CL 2011: News

The four teams to have qualified for the Champions League T20 semifinals are not the strongest in the tournament, but have advanced on sheer team effort and on the basis of a very important aspect: to be successful as an individual or team, you have to deliver under pressure and at the right moment. Sourav Ganguly writes.

It may have the best teams from the Indian Premier League and other domestic T20 leagues across the world, but going by the dwindling attendance and the players' own admission, CLT20 simply doesn't match up to the thrill of internationals or even the IPL. Rohit Bhaskar writes.

In less than three months, Arul Suppiah has seen the best and the worst of bowling in T20s. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports.

Last Thursday, Surya Kumar Yadav was replaced from the Mumbai Indians' squad for the Champions League Twenty20 because he was “injured”. Anand Sachar reports.

Lyall Meyer’s friend has a theory —  if you slog at anything long enough, you will become good at it; however, the real talented ones are those who excel in two things or more. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports.

Ankit Bawne, named India's under-19 skipper, was dropped from the squad because the date of birth he had provided to the BCCI and the one on his passport did not match. Aakash Chopra writes.

Notwithstanding the disastrous tour of England during which it lost its numero uno status in Test cricket, retired Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan feels the Indian cricket team will soon bounce back to the number one position.

The Kolkata matches scheduled on September 25 and 27 will take place in Hyderabad, while the match on September 29 involving Royal Challengers Bangalore and a qualifier will be played in Bangalore.