My 2012 ICC World Twenty20 XI

By Adrian Meredith

Chris Gayle would be part of any World Twenty20 XI

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) October 11, 2012: A lot has been written about the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 XI and former cricketers like Alec Stewart has also come up with his selection of the best players of the tournament. Time is now to check out my 2012 ICC World Twenty20 XI.

Harbhajan Singh blows England away in ICCWT20

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNEXT) September 23, 2012: Indian offspinner Harbhajan Singh heralded his return to international cricket with an astounding performance on Sunday when India mauled defending champions England by 90 runs in their Group A match of ICC World Twenty20 2012 at R Premadasa Stadium.

ICCWT20: India vs Afghanistan Scorecard

By TheSportsNEXT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNEXT) September 19, 2012: A brilliant performance by Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin and Lakshmipathi Balaji saved the day for Indian cricket team in their first outing of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 (ICCWT20) against minnows Afghanistan at R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.

ICCWT20: India tame charged-up Afghanistan by 23 runs

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNEXT) September 19, 2012: India avoided an early scare at the ICC World Twenty20 2012 (ICCWT20) on Wednesday when they used their spin wizardry to tame a spirited Afghanistan side by 23 runs in their opening Group A match played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Pakistan beat India by 5 wickets in ICCWT20 warm-up

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 17, 2012: A classy match-winning unbeaten knock by Karman Akmal helped Pakistan defeat India by five wickets in their warm-up match on Monday ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 at R Premadasa Stadium.

Afridi, Ajmal named in ICC ODI Team of the Year

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 15, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Saturday, announced its One Day International Team of the Year which included seven players from Asian countries including Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal.

Young Indians climb up the ladder in ICC Test Rankings

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: India’s 2-0 clean-sweep over New Zealand in the recently concluded Test series helped its key players to climb up the ladder in the ICC Test Rankings as Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, and Virat Kohli all saw promotions in the list.

India beat BlackCaps by 5wkts to win Test series 2-0

By Abhishek Manroa

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

BENGALURU (TheSportsNext) September 4, 2012: India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the second Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday to clean-sweep the two-match series as Virat Kohli and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined hands for the second time in the match to take the home side to victory.

Rahul Dravid bags Test Player of the Year Award

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid continued to glitter among cricket stars on Wednesday when he bagged the prestigious Castrol Test Cricketer of the Year Award.

Kohli, Pathan lead India to comfortable T20 win over Lankans

By Fathima Zanaida

KANDY, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: Virat Kohli continued his great run with the bat while Irfan Pathan cemented his role as an allrounder as India outplayed Sri Lanka in the only Twenty20 International match by 39 runs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Indians, Aussies are the best paid cricketers: Forbes

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext) July 28, 2012: Indian and Australian players are the best paid cricketers in the latest list published by the Forbes Magazine.

The top five spots in the Forbes Magazine’s list of best-paid cricketers are occupied by Indian cricketers including Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir  (third highest-paid, 7.3 million US dollars) and Virat Kohli (fourth, 7.1 million US dollars).

Virat Kohli, The Latest Indian Run Machine

By Adrian Meredith

 

 

 

Indian top-order batting sensation, Virat Kohli is in perhaps the richest vein of form of any player in ODI history.

Virat Kohli musters Sri Lanka, India win 1st ODI by 21 runs

By Fathima Zanaida

HAMBANTOTA (TheSportsNext) July 22, 2012: A clinical Virat Kohli struck his third straight hundred against Sri Lanka as India drew first blood in the One Day International series with 21-run comfortable victory over the Islanders at Hambantota on Saturday.