Lasith Malinga

The return of Blondie

Jun 16, 2009: Sri Lanka's slinger collects tennis balls, cooks curry, and loves his mobile phone to bits

MS Dhoni

Dude, where's my bike?

Jun 15, 2009: Stock the fridge with milk, fill up the fuel tank and give it up for India's captain

England v West Indies, ICC World Twenty20, Lord's

An honourable exit

Jun 15, 2009: England may have lost to West Indies, but plenty of positives can be taken from the World Twenty20 as they finally fix both their eyes on the impending Ashes

England v West Indies, ICC World Twenty20, Lord's

'Teams fear us' - Gayle

Jun 15, 2009: Through two Tests, three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 practice match, West Indies had played the role of Peter McNeeley to England's Mike Tyson

England v West Indies, ICC World Twenty20, The Oval

Mettle, experience, comebacks and bravery

Jun 15, 2009: Andrew Miller offers the plays of the day between England and West Indies at The Oval

ICC World Twenty20

Kallis to be rested against India

Jun 15, 2009: Morkel will play his first match of the tournament and bowl the short-pitched barrage that so unsettled India's batsmen

ICC World Twenty20

South Africa look to shake chokers' tag

Jun 15, 2009: Mental strength is not a trait historically associated with South African teams at ICC events. A string of underwhelming performances have blighted an otherwise impressive set of achievements

Sri Lankan cricket

Udana tipped to succeed in limited-overs cricket

Jun 15, 2009: Isuru Udana's coach Anusha Samaranayake believes the fast bowler's variations will hold him in good stead in the limited-overs format

Aftermath of India's exit

India need to work on playing the short stuff, Srikkanth admits

Jun 15, 2009: Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors, feels the absence of Virender Sehwag hurt the team's chances

England v West Indies, ICC World Twenty20, The Oval

West Indies hold nerve to reach semis

Jun 15, 2009: The experience of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul guided West Indies into the semi-finals

Plays of the day

Stumped for an answer

Jun 15, 2009: Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the ICC World Twenty20 match between Pakistan and Ireland at The Oval

ICC World Twenty20

Batting absentees worry Vettori

Jun 15, 2009: New Zealand's strength was in their top order and now potentially three of the top four batsmen might not play one of their most important games

ICL players return

Vettori hopeful of Bond boost

Jun 15, 2009: Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has plenty of issues on his mind at the moment with a string of injuries hitting the side at the ICC World Twenty20 but the availability of Shane Bond in the near future could help ease the burden

ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009

New Zealand, India cement semi-final spot

Jun 15, 2009: New Zealand and India notched up wins to go through to the knockout stage of the ICC Women's World Twenty20

ICC World Twenty20

Stop embarrassing Pakistan - Younis

Jun 15, 2009: The New Zealand captain had "raised a couple of concerns" with the match officials over Gul's bowling during the game against Pakistan

World Cup 2011

Pakistan could 'host' World Cup matches in UAE

Jun 15, 2009: The ICC will consider allowing Pakistan to "outsource" its allocation of 2011 World Cup matches to Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Indian Cricket League

BCB allows ex-ICL players back to domestic cricket

Jun 15, 2009: The Bangladesh board has decided to allow its ex-ICL players to participate in domestic cricket

ICC World Twenty20 2009

No issues with Gul's bowling, officials told Vettori

Jun 15, 2009: Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, made an informal approach to match officials in regards to the bowling of Umar Gul

Ireland v Pakistan, ICC World Twenty20, The Oval

Akmal, Ajmal take Pakistan to semi-finals

Jun 15, 2009: Requiring a win to move into the semi-finals, Pakistan accomplished just that with an efficient performance

They who roar last

Jun 15, 2009: India's fans out-shouted England's all day - except at the very end