Sri Lanka has begun negotiations with foreign cricket boards to invite overseas players for the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in August, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.

Jacques Kallis, the South Africa allrounder, has admitted that, like many connoisseurs, he too did not buy into the idea of Twenty20 cricket when it was first mooted. Only on realising its popularity and inevitable growth was Kallis persuaded to work on his performances in the shortest format.

New Zealand and the West Indies will play two Twenty20 cricket internationals in Florida later this year at the start of New Zealand's full tour of the Caribbean.

Pakistan is ready to host international cricket matches once again after a three-year break, authorities said on Monday after the successful staging of a domestic Twenty20 event.

Paul Stirling starred with both the bat and ball as Ireland beat Kenya by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international match at the Mombasa Sports Club grounds on Thursday.

'Too much focus on Twenty20' is harming Harbhajan Singh's international cricket career but the out-of-favour Indian off-spinner needs to be supported instead of being cold shouldered, feels former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.

Bevan Small has become an overnight internet sensation after the little-known New Zealand cricketer took an astounding catch on the boundary in a domestic T20 match.

Former test great Shane Warne is expected to decide on Monday, whether he'll make a return from a short-lived retirement to play in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli said that his side's two-wicket win over South Australia Redbacks in the nail-biting Champions League Twenty20 was the most exciting T20 game he has played in his career.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced his retirement from international Twenty20 Cricket to focus on the longer forms of the game.