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 [...]
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 [...]
Kumar Sangakkara said his team would make a “very strong impact” on the Twenty20 World Cup with less pressure on it to perform in this format. The tournament, which begins next week in England, marks Sangakkara’s maiden tour as captain since taking over from Mahela Jayawardene, and the team’s return to cricket following the Lahore [...]
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, [...]
The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the ongoing National Twenty20 Championship after it had him replaced in the Twenty20 World Cup squad because he was suffering from a skin infection. According to sources a spokesman for the ICA said, “The PCB has sent the medical report and a [...]
West Indies captain Chris Gayle, reeling from a cluster of poor results in his team’s just-concluded series against England, wants the Caribbean side to rebound in next month’s ICC World Twenty20 Championship.
Already beaten 2-0 in the Test series, West Indies crashed to a 58-run loss in the third and final one day international (ODI) on [...]
An 18-member Pakistan national women’s cricket team quietly left for Ireland early Saturday without newly-appointed Coach Mansoor Rana and opening batswoman Bismah Maroof to take part in a triangular series there before the World Twenty20 Championship.
The coach and player couldn’t accompany the team due to some passport hassles but are expected to join the [...]
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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