Twenty20 Cricket News

Zimbabwe voluntarily pulls out of 2009 Twenty20 World Cup

Zimbabwe Friday voluntarily offered to withdraw from the World Twenty20 tournament to be held in England in 2009, it was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday.

Zimbabwe withdraws from 2009 Twenty20 World Cup

Zimbabwe has voluntarily offered to withdraw from the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup in England, it was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here Friday.2:00 PM on July 04

ICC should target America with Twenty20: Gus Logie

Former West Indian batsman Gus Logie says Twenty20 is the future and the International Cricket Council (ICC) should use it to popularise the game in the US to make cricket a truly global sport.10:31 AM on July 03

ICC board to discuss radical future programming proposal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) board will discuss a radical proposal to have a championship of best Test, one-day and Twenty20 nations every four years in home and away basis.3:01 PM on July 01

Survey shows cricketers ready to sacrifice careers for IPL

The Indian Premier League's (IPL) outstanding success is threatening to rock international cricket. A survey shows that more than half the players from the seven Test playing nations are ready to quit other two forms of the game for the huge money on offer in the Twenty20 format.2:01 PM on June 26

Dhoni wants to do a Kapil Dev at Lord's

Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants his Dazzlers to emulate Kapil's Devils at Lord's next year by holding the Twenty20 World Cup aloft a la the 1983 champions who are now celebrating the silver jubilee of their historic triumph.6:30 PM on June 24

Poll shows England players prefer IPL to country

Fears of mass exodus of players from the England team to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) have come true as a poll revealed a startling figure --half of the current team want to take premature retirement and play in the second edition of the multi-million dollar Twenty20 tournament.5:02 PM on June 24

Ireland eyeing IPL franchise?

Ireland is looking for a franchise either in the proposed English Premier League (EPL) or the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be part of the Twenty20 cricket revolution.3:41 PM on June 24

T20 has changed face of cricket: De Silva

Former ace Sri Lankan batsman Aravinda De silva feels the Twenty20 format has changed the face of cricket, especially after the action-packed Indian Premier League (IPL).10:00 PM on June 23

ECB seeks clarification on ban on ICL players

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says there is confusion over the Indian Cricket board's decision to ban counties fielding the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) players in the Twenty20 Champions League later this summer.9:30 PM on June 23

Ties with India should be like Test, not T20: Australia

As they embark on a new innings, Australia wants the bilateral relationship with India to be like a Test match rather than a game of Twenty20 cricket.5:30 PM on June 23

BCCI promises more Twenty20 showbiz

Buoyed by the roaring success of Indian Premier League (IPL), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday promised more Twenty20 showbiz that will keep the country's cricket lovers hooked on to television.8:00 PM on June 22

India cricket board warns ECB on ICL players

The Indian Cricket Board was at loggerheads with the England and Wales cricket Board (ECB) Sunday after approving a proposal asking the English counties to dump the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) players for the $10 million Twenty20 Champions League to be held in India later this year.5:30 PM on June 22

Thanks to IPL I could plot Aussies' downfall: Bravo

Dwayne Bravo says his short stint with the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League has helped West Indies to beat Australia in the Twenty20 international at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Friday.12:30 PM on June 22

ICC wants to popularise Test cricket

To preserve the sanctity and popularity of Test cricket in the face of growing success of Twenty20 format, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) board is considering some options, including a Test Championship or a league.3:01 PM on June 20