2007 champions India, South Africa and a qualifier have been clubbed together in Group C for the third edition of the World Twenty20 to be played in the West Indies next year, it was announced by the International Cricket Council in Dubai on Sunday.
Defending champions Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh are in Group A in the [...]

Thousands of cricket fans returned home disappointed and angry from the Allama Iqbal airport in Lahore early on Tuesday without getting a chance to catch a glimpse of their T20 World Cup heroes.
The fans, who danced to drum beats and raised slogans while waiting for hours at and outside the airport to welcome the T20 [...]

“It is a gift from all of us to the whole nation,” said Younis Khan after the post-match press conference on Sunday.
“I am requesting to all countries to come to Pakistan. Everybody knows law and order is not good but it is not our fault. Especially for youngsters, we need home series because there is [...]

Bangladeshi cricket authorities have sacked the national team captain, an official said, 10 days after returning home to fans angry at an early exit from the World Twenty20 tournament.
“Mohammad Ashraful has been removed from the captaincy because of poor batting,” an official, who declined to be named, told AFP via telephone.
The 24-year-old middle order batsman [...]

Pakistan won their first major title in 17 years when they stunned Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 final at a sell-out
Pakistan Lord’s on Sunday.
Seamer Abdur Razzaq claimed three wickets as Pakistan bowled and fielded aggressively to restrict Sri Lanka to 138-6, then coasted home easily with eight deliveries to spare.
Shahid Afridi [...]

Shahid Afridi is desperate not to end up on the losing side for the third time in a row when he turns out for Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Afridi still remembers the the hurt he felt as a teenager 10 years ago when his team was mauled by Steve Waugh’s [...]

NEW DELHI: Just after Team India coach Gary Kirsten raised hands at the Indian Premier league (IPL) for the team’s early exit from the T20 World Cup, Indian Board came out with sharp criticism of the coach.
Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BBCI) media and finance committee chairman Rajiv Shukla said players have the [...]