At the last press conference of the ICC World Twenty20, Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, was asked if the lessons from the last World Cup, a gigantic failure, had been handy in organising this event. Speed sidestepped the question and launched a long spiel on the success of this tournament. You would grant him […]
Ryan Sidebottom missed England’s disappointing showing in the ICC World Twenty20 with a side injury, but that setback has made him all the more determined to succeed in the forthcoming one-day series against Sri Lanka.
The first of the five-match series begins in Dambulla on October 1, and Sidebottom is confident that he has the ability […]
Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that it will send a strong A side to tour Zimbabwe.
The itinerary has not been finalised, but the trip is scheduled to take place between October 10 and 31. At least three four-day games will be played against the full Zimbabwean side, which is using the matches as part of […]
The meteoric success of the first World Twenty20 will not lead to fewer 50-overs-a-side matches, insists the International Cricket Council.
There have been calls to drop the Champions Trophy event following the successful debut of the shorter format and India’s eventual victory.
But ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed told BBC Sport: “We are committed to the Champions […]
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson defended batsman Misbah-ul-Haq after they lost the World Twenty20 final to India.
With Pakistan needing six from four balls to win the game, an unorthodox shot saw Misbah caught at fine leg as he stepped across to the off-side.
“He’s played it well in this tournament and with a little more bat on […]
County champions Sussex have released Saqlain Mushtaq at the request of the former Pakistan Test off-spinner.
“Sussex County Cricket Club regrets that, owing to personal reasons, Saqlain Mushtaq will be unable to fulfil his contract next season.
“He has, therefore, been released from the club,” said a statement from Hove. Read more
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Like it or loathe it, Twenty20 cricket is coming to Bermuda.
National coach Gus Logie says an official competition in the controversial short version of the game may well be in place by next season. And he insisted that the often-derided format, currently at the peak of its popularity thanks to the first ever twenty20 World […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni today came in for rich praise from his predecessor Rahul Dravid, who felt India deserved to win the Twenty20 World Cup because of their amazing consistency.
“Congratulations to Dhoni and his team. They played fantastic cricket throughout and certainly deserved to win the tournament,” Dravid told PTI. Read more
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The nation erupted as soon as S Sreesanth took the catch of Misbah-ul-Haq and India won the Twenty20World Championship at the New Wanderers in Johannesburg on Monday night. It was a dream come true for the Indian fans as for them cricket is not a sport but a religion.
People, who were hooked on to their […]
After his first assignment with the Pakistan cricket team in the Twenty20 World Cup, coach Geoff Lawson praised the players, saying they were a terrific bunch and not a disjointed and unharmonious side.
“I’m a little bit tired of reading how disjointed and unharmonious the Pakistan team is, as people just don’t know what goes on […]
The second Cricket in the Wild event takes place on Friday at the foothills of Mount Kenya. The three-day event, designed to raise funds to support the Ol Pejeta Conservancy - a 90,000 acre wildlife park - which, it is hoped, will aid the development of schools and other local facilities.
Each of the eight teams, […]
The ICC has insisted Twenty20 will not replace the 50-over format despite a hugely successful ICC World Twenty20. Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, has also confirmed that a limit of seven Twenty20 matches per Test-playing nation each year will still carry on despite its popularity.
“What we have now is a new phenomenon to go […]