Nottingham, June 16 (IANS) India's cricket coach Gary Kirsten has squarely blamed the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the team's early exit from the World Twenty20, saying that a lot of players were carrying niggles into the tournament. "The one thing that did not play into our hands here is ...

India’s campaign in the ICC World T20 was ended rudely by England and they were dumped out of reckoning when they lost to the hosts at Lord’s in a Super Eights game. This was a result which had been feared by a lot, for some time now, yet, its eventual ...

London, June 15 (IANS) England skipper Paul Collingwood claims that his team's three run-win over India was driven by the boos of Indian fans just before the match. "It pretty much did it for us," Collingwood said at his press conference Sunday after England sent champions India crashing out of the ...

London, June 15 (IANS) England inflicted a heart-wrenching three-run defeat on India to send the defending champions crashing out of the World Twenty20 at Lords's here Sunday. Set to score 154 in 20 overs in their crucial Group E Super Eights match, India could manage only 150 for five and ...

London, June 14 (IANS) Tickets for Sunday's ICC Twenty20 cricket match between India and England were going for an astounding 200 pounds. Desperate Indian supporters crowded the Lord's cricket venue for the Super Eight match, eager to cough up any amount for a place in the Mecca of cricket. Thousands ...

London, June 13 (IANS) Dwayne Bravo's all-round brilliance saw the West Indies crush India by seven wickets in their first Group E Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 at Lord's here Friday. Bravo first picked up four wickets to restrict India to a modest 153 and then blasted an ...

London, June 12 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh has been named vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in place of injured Virender Sewhag for the ongoing World Twenty20. Sehwag was ruled out of the championship with a shoulder injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement ...

London, June 11 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Thursday his big-hitting opener Virender Sehwag will be missed during the World Twenty20. "Sehwag is such a dangerous player at the top of the order and unsettles rival bowlers. He will certainly be missed," Dhoni said at a press conference ...

Nottingham, June 11 (IANS) Zaheer Khan claimed four wickets as India routed Ireland by eight wickets in the concluding Group A match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Wednesday. Zaheer (4-19), who is coming back from a shoulder injury, ripped through the Irish top order, taking three wickets ...

London, June 10 (IANS) Defending champions India and runners-up Pakistan will not clash until the semi-final as they have been put in different groups in the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20. India, that had the top seeding in Group A (in the preliminary stage), are in Group E ...