cricket-newsColourful opening ceremony kicks off cricket World Cup
Christchurch, Feb 12 (IANS) The 2015 cricket World Cup was declared open here Thursday after a two-hour extravaganza featuring 1,000 performers, including past and present New Zealand cricketers
Aussie juggernaut Rolls on, but Rain, Woolmer's death spoil party (World Cup Special)
Australia won their third consecutive title, but a rain-curtailed final, mysterious death of celebrated coach Bob Woolmer and matches played at empty grounds made the maiden World Cup in the
India vs Pakistan: World Cup History
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) The World Cup may start Feb 14 but for the Indian sub-continent the tournament will well and truly begin a day after when defending champions India face traditional rivals
Australia Enter World Cup as No.1 Side
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia will launch a campaign to win their fifth cricket World Cup title when they enter the 11th edition of the game’s pinnacle tournament as the No.1 ranked
Allan Border urges Australia to Embrace Pressure
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) World Cup-winning captain Allan Border Thursday urged Australia to make the most of the pressure and expectation that comes with hosting the game's biggest event.Host
Afghanistan cricket fairytale enters a new era (World Cup Feature)
From the ruins of war to rubbing shoulders with world beaters at the biggest stage for limited-overs cricket, the meteoric rise of the Afghanistan cricket team is nothing short of a fairy tale.Amid
New Zealand need to adjust to contender's tag: Fleming
Christchurch, Feb 12 (IANS) Amid the public euphoria over New Zealand’s build-up to the ICC World Cup opener against Sri Lanka Saturday, former captain Stephen Fleming has questioned whether
Clarke out of Australia's WC opener against England
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia coach Darren Lehmann Thursday confirmed captain Michael Clarke is on track to return against Bangladesh, but has ruled him out of Saturday's ICC World Cup opener
Bluffing a Key Part of my Bowling: Australia's Maxwell
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell Wednesday said bluffing is a key weapon of his bowling and he tries to emulate spin legend Shane Warne in his bid to deceive
Lehmann unfazed by ICC’s Crackdown on Bad Behaviour
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann appears to be ignoring the International Cricket Council (ICC) crackdown on bad on-field behaviour, saying he’ll let his team
England the Perennial Bridesmaid (World Cup Team Profile)
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) The England cricket team has earned the tag of 'always a bridesmaid and never the bride'. The inventors of the game have never lifted the World Cup trophy but will look to
Australia Prove invincible again in Topsy-Turvy Tournament (World Cup Special)
Australia won their second title on the trot as the World Cup caravan made its maiden trip to the African continent in 2003, but the 44-day tournament saw problems galore from a bloated itinerary
South Africa slowly building up momentum: Du Plessis
Christchurch, Feb 10 (IANS) South African batsman Faf du Plessis Tuesday said they are slowly building up intensity ahead of their opening match of the World Cup against Zimbabwe in Hamilton
De Villiers fit to play warm-up fixture
Christchurch, Feb 10 (IANS) South Africa skipper AB de Villiers should be fit and ready to face New Zealand in the World Cup warm-up fixture here Wednesday.De Villiers missed the Proteas’
ICC to punish misbehaving players at WC
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive officer David Richardson Tuesday warned players that their failure to follow the governing body's Code of Conduct
Clarke, McCullum have armoury for WC Success: Atherton
Wellington, Feb 10 (IANS) Former England cricket captain Mike Atherton Tuesday said New Zealand's Brendon McCullum and Australia's Michael Clarke are the best equipped skippers for the demands of
Afghanistan to win World Cup: New Zealand Robot
Canterbury (New Zealand), Feb 10 (IANS) A robot here has predicted that Afghanistan will win the cricket World Cup 2015.Afghanistan are 1000-1 in betting odds to win the tournament and are very much
India beat Afghanistan in World Cup warm-up
Adelaide, Feb 10 (IANS) India beat Afghanistan by 153 runs in their second warm-up game for the ICC World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here Tuesday.Rohit Sharma's 150 off 122 balls propelled India to
Fitness Key to Success for Pacers at WC: Akram
Adelaide, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram Tuesday urged fast bowlers playing in the World Cup starting Saturday to work on their fitness if they want to achieve
Psychologist helped reclaim composure: Australia's Warner
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) Australian opener David Warner has said speaking to a psychologist helped him reclaim his composure and assisted in his quest to begin the World Cup campaign with a relaxed
