announce Sri Lanka Test tour 06 Apr 2016 - 11:19 am

Sydney: Australia on Wednesday announced their first Test tour of Sri Lanka in five years, with the world's number one team embarking on...

Pakistan appoints Sarfraz Ahmed new T20 captain 05 Apr 2016 - 11:52 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Cricket Board Tuesday announced Sarfraz Ahmed as new captain of the T20 team after Shahid Afridi stepped down following his side's...

Cricket-Windies final triumph hailed as 'one of the best ever' 05 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Andre Russell celebrates after scoring the winning runs during the World T20 semi-final match between India and West Indies March 31, 2016. AFP,...

Waqar Younis resigns as Pakistan coach 04 Apr 2016 - 04:51 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday weeks after his team's humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 tournament at the...

Five things we learned from World Twenty20 04 Apr 2016 - 11:47 am

West Indies players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Kolkata: Five things we learned from the World Twenty20 tournament...

West Indies board slam Sammy's 'inappropriate' remarks 04 Apr 2016 - 10:24 am

West Indies captain Darren Sammy poses with a pair of trophies as he celebrates after victory in the World T20 cricket tournament final...

England potential is 'frightening' says Morgan 04 Apr 2016 - 08:40 am

England's Ben Stokes(C)is consoled by teammates after losing the World T20 cricket tournament final match between England and West Indies at The Eden...

Brathwaite leads Windies to stunning World Twenty20 triumph 04 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

England v West Indies - World Twenty20 cricket tournament final - Kolkata, India - 03/04/2016. West Indies players celebrate after winning the final....

Root fifty guides England to 155-9 in World T20 final 03 Apr 2016 - 06:30 pm

England's Joe Root plays a shot during the World T20 cricket tournament final match between England and West Indies at The Eden Gardens...

Windies stun Aussies to claim maiden women's T20 crown 03 Apr 2016 - 04:43 pm

West Indies cricketers celebrate after winning the World T20 cricket tournament women's final match between Australia and West Indies at The Eden Gardens...

Afridi steps down as Pakistan T20 captain 03 Apr 2016 - 02:01 pm

This file photo taken on March 2, 2016 shows Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between...

Australia bats first vs West Indies in women's WT20 final 03 Apr 2016 - 12:33 pm

West Indies's Hayley Matthews (R) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Australia's Alyssa Healy (C) during the World T20 cricket tournament women's...

India fans subdued ahead of World T20 final 03 Apr 2016 - 12:29 pm

Indian cricket fans burn portraits of players as they stage a funeral of the Indian cricket team in the streets of Siliguri on...

Born-again England, Windies set for final slugfest 03 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

West Indies's cricketers stretch during a training session at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on April 2, 2016, on the eve...

Sammy dares England to stop Windies boundary-hitting 02 Apr 2016 - 04:03 pm

West Indies's captain Darren Sammy attends a pre-match press conference for the World T20 cricket tournament final at the Eden Gardens stadium in...

Nnew-look England face resurgent West Indies in T20 final 02 Apr 2016 - 10:41 am

West Indies players after winning against India in semi final. (Reuters/ Danish Siddiqui) Kolkata: A new-look England and a resurgent West Indies will...

Dhoni laughs off retirement talk after T20 exit 02 Apr 2016 - 10:39 am

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reacts during the World T20 cricket tournament semi-final match between India and West Indies at The Wankhede Cricket...