World T20, 2014

Former maverick England batsman, Kevin Pietersen who was sacked unceremoniously from International cricket is looking to continue his association with the sport by starting Cricket academy in Dubai and later follow it up with another one in India for training children from the age of seven to 18.

Arjuna Ranatunga has backed Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara's decision to call it quits from Twenty20 internationals, saying the duo's timing was correct.

Yuvraj Singh was a failure in the final of the World T20 but the southpaw has all the qualities to bounce back, says Boria Majumdar.

Sri Lanka v India, Final - Hits and Misses

The team includes four players from India, two from both South Africa and West Indies, and one representative each from Australia, Netherlands and Sri Lanka.

Before the semi-finals began, India had gone past Sri Lanka to become the number-one ranked side.

While Virat Kohli moved up a place to career-best second in the batting table, R Ashwin rose three places to a best-ever third position in the bowlers' list.

Meghann Lanning cracked 44 off 30 balls as Australia defeated England by six wickets to win the women's World T20 in Dhaka on Sunday.

Yuvraj Singh's slow batting in the 2014 T20 World Cup final against Sri Lanka infuriated a few fans, who pelted stones at his house after India lost the game by 6 wickets in Dhaka.

Lasith Malinga found himself thrust into the Sri Lankan captaincy midway through the World Twenty20 and emerged with the trophy in his arms on Sunday after three heady weeks in Bangladesh.