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Ranatunga lauds 'special team effort'

Sri Lanka's first World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga lauded the team's World T20 win as a "special effort", which bodes well for their future

09-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jayawardene, Sangakkara lash out at board

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have lashed out at SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga for his handling of the news of their retirement, soon after they landed in Sri Lanka following a victorious World T20 campaign

08-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Showed we could win big moments' - du Plessis

Returning home after South Africa's semifinal exit in the World T20, Faf du Plessis said his team had shown they could perform under pressure, a bugbear for them in previous world tournaments

07-Apr-2014•Firdose Moonda

Domingo hits out at detractors

Russell Domingo, the South Africa coach, has hit back at his detractors following another disappointing campaign at an ICC event saying that "there were a lot of positives" to be taken out of the tournament

07-Apr-2014•Firdose Moonda

Sri Lanka set for heroes' welcome

Sri Lanka's returning World T20 champions will have an open-top parade from the Katunayake Airport to Colombo, upon their arrival from Dhaka on Tuesday, SLC has confirmed

07-Apr-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka keep their emotions in check

Even at a time when yorkers were being pumped under India's bat towards the end of their innings, that Sri Lanka could fluff their lines occurred to one and all

06-Apr-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Sri Lanka savour long-sought success

Whether through destiny or hard luck, Sri Lanka's stalwarts had the perfect sign-off from T20Is with a long-awaited world title

06-Apr-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

No one will be as disappointed as Yuvraj himself - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has come out in defence of Yuvraj Singh, saying the batsman tried his best in the final and no one will be more gutted than the man himself after his cagey innings against Sri Lanka

06-Apr-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Mirpur

Sri Lanka executed yorkers really well - Dhoni

While saying India could have got "another 10-15 runs" in the World T20 final, MS Dhoni gave credit to Sri Lanka's bowlers for restricting them at the death

06-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Been a long time coming' - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene were overwhelmed to be able to sign off their T20 careers with a long-awaited trophy after overcoming India in the World T20

06-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cool Sangakkara breaks final hoodoo

Cool innings from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene made sure the final hoodoo was finally broken after the bowlers stifled India to 130 for 4

06-Apr-2014•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Virat consistent because he 'grabs his opportunities' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has said that Virat Kohli's ability to capitalise on the opportunities given by the team management set him apart from many other players

06-Apr-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Dhaka

Dhoni shuts out off-field issues

MS Dhoni is into his seventh year as India captain. It all started for him with the 2007 World T20, and for the first time after that, India are in the final of another edition of the tournament

05-Apr-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Mirpur

History of heartbreak between finalists

Big matches between India and Sri Lanka have somehow left bigger scars than others; mental and emotional strength will again matter as much as the shots and the deliveries

05-Apr-2014•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

'My best T20 innings' - Kohli

Virat Kohli has rated his matchwinning, unbeaten 72 against South Africa in the World T20 semi-final as his best T20 innings considering the importance of the match

04-Apr-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Mirpur

Classy Kohli takes India to final

India marched into an all sub-continent final with a clinically cold-blooded chase against a South African team that put in one of their better performances in a crunch match but were still not good enough

04-Apr-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Sammy defends wait-and-watch approach

Darren Sammy said it was disappointing to go out under the rain rule, and refused to answer when he was asked whether West Indies could afford Gayle and Samuels taking as much time as they did

03-Apr-2014•Abhishek Purohit in Mirpur

Sri Lanka thrive before the storm

Before the rain arrived, Sri Lanka showed an intensity while bowling and fielding that West Indies could not deal with

03-Apr-2014•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

A classic semi-final with roles reversed

India's progress have been efficient, almost what South Africa are used to doing; South Africa have scrapped and scraped like a subcontinent team

03-Apr-2014•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka book another final spot; holders out

West Indies banked on a frenetic finish, but Sri Lanka's bowlers had choked the chase to suffocation-point before heavy rain, then marble-sized hail, cut the innings short and sent Sri Lanka to yet another major final

03-Apr-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

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