Gripped by IPL controversies, Indian cricket needs a sparkling show in West Indies from Dhoni & co to bring the focus back on the game

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Gripped by IPL controversies, Indian cricket needs a sparkling show in West Indies from Dhoni &u00a0 co to u00a0bring the focus back on the game

The ICC World Twenty20 kicks off today and the stakes are much higher for the Indian team than any of their competitors. The Indian cricket board officials, the IPL officials and the beleaguered Lalit Modi will all be hoping that Dhoni & Co put up such a sparkling show at the tournament that it deflects the negative publicity that Indian cricket has been getting in the wake of IPL-gate.

Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan's brilliant show in the 2000 ICC Knock-Out Trophy, their debut series, had been vital in getting the focus back on cricket post the match-fixing turmoil. The two are part of the Indian team for the World T20. PICS/AFP

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