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Brilliant long detailed analysis of all the Twenty20 IPL teams.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents have urged him to forget about the cash from his bumper Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and concentrate on cricket. The Chennai franchise of the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament lavished a $1.5 million (770,000 pounds) per year contract on the dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman at a player auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. read more »
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The Twenty20 World Cup triumph may have brought cheer to a billion Indians, but in Mumbai schools, this most recent and extremely popular format of cricket is suddenly tugging at the worst fears of its school-masterly maidan coaches.

With youngsters already smitten by the new format, city coaches feel the Twenty20 bug now needs a remedy.

Such has been the effect that recently during a thre read more »
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India's euphoric triumph in the recent Twenty20 cricket World Cup on Tuesday reached a high point with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh felicitating the winning team at his residence. read more »
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Irked by the "step-motherly treatment" meted out to the Indian hockey team by the central and four state governments, when compared to the sops given to cricketers after their triumph in the Twenty20 World Cup, the team members have decided to go on a 'hunger strike'.

National chief coach Joaquim Carvalho strongly objected to the announcement of cash awards by Civil Aviation Minister Prafu read more »
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The young guns of India and Pakistan will square off in a dream final of the World Twenty20 Championships on Monday at the culmination of a tournament which has changed the face of cricket.

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Our 'Twenty20' stadium... 2 sessions of only 20 minutes each - power play, slamming, sledging, catches, slips...

galli batting, nearly 400 runs in three hours flat, cheerleaders :)

Does it also means end of golden days of test cricket and 50 overs ODI's full of strategies and game plans running all over the day? Where we see battles like McGrath vs. Sachin, Flintoff vs. Ponting, Jayasury read more »
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After being dropped for India's ongoing tour of England , Virender Sehwag wants to make a mark in next month's Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.
The opener believes the slam-bang format suits his aggressive style of batting and is hoping to make up for his recent failures with a solid showing in the event. read more »
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The national selectors will assemble at the Cricket Centre, BCCI on Saturday to pick India’s first set of 30 players for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 to be played in South Africa from September 11 to 24.

Discarded for the tour of Ireland, Scotland and for the Test series in England, Sehwag—who was the captain when India beat South Africa—will be a straightforward choice.

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