In a stinging attack on Lalit Modi, former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed the Indian Premier League commissioner for the national team's disastrous show in this year's Twenty20 World Championships.

ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 2009
Umpires Threat Forced ICC to Think Shifting T20 WC
The report says the elite panel of umpires had refused to stand in the competition.

India news
BCCI Sacks Team India Coaches
Both Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh were under the scanner after India's dismal show in the Twenty20 World Cup and last month's Champions Trophy.

Pakistan Cricket
Afridi's T20 WC T-shirt to be Displayed at London's Museum
Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi's Twenty20 World Cup jersey will soon find a rack at the historic Lord's Museum in London.

ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 2009
ICC World Twenty20 Team
Four members of the triumphant Pakistan side and three from runner-up Sri Lanka have been included in the ICC World Twenty20 team of the tournament.

ICC Twenty20 World Cup, 2009
World Twenty20 - The Most Dramatic Happenings
The second edition of World T20 had all the nail-biting ingredients, action, suspense and climax. Here is the lists of some memorable moments.

 Pakistan Beat Sri Lanka to win Twenty20 World Cup 2009
 T20 WC Final - Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - Preview
 Afridi Wants to Make it Third Time Lucky
 Lanka Thrash Windies by 57 runs, Reach in Finals
 Afridi Leads Pakistan into World Twenty20 Final
 Sri Lanka v West Indies, 2nd semi-final, T20 World Cup at The Oval - Preview
 1st Semi-final T20 WC South Africa v Pakistan at Trent Bridge - Preivew
 South Africa Stay Unbeaten After Easy Win Over India
 Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand by 48 runs, Reach in Semis
 Coach Blames IPL for India's World Twenty20 Exit
 India v South Africa at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Sarwan Sees Windies into Semis as England Exit
 New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge - Preview
 Srinath Blames Dhoni for India's Exit From World T20
 Akmal, Ajmal Take Pakistan to Semi-final
 BCCI stands by team India
 England v West Indies at Kennington Oval, London - Preview
 Pakistan v Ireland at Kennington Oval, London - Preview
 England Knock Champions Out of Tournaments
 Mendis, Malinga Helps Sri Lanka Beat Ireland by 9-runs
 Ireland v Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - Preview
 Gul Five Wicket Haul Helps Pakistan Thrash New Zealand
 India v England at Lord's, London - Preview
 Gibbs-Parnell Helps South Africa Win Against Windies
 Pakistan v New Zealand at Kennington Oval - Preview
 West Indies v South Africa at Kennington Oval - Preview
 West Indies Stun India by 7 wickets
 Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan by 19-runs
 Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - Preview
 Slick South Africa Easy Crush Pathetic England
 India v West Indies at Lord's, London - Preview
 New Zealand Beat Ireland by 83-runs
 Super Eight Schedule of T20 World Cup 2009
 Abdul Razzaq Cleared for Pakistan World T20 Call-up
 New Zealand v Ireland at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Zaheer and Rohit Help India's Ease Win Over Irish by 8-wickets
 England v South Africa, Group E at Trent Bridge - Preview
 Jayasuriya and Dilshan Set up Victory Against Windies
 I Was Injured in South Africa During IPL Says Sehwag
 South Africa Top Group After Last-ball Thrillar
 India v Ireland at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Sri Lanka v West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Pakistan Beat Netherlands by 82-runs Ease Into Super Eights
 T20 WC - Pakistan Elected to Bat Against Netherlands
 Sehwag Ruled Out of ICC Twenty20 World Cup
 New Zealand v South Africa at Lords, London - Preview
 Pakistan v Netherlands at Lords, London - Preview
 Sri Lanka Send Australia Out of Twenty20 World Cup
 Ireland Storm into Super Eights, Bangladesh Ousted
 Vettori Doubtful 2nd Match Against South Africa
 England Win by 48 Runs and Stay in T20 World Cup
 Australia v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Bangladesh v Ireland at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 De Villiers Stars as South Africa Thrash Scotland
 England v Pakistan at Kennington Oval, London
