After lifting the World Twenty20 trophy, Paul Collingwood hoped their first major world title will herald a new beginning for English cricket. "It's going to be right up there. This is the first world cup we've ever won," Collingwood said after England beat Australia by seven wickets in the final here ...

England produced an all-round performance as they outclassed Australia by seven wickets to win the World Twenty20 for their first major world title, at the Kensington Oval here Sunday. Young Craig Kieswetter (63 off 49 balls) and experienced Kevin Pietersen (47 off 31 balls) gave a powerful performance with the ...

The Indian cricket team's tour manager Ranjib Biswal and speedster Ashish Nehra Saturday presented contradictory versions of reports that the players were involved in a pub brawl in St Lucia after the team's disappointing exit from the World Twenty20. Biswal said the players had a minor "argument" after being harassed by ...

Mahender Singh Dhoni, who stands to lose his captaincy after the Indian team's poor performance at the World Twenty20, has found a steadfast supporter in Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan who says he is "appalled" at the way the cricketer is being targeted. After the Indian team's early exit from the tournament, ...

Michael Hussey produced a breathtaking 24-ball 60 to give Australia a sensational come-from-behind three-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20. Hussey blasted off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for three sixes in the last over in which Australia needed 18 runs to chase down a tough target of ...

The Indian cricket team returned home Friday after a disappointing performance in the World Twenty20 in the Caribbeans. India, the 2007 champions, failed to win a single match in the Super Eights stage and were knocked out of the tournament. Murali Vijay, Vinay Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati ...

England strolled into the World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket win over last year's finalists Sri Lanka in the semi-final here Thursday. England bowlers put up an excellent performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 128 for six after Kumar Sangakkara opted to bat on a sluggish track at the Beausejour ...

Raising questions about the commitment of some Indian cricketers, coach Gary Kirsten has said even his own fitness is better than some of the younger players in the team. According to reports, Kirsten had a one-on-one meeting with seven cricketers -- captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Ashish ...

Australian captain Michael Clarke can't resist the temptation of facing England in the World Twenty20 final, but for now he is not thinking beyond Friday's semi-final against holders Pakistan. On the eve of the semi-final here Thursday, Clarke was candid in admitting that he is looking forward to face England in ...

Six Indian cricketers were reportedly involved in a pub brawl at Gros Islet in St. Lucia after the team's exit from the World Twenty20, but Yuvraj Singh has denied the incident. Television reports claimed that the players were involved in a spat with fans in pub downtown in St. Lucia Wednesday. ...