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  West Indies ready for England fightback

  Cricket | March 11, 2014 12:56 IST

  Bridgetown (Barbados): The West Indies are bracing for a backlash from England when the two teams square off in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Kensington Oval here.The Caribbean side played superbly

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  Narine cleared for selection following injury scare

  Cricket | March 11, 2014 12:47 IST

  Bridgetown (Barbados): Injury fears surrounding West Indies' off-spinner Sunil Narine were put to rest when he was declared fit to face England in the second Twenty20 International at the Kensington Oval here.Narine appeared to jar

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  West Indies chose to bat first versus England

  Cricket | March 09, 2014 23:45 IST

  BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss here Sunday and chose to bat first against England in the opening Twenty20 cricket international at Kensington Oval.   Ace batsman Chris Gayle returned to the

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  Rain washes out SA-Australia Twenty20 match

  Cricket | March 09, 2014 20:14 IST

  PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: South Africa and Australia were denied potentially useful preparation for the World Twenty20 tournament when the first of their three-match series was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Sunday.   Rain

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  Johnson to miss T20s against South Africa

  Cricket | March 06, 2014 18:06 IST

  Melbourne: Cricket Australia's national selection panel Thursday said Mitchell Johnson will return home to rest ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and will not take part in the Twenty20 Series against South Africa

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  England levels Twenty20 series against Australia

  Cricket | August 31, 2013 22:48 IST

  Chester-Le-Street: England leveled the Twenty20 series against Australia with a 27-run win in their second and final game on Saturday.Alex Hales hit 94 runs from 61 balls but missed the chance to become the first

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  Afridi wants to play both Twenty20 & ODIs

  Cricket | July 02, 2013 21:32 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 2: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi made it clear on Tuesday he is hoping for a recall after being dropped for last month's Champions Trophy.The 33-year-old veteran of 348 one-day internationals paid the price

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  Fifty foreign cricketers sign up for Pak Super League

  Cricket | February 01, 2013 14:37 IST

  Islamabad, Feb 1:Pakistan Super League organizers say they have secured over 50 foreign cricketers to take part in the country's first professional Twenty20 tournament starting March. PSL managing director Salman Sarwar Butt on Friday did

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  Ponting, Clarke get top base price ahead of IPL auction

  Cricket | January 31, 2013 17:41 IST

  Chennai, Jan 31: They are not exactly Twenty20 stars but retired Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his successor Michael Clarke have attracted the highest base price of $400,000 (approx Rs 2.1 crore) among the 101

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  Paddy Upton is Rajasthan Royals' coach

  Cricket | January 25, 2013 16:47 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 25: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals Friday announced the appointment of South African Paddy Upton as the team's head coach.The 44-year-old mental conditioning coach of the South African cricket team will

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  India retain third spot in T20 rankings, Kohli 5th among batsmen

  Cricket | January 25, 2013 9:22 IST

  Dubai, Jan 24: At fifth, Virat Kohli is the highest placed Indian in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 batsmen, while India have managed to retain their third position in the team rankings issued on Thursday.With

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  Ross Taylor named in NZ team to play England

  Cricket | January 23, 2013 15:07 IST

  Wellington, Jan 23: Sacked New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has been named in a New Zealand XI which will play England in two Twenty20 warmup matches at the start of its tour here next month.

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  Trinidad want their IPL players for Champions' League

  Cricket | January 23, 2013 13:45 IST

  Port of Spain (Trinidad), Jan 23: The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Association (TTCA) is seeking the assistance of the government to retain the services of its Indian Premier League (IPL) players for the 2013 Champions

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  Beach, six-hitting all enjoyment for carefree Gayle

  Cricket | January 23, 2013 6:35 IST

  Gros Islet (St. Lucia): Only a few days ago, Chris Gayle was lying on a beach in Jamaica soaking up warm mid-January sunshine and unwinding from a difficult Australian Big Bash League (BBL).There were no

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  Mathews says criticism won't affect him ahead T20

  Cricket | October 27, 2012 6:43 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct 27:  Angelo Mathews says criticism of his batting from Sri Lanka's chief selector won't affect him as he prepares to lead the side against New Zealand in a one-off Twenty20 next

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  PCB chief urges visas for India series

  Cricket | September 08, 2012 10:27 IST

  Islamabd, Sept 8 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief on Friday urged the visiting Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna to ensure  that cricket fans should get visas to watch the  first series between the

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  Usain Bolt could play Twenty20 cricket in Australia

  Cricket | August 13, 2012 20:53 IST

  Melbourne, Aug 13: Olympic sprint star Usain Bolt told Australian media on Sunday that he's considering an offer from former test leg-spinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia next season.The Melbourne Stars franchise,

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  Scott Styris scores third fastest ton in Twenty20

  Cricket | July 25, 2012 16:46 IST

  Hove (England), Jul 25: New Zealand allrounder Scott Styris tied for the third fastest century in Twenty20 history off 37 deliveries as Sussex beat Gloucestershire in the English Trophy quarterfinals.Styris whacked nine sixes and five

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  Sri Lanka cricket contract dispute settled

  Cricket | July 20, 2012 18:42 IST

  Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jul 19: Sri Lanka cricketers and administrators settled a dispute over central contracts on Wednesday, ending a potential boycott of the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League next month.National captain Mahela Jayawardene said

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  Misbah dropped from World Twenty20

  Cricket | July 11, 2012 18:49 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq as he wasn't in the preliminary list of 30 players for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.Misbah was also not considered