India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused to blame the IPL for the team’s Twenty20 World Cup debacle but conceded that after-match parties and hectic travelling during the glitzy league did take a toll on the players’ fitness.
“Most of the players were fit and fresh. Players also need to be smart, not only about [...]

Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar was, on Friday, rewarded for his consistent domestic performance as he was named in India’s 15-member squad for Twenty20 World Cup starting in the West Indies next month.
The 26-year-old Vinay Kumar, who has been impressive in the ongoing IPL, was the only new face in the squad [...]

Injuries to key players, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, would be at the back of the senior national selectors’ mind when they sit on Friday to pick the Indian squad for Twenty20 Cricket World Cup which begins next month in the West Indies.
Dhoni and opener Gautam Gambhir were injured during the early part [...]

PCB should not waste anymore time in announcing the name of experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the captain for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies next month, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Inzamam, Pakistan’s most capped player with over 400 Test and international appearances, said Afridi is country’s best player in the shorter format [...]

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 [...]