 South Africa v Scotland at Kennington Oval, London - Preview
 India Begin Title Defense in Fashion Style
 Gayle and Fletcher Blast Easy Win Against Australia
 New Zealand Beat Scotland by 7-wickets
 Rain Delays Start of New Zealand-Scotland WC Game
 New Zealand v Scotland at Kennington Oval, London - Preview
 Dutch Snatch a Heart Breaker of the Last Ball Thrillar
 India v Bangladesh at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Preview
 Australia v West Indies at Kennington Oval, London - Preview
 Sehwag, Zaheer Likely to Miss India's T20 WC Opener
 Cameron White to Replace Disgraced Symonds
 England Take on Dutch in T20 WC Opening Game at Lords
 Symonds to be Sent Home For Alcohol Incident
 Second Twenty20 World Cup Begins at Lord's on Friday
 Wright and Bopara Help Ease Crush West Indies
 Steyn and Gibbs Set up Ease Six Wicket Win Over Lanka
 Rohit and Gambhir Script Emphatic Win
 Sourav Ganguly Joins ESPN-STAR As a Commentator
 Jesse Ryder Stays With Team After Family Tragedy
 Ponting and Johnson Help Easy Win Against Kiwis
 KP Helps Save England From Scotland Struggle
 Gayle Helps Windies Easy Win Over Ireland in Warm-up Tie
 Jayawardene Lead SL Hold Nerve to Win Tight Contest
 India v Pakistan Twenty20 Warm-up Game at Lords
 Proteas Beat Pakistan by 59-rus in Warm-up Tie
 New Zealand Beat India in Twenty20 Warm-up Game
 Johnston Ireland's Hero in Dutch Super-over Thriller
 Watson Stars as Australia Beat Bangladesh in T20 Warm-up
 Collingwood Confident Pietersen Will Play a Role in T20 WC
 Injured Zaheer and Opener Sehwag to Miss Warm-up
 Pakistan Team Leave To England For T20 World Cup
 Gloveman McCullum Holds Key for New Zealand
 England Get Set For Twenty20 Without Flintoff
 Ricky Ponting Fully Fit After Hand Injury
 ESPN-STAR to Telecast Twenty20 WC Warm-up Matches
 Champions Arrive in England to Defend T20 Crown
 India Leave For England to Defend World T20 Title
 West Indies Warm-up to Brash Twenty20 Style
 Under-performing Bangladesh seek Twenty20 Redemption
 Younis Hopes Pakistan go One Better in World T20
 Netherlands Rookies Face Tough Baptism
 Zaheer to Leave for England with Team India - Sources
 India-Pakistan to Donate Earnings of T20 WC Warm-up Match
 Tendulkar Backs India to Defends T20 World Title
 Zaheer Absence Will Weaken Indian Cricket Team Says Ishant
 ICC Announces Officials For Group Stage of Twenty20 World Cup
 New Zealand won Second Twenty20 Warm-up Game Against Ireland
 Flintoff Out of England's World Twenty20 Squad
 New Zealand Beat Bangladesh on Last-ball Thriller by 4-wickets
 Live Telecast Twenty20 World Cup, ESPN-Star Sports live coverage In Record 216 Countries
 Zaheer May Not be Fit For ICC Twenty20 World Cup
 England Can Manage Without Flintoff Says Broad
 Iftikhar Anjum Called For T20 World Cup, Replaced Akhtar
 Ishant Sharma Gets Sharp for India's Twenty20 Defence
 Shoaib Akhtar Ruled-out of World Twenty20
 Bangladesh Can Won Against Any Top Side in The World Says Coach
 West Indies Cricket Team For ICC World Twenty20
 Afridi May Lead Pakistan Team in Twenty20 World Cup
 Pakistan, India favorites in Twenty20 World Cup - Misbah
 Pakistan Included Two New Faces in Twenty20 Squad
 Netherlands Announced T-20 Squad For World Cup 2009
 Australian Team For 2009 T-20 World Cup Announced
 South Africa Announce Team For T20 World Cup 2009
 Udana New Face in Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Squad
 Bangladesh Announced Squad For Twenty20 World Cup 2009
 India Squad For Twenty20 World Cup Announced
 RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha Likely Picks For ICC World T20
 Collingwood to Captain England at ICC World Twenty20
 Flintoff Eyes World Twenty20 After Successful Surgery
 Collingwood May Be England Captain in T20 World Cup - Source
 Scotland Announced Probable Squad for World Twenty20
 Pakistan Drop ICL Players From T20 Squad
 Rob Key Front-runner to Lead England in T20 World Cup
 New Zealand Announced Squad For ICC World Twenty20
 England Probable Squad For Twenty20 World Cup
 Pakistan Probable Squad For World Twenty20
 India Probable Squad For Twenty20 World Cup
 Australia Probable Squad For World Twenty20
 Sri Lanka Probable Squad For World Twenty20
 Jamie Siddons Fears For Twenty20 Chances of Bangladesh
 Zimbabwe Players Upset About Missing T20 World Cup
 Sangakkara Appointed Sri Lanka Captain For T20 WC
 Scotland Will Replace Zimbabwe At ICC Twenty20 World Cup