T20 World Cup

Paul Collingwood, the man who quit under Peter Moores, will captain England in June’s ICC World Twenty20 tournament. England’s selectors have been thinking their choice of Captain, and on Friday they will announce Collingwood as their choice. It will represent a remarkable U-turn from Collingwood, England’s one-day captain for a year until last June, including [...]

All rounder Shahid Afridi prefers hitting fours and sixes than taking wickets with his sharp leg-break deliveries. Afridi, who returned with career best bowling figures of 6-38 in 10 overs against Australia in the first one-day international of the five match series here, said he liked scoring runs more than taking wickets. “I would love [...]

Pakistan Monday named three Indian Cricket League (ICL) players in a 30-man preliminary squad for the World Twenty20 Championship, to be held in England in June. Experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and big-hitting opener Imran Nazir are the three ICL players who have been given place in the provisional squad. But chief selector [...]

India has named a preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June, pencilling in all but four players from the side that won the inaugural edition two years ago. Mahendra Singh Dhoni led a young team to surprise success in South Africa in 2007, triggering wild celebrations in cricket-crazy India as the [...]