On the eve of their ICC World Twenty20 opener, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his India team-mates have come out to quash rumours of a rift between the captain and his right-hand man Virender Sehwag. Dhoni and his entire squad appeared at Friday’s press conference to deliver a defiant statement ahead of the champions’ c…

The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007 was a runaway success with its compact and compelling nature and if it repeats the success again then it will prove that Twenty20 is here to stay and will be the best format to make the game global. The IPL’s success in South Africa has [...]

Despite their handsome victory against Pakistan on Wednesday evening, India are still sweating on the fitness of their two key players Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan. Sehwag, who is yet to bat on the tour, is suffering from a niggle to his right shoulder while Zaheer is on the recovery path from the shoulder injury [...]

New Zealand 170 for 7 (Taylor 41, McCullum 31, Franklin 27*, Ishant 4-25) beat India 161 for 6 (Raina 45, Jadeja 41*, Vettori 3-24) by nine runs… New Zealand’s unbeaten record against India in Twenty20s continued today by beating the world champions by nine runs in their warm-up outing at Lord’s. Several New…

India’s most successful batsman Sachin Tendulkar feels that his team can retain the World Twenty20 trophy which it won at the inaugural edition in 2007. The Indian team departed for England yesterday with the hope of defending the World Twenty20 trophy it won in South Africa two years ago. All members of the current Indian …

India’s premium quick bowler, Zaheer Khan, who was injured in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), is expected to be fit ahead of India’s first game of the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 2009. Zaheer, India’s leading bowler over the last two seasons, underwent rehabilitation in South Africa after pick…

There was no signs of any jet-lag as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men trained at the Lord’s on Saturday. The team started preparations for their title defence in the ICC World Twenty20 beginning in England on June 5. The team arrived in England last night and hit the practice session today without wasting time. [...]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the ICC World Twenty20 2009 warm-up encounter between India and Pakistan at The Oval on 3 June had been designated as a ‘Catch the Spirit’ match. Funds raised through a variety of means during the game will go to support the families of the victims of the [...]<…

Greg Chappell feels MS Dhoni’s captaincy and Yuvraj Singh’s aggression make India the “strongest contender” to win ICC World T20. “It is very hard to predict who will win the trophy. But I think India is the strongest contender to retain the title. Pakistan is unpredictable and Australia too has …

Dilip Vengsarkar, the former India captain, has warned of a possible “cricket overkill” in India because of the long IPL schedule and fears that many players in the Indian team may be mentally tired as they leave on Friday for the ICC World Twenty20 in England just four days after the Indian league ended in [...]<…