Latest T20 World Cup 2016 News & Updates

Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) India, as hosts and defending champions, with recent bilateral wins over their opponents, might be slight favourites for Sunday’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium.However, history is on the Black Caps’ side: New Zealand have never lost a single game to India in the tournament’s history.An overview of how each of their previous three meetings unfolded:1. T20 World Cup 2007: New Zealand won by 10 runs in Johannesburg (Quarte…

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The iconic Eden Gardens is all set to host a blockbuster on Sunday as the defending champions India will face the West Indies in their last match of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s, which will be a virtual quarterfinal that will decide the fate of both teams.Both India and the West Indies have lost one and won one match in the Super 8, Group 1, and are tied on two points.The semifinal equation is straightforward for both teams: the winner of the encounter will advance to t…

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) West Indies allrounder Jason Holder has admitted that taking over the captaincy at a very young age was a demanding experience and said that he may have delayed accepting the leadership role if he had known about the hardships earlier. Holder, who was appointed captain at the age of 23, reflected on the heavy responsibilities that came with leading the team, especially the pressures away from the field.“When I took the captaincy, I never knew it would demand so much fr…