Abhishek Purohit

There is already some history between the Australians and Chris Gayle from last year, and James Faulkner's comments ahead of his side's World T20 clash with West Indies has only revived those feelings

Yuvraj Singh was among the first batsmen to pad up for a net suggesting he might figure in the XI for India's next World T20 match against Bangladesh

Do you feel a pull when you hear the song of another nation?

Despite Glenn Maxwell's dazzling 74 off 33 balls, Australia went down to Pakistan by 16 runs in their opening game of the World T0 and find themselves having to play catch up in the remainder of their group matches

West Indies invest heavily on the Chris Gayle method in T20s, but the day it fails, it could leave the team in a spot of bother

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 2 match between Bangladesh and West Indies

Yuvraj Singh is making his third comeback since recovering from cancer, but with the breakneck and pressure-filled T20 being the only format he has to make a case for a permanent place, he has looked woefully short of confidence

With the belief of his captain behind him and a familiar format to help him, Amit Mishra has employed his strength - flight and turn - to bolster his case for a permanent spot

As always, it was the most criticised component coming into the tournament. And not as always, India's bowling has clicked so well in their first two World T20 matches

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Dhaka

Pakistan staged two impressive comebacks in the match to trounce Australia, reviving an old act of creating a win from a difficult situation

Mithali Raj has been carrying India's batting for years and the veteran batsman and captain has set herself a new challenge going into the Women's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh

A look at West Indies and England's teams ahead of the Women's World Twenty20 2014

Darren Sammy is confident the big-hitters can give West Indies an advantage in their opening match against India

Suresh Raina spoke about his approach to batting in T20s, saying that while one had to be selective in terms of attacking, it was also crucial to completely back what you had decided to do against the spinners

George Bailey thinks both consistency and momentum are achievable in T20s, although doing so is difficult, and also needs some fortune

For the umpteenth time in world tournaments, nervy Pakistan side lost to an Indian team playing with clarity of purpose

Could Shahid Afridi's last-over sixes in the Asia Cup game against India help Pakistan break their eerie, winless streak against their archrivals in the World Twenty20?

Mohammad Hafeez has said that Shahid Afridi's blows that won Pakistan an Asia Cup thriller against India earlier this month in Mirpur have boosted the side's morale ahead of their World T20 opener against their archrivals

MS Dhoni has said India and Pakistan continue to give their fans spirited contests but the acrimony of the past, which he had seen while growing up, has gone down in recent years