WICB working on launching 'commercial T20 league' - Hilaire

Ernest Hilaire, the outgoing chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has revealed that a "commercial Twenty20" league in the Caribbean is in the works. Hilaire's term comes to an end on September 30, but he said he would like to leave having finalised the deal, which was being supported by an unnamed investor."We're in the advanced stages of discussions to have a commercial Twenty20 league...

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Lampard praises young midfielders

Frank Lampard has hailed youngsters Tom Cleverley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after England’s 5-0 win against Moldova. The 34-year-old, who scored the country’s opening two goals, believes the impact and influence from the inexperienced pair was equal to that of a player beyond their years and that they were integral to England’s control over the game.“Tom played with such intelligence in midfield, he’s a pleasure to play...

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Teams seek World Twenty20 edge

We've been here before: England's seemingly-quite-resistible force against South Africa's immovable Hashim Amla. This time the tourists are the No. 1-ranked side going into the series, however, andEngland are merely the reigning World Twenty20 champions. Both have solid records from sporadic outings in the shortest form this year and both will be looking to nail down their plans for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka,...

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Yuvraj centre of attention in opening T20

Yuvraj Singh is no stranger to attention. On Saturday, when he walks down the pavilion steps at Visakhapatnam (provided he is picked), he can expect the kind of standing ovation and cheers normally reserved for Sachin Tendulkar at grounds all over the world. His faster-than-expected return from germ cell cancer is an inspiration to millions and even if his contributions turn out to be underwhelming, his team-mates...

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Pietersen not awarded central contract

Kevin Pietersen is notable by his absence from the list of players awarded central contracts for the 2012-13 season by the ECB.Pietersen has been left out of the England team since the Leeds Test against South Africa following the revelation that he sent messages containing derogatory remarks about the England captain, Andrew Strauss, to members of the South Africa touring squad. It later emerged that Pietersen's...

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Pakistan take series after Super Over

Seldom has the fickleness of Twenty20 been more evident. Pakistan claimed the series against Australia, but did so in circumstances as far removed from the hiding dealt out in the first match as could be imagined. Mohammad Hafeez's team celebrated their victory in the minutes after midnight in Dubai, yet George Bailey's Australians could also take solace from a much-improved display. Two days after being routed for...

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'Sri Lankan pitches have changed' - Sangakkara

 Kumar Sangakkara has said that Sri Lanka will be one of the favourites at the upcoming World Twenty20, despite Sri Lanka's pitches having become less spin-friendly. Pitches at Pallekele and Hambantota - stadiums built for last year's World Cup - have suited seam bowling, while the relaid square at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has also seen bounce and carry in the last year. No team breached 200 in the Sri Lanka...

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Bailey floored by heavy defeat

Australia's captain George Bailey has admitted his side stands no chance of winning the World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka if their performances mirror a shattering first-up loss to Pakistan in the series in Dubai. The seven-wicket hiding was Australia's heaviest in terms of balls to spare for the chasing team, after Bailey's men were shot out for a measly 89, their lowest total since England rolled Ricky Ponting's...

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Pakistan could boycott ICC awards over Ajmal omission

  PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has reopened the debate surrounding Saeed Ajmal's exclusion from the ICC awards shortlists by hinting that Pakistan's players could boycott the awards function, to be held in Colombo on September 15, as a "robust protest". The ICC, responding to the PCB's protest on Monday, had ruled out a rethink and the matter seemed to have ended there. However, Ashraf's comments, made during an...

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