ICC T20 2012: News

Chris Gayle has 20 overs to bat if the West Indies are to take the final. Fifteen overs may suffice but if he can duplicate the performance of the semis, the Windies will win. John Wright writes.

It’s a final matching power against precision, brawn versus brain. It’s the highly colourful West Indies playing the clinical Sri Lanka. Ian Chappell writes.

Playing a semifinal is like knowing you're on the guest list but still awaiting an invitation to the wedding. If you win, you get to go but if you lose there is no cake, you pack up and go home. Semifinals are the toughest games to lose. John Wright writes.

It's time for a clash between Caribbean Calypso and Aussie regimentation, and if both teams play to their potential, it should be a cracker of a competition. In T20, it's never easy to predict a winner and when two balanced teams face-off in a knock-out situation, there is more to it than just strength on paper. Sourav Ganguly writes.

After watching Pakistan make the semifinals of the World T20, memories of the 1992 and 1999 World Cups rush to the mind. Inzamam-ul Haq writes.

India are again out of the T20 World Cup in the Super Eight stage, although their performance this time was better than in the Caribbean and England. Sourav Ganguly writes

Twenty20 cricket is not just about fireworks on the field. It is also about a sparkling show off it, like the ones you see go up in the sky when a batsman hits a six or a wicket falls. The magic of pyrotechnics has enhanced the experience of fans at the World T20.