Kings XI Punjab are likely to continue with the captain and coach combine of K L Rahul and Anil Kumble for next year despite finishing sixth in the 2020 Indian Premier League.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will need their famed top-order batting to fire and turn things around when they take on Punjab Kings in the IPL in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 7 in IPL 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians.
Almost out of reckoning for a place in the play-offs, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to play party-poopers when they take on an equally struggling Punjab Kings in the battle of laggards in the IPL in Sharjah on Saturday.
Chris Gayle has a huge fan following in India courtesy of his exploits in the Indian Premier League. Now he is hoping to replicate that success in the upcoming Test series in India next month.
The dangerous Chris Gayle, with his power-hitting, was the most dominating batsmen, while South African pacer Morne Morkel finished as the tournament's top wicket-taker.
Photos of the World Twenty20 semi-final match between West Indies and Australia being played in Colombo.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle's power-hitting can make all the difference in Friday's second semi-final of the World Twenty20 and dismissing him early would be half the battle, believes Australia captain George Bailey.
Images from Monday's World Cup match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies, at at Chester-le-Street.
Desperate to break their title jinx, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping for a positive start to their campaign in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Bengaluru, on Tuesday.
Australia beat West Indies by 17 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain stopped play in the ICC World Twenty20 Group B match in Colombo.
Half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan combined with an excellent bowling effort helped Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Pune Warriors by 35 runs and enhance their play-off chances in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
The West Indies Cricket Board has asked Chris Gayle to meet with its officials to put an end to 'residual matters' related to their seemingly concluded spat after the destructive opener confirmed his availability for national duty.
Chris Gayle's swagger is unmatched, and the 'Universe Boss' shows no modesty or pretension when asked where he sees himself among the pantheons of greats in West Indies cricket. "I'm definitely up there. I'm definitely up there with the greats without a doubt," Gayle, who came for an interaction after a request from the travelling Indian media contingent, answered it in two straight sentences.
West Indies' opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the six-times Olympic gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game.
West Indies' opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the six-times Olympic gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game.
'If I played that 5 balls in the end in the 20th over, we could've scored 20 runs more which would have been a tight game I guess'
West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle's devastating form will be a cause of immense worry for the inconsistent Kings XI Punjab when they clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match in Mohali on Friday.
Images from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, on Wednesday.
Sophie Devine becomes first cricketer to register 5 consecutive fifty plus score in T20I
Pakistan players did not find any spot in ICC Team of the Decade across all formats
The Afghan spin wizard turns the game on its head.
Marlon Samuels scored 126 as the West Indies beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the third one-day international at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.
'You can never prepare for Super Overs. No team does. So, you have to trust your bowler's gut. You trust your bowler, and let them believe their instinct and gut'
Having made peace with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle returned to the country's Test side after more than 18 months.
Rohit Sharma enhanced his status as one of the finest limited overs batsman of his generation completing a hat-trick of double hundreds in One Day Internationals.
Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle has been left out of their preliminary squad for the limited overs series against Australia in the Caribbean as the Jamaican's row with the regional cricket board rumbles on.
On Friday, it was Shane Watson's turn to make the most of the reprieves he got.
South African T20 sensation Richard Levi was signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds, for the fifth edition of Indian Premier League 2012.
Earlier in the tournament, Punjab got off to a similar situation in their first game against Delhi Capitals where they failed to score a single run in the last ball and the match went to Super Over where Punjab lost the game.
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a six from the first ball of a Test match when he launched his big-hit against Bangladesh on Tuesday, the International Cricket Council said.
A fuming Chris Gayle blasted current and former cricketers for not standing by him when he was roundly criticised for flirting with a television presenter during an interview at the Big Bash League.
Chris Gayle's return to international cricket was delayed on Saturday after the powerful West Indies batsman was ruled out of the first One-dayer against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton with a foot injury.
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai.
Shane Watson scored a lot of runs at a torrid pace and took a lot of wickets with a reasonable economy rate. It is, therefore, no surprise that the Australian all-rounder was the most valuable player (MVP) in the recently-concluded ICC World T20 in Sri Lanka.
Rediff.com takes a look at the select few promising Indians who left a mark on the tournament.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai.
Chris Gayle's primary job as an opener is to throw caution to the wind and give West Indies a flying start but the Jamaican said he enjoyed sharing the strike and batting till the end in Friday's World Twenty20 semi-final against Australia.
Sri Lanka would look to rein in a marauding Chris Gayle, whose performance may be a determining factor when the dominating hosts clash with an upbeat West Indies in the final of the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Sunday.
Opener Chris Gayle, who hammered an unbeaten 75 to help West Indies reach the finals, sounded the battle cry against Sri Lanka, saying his team will definitely win the World Twenty20 on Sunday.
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