Expectations of New Zealand at next month’s Twenty20 world championship? Semifinalists.
Think of International Cricket Council-run tournaments and New Zealand “do” last four finishes.
Five times they have made the semifinals at the World Cup; in the Champions Trophy they have their solitary ICC-run tournament victory, in Kenya nine years ago, and a semifinal finish three years [...]
The West Indies enjoyed a brief spot of joy in their hitherto dismal series against England where they won nothing; either their tests or ODIs, the English giving them a sound drubbing in each match. Now however the West Indies team has managed to make a positive start to their pre T20 World Cup campaign [...]
Pakistan captain Younus Khan is confident his team can go one better in the World Twenty20 after finishing runners-up last time to bitter rivals India.
Two years ago, Pakistan lost a nailbiting final against India by five runs in Johannesburg, a loss that Younus insists his team is eager to put behind them.
“We want to win [...]
There seems to be a cloud over ace Indian speedster Zaheer Khan’s participation in the ICC World Twenty20.
The left-arm-seamer, who played for Mumbai Indians in the just-concluded IPL, injured his bowling shoulder in the game against Royal Challengers in Johannesburg on May 3.
He didn’t play in a single game after that. All [...]
psychologist Maqbool Bari feels Pakistan players have the ability and confidence to win the ICC World Twenty20 if they play as a unit.
Bari has been hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board to counsel the players as part of their preparations for the World Cup in England next month.
He held one-to-one sessions last week on the [...]
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar believes India will retain the Twenty20 World Cup next month, saying skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team were the world’s best in the most explosive form of the game.
“India is the most balanced side in the world and there is no doubt we can defend the title,” Tendulkar told the DNA newspaper [...]
Minnows Ireland fancy their chances to make it to the Super Eight stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. In the 2007 T20 World Cup Ireland beat international cricket teams like Pakistan and Bangladesh and their coach Phil Simmons has said in the cricket news that his team would be disappointed if they do not [...]
Coach Phil Simmons said he will be disappointed if Ireland fails to make it into the last eight of another World Cup as they prepare for next month’s Twenty20 tournament in England.
The former West Indian Test player heaped praise on his players after their underdog win over Worcestershire in the Friends Provident Trophy last week [...]
The twenty20 World Cup new Schedule, Teams and Groups has been announced for 2009 twenty20 world cup which will be played in England. In 2009 twenty20 world cup the total 27 number of matches will be played which is same as 2007 world cup but the period is longer than the previous edition.
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