India's island neighbours are back for the real 'test' after a hiatus of four years. Now why I call it as their real 'test' because they are yet to record their first Test win on the Indian soil.

After the success of the Indian Premier League, Champions League T20 was Lalit Modi's next brainchild - another domestic T20 event. Though more global in nature, the idea proved to be no less than a gamble. While IPL hit the jackpot, Champions League was a far cry from it.

So, what led to the tournament's failure? There are quite a few answers.

First and foremost is the format itself. While the IPL promoted city-based loyalty, the Champions League left people confused. After a

Finally the jinxed period for the much-awaited Champions League Twenty20 is over as the inaugural edition gets underway from October 8.

After the success of the Indian Premier League, Lalit Modi coined this concept of bringing together the Twenty20 domestic champions from different countries. The idea was set to come alive last year but the Mumbai terror attacks led to its postponement.

The tournament is all set to start but the hype is mixed with uncertainty. Are we really r

When India went into the Champions Trophy, we all knew they wouldn't be the same side as they were for the 18 months, as there was no Zaheer Khan or Virender Sehwag, and injury to Yuvraj Singh worsened the matter.

But absence of these big players, gave youngsters a golden opportunity to put their hands up and shine on the international platform like these absent biggies did a few years back (Yuvraj and Zaheer made international debut during 2000 Champions Trophy in Nairobi), but they

Team India had quite an eventful week in Sri Lanka during the Compaq Cup tri-series. Dhoni and his boys were playing an international match after a gap of almost two months and what a way to start a season! They thrashed New Zealand and for the first time in the history of ICC ODI rankings, they became World No. 1.

The glory and the euphoria, however, were shortlived and they slipped to the third spot after the embarrassing defeat against Sri Lanka. Riding on some magnificent batting