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T20 finals should be best of 3: Ponting
Disappointed with Australia’s loss in the summit clash of the Twenty20 Worlds, Test and ODI captain Ricky Ponting said the finals of such tournaments should be a best-of-three affair.
Clarke’s fate hangs in balance
Michael Clarke’s future as Australia’s Twenty20 captain will be decided next week following his dismal performance with the bat during the World T20 championships in the Caribbean.
SA, Windies hope for Twenty20 turnaround
South Africa will be looking to restore self belief, when they open their tour of the Caribbean with back-to-back Twenty20 Internationals against West Indies on Wednesday and Thursday at the Vivian Ri
Malik a ‘bad influence’on teammates: PCB
Banned former captain Shoaib Malik was seen as a “negative character and a bad influence” on the Pakistan cricket team by senior players like Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, the leaked video of a P
‘T20 triumph at par with Ashes victory’
England captain Paul Collingwood believes his side’s ICC World Twenty20 triumph is just as significant as their Ashes win over Australia last year.
Win over Aussies a shift in balance of power: Flower
England coach Andy Flower has insisted his side will keep their World Twenty20 final win over Australia in perspective ahead of the upcoming Ashes series with their oldest foes.
After the brawl, the hangover
The crackdown has begun, and the cricket board’s unprecedented move to issue showcause notices to the erring Indian players, as it turns out, is only the first step.
IMG have ‘friendly’ meet with BCCI brass
Leading sports management firm IMG officials met Board of Control for Cricket in India bigwigs in Mumbai on Monday apparently to provide details of financial dealings during suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi’s tenure.
Clarke’s T20 place in jeopardy?
Australia Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke admitted his place was under threat after a poor run of form continued in a seven-wicket World Twenty20 final loss to England.
Clarke, batting at No 3, was involved in the run out of hard-hitting opener David Warner as Australia collapsed to 8/3 at the Kensington Oval here on Sunday.
Perry holds nerve as Oz women win final thriller
Ellyse Perry took three wickets and held her nerve in a tense last over as Australia beat New Zealand by just three runs in a thrilling women’s World Twenty20 final.
With the White Ferns needing 14 off the last over, Perry — backed up by fine fielding from Rene Farrell and Shelley Nitschke — didn’t give up a boundary and the pace b
