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 …