Collingwood favourite for Twenty20 captaincy
England’s selectors are having a busy time of it and two days after naming a new-look Test squad the ICC World Twenty20 party will be unveiled at Lord’s on Friday with all eyes on who will take the captaincy
Collingwood candidate for England captaincy in T20 World Cup
Allrounder Paul Collingwood is also among the candidates of the captaincy of the England team for the Twenty20 World Cup but selectors said that first the team would be finalized and then captain would be announced. The Twenty20 World Cup will be held in June in England. This is still a question mark that who [...]
Flintoff will play in T20 World Cup: ECB
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to be fit for June’s World Twenty20 event after he underwent keyhole surgery on his right knee, the England and Wales Cricket (Board) said on Tuesday. The fast bowler and hard-hitting batsman tore the meniscus in his right knee while playing in the Indian Premier League in South Africa. [...]
Flintoff surgery declared a success
The ECB expect Andrew Flintoff to be fit for the ICC World Twenty20 after surgery on the knee injury that forced him home from the IPL
Kaneria Hoping For T20 World Cup Berth
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is hoping his experience with English county side Essex can help him secure a berth in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament. Kaneria has been consistently overlooked by Pakistan’s selectors in the shorter versions of the game – he last played a one-day international in March 2007 while he has [...]
ESPN hikes ad rates for ICC World T20 by 50%
With Twenty-20 cricket becoming a big hit, sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is understood to have hiked the advertisement rates by up to 50 per cent for the upcoming ICC World Cup for the shortest form of the game, asking over Rs 5 lakh for a 10-second spot. Via BS
T20 World Cup spot up for grabs in IPL
As soon as the IPL carnival wraps up in a month from now, the best players in the world will head to England for another big ticket event: the Twenty20 World Cup. While most spots are taken in India’s squad, there are a few that are yet to be firmed up. Via CricketNext
Farbrace backs Sri Lanka to deliver at World Twenty20
Paul Farbrace, Sri Lanka’s assistant coach, is his confident his team will be well-prepared for Australia and West Indies, the other teams in their group, when the World Twenty20 gets underway in June
Spinners may have a bigger role this year in IPL – Muralitharan
The opening few days of this second IPL have proved a couple of things. Firstly, this tournament is wide open with all eight teams having a chance of reaching the semi-finals. Secondly, the spinners this year could have a bigger role to play than in 2008.
Spinners may have a bigger role this year in IPL – Muralitharan
The opening few days of this second IPL have proved a couple of things. Firstly, this tournament is wide open with all eight teams having a chance of reaching the semi-finals. Secondly, the spinners this year could have a bigger role to play than in 2008.
