India vs Bangladesh - Asia Cup 2016 - Live Cricket streaming

With the lack of India vs Pakistan clashes in the recent past, it won't be an overstatement to say that the green of India's fiercest rivals (on and off the cricket field) has been replaced to a large extent by the green of Bangladesh Tigers, on the cricket field. When these two sub-continent teams renew their rivalry in Mirpur on Wednesday in the Asia Cup T20, there will no shortage of narrative.

Bangladesh cricket fans, ever since the perceived injustice of Rohit Sharma's 'non-dismissal' off a no-ball, in the World Cup quarter-final no less, have held a special grudge against India. The outrage was immense, with BCCI's stronghold on the game was alleged as one of the reasons for Bangladesh's ouster from the marquee event.
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Fast forward a few months, MS Dhoni's team was sent back home with tails between their legs as young Mustafizur Rehman wreaked havoc to hand India a shock 1-2 defeat. At the end of the series, even Bangladesh media milked the most of defeating their close rivals.The clock is ticking down and Asia Cup is getting nearer. Working as a prelude to the ICC World T20 later, the five team tournament involving hosts Bangladesh, defending champions Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and qualifier UAE will probably act as a tune up to the larger extravaganza in India.But, let’s have a brief look at the things you should keep an eye out for at the Asia Cup which concludes on 6th March.The teams might not accept it openly, but make no mistake, the fans know this is a grudge match.

While Mahendra Singh Dhoni has always stated that "revenge is a very strong word in sport", the Indian team will be keen to get even against a strong Bangladesh side that beat them fair and square in a three-ODI series at the same venue last year under hostile circumstances with a partisan crowd behind them.Taking note of the World T20 right after, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) – the organising body of the Asia Cup – decided to play the tournament based on the World Cup succeeding it. Keeping that in mind, 2016 Asia Cup will be the first tournament to be played in a T20 avatar. All 12 editions of the tournaments before this have been played in 50 over format.As India enter the final phase of their preparations for next month's World Twenty20, a cloud of uncertainty exists over skipper Dhoni's availability which may disturb the side's momentum going into the tournament-opener against Bangladesh.

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India vs Bang Asia Cup | Cricket news live scores fixtures features Live streaming

India vs Bang Asia Cup | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features Live streaming."If I say something one month or 15 days back, the answer does not change. It's irrespective of where I'm asking. The answer remains the same. It's as simple as what is your name and I will say MS Dhoni."It will remain the same for a considerable period of time unless you give me a new format," Dhoni told reporters.

 

Even yesterday, he made it clear that he was not retiring from international cricket anytime soon.
A visibly perturbed Dhoni then advised the media to "judge" properly before asking all types of irrelevant questions."There will be questions, you send me letters or requisitions. If you have the freedom, it's not right to ask all types of questions. It's very important to judge everything as to what needs to be done, why it needs to be done. Because somebody has the platform to ask questions, it does not mean that you keep on asking the same questions. It's a world today where everything is covered by media," he implored.
Besides the 34-year-old also said that media should practice restraint, but admitted that he "cannot really stop people from asking the questions"."Anything happens questions are raised in India. If we win the World T20 very comfortably, than questions will be asked whether we have peaked too early. If we lose the final, then we will be asked whether we will be able to take the pressure of a final.
"If we don't qualify then there will be questions whether we're good enough to handle pressure at home. I don't think I cannot really stop people from asking the questions. If better questions are raised, I will answer 100 per cent for sure," Dhoni added.

After his retirement from Test last December, Dhoni has been subjected to unwarranted, nagging questions when will he call time on cricket.Anger and MS Dhoni are as poles apart as the north and south. Even in the most extreme of circumstances – on or off the field – India's limited-overs skipper has little difficulty in maintaining his composure. He's Captain Cool for a reason.
But the man from Ranchi has started to show signs of deviating from his norm. Dhoni's retirement has been a subject of immense speculation ever since he hung up his boots in the longest format of the game in December 2014. India's below-par show in the limited-overs format after the 2015 ICC World Cup Down Under only added fuel to the fire.When he is at the crease, Mahendra Singh Dhoni mostly plays with a horizontal bat to throw rival bowlers off their line and length. However, when he is behind the microphone, fielding questions from the media, India's most decorated limited-overs captain prefers to present a straight bat. True to his style, Dhoni was pretty straightforward in summing up the team's objectives before departing for Dhaka to take part in the Asia Cup that gets underway on Wednesday.
Asked whether India will use the Asia Cup -to be played in T20 format for the first time -as a dress rehearsal for the ICC World T20 that follows, Dhoni said: "Our objective will be to win matches. At the same time it is important to give everyone a chance to play so that they have a few games under the belt before the World T20."The 13th edition of the Asia Cup will feature Asia's top four -India, Pakiatan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -and a qualifier (yet to be identified). The five teams will play against one another in a classical league format with the top two finishers contesting the final.
"The format of the Asia Cup is such that we can give all 15 players in our squad a game or two even as we look to win the tournament. Apart from the Asia Cup, we will have two warm-up matches to get ready for the World T20," Dhoni opined.The Indian skipper justified the inclusion of pacer Mohammad Shami in the squads for both Asia Cup and World T20 despite a question mark over his return to full fitness.

