ICC World Cup 2011 logo launched

Tickets will be priced low for all the ICC World Cup 2011 matches in India. “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not try to earn money from gate receipts,” said Sharad Pawar, Chairman of the Central Organising Committee, ICC World Cup 2011, at the launch of the official ball shaped logo [...]

Bangladesh’s second Test victory

Mahmudullah completed a memorable debut Test, when he cruelly exposed West Indies’ frailty to spin, and bowled Bangladesh to a historic 95-run victory in the opening Test here on Monday. This was second-ever Test victory for Bangladesh, whose only previous win came against Zimbabwe in 2005. The 23-year-old off-spinner captured five wickets for 51 runs [...]

2011 World Cup to be launched officially tomorrow

The 2011 World Cup, to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will be officially launched here on Tuesday with the bigwigs of the International Cricket Council in attendance. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat and the 2011 World Cup Central Organising Committee Chairman and ICC Vice President Sharad Pawar would be present at the logo [...]

Bangladeshis exult over rare Test win

DHAKA (AFP) — Bangladeshi cricket fans braved monsoon rains to stage an early hours celebration, after the national side beat the West Indies to notch up only their second Test win and the first on foreign soil. Four years and six months after they beat Zimbabwe at home in a Test match, Bangladesh sealed their [...]