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The BCCI has sent show-cause notices to seven of the eight players involved in the pub brawl in St Lucia on May 11, the day India were knocked out of the World Twenty20. According to a board source the seven players are Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ravindra Jadeja and Murali Vijay. The players have been given a week to explain their role, if any, in the incident and why the board should not take...

Ryan McLaren is determined to rise to even greater heights on South Africa's tour of the Caribbean after taking 5 for 19 in the first Twenty20 against West Indies. McLaren returned the second-best figures in Twenty20 international history as he bowled South Africa to a 13-run victory in Antigua. "It's a good way to start off the tour having practised indoors and not outdoors for the last few weeks," McLaren said after the match. "But...

England 148 for 3 (Kieswetter 63) beat Australia 147 for 6 (D Hussey 59) by seven wickets  Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen powered England to their first ICC global title with an irresistible 111-run stand for the second wicket, as Australia were outmuscled in a battle of the bowlers at Bridgetown. Despite a brave recovery led by David Hussey, who made 59 from 54 balls, Australia's hopes of claiming the only world title to have...

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Michael Clarke believes he might need to rediscover the attacking approach of his youth to become a successful Twenty20 batsman. Clarke has no intention of giving up his place as Australia's captain in the shortest format despite struggling to lift his scoring rate in the World Twenty20, where he led Australia to the final, which they lost to England. Ricky Ponting has been impressed with Clarke's leadership and in the Herald Sun on Thursday,...

South Africa 141 for 5 (Boucher 33*) beat Sri Lanka 137 for 8 (Kapugedera 61*, Kleinveldt 2-13) by five wickets A combined team effort set up victory with three balls to spare as South Africa brushed past Sri Lanka in their first warm-up match ahead of the World Twenty20. A late fightback from Sanath Jayasuriya and Chamara Kapugedera allowed Sri Lanka to post a modest 137 for 8 and the match was finely balanced when AB de Villiers was...

The BCCI has suspended controversial Indian Premier League chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi just hours before a crucial governing council meeting.Modi has been accused of a wide range of financial impropriety from rigging bidding deals related to the IPL, offering bribes, betting and money laundering. The decision to suspend Modi was announced by BCCI president Shashank Manohar. "While we rejoice and celebrate the great success of...

Champions League Twenty20 2010 A After hosting the IPL last year, Twenty20 cricket will return to South Africa © Getty Images Related LinksStats : Click Here South Africa will host the next Champions League Twenty20, to run from September 10 to 26, the tournament's organisers have announced. The tournament chairman Lalit Modi confirmed the decision, following a board meeting in Mumbai where it was formally agreed to accept Cricket...

Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2010 final, MumbaiRaina, Dhoni star in Chennai triumphAChennai Super Kings 168 for 5 (Raina 57*, Dhoni 22, Fernando 2-23) beat Mumbai Indians 146 for 9 (Tendulkar 48, Pollard 27, Jakati 2-27) by 22 runs Suresh Raina scored the only fifty of the final© Indian Premier League Related LinksStats Highlights : Click Here MS Dhoni has added another feather to his captaincy hat....

Bangalore secured the third spot available in the Airtel Champions League Twenty20 tournament from the IPL by trouncing Hyderabad by nine-wickets in their third-place play-off in Mumbai.In a battle between last year's finalists, the Bangalore team emerged dominant with Anil Kumble paving the way for victory with a four-wicket haul, whilePraveen Kumar and Jacques Kalliscollected two apiece as Hyderabad were bowled out...

AThe Pune IPL franchise has announced its team will be called the Sahara Pune Warriors. The team name and logo were unveiled by Subrata Roy, chairman of the Sahara group, which bought the franchise for US$370m last month."It is a moment of great pleasure for us to present the identity of the Pune IPL team for the people of the city and cricket enthusiasts across the world," Roy said."We have just started the journey and in the short...

Indian Premier League 2010  A Sachin Tendulkar says he has nothing to prove to anyone this IPL © Indian Premier League Sachin Tendulkar, the Mumbai Indians captain, has said the IPL franchises should be allowed to hold on to a certain number of players from their existing squads as the league prepares for a reshuffle at the end of the 2010 season, when existing player contracts expire. Next year the IPL will have two new...