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World T20: Gayle, Charles star as Windies beat England
Gayle smashed 58 off 35 balls and featured in a century stand with Johnson Charles, who made 84 off 56 deliveries in West Indies' total of 179-5. Gayle also bowled an impressive spell of 1-27 off four overs, taking the wicket of Jonny Bairstow.

ICC has made T20 a parody of cricket
With the ICC scheduling the World T20 in Sri Lanka at a time when the weather won't really help, Ayaz Memon questions the methods of finishing a rain-affected match.

Sehwag didn't know how to dedicate himself to training: Chappell
In a column written for The Hindu, Greg Chappell opens the can on what he thinks about Virender Sehwag and his ways.

World T20 preview: Eng hope to return to winning ways against WI
Defending champions England would like to overcome the disappointment of recording their lowest-ever T20 total and return to winning ways when they take on West Indies in their opening Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 today.

Aus vs Ind: Sehwag never out of form, says Hussey
Sehwag isn't the only 'senior' player that the Australian have their eye on. Harbhajan’s bowling against England has ensured that he stands a good chance of making the playing XI against Australia.

World T20: Nazir powers Pak to Super Eights
Pakistan advanced into a tough Super Eight group where they battle it out with Australia, South Africa and arch-rivals India.

World T20: Imran Nazir shines as Pak storm into Super Eight
Pakistan opener Imran Nazir smashed 72 off 36 balls to lead his team into the Super Eight stage at the World Twenty20 with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Why Rohit Sharma is the person to watch, not Kohli
Everyone is praising Kohli but Richardson says he has his eyes on Rohit Sharma because he is 'Caribbean cool'

Narine brings quality to the team: WI skipper Sammy
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy was all praise for his bowlers, especially Sunil Narine, saying the mystery off-spinner brings "quality to the side".

Can Harbhajan do a Kumble?
Harbhajan Singh may have had a great day in the field against England but his journey back to the Indian team is just beginning.

World T20 Images: How India destroyed England
Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla were at their best and left England bamboozled with their bowling. Check out images of India's brilliant win against the reigning T20 champions.

Happy to have a problem of plenty: Dhoni
Dhoni now has a selection dilemma on his hands, but the India skipper says he prefers that over looking for a fifth bowler. Check out the full post-match press conference.

Award is for my mom and those who stood by me: Harbhajan
Harbhajan Singh dedicated his man-of-the-match award to his mother and close friends who stood by him in his hour of crisis.

The bowlers gave a fantastic perfomance: Dhoni
With Harbhajan Singh making a memorable comeback and Piyush Chawla coming good in the spin department, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that his side would face the problem of plenty.

World T20: Bhajji comeback sees India hammer England
Harbhajan, playing his first international match in over a year, took four for 12 in a brilliant spell of spin bowling with Piyush Chawla (2-13) partnering him. England were at sea against the Indian bowling and were bowled out for a paltry 80 in just 14.4 overs.

World T20 Preview: India look to experiment against England
This match gives the faltering Indian team another chance to experiment and get their playing XI right before the tougher, meaningful matches and that’s exactly was Mahendra Singh Dhoni plans to do.

Zaheer is like Sachin: What's Dhoni really saying
Dhoni had just compared Zaheer Khan to Sachin Tendulkar and said that the fast bowler must be given as much respect as Sachin. Now statistically, a comparison such as this makes absolutely no sense.

Images: McCullum sets new record with blistering knock
Bangladesh had no answer to Brendon McCullum, who became the first cricketer to score two centuries in Twenty20 Internationals as New Zealand launched their World T20 campaign with a mammoth 59-run victory. McCullum (123) was unstoppable— slamming 11 fours and seven sixes in his 58-ball knock to guide NZ to 191-3 after being asked to bat in the opening Group D match. Chasing the highest total so far in this World Twenty20, Bangladesh could score just 132 for eight.

NZ win after McCullum gets highest T20 score
McCullum (123) was in devastating form as he butchered the Bangladesh bowlers with 11 fours and seven sixes in his 58-ball knock to guide New Zealand to an emphatic win.

'Bindaas' Afghanistan can trouble England
In today's Sports Talk, Ayaz Memon also tells us that he sees a drastic change coming in the Indian setup unless some players start performing.

World T20: Yuvraj, Raina miss India practice
The Indian team returned to the nets for the first time since their win over Afghanistan but Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were missing in action. This is scheduled to be a long session which will run from 2 to 5 but the duo are unwell.

World T20 preview: Sri Lanka vs South Africa to decide group winner
Already assured of their places in the Super Eight stage of the ICC World Twenty20, both Sri Lanka and South Africa would be eyeing a win to top their pool when they play against each other in the marquee Group C clash here tomorrow.

We're well prepared for all conditions: De Villiers
South Africa captain AB de Villiers said his side is well prepared to play in any condition in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20.

The search for Gautam Gambhir’s off-stump
If the left handed batsman can't find his off stump while batting, he’ll sink and he’ll take India with him.

World T20: South Africa crush Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
South Africa produced a clinical performance to knock Zimbabwe out of the ICC World Twenty20 with a comfortable 10-wicket victory in a lop-sided Group C match here today.

World T20 preview: Tournament underdogs Kiwis and Bangladesh face off
Both Bangladesh and New Zealand are known to raise the bar when it comes to performing at major ICC events.

World T20 preview: Champs England take on Afghanistan
It will be a David versus Goliath battle at the R Premadasa Stadium tomorrow when defending champions England launch their World Twenty20 campaign against Afghanistan.

Images: How India got past Afghanistan by a whisker
As far as spirit is concerned, Afghanistan's cricket team aren’t lacking in the least. In fact, they might even have taught Dhoni and his boys a lesson or two.

India's bowling is a worrying factor: Kohli
Given quite a few anxious moments by minnows Afghanistan in their World Twenty20 opener here, India's in-form batsman Virat Kohli conceded that his side's bowling at the death overs is a "worrying factor".

India's bowlers must wake up: Luck, hope don't last forever
Even Afghanistan are looking down on India’s bowlers and all Virat Kohli could do was ‘hope’ that the bowling issues will be sorted out soon.