The International Cricket Council's Executive Board on Monday, decided to increase the number of teams in the biennial World Twenty20 Championships from 12 to 16 for the editions commencing 2014.

The global sale of tickets for this year's World Twenty20, to be held in Sri Lanka, started on Friday and would be available for as cheap as USD 0.25 for group games and between USD 2.50 and USD 45 for the final.

Missing out on the Asia Cup has added to Afghanistan's motivation to win the World Twenty20 qualifier for another shot at cricket's major teams.

England, the reigning World Twenty20 champions, have topped the ICC's inaugural rankings for the shortest format of the game. England batsman Eoin Morgan tops the batting ratings, Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is the top bowler and Australia's Shane Watson the No. 1 allrounder.

Cricketer Joginder Sharma, who is also the Deputy Superintendent of Haryana Police, has landed into a controversy after his cousin Sonu lodged a criminal complaint against him with the Shivaji Colony Police Station.

After falling to old rivals India in the World Cup semifinal last month, Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has set his sights on the ICC World Twenty20 Championship to be played in Sri Lanka next year.

The Twenty20 carnival has come to its end with a new champion. Pakistan have dethroned India as the defending champions. They had missed it by a whisker in 2007 but they did it this year. Somewhat like Roger Federer clinching French Open after a hobbling and struggling defending champion Rafael Nadal made an early exit.