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AHM Mustafa Kamal, president of International Cricket Council (ICC), said Bangladesh will appeal against “controversial” umpiring decisions during Bangladesh’s quarterfinal game against India in Melbourne today. Kamal, also planning minister of Bangladesh, said if necessary, he will resign as ICC chief protesting the “controversial decisions” made by the umpires. The ICC chief made the comments while talking to several private ...

Melbourne- New Zealand may have been thrashed by Australia in the World Cup final but they dominate the International Cricket Council’s team of the tournament released Monday with Brendon McCullum named captain. The New Zealand skipper is one of five Black Caps in the side that also includes three Australians. “McCullum was chosen as the captain following his aggressive, innovative ...

Australia lifted the 2015 World Cup, their fifth triumph and perhaps the easiest to date, when they crushed first-time finalists New Zealand by 7 wickets on Sunday. The Kangaroos had lifted the World Cup for the first time in 1987 and then thrice in a row from 1999, 2003 and 2007. Skipper Michael Clarke (74 off 72 balls) and in-form ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: To inspire the next generation of South Asian communities in London, Capital Kids Cricket and London Tigers have come together with the support of The England and Wales Cricket Board, Middlesex Cricket Board and Essex Cricket Board to initiate the “T20 Asia Blaze”. The event was held on 23rd March 2015 and was hosted by Deputy Mayor ...

The co-host New Zealand have reached to final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after beating South Africa by four wickets.Losing six wickets in 42.5 overs, Kiwis fulfilled the target of 298 runs set by Protias in the first semi-final match of the World Cup 2015 at Auckland on Tuesday. Earlier, South Africa scored 281/5 after 43 overs. F du ...

The FIFA chief said at a UEFA congress that snubbing Russia and Qatar should not be considered, arguing that such gestures never work. Sepp Blatter has told the UEFA Congress it would be pointless to contemplate boycotting either of the next two World Cups, reports Gpal.com. The FIFA president, addressing the European governing body ahead of his bid for re-election ...

A lethal finish from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in a typically frantic ‘Clasico’ on Sunday as they stretched their lead over their rivals at the top of La Liga to four points. While the personal battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo captured the attention before the game, it was Uruguayan Suarez who settled ...

Bangladesh ended their most successful World Cup campaign so far, finally going down to India by 109 runs in the second quarter-final on Thursday.Chasing a huge 303 to win, the Tigers crumbled under pressure to lose wickets at regular intervals and folded up for 193 in 45 overs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.After Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss India ...

Bangladesh have come a long way from their unimpressive stint last year to the World Cup quarterfinals. Buoyed by the magical transformation, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Co are now aiming newer heights. Last year, it was difficult to even imagine that the Tigers would reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The string of losses they suffered at their own ...

Pakistan opening pair Ahmed Shehzad (left) and Sarfraz Ahmed run between the wicket against Ireland at the World Cup match of March 15, 2015. Both openers made a solid stand to lead the chase of 237 from the front. Pakistan smashed a victory at the Adelaide Oval today beating Ireland by seven wickets to secure their spot in the quarterfinals ...