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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 [...]

 Former Proteas coach Eric Simons believes that South Africa will walk away with this year’’s ICC World Twenty20 trophy.
South Africa’’s first match of the tournament is against Scotland to be played at the Oval in London on June 7, and Simons feels the balance of the squad makes them a dangerous opponent.
“I think we have [...]

The loss of fast bowler Zaheer Khan could diminish India’s chances of retaining the Twenty20 World Cup.
Such was the view of his team mate and fellow pace bowler Ishant Sharma and he said this while interacting with media persons at a school which he visited here on Wednesday.
This visit to Modern School [...]

The fifteen-man Sri Lanka national cricket squad led by the newly appointed Kumar Sangakkara left the country this morning to participate in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup to be held in England.
According to sources, the team left the country following religious ceremonies held at the Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters this morning.
Before leaving, [...]

England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who is recovering from a knee surgery, is in doubt for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup next month.
Flintoff, who sustained knee injury during his short stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL), revealed Friday that he is yet to start running after his surgery.
Flintoff was named in the [...]

Youngsters gaining experience in handling pressure, the emergence of match-winning part-timers and valuable practice are the positives Indians have taken from the Indian Premier League as they get ready to defend their Twenty20 World Championship crown next month, says skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
“Well, the good thing in this tournament that will really help us in [...]

Is the angst against the Board of Cricket Control in India, the reason for the outburst of the former Pakistani cricketers in relation to the chances of India being able to emerge as victorious once again in the second edition of the ICC T20 World Cup going to take Place in London in the month [...]