Cricket News

Kevin O'Brien has pinpointed the league game against Bangladesh as the one crucial to his side's chances of progressing in the World Twenty20

Andy Moles has shrugged off the ordinary performance by most NZ players who took part in the IPL

South Africa's have been in excellent form, but they have to tackle their World Cup problems

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam says his team is well-prepared for the World Twenty20

Having played only one IPL game, Mashrafe Mortaza can't wait to get back on the field

Bangladesh overcame a spirited display from Scotland to continue their successful build-up to the World Twenty20

Sri Lankan players withdrew from a scheduled visit following a newspaper story on attacks on Tamil civilians back home

MS Dhoni, the captain of the Indian team which is defending the World Twenty20 title, has admitted that his players were tired after the IPL, but also said the hectic schedule was something his team was used to

Former India captain has warned of a possible "cricket overkill" in India because of the long IPL schedule

West Indies beat Scotland and Ireland lost to a PCA Masters XI, in the latest round of World Twenty20 warm-ups

The Australians' low-key arrival into Birmingham on Thursday belied the enormity of the summer that lies in wait

For the England coach the World Twenty20 is a chance to correct a poor record in the shortest format of the game

Steve Elworthy believes the allure of international competition will enable the World Twenty20 to match the IPL's glamour

The South Africa coach has said the defending champions have more game-breakers than most other teams

Sangakkara feels T20 cricket presents less pressure than Tests and One-day cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar has said he is confident about India defending its World Twenty20 title and expects the pace attack to come good in English conditions. "It is on par with the best," he told Daily News and Analysis

New Zealand moved through the gears to beat Ireland by seven wickets with three overs to spare at Derby

Yorkshire's legspinner Adil Rashid has been called into England's ICC World Twenty20 squad as a replacement for Andrew Flintoff, after the England management conceded that Flintoff would not be fit

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has called on cricket's administrators to show greater respect to the Twenty20 format and end its "exhibition" status at international level.

The Sri Lankan team have signed a whopping US$4.85 million sponsorship deal with the country's mobile service provider Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel for the next four years. The sponsorship will take effect from the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month