Twenty20

Twenty20 boom no threat to tests, says Lara

The growing popularity of Twenty20 internationals will not harm test cricket because the two formats of the game can thrive together, former West Indies captain Brian Lara said on Thursday.

Yuvraj counts hours to comeback match

Swashbuckling batsman Yuvraj Singh, who is staging a comeback into international cricket on Saturday after recovering from a rare germ-cell cancer, said that he is counting the hours daily on his impending return which he described as a "huge moment" in his life.

India lose to South Africa by 11 runs via D/L method

Rain came in India's way as the visitors lost to South Africa by 11 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the one-off Twenty20 match here today.

Uthappa named in place of Tendulkar in T20 squad against SA

Robin Uthappa was today named in place of Sachin Tendulkar in India's squad for the one-off Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on March 30.

Jadeja hits IPL jackpot, England players ignored

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja fetched a bid worth more than USD 2 million, the highest in Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, while there was no taker for frontline England players.

ICC poised to split president's role

Future ICC presidents are likely to have reduced powers after the governing body's board recommended turning the job into an ambassadorial role and creating a new position of chairman.

Australia beat India by 31 runs in first T20

Australia beat India by 31 runs at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Wednesday in the first of two Twenty20 international matches.

IPL 5 to have 76 matches; players' auction in Jan or Feb

The players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in late January or early February and the teams will play their games on a home-and-away basis with each of the nine franchises playing 16 games.

India launch Caribbean tour with T20 win

India began their tour of the Caribbean with a 16-run victory over West Indies in their Twenty20 match at the Queen's Park Oval on Saturday.

Gayle left out of T20, first two ODIs against India

At odds with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle was today left out of the squads announced for the lone Twenty20 and the first two one-dayers against India starting June 4.

Ganguly scotches retirement reports

Sourav Ganguly today scotched reports that he has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket in the aftermath of IPL franchises shunning him for the fourth edition of the Twenty20 event.