Yuvraj named Dhoni’s deputy for World Twenty20

October 1st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Four Indian cricketers-Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are frontrunners at Thursday night's ICC awards ceremony. The sixth LG ICC Awards 2009 will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

July 29th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's star all-rounder Shahid Afridi was Wednesday named captain for its Twenty20 International match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, August 12. Afridi takes over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younis Khan, who retired from the shortest format of the game after leading Pakistan to a memorable title triumph in the World Twenty20 in England last month.

June 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh Tuesday named fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as captain of the national team, replacing Mohammad Ashraful, for the cricket tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said the move was aimed at relieving the burden on Ashraful and allow him to focus on his batting.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming Sri Lanka tour. Shahid Afiridi has been dropped due to an ankle injury, while experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf and veteran bowler, Abdul Razzaq make their comebacks to the team following an extended hiatus due to their engagement with the "banned" ICL in India.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - No Indian player found a place in the World Twenty20 men's team while Rumeli Dhar was the only one from the country to feature in the women's team, announced by a select group of experts chosen by International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday. Defending champions India had a forgettable outing in the World Twenty20, losing all three matches in the Super Eights.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After their early exit from the World Twenty20, more embarrassment came for the Indian cricket team as a report revealed Friday that five key players, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were carrying injuries to the tournament. According to media reports, physio Nitin Patel's fitness report to the Board of Control for the Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned that Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh and Zaheer Khan had injuries and needed treatment.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former fast bowler Javagal Srinath Tuesday denied reports that he blamed India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fallout with the media as the reason behind the defending champions' early exit from World Twenty20. "I wish to clarify that I have been quoted out of context by the contents taken out of a television discussion.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cricket fans across the nation have blamed team captain Mahandra Singh Dhoni for India's unceremonious exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. England knocked out the defending champions on Sunday when they won the crucial match by 3 runs.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Having tasted defeat at the hands of West Indies on Friday, Team India will take on host England at the Lords' on Sunday to remain in the race for semi-finals of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup tournament. The day-night Group E match begins 17:30 local time (16:30 GMT) at Lords.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 Group E Super Eights match between England and India at Lord's here Sunday. England: Ravi Bopara b Jadeja 37 (37) Luke Wright c Pathan b RP Singh 1 (7) Kevin Pietersen lbw Jadeja 46 (27) Dimitry Mascarenhas not out 25 (27) Owais Shah c Jadeja b Harbhajan Singh 12 (10) Paul Collingwood lbw Zaheer Khan 7 (5) James Foster c & b Harbhajan Singh 6 (5) Graeme Swann b Harbhajan Singh 0 (1) Stuart Broad not out 3 (1) Extras (lb 2, w 14) 16 Total (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 153 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Wright, 1.4 overs), 2-74 (Bopara, 10.5), 3-92 (Pietersen, 12.6), 4-122 (Shah, 17.2), 5-138 (Collingwood, 18.3), 6-145 (Foster, 19.3), 7-145 (Swann, 19.4) Bowling: Zaheer Khan 3-0-26-1 RP Singh 3-0-13-1 Ishant Sharma 4-0-36-0 Yuvraj Singh 2-0-20-0 Harbhajan Singh 4-0-30-3 Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-26-2 India (target: 154 in 20 overs) Gautam Gambhir c Broad b Mascarenhas 26 (26) Rohit Sharma b Sidebottom 9 (8) Suresh Raina c Wright b Sidebottom 2 (5) Ravindra Jadeja c Broad b Swann 25 (35) Yuvraj Singh st Foster b Swann 17 (9) Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 30 (20) Yusuf Pathan not out 33 (17) Extras (lb 4, w 4) 8 Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 150 Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sharma, 1.5), 2-24 (Raina, 3.4), 3-62 (Gambhir, 10.4), 4-85 (Jadeja, 13.3), 5-87 (Yuvraj Singh, 13.6) Bowling: James Anderson 4-0-32-0 Ryan Sidebottom 4-0-31-2 Stuart Broad 4-0-21-0 Kevin Pietersen 1-0-9-0 Luke Wright 2-0-16-0 Graeme Swann 4-0-28-2 Dimitry Mascarenhas 1-0-9-1 Toss: India, opted to bowl Man of the Match: Ryan Sidebottom, England

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Scoreboard of the Group E World Twenty20 match betwen India and West Indies at Lord's here. India Gautam Gambhir c Simmons b Bravo 14 (13) Rohit Sharma c Simmons b Edwards 5 (3) Suresh Raina c Ramdin b Edwards 5 (8) Yuvraj Singh c & b Edwards 67 (43) Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Fletcher b Bravo 11 (23) Yusuf Pathan b Bravo 31 (23) Irfan Pathan c Simmons b Bravo 2 (3) Harbhajan Singh not out 13 (4) Zaheer Khan not out 0 (0) Extras: (lb-1, w-4) 5 Total: (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 153 Fall of wickets 1-12 (Sharma, 1.2 overs), 2-27 (Raina, 3.5), 3-29 (Gambhir, 4.2), 4-66 (Dhoni, 12.1), 5-130 (Yuvraj Singh, 17.4), 6-140 (YK Pathan, 19.1), 7-141 (IK Pathan, 19.3) Bowling Jerome Taylor 4-0-44-0 Fidel Edwards 4-0-24-3 Dwayne Bravo 4-0-38-4 Chris Gayle 3-0-13-0 Kieron Pollard 2-0-7-0 Sulieman Benn 3-0-26-0 West Indies (target: 154 in 20 overs) Chris Gayle c Khan b Yusuf Pathan 22 (28) Andre Fletcher c Yuvraj Singh b Irfan Pathan 0 (2) Lendl Simmons c Irfan Pathan b Ojha 44 (37) Dwayne Bravo not out 66 (36) Shivnaraine Chanderpaul not out 18 (9) Extras: (lb-3, w-3) 6 Total (for three wickets in 18.4 overs) 156 Fall of wickets 1-9 (Fletcher, 1.2 over), 2-42 (Gayle, 7.4), 3-100 (Simmons, 14.3) Bowling Zaheer Khan 2.4-0-26-0 Irfan Pathan 2-0-9-1 Yusuf Pathan 4-0-27-1 Harbhajan Singh 4-1-31-0 Ishant Sharma 3-0-31-0 Pragyan Ojha 3-0-29-1 Man of the Match: Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - India scored 153 for seven against the West Indies in a World Twenty20 Group E Super Eight match at Lord's here Friday. Brief scores: India 153/7 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 67, Yusuf Pathan 31; Dwayne Bravo 4-38, Fidel Edwards 3-24).

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - Whosoever wins the World Twenty20 will be the title holders for a mere 10 months. There is no doubt that this rather diminishes the prize on offer.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - If Australian cricket team suffers two defeats in a row in the Twenty20 World Cup, it could well find itself taking a plane home sooner than later. The Aussies drew the short straw when the four three-team groups were named and, in the lottery-style uncertainty of the game, back-to-back defeats against the West Indies on Sunday and Sri Lanka next Tuesday would mean an end to their campaign.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen is impressed by the hitting prowess of Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle, whom he has nominated as some of his most feared opponents. Pietersen reckons Windies captain Gayle is one of the most dangerous Twenty20 stars in the world, and adds Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee to that list, as well as fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Dale Steyn.