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2016 Cricket T20 Asia Cup Schedule Dates Announced ABP Live

2016 Cricket T20 Asia Cup Schedule (Dates) - Announced ABP Live.Asian cricket council has declared the time table for asia cup 2016.The ocasson will be played on feb 26 to march 6 in bangladesh.pakistan will play its first session of copetition.New Delhi: Its close proximity to the upcoming ICC World T20 has made the Asia Cup, which will be played between February 24 and March 6 in Bangladesh, has made it all the more important for all the participating teams, including India and Pakistan.

Besides providing real match practice to the players, it will be instrumental in giving the teams a fair idea of their strengths and weaknesses and what changes, if any, they need to make going into the big event.It is for this reason only, the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format for the first time in the history of the tournament.

This year’s Asia Cup will be the 13th edition of the series that takes place once in two years, and will feature India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, in addition to one qualifying country from among Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. The qualifiers will be played out before the tournament commences on February 24.Bangladesh will be the host to all competing nations in the 2016 Asia Cup, with all matches set to be played at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. The tournament opens with Bangladesh taking on India.

Asia Cup 2016 will be played in T20 format keeping T20 world cup 2016 into account. This tournament is shifting from ODI Format to T20 format for the first time since 1984. Sri Lanka is the defending champions. They won 2014 Asia cup against Pakistan by 5 wickets in Bangladesh. Again 2018 Asia cup will be reverted back to ODI format to prepare for 2019 Cricket World Cup. For 2020 T20 World Cup, this will again switch back to T20 format. Asia cup T20 2016 will be played in Bangladesh. Asia cup 2016 is starting on February 24, 2016 and the Final match will be played on March 6, 2016.

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England vs South Africa 2nd T20I Live Full Scorecard Highlights 2016

England vs South Africa 2nd T20I Live Full Scorecard Highlights 2016.England vs South Africa 2nd T20I Live Full Scorecard Highlights 2016.THANK YOU: What an exciting end to a match that SA could so easily have wrapped up. England never gave up and fought to the bitter end. Had Topley run out Abbott off the final ball then we would have had a super over but in the end, he missed and South Africa scraped home by 3 wickets. The teams now head back to Johannesburg for the final T20 and also the final match of the tour.

Thanks for joining me, and i hope you all have some hair and nails left after this match, because you will probably need it for Sunday.That's it from us then. Was a superb game, wasn't it? The second and final T20I promises to be a close game as well so do join us again to catch all the action on 21st February at 1430 local, 1800 IST. Until then, goodbye. Cheers!

Man of the Match - Imran Tahir. He knew he was down and he wanted to bowl really well. He feels he's strong mentally as he has the backing of his coach and his teammates. He is glad as long as he's doing well for the team. He keeps working hard in the nets and he's ready to bowl anywhere, even in the Powerplay. He feels the reason behind his success is his planning, he sticks to his basics. He believes in himself and backs his skills. Adds this award is for his son.
Faf du Plessis, South African captain says they are out of the jail once again. He feels both the sides played out their best. Adds they didn't start well but credits his bowlers. Says they messed it up in the end but he's lucky they had Chris Morris. He wants to have a solid base first up in the batting line-up. He says you always learn from your mistakes.
Eoin Morgan, England captain is upset with England's batting effort. Credits Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan for their effort. Adds the pitch slowed down as the game progressed and it was difficult to bat on. He thinks they've had a good run in T20Is recently and hopes he comes back hard in the next game. He just wants his side to play more games as it will help them take more responsibilities.England claimed an impressive Test series victory over the world's top-ranked side South Africa this winter but the Proteas responded by coming from 2-0 down to win the one-day international battle in February.
Now attention turns to the T20s in February, which will crucial in both sides' preparation for the forthcoming 2016 World Twenty20 in India.
In the Test series, both sides were looking to bounce back from series defeats in Asia, with England going down 2-0 to Pakistan in the UAE and South Africa beaten 3-0 in India. But it was the tourists who gave their confidence a shot in the arm as they won two of the opening three Tests to clinch the series with a game to spare. South Africa claimed an impressive consolation win in the dead rubber.
In the one-dayers, England's exciting and improving side blasted out of the blocks and looked on course for an easy series victory until South Africa bounced back to win the final three matches for a morale-boosting 3-2 triumph.